

Deputy Inspector General of the Royal Brunei Police Force.Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office.As Crown Prince, Al-Muhtadee Billah acts as Deputy Sultan when his father is out of the country and holds several positions: Its possession is necessary for a successor to claim the throne and for his coronation. It is also known as the Dragon’s Dagger and symbolizes the authority of the Sultans of Brunei. His father Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei presented his eldest son with the Keris Si Naga, a golden dagger gold in the shape of a cobra (naga) with ruby eyes on the handle. On August 10, 1998, Al-Muhtadee Billah was proclaimed Crown Prince of Brunei. Embed from Getty ImagesĬrown Prince’s Proclamation: The Sultan of Brunei inserts the Keris Si Naga into his son’s waistband He remained in Oxford and attended the University of Oxford‘s Foreign Service Programme at Magdalen College, Oxford, graduating in 1997 with a Diploma in Diplomatics Studies. Al-Muhtadee Billah began his university studies with tutorials at the University of Brunei Darussalam and then studied at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies in Oxford, England. He completed his secondary education at Emanuel School, an independent, coeducational day school in Battersea, London, England. He then attended the Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan Science College, a selective government secondary school in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. Andrew’s School, a private school in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. He completed his primary education at St. Prince Abdul Malik (born 1983), married Princess Raabi’atul A’dawiyyah Binti Pengiran Haji Bolkiah, had three childrenĪl-Muhtadee Billah has four half-siblings from his father’s marriage (divorced 2003) to Mariam Abdul Aziz, a former flight attendant for Royal Brunei Airlines:Īl-Muhtadee Billah has two half-siblings from his father’s marriage (divorced 2010) to Azrinaz Mazhar Hakim, a former Malaysian TV3 presenter:Īl-Muhtadee Billah received his early education at the Darul Hana Palace.Princess Hafizah (born 1980), married Prince Haji Mohammad Ruzaini, had four children.Princess Majeedah (born 1976), married Prince Khairul Khalil, had three children.Princess Muta-Wakkilah (born 1971), unmarried.

Princess Rashidah (born 1969), married Prince Haji ‘Abdul Rahim, had five children.He is the elder of the two sons and the third of the six children of first cousins Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei and his first wife Princess Saleha of Bahrain.Īl-Muhtadee Billah has one brother and four sisters: Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah of Bahrain was born on February 17, 1974, at the Darul Hana Palace in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.
