Bruneian princess (born 2011)
In this
Malay name, there is no
surname or family name. The name
Al-Muhtadee Billah is a
patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their
given name,
Muneerah Madhul Bolkiah. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Muneerah Madhul Bolkiah (Jawi: مونيايراه مدهول بولكيه; born 2 January 2011) is the second child and elder daughter of Al-Muhtadee Billah, heir to the Sultan of Brunei, and his wife, Sarah, Crown Princess of Brunei.[1]
Biography
Princess Muneerah was born on 2 January 2011,[1] at the Istana Nurul Iman in Bandar Seri Begawan. In honour of the birth of the princess, a 19-gun salute was fired from the cannons on the grounds of Istana Nurul Iman, the official residence of the Sultan of Brunei.[2] She is currently studying at International School Brunei (ISB).[3][4]
Personal interests
Muneerah broke the age group record for seven-year-olds in the 100 metre freestyle on 2 March 2018, at the 3rd Brunei Open and Masters (SC) Swimming Championships, with a time of 1:10s.[5][6] At the 27th Brunei Age Group Swimming Championships on 20 April 2019, she competed under the Hammerheads Swimming Club flag, winning the gold medal in the girls' eight-year-olds 50 LC (Long Course) meter backstroke event with a time of 54.06 seconds.[7]
On 16 February 2019, Muneerah participated in the Panaga School Football Tournament at the Panaga Club football field as a member of her school's squad.[8] On 8 June 2023, she took part in a football training session as part of the US Sports Envoy Program workshop.[9] In November 2023, she played in the Aewon PPE Interschool Basketball Tournament in the U-18 Girls division on behalf of her school, ISB.[10][11] At the Pattana Sports Resort in Thailand, she was involved in the U-13 Federation of British International Schools in Asia (FOBISIA) Games 2024.[12]
At the Arts Centre Foyer of Jerudong International School (JIS), Muneerah demonstrated her piano skills in both solo and group performances, along with a group ballet dance called Lavender's Blue.[13] On 23 June 2022, Muneerah created a personal painting inspired by BruHealth. She gave the artwork to EVYD Technologies to commemorate the formal launch of EVYD Campus in Jerudong and the company's second anniversary.[14][15]
Ancestry
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