Pengiran Anak Kemaluddin

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Pengiran Anak Muhammad Yassin is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Pengiran Anak Kemaluddin. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Indera Mahkota
Pengiran Anak Kemaluddin
ڤڠيرن انق كمالو الدين‎
PSLJ SPMB POAS PHBS PBLI PJK PKL
Pengiran Anak Kemaluddin in c. 1967
6th Speaker of the Legislative Council of Brunei
In office
25 September 2004 – 9 February 2011
MonarchHassanal Bolkiah
Prime MinisterHassanal Bolkiah
Preceded byOffice reconvened
Succeeded byIsa Ibrahim
In office
15 December 1981 – 14 February 1984
Menteri BesarAbdul Aziz Umar (Acting)
Preceded byPengiran Abu Bakar
Succeeded byOffice abolished
2nd State Religious Affairs Officer
In office
1 September 1962 – 1970
Preceded byPengiran Muhammad Ali
Succeeded byZain Serudin
Personal details
Born(1929-03-08)8 March 1929
Kampong Sumbiling Lama, Brunei Town, Brunei
Died9 January 2012(2012-01-09) (aged 82)
Kampong Beribi, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Resting placeRoyal Mausoleum, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
SpousePengiran Anak Siti Rafiah
Relations
Children6, including Pengiran Anak Abdul Rahim[1]
and Pengiran Anak Muhammad Bey Muntassir[2]
Parents
  • Pengiran Anak Muhammad Yassin (father)
  • Pengiran Nur Alam (mother)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • civil servant

Pengiran Anak Kemaluddin (8 March 1929 – 9 January 2012) was a nobleman, politician and teacher from Brunei who served as the sixth Speaker of the Legislative Council of Brunei (LegCo), Member of the Privy Council, and the head of the Department of Religious Affairs.[3][4] He was the founder of several Arabic schools. The institutions included the Seri Begawan Religious Teachers College, the Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Damit Girls' Secondary Arabic Religious School, and the Hassanal Bolkiah Boys' Arabic Secondary School.[5]

Early life and education

Pengiran Anak Kemaluddin was born on 8 March 1929, in Jalan Stoney, Kampong Sumbiling Lama, Brunei Town (now Bandar Seri Begawan). He was the son of Pengiran Pemancha Pengiran Anak Haji Muhammad Yassin bin Pengiran Tua Omar Ali, a nobleman. He received his early education at an Arabic school and Brunei Town Malay School before continuing his studies at Stamford School in Penang and Saint Joseph School in Kuching, Sarawak.[6][7]

Career

Pengiran Anak Kemaluddin first began his career serving in succession as a demarcator, draughtsman, Malay, and English clerk. Later he would become a secretary of the Department of Customs, Religious, and Welfare Department upon its formation on 1 July 1954, the secretary to the Religious Council on 1 July 1959, State Religious Affairs Officer[8] from 1 September 1962 to 30 October 1970, and director of resettlement in November 1970.[7] On 22 December 1966, he took an oath and was appointed member of the LegCo.[9]

As the religious officer, Pengiran Anak Kemaluddin would be replaced by Zain Serudin in 1970.[4] A department sponsored movie, Gema Dari Menara, was directed by and filmed at his residence.[10] He was chosen as the Speaker of the LegCo twice from 15 December 1981 until the council's abolishment on 14 February 1984,[11][12] and the reestablishment on 25 September 2004, he was selected as the speaker,[13] before being replaced by Isa Ibrahim on 9 February 2011.[14][6]

Death and funeral

Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and Pengiran Anak Saleha attended Pengiran Anak Kemaluddin's funeral in Kampong Beribi, Jalan Gadong, on 9 January 2012. Prominent royal family members Prince Mohamed Bolkiah and Prince Sufri Bolkiah were also there. Abdul Aziz Juned, the State Mufti of Brunei, led the burial prayers for the late Pengiran Kemaluddin, who was 82 years old.[6] In a designated vehicle, his body was transported to the Royal Mausoleum for burial.[15]

In the Banquet Hall of the Legislative Council building on 19 January 2012, the LegCo conducted a ceremony when they read Surah Yaa Siin, performed Tahlil, and offered prayers in memory of the late Pengiran Anak Kemaludin. Isa Ibrahim, his successor, as well as other well-known figures, such as the secretary of the Council of Cabinet Ministers and LegCo members, attended the function. Mustapa Murad conducted the prayers and the reading of Surah Yaa Siin.[16]

Personal life

Pengiran Anak Kemaluddin had a brother, Pengiran Maharaja Lela Sahibul Kahar Pengiran Muda Abdul Kahar,[17] who served as the chairman of the Tujuh Serangkai committee from 1953 to 1954,[18] making him the uncle of Pengiran Anak Idris. Pengiran Anak Safiuddin[19] and Pengiran Maharaja Anakanda Pengiran Haji Ahmad[20] are two of his other well-known siblings.

He was married to Pengiran Anak Datin Paduka Hajah Siti Rafiah, the daughter of Pengiran Bendahara Pengiran Muda Hashim. Together, they had six children: three sons and three daughters.[6][21] His sons included Pengiran Anak Abdul Rahim, who married Princess Rashidah in 1996,[7][22] Pengiran Anak Haji Muhammad Bey Muntassir,[23][24] and Pengiran Anak Haji Mohd Basheer.[25] His daughter, Pengiran Anak Datin Hajah Siti Norulhayun, married Pengiran Abu Bakar in 1966.[26]

Titles, styles and honours

Pengiran Anak Kemaluddin in 1966

Titles and styles

In recognition of his commitment and accomplishments to the nation and the monarchy, the Sultan bestowed upon him a number of Cheteria titles, referred to as Yang Amat Mulia in the honorific.[27] Among these titles are:[6][7]

  • 29 February 1968 – 18 May 1968: Pengiran Maharaja Anaknda
  • 18 May 1968 – 9 January 2012: Pengiran Indera Mahkota[3]

Awards

  • Tokoh Jasawan Ugama (8 May 1997)
  • Sultan Haji Omar 'Ali Saifuddien Education Award (2011)[28]

Honours

Pengiran Anak Kemaluddin has been bestowed upon the following honours:[6][29]

References

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  18. ^ Siti Nor Anis Nadiah Haji Mohamad; Mariam Abdul Rahman (15 November 2021). "Penggubalan Perlembagaan Negeri Brunei 1959: Satu Sorotan Sejarah" [Drafting of The Brunei Constitutions of 1959: A Historical Review]. The Sultan Alauddin Sulaiman Shah Journal. 8 (2): 36–37. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
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  20. ^ State of Brunei Annual Report 1977 (1977). Brunei. Kuala Belait: Brunei Press. p. 74.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  22. ^ "A Royal Wedding To Remember" (PDF). Brunei Today. Vol. 3 (2 ed.). 1996.
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  27. ^ Siti Norkhalbi Haji Wahsalfelah (2005). Traditional Woven Textiles: Tradition and Identity Construction in the 'New State' of Brunei Darussalam (PDF) (PhD thesis). University of Western Australia. p. 48. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
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Political offices
Preceded by
Office reestablished
Pengiran Abu Bakar
 6th Speaker of the Legislative Council of Brunei
25 September 2004 – 9 February 2011
15 December 1981 – 14 February 1984 		Succeeded by
Isa Ibrahim
Position abolished
Preceded by 2nd State Religious Affairs Officer
1 September 1962 – 1970 		Succeeded by