In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Hassanal Bolkiah is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Majeedah Nuurul Bolkiah. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Majeedah Nuurul Bolkiah[1] (born 16 March 1976)[2] is princess in the Brunei royal family. She is the fourth child of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and Queen Saleha. She presently serves as the Department of the Environment, Parks and Recreation's Senior Environment Officer and Chief of the Planning and Management Division. This organization is part of the Ministry of Development.
On 11 February 2002, Princess Majeedah started her work as a Special Duties Officer in the Environment Unit, a division of the Ministry of Development in charge of strategic and policy-related environmental issues. Evaluating the Environmental Impact Assessment Report of the Sungai Liang Industrial Site Development is one of the duties of the Planning and Management Division. The Asean Youth Forum on Environment, which took place on 8 January 2007, is one of a number of successful initiatives under her direct supervision.[4]
Her writings include the Position Paper on Brunei's Accession to the Basel Agreement to Control the Disposal and Transboundary Transport of Hazardous Waste and the Environmental Management Guidelines for Quarry Activities.[4]
Personal life
Her name Majeedah (or Majida) means "Magnificent" or "Glorious".[5]
On 10 June 2007, Princess Majeedah married Pengiran Khairul Khalil at the Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque. He was given the noble title YAM Pengiran Anak.[6] From their marriage, the couple had two children. Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Anak Abdul Hafeez was born on (2008-03-18)18 March 2008,[7] meanwhile Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Anak Raihaanah Hanaa-Ul Bolqiah was born on (2010-01-06)6 January 2010.[8] On 7 December 2023, it was officially announced that Khairul Khalil was no longer her husband and would have his noble title revoked.[9]
Name
Born
Age
Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Anak Abdul Hafeez
(2008-03-18)18 March 2008
16 years, 10 months and 2 days
Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Anak Raihaanah Hanaa-Ul Bolqiah
(2010-01-06)6 January 2010
15 years and 14 days
Legacy
Pengiran Anak Puteri Majeedah Nuurul Bulqiah Religious School
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