Omar Ali Saifuddien III
Sultan of Brunei from 1950 to 1967 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien (Jawi: عمر علي سيف الدين سعد الخير والدين; 23 September 1914 – 7 September 1986) was the 28th Sultan of Brunei, reigning from 1950 until his abdication in 1967 to his oldest son, Hassanal Bolkiah.
Omar Ali Saifuddien III عمر علي سيف الدين ٣ | |
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Sultan of Brunei | |
Reign | 4 June 1950 – 5 October 1967 |
Coronation | 31 May 1951 |
Predecessor | Ahmad Tajuddin |
Successor | Hassanal Bolkiah |
Minister of Defence Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces | |
In office 1 January 1984 – 7 September 1986 | |
Monarch | Hassanal Bolkiah |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Hassanal Bolkiah |
Born | Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien (1914-09-23)23 September 1914 Istana Kota, Brunei Town, Brunei |
Died | 7 September 1986(1986-09-07) (aged 71) Istana Darussalam, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei |
Burial | 8 September 1986 Kubah Makam Di Raja, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei |
Spouse | Dayang Siti Amin
(m. 1937; div. 1944)Pengiran Anak Hajah Salhah
(m. 1980) |
Issue | List
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House | Bolkiah |
Father | Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam II |
Mother | Pengiran Anak Siti Fatimah |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
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Over the course of his 17-year reign (1950–1967), Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III significantly altered Brunei. His contributions to Brunei's development earned him the title "Architect of Modern Brunei."[1][2] He also created the Melayu Islam Beraja (MIB) philosophy, which is the country's guiding ideology.[3] In order to prepare his people for the restoration of the state's sovereign rights—which had been started by his predecessor and spurred by the Brunei nationalist movement toward the close of World War II—he also started social and economic reform. He was known as "The Royal Poet",[2] and "The Father of Independence".[2]