Pengiran Raabi'atul Adawiyyah
Pengiran Raabi'atul Adawiyyah ڤڠيرن رابعة العدوية | |||||
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Born | Dayangku Raabi'atul Adawiyyah binti Pengiran Haji Bolkiah 27 October 1992 | ||||
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House | Bolkiah | ||||
Father | Pengiran Bolkiah | ||||
Mother | Pengiran Noor'aismah |
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Pengiran Raabi'atul Adawiyyah binti Pengiran Haji Bolkiah (born 27 October 1992) is a Bruneian data analyst and a member of the royal family of Brunei as the wife of Prince Abdul Malik, the second son of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.[1]
Biography
[edit]Dayangku Raabi'atul Adawiyyah was born on 27 October 1992, to Pengiran Haji Bolkiah and his wife Pengiran Hajah Noor'aismah, both of aristocratic descent. She has nine brothers. Awangku Abd Aziz Hafizuddin, her eldest brother, is employed at Royal Brunei Airlines.[2] She attended Al-Falaah School, Rimba I Primary School, Menglait Secondary School, and Rimba Secondary School. She was entrusted in 2006 to hold the position of head prefect at Pengiran Anak Putri Hafizah Sururul Bolkiah Religious School, when she was still a student.[3] As a student, she enjoyed playing squash and badminton and listening to music.[2]
As a teenager, she participated in the Youth Tilawah Alquran Scheme, the national Dikir Dabai'ie competition between high schools across Brunei, and she represented her school in the religious event of reading the Qur'an, especially an event held at Jame' Asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque in 2005 and Teenagen Tilawah Al-Qur'an Skim in 2008.[4] In 2013, she entered the Indonesian Miss World Muslimah beauty pageant.[4]
She became interested in the IT industry, and earned certifications of proficiency for the ICT Youth Development Program in 2012–2013, including the Internet and Computing Core Certification, Microsoft Office Specialist, and Adobe Certified Certificate.[2] Her last position was System Data Analyst at BAG Networks, an IT consulting firm. She also worked at HAD Technologies as an IT instructor.[3]
She has routinely accompanied her husband, Prince Abdul Malik, to diplomatic gatherings and engagements, including the August 2016 meeting with Lee Hsien Loong,[5][6] and Vivian Balakrishnan.[7] She also attends royal functions, such as Prince Abdul Mateen and Anisha Rosnah's wedding in January 2024.[8]
Marriage and children
[edit]Between 5 and 16 April 2015, Raabi'atul Adawiyyah married Prince Abdul Malik. Their vows were exchanged on 12 April in the throne room at the Istana Nurul Iman.[9] She held a bouquet of jewels and valuable metals in the shape of flowers, and wore Christian Louboutin heels adorned with Swarovski crystals.[9]
On 13 April, a royal dinner ceremony was organised for guests of the royal family, as well as foreign royals and dignitaries, including Sultan Ahmad Shah, Sultanah Kalsom Abdullah, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin, Tuanku Fauziah, Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin, Sultanah Noor Zahirah, Sultan Ibrahim Ismail, Raja Zarith Sofiah, Sultan Sharafuddin, Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah, Raja Permaisuri Zara, Tuanku Muhriz, Tuanku Aishah Rohani, Ragad Waleed Alkurdi, Prince Saud, and ambassadors accredited to Brunei.[10]
Raabi'atul Adawiyyah and Prince Abdul Malik have 3 children:
Name | Born | Age |
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Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Anak Muthee'ah Raayatul Bolqiah | [11][12] | 2 March 20168 years, 9 months and 24 days |
Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Anak Fathiyyah Rafaahul Bolqiah | [13][14] | 10 March 20186 years, 9 months and 16 days |
Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Anak Khaalishah Mishbaahul Bolqiah | [15][16] | 5 January 20204 years, 11 months and 21 days |
Titles, styles and honours
[edit]Styles of Pengiran Anak Isteri | |
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Reference style | Yang Amat Mulia |
Spoken style | Your Highness |
Titles
[edit]The title Pengiran Anak Isteri (Princess consort) is given to the wife of a prince.
- 27 October 1992 – 12 April 2015: Yang Mulia Dayangku Raabi'atul Adawiyyah binti Pengiran Haji Bolkiah
- 12 April 2015 – present: Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Raabi'atul Adawiyyah binti Pengiran Haji Bolkiah
Honours
[edit]She has been awarded :
- Sultan of Brunei Golden Jubilee Medal (5 October 2017)[17]
References
[edit]- ^ "Brunei's newly wed royal couple, Prince Abdul Malik and Dayangku Raabi'atul 'Adawiyyah Pengiran Haji Bolkiah, pose for photographers after the enthronement ceremony at their wedding in the Nurul Iman Palace in Bandar Seri Begawan". Diplomat magazine. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ a b c Novi Christiastuti (8 April 2015). "Raabi'atul Adawiyyah, Calon Menantu Sultan Brunei yang Juara Baca Alquran". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ a b Inas Rifqia Lainufar (16 January 2023). "Raabi'atul Adawiyyah, Menantu Kesayangan Sultan Bolkiah dari Brunei Darussalam". www.inews.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ a b Nurhadi (17 October 2023). "Pesona Raabi'atul Adawiyyah, Menantu Sultan Brunei yang Memikat - Catatan Fakta". www.catatanfakta.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "MFA Press Statement Visit by His Royal Highness Prince Abdul Malik of Negara Brunei Darussalam 15 to". www.mfa.gov.sg. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Prince 'Abdul Malik concludes goodwill visit to Singapore". borneo363.rssing.com. 19 August 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "MFA Press Statement Visit by His Royal Highness Prince Abdul Malik of Negara Brunei Darussalam 1519". www.mfa.gov.sg. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE PARTICIPATE IN THE ROYAL WEDDING PROCESSION CEREMONY IN THE CAPITAL". www.mindef.gov.bn. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Photos of the Most Tricked-Out Royal Wedding of the Year". abcnews.go.com. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Princely wedding in Brunei". diplomatmagazine.eu. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ Dk. Siti Redzaimi Pg. Haji Ahmad; Saerah Haji Abdul Ghani; Marlinawaty Hussin; Ak. Syi’aruddin Pg. Dauddin (12 May 2016). "Majlis Doa Selamat, Kesyukuran bagi Istiadat Bersiram" (PDF). www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn (in Malay). p. 5. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ Muhammad Asri bin Haji Awang Abas (9 March 2016). "BALAI KENANGAN AL-MARHUM". www.infofoto.gov.bn. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "By command of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, the Office of His Majesty the Sultan announced yesterday with great pleasure that His Majesty's granddaughter and the daughter of HRH Prince 'Abdul Malik and Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Rabiatul Adawiyyah has been named Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Anak Fathiyyah Rafaahul Bolqiah". New Brunei Daily. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Newborn Princess" (PDF). www.information.gov.bn. 10 March 2018. p. 21. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "His Majesty names new granddaughter". Borneo Bulletin. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "His Majesty announces granddaughter's name" (PDF). www.information.gov.bn. Department of Information, Prime Minister’s Office. 5 January 2020. p. 3. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Introduces Anti-Gay Laws | Newspix International". archive.newspixdigital.com. Retrieved 18 January 2024.