Kemaluddin Al-Haj

Pengiran Anak Kemaluddin Al-Haj (12 December 1932 – 9 January 2012) was a nobleman, politician and teacher from Brunei who previously served as the Speaker of the Legislative Council, Member of the Privy Council, and the head of the Department of Religious Affairs. 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.

Kemaluddin Al-Haj
SPMB PSLJ
كمالو الدين الهاج
Kemaluddin in 1967
6th Speaker of Legislative Council
In office
25 September 2004  1 March 2011
MonarchHassanal Bolkiah
Preceded byOffice reconvened
Succeeded byIsa Ibrahim
In office
12 December 1981  13 February 1984
Preceded byAbu Bakar Umar
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Personal details
Born
Pengiran Anak Kemaluddin Al-Haj

12 December 1932
Sumbiling Lama, Brunei Town, Brunei
Died9 January 2012(2012-01-09) (aged 79)
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Resting placeKubah Makam Di Raja, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
SpousePengiran Anak Siti Rafiah
Children6, including Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Rahim
and Pengiran Anak Haji Muhammad Bey Muntassir
Parent(s)Pengiran Anak Muhammad Yassin (father)
Pengiran Nur Alam (mother)
OccupationPolitician and teacher
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.