Princess Masna Bolkiah

Princess Masna Bolkiah is considered the third most important living woman in Brunei Darussalam after Queen Saleha and Crown Princess Sarah.

Masna Bolkiah مسنا بولكيه
Masna Bolkiah in 2019
Born	(1948-09-06) 6 September 1948 (age 75) Istana Darussalam, Brunei Town, British Protectorate of Brunei
Spouse	Prince Abdul Rahman ​ ​ (m. 1965, divorced)​ Pengiran Anak Abdul Aziz ​ ​ (m. 1969)​
Issue	List Pengiran Anak Abdul Wadood Bolkiah Pengiran Anak Mohammed Al-Mokhtar Pengiran Anak Abdul 'Ali Yil-Kabier Pengiran Anak Ameenah Bushral Bulqiah Pengiran Anak Abdul Quddus
Names Masna Bolkiah binti Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien Regnal name Paduka Seri Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Masna binti Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien
House	Bolkiah
Father	Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III
Mother	Pengiran Anak Damit
Occupation	Diplomat
Alma mater	Universiti Brunei Darussalam (BA; MPP)

She was born at Istana Darussalam, Brunei Town on 6 September 1948, and graduated from Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) with first class honours in BA (Hons) in Public Policy and Administration and a has a Masters in Public Policy also from the UBD. In 1995, she was appointed as the Ambassador-at-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs where she led a number of delegations abroad both as Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs as well as Ambassador-at-large. She is also active in other areas including being the Patron for the Girl Guides Association as well as being Commander of the Women's Police Corps.

Timeline of her career as a diplomat:

• 1995: Ambassador-at-Large and Second in Command of the Foreign Affairs
• 1997: Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs
• 1998: (March–April) Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs
• 1999: Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs
• 2000: (November) Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs (Head of the APEC Summit)
• 2001: Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs (Head of Delegation to ASEM Summit)
• 2002: (January) Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs
• 2003: (June) Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs (Head of Delegation to ASEAN Summit)
• 2004: (June/July) Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs (Head of Delegation to ASEAN Summit)
• 2010: Ambassador-at-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Princess Masna was first married to Pengiran Muda (Prince) Abdul Rahman ibni Pengiran Anak Muhammad Hashim in 1965 but would later be divorced in an unknown date. She would be married for the second time with Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Aziz bin Pengiran Haji Abu Bakar at Istana Darul Hana in October 1969, of whom she had five children with:

• Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Wadood Bolkiah
• Pengiran Anak Haji Mohammed Al-Mokhtar
• Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul 'Ali Yil-Kabier, married Pengiran Anak Hamidah Jamalul Bulqiah
• Pengiran Anak Hajah Ameenah Bushral Bulqiah
• Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Quddus

On 26 September 2011, Abdul Rahman Hashim passed away at the age of 65, approximately 11am at the RIPAS Hospital and would be buried at the Kubah Makam Di Raja.

Namesakes

Sekolah Ugama Pengiran Anak Puteri Masna Bolkiah, in religious school, Kampong Beribi

She has been awarded :

National

•   Family Order of Laila Utama (DK; 28 October 1970)
•   Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei (DKMB)
•   Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Medal (PHBS; 1 August 1968)
•   Sultan of Brunei Golden Jubilee Medal (5 October 2017)

Foreign

•   Thailand :
  •   Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the White Elephant (MPCh (GCE))