Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III

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Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III was the 28th Sultan of Brunei, renowned for modernizing the state, guiding it toward independence from British protection, and laying the foundations of its contemporary Islamic monarchy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sultan of Brunei
human
monarch
abdicatedInFavorOf Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
linked to: Hassanal Bolkiah
abdicationDate 1967-10-05
burialPlace Royal Mausoleum, Bandar Seri Begawan
capitalCityDuringReign Brunei Town
linked to: Bandar Seri Begawan
capitalCityRenamedTo Bandar Seri Begawan
child Princess Masna
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
linked to: Hassanal Bolkiah
commemoratedBy Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Bridge
Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien College
Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque
country Brunei
linked to: Brunei Darussalam
dateOfBirth 1914-09-23
dateOfDeath 1986-09-07
era 20th century
ethnicGroup Malay
event expanded modern infrastructure in Brunei
negotiated internal self-government with the United Kingdom
oversaw development of modern civil service in Brunei
oversaw introduction of modern education system in Brunei
promoted development of oil and gas sector in Brunei
father Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam II
fullName Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien III
givenName Omar Ali Saifuddien
honorificTitle The Architect of Modern Brunei
house House of Bolkiah
language Malay
monarchOf Brunei
linked to: Brunei Darussalam
mother Raja Isteri Fatimah
notableFor drafting Brunei’s 1959 Constitution
guiding Brunei toward independence from British protection
modernization of Brunei
strengthening Brunei’s Islamic monarchy
placeOfBirth Brunei Town, Brunei
linked to: Bandar Seri Begawan
placeOfDeath Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
linked to: Bandar Seri Begawan
politicalStatusOfBruneiDuringReign British protected state
positionHeld 28th Sultan of Brunei
Yang di-Pertuan Negara of Brunei
predecessor Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin
regnalName Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III
reignEnd 1967-10-05
reignStart 1950-06-04
religion Islam
signed Brunei Constitution of 1959
spouse Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Damit
successor Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
linked to: Hassanal Bolkiah
title Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam
workedOn preparation for Brunei’s full independence in 1984

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Brunei British protectorate monarchDuring1959Constitution Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III
Omar Ali Saifuddien III fullName Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien III
linked to: Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III
Omar Ali Saifuddien III regnalName Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien
linked to: Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III
Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque namedAfter Omar Ali Saifuddien III
linked to: Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III
Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque patron Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III
Taman Haji Sir Muda Omar Ali Saifuddien namedAfter Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III
Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Damit spouse Omar Ali Saifuddien III
linked to: Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III
Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III fullName Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien III
linked to: Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III
Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III regnalName Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III