Prince Bahar of Brunei

Bruneian prince (born 1981)

(m. 2023)
Names
Bahar ibni Jefri Bolkiah
Regnal name
Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Muda Bahar ibni Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Digadong Sahibul Mal Pengiran Muda Haji Jefri Bolkiah
HouseBolkiahFatherPrince Jefri BolkiahMotherPengiran NorhayatiReligionSunni IslamSignatureSports careerCountryBruneiSportPolo
Medal record
Polo
Representing  Brunei
SEA Games
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Men's tournament
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Calatagan Men's tournament
Royal family of Brunei

The Sultan
The Queen



  • Prince Mohamed
    Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Zariah
    • Princess Taiyibah Qalbul Bolqiah
      Pengiran Haji Mohammad Hakimmuddin
      • Pengiran Wajeeh Al-Bolkiah
      • Pengiran Qaiyimah Nurul Bolkiah
    • Prince Abdul Qawi
      Tengku Amalin A'ishah Putri
      • Pengiran Anak Tengku Afeefah Musyafaah Bolkiah Putri
      • Pengiran Anak Tengku Azzahra Iffatul Bolkiah Putri
      • Pengiran Anak Tengku Zaafirah Muizzah Bolkiah Putri
      • Pengiran Anak Tengku Abdul Muhaimin Bolkiah Petra
    • Princess Hajah Ruqiyah Mataul Bulqiah
    • Prince Abdul Fattaah
      Pengiran Elina Zuraidah
    • Prince Abdul Mu'min
    • Princess Mansurah Izzul Bolkiah
    • Prince Omar Ali
    • Princess Khaliilah Khalilatul Bolqiah
    • Princess Naafi'ah Khairul Bulqiah
    • Prince Abdul Muqtadir
  • Prince Sufri
    Pengiran Bini Hajah Faizah
    • Princess Kamilah Bulqiah
    • Princess Mudhiyatul Bulqiah
    • Prince Abdul Aleem
  • Prince Jefri
    Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Norhayati
  • Princess Masna
    Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Aziz
    • Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Wadood Bolkiah
    • Pengiran Anak Haji Mohammed Al-Mokhtar
    • Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul 'Ali Yil-Kabier
      Pengiran Anak Hamidah Jamalul Bolkiah
      • Pengiran Anak Abdul Muta'Ali Haziq Hamidullah
      • Pengiran Anak Adriana Haziqah Jaïdah Bolkiah
      • Pengiran Anak Alisha Husnara Jaïdah Bolkiah
    • Pengiran Anak Hajah Ameenah Bushral Bulqiah
    • Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Quddus
  • Princess Norain Bolkiah
  • Princess Amal Umi Kalthoum Al-Islam Bolkiah
  • Princess Amal Rakiah Bolkiah
  • Princess Amal Nasibah Bolkiah
  • Princess Amal Jefriah Bolkiah
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Bahar ibni Jefri Bolkiah (born 20 August 1981) is a member of the royal family of Brunei. He is the second son and third child of Prince Jefri Bolkiah by his first wife, Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Norhayati, thus making him a prince of Brunei. He is regarded as one of Southeast Asia's top polo players.[1]

Early life

Prince Bahar Bolkiah was born in Brunei on 20 August 1981 as the third child and second son of Paduka Seri Pengiran Di-Gadong Shahibul Maal Pengiran Muda Haji Jefri Bolkiah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Omar 'Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien and Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Norhayati binti Almarhum Pengiran Jaya Negara Pengiran Haji Abdul Rahman. He has an elder brother and sister, Prince Abdul Hakeem (born 13 June 1973) and Princess Hamidah Jamalul Bulqiah (born 26 April 1977). On his sixteenth birthday, he was given $400 million.[2]

Sports career

During the 2017 SEA Games polo competition at the Putrajaya Equestrian Park, Brunei beat Singapore 10–8 to win the bronze medal on 28 August 2017. Prince Bahar, the captain of the Brunei team and a player with a handicap of 2, was the team's star, contributing eight of the team's ten points while colleague Huzaimi Mahari scored two, winning him the title of "Most Valuable Player" for the competition.[1] When approached by media following the game, he said that his team's performance had much improved and that they had performed better.[3]

The polo team from Brunei recovered from the disappointment of losing the 4-6 high goal final to take home bronze at the 2019 SEA Games on 1 December in Calatagan, Batangas. Following their successes in the previous tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, two years ago, he won a second consecutive polo bronze medal. In the opening chukka, Indonesia took a 2–0 lead until Prince Bahar, the game-winning penalty taker for the Philippines, cut the score in half. He scored twice, including in the last 34 seconds of the third chukka, to help Brunei mount a comeback.[4][5]

Business career

A business named Argent International, of which she was informed Prince Bahar was the owner.[2]

Princess Azemah and Prince Muda Bahar launched Shine Brunei. To raise the bar in the country's local fitness sector and promote the health and welfare of the country, they wanted to make this form of boutique training available to Bruneians as well. In the nation, Shine Cycle is the only authentic cycling boutique; its doors first opened in February 2018.[6]

Lawsuit

His father, Jefri, appointed him and Hakeem as directors of the New York Palace before to the couple's departure for Brunei. The large, hefty princes are the real heirs to Jefri's lavish lifestyle, claim Jefri's lawyers Faith Zaman and Thomas Derbyshire. He claimed that he had simply "skimmed" the paperwork and would sign whatever Zaman put in front of him, despite the fact that he held the title of president of the New York Palace hotel and had approved many of the contracts and leases the defendants were alleged to have taken from his father.[2]

According to Derbyshire, Prince Bahar and his hairstylist had "an unbreakable friendship" as he matured. Eventually, they co-opened No. 5 Cavendish Square, a hotel, restaurant, and club in London. Upon being sued in a civil action, the partners sought the assistance of Derbyshire, a budding barrister they had encountered at No. 5. Derbyshire focused in money-laundering and fraud cases and was now defending Terry Adams, a well-known gangster in Britain.[2]

According to Jefri's complaint, "in late March 2006, Prince Bahar appointed her as Managing Director of the Palace Hotel, relying on Zaman's position as a fiduciary to him." She produced her job agreement, which he had signed, and stated that her yearly compensation comprised five percent of the hotel's total operating profit, a $100,000 automobile allowance, and free use of the business credit card for personal needs. Jefri later claimed in an affidavit that Bahar had not read the entire deal before signing it, saying, "Ms. Zaman did not inform [Prince Bahar] that she was to receive 5% of GOP."[2]

Upon presenting this complex case to the jury. The jury member stated, "There was no real proof that he didn't know what was going on and he didn't approve these dealings." "To me they looked like Hollywood actors, trying to show us that by being royals they were fooled," a fellow jury said of Jefri and Prince Bahar.[2]

Marriage

Prince Bahar and Princess Azemah were wed in Istana Nurul Iman. An Islamic ceremony in the Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque, a Royal Powdering Ceremony, and a banquet at the Sultan's palace were just a few of the activities that took place during the wedding's week-long celebration.[7] At the palace's Balai Singgahsana Indera Buana, they held their Berbedak Pengantin Diraja ceremony, according to all royal traditions.[8] The royal families of Pahang and Johor as well as the mother of the bride were present,[9] most notably Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim[10] and Tunku Idris Iskandar.[9]

Honours

Honours awarded to him are as follows:[11]

  • Proclamation of Independence Medal (1997)
  • Sultan of Brunei Silver Jubilee Medal (5 October 1992)
  • Sultan of Brunei Golden Jubilee Medal (5 October 2017)
  • National Day Silver Jubilee Medal (23 February 2009)


Ancestry

Ancestors of Prince Bahar of Brunei
16.Hashim Jalilul Alam Aqamaddin
8. Muhammad Jamalul Alam II
17.Pengiran Isteri Pengiran Siti Fatimah
4. Omar Ali Saifuddien III
18.Y.M. Pangiran Tua Omar ‘Ali bin Pangiran Pemancha Pangiran Anak Muhammad Salleh
9. Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Fatima
19.Pangiran Babu Raja Pangiran Anak Tengah binti Pangiran Maharaja Laila Sahib ul-Kahar Pangiran Anak ‘Abdu’l Kahar
2. Jefri Bolkiah
20.Y.A.M. Sri Paduka Duli Pangiran Besar Pangiran Muda Besar Omar ‘Ali
10. Pengiran Anak Abdul Rahman
21.Pangiran Babu Pangiran Anak Siti Khadijah binti Pangiran Muda Besar Muhammad Jamal ul-Alam ib
5. Suri Seri Begawan Raja Pengiran Anak Damit
22.Radin Haji Hassan bin Radin Haji Muhammad Daud
11. Pengiran Fatima
23.Hajjah Zainab binti Y.D. Pehin Dato Perdana Manteri Radin Haji ‘Abdu’l Rahman
1. Bahar[citation needed]
24.Pangiran Maharaja Laila Sahibul-Kahar Pangiran Anak ‘Abdu’l Kahar
12. Pengiran Haji Abdul Rahim
25.Dayang Siti Mariam binti Awang Muhammad Aqil
6. Pengiran Jaya Negara Pengiran Haji Abdul Rahman
26. Pengiran Anak Bujang Damit
13. Pengiran Anak Tengah Nur Salam
27.
3. Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran NorHayati
28.
14. Pengiran Anak Ahmad
29.
7. Pengiran Hajah Siti Marwadi
30.
15.
31.

References

  1. ^ a b Hazair, Ain Bandial and Hadthiah (9 September 2017). "Bronze medal win at SEA Games spurs young royals to seek further polo glory". The Scoop. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Prince Jefri: The Prince Who Blew Through Billions". Vanity Fair. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  3. ^ "KL2017: Brunei raih gangsa polo". bharian.com.my. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Brunei Darussalam National Olympic Council". www.bruneiolympic.org. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Sultan watches Brunei polo bronze win over Singapore". borneo363.rssing.com. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  6. ^ Pernille (1 September 2022). "Shine Brunei". Ride High Magazine. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Brunei's Princess Azemah Ties the Knot". Town & Country. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Keindahan Istiadat Berbedak serikan Majlis Mempelai Diraja". Pelita Brunei. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Royal tradition on full display » Borneo Bulletin Online". Royal tradition on full display. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Persandingan diraja berseri-seri, penuh tradisi » Media Permata Online". Persandingan diraja berseri-seri, penuh tradisi. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Jabatan Adat Istiadat Negara - Senarai Ahli majlis Mesyuarat Adat Istiadat". www.adat-istiadat.gov.bn. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
Prince Bahar of Brunei
Born: 20 August 1981
Preceded by
Abdul Halim Ar-Rahman
Line of succession to the Bruneian throne
21st position
Succeeded by
Hasan Kiko
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