Queen Saleha of Brunei

Queen of Brunei since 1967

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Names
Hajah Saleha binti Haji Mohamed Alam
Regnal name
Ke Bawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha binti Almarhum Pengiran Pemancha Pengiran Anak Haji Mohamed Alam

HouseBolkiahFatherPengiran Anak Mohamed AlamMotherPengiran Anak BesarReligionSunni Islam

Royal family of Brunei
The Sultan The Queen The Crown Prince The Crown Princess Prince Abdul Muntaqim Princess Muneerah Madhul Bolkiah Prince Muhammad Aiman Princess Faathimah Az-Zahraa' Raihaanul Bolkiah Princess Hajah Rashidah Sa'adatul Bolkiah Pengiran Anak Haji 'Abdul Rahim Pengiran Anak Raheemah Sanaul Bolkiah Pengiran Anak Hariisah Widadul Bolqiah Pengiran Anak 'Abdul Raqiib Pengiran Anak 'Abdul Haseeb Pengiran Anak Raqeeqah Raayatul Bolqiah Princess Hajah Muta-Wakkilah Hayatul Bolkiah Princess Majeedah Nuurul Bolkiah Pengiran Anak 'Abdul Hafeez Pengiran Anak Raihaanah Hanaa-Ul Bolqiah Princess Hajah Hafizah Sururul Bolkiah Pengiran Anak Haji Muhammad Ruzaini Pengiran Anak Muhammad Za'eem Pengiran Anak Muhammad 'Aamir Pengiran Anak 'Abdul Hakeem Pengiran Anak 'Abdul Aleem Prince Abdul Malik Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Raabi'atul Adawiyyah Pengiran Anak Muthee'ah Raayatul Bolqiah Pengiran Anak Fathiyyah Rafaahul Bolqiah Pengiran Anak Khaalishah Mishbaahul Bolqiah Prince Abdul Mateen Pengiran Anak Isteri Anisha Rosnah Princess Azemah Ni'matul Bolkiah Prince Bahar Princess Fadzilah Lubabul Bolkiah Pengiran Suami Abdullah Nabil Mahmoud Al-Hashimi Prince Abdul Wakeel Princess Ameerah Wardatul Bolkiah 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 Prince Abdul Hakeem Pengiran Anak Abdul Halim Ar-Rahman Princess Hamidah Jamalul Bulqiah Pengiran Anak Abdul Ali Yil-Kabir Bolkiah Pengiran Anak Abdul Muta'Ali Haziq Hamidullah Pengiran Anak Adriana Haziqah Jaïdah Bolkiah Pengiran Anak Alisha Husnara Jaïdah Bolkiah Prince Bahar Princess Azemah Ni'matul Bolkiah Prince Faiq 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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Pengiran Anak Saleha (Jawi: صالحة; born 7 October 1946) is Queen of Brunei^[1] as the wife of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. She is the daughter of Pengiran Anak Mohammad Alam and Pengiran Anak Besar. After her husband was crowned as the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei, she succeeded her mother-in-law, Pengiran Anak Damit, as Raja Isteri (queen consort).^[2] She is the mother of Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah.

Early life

Saleha was born at Kampong Sumbiling, Jalan Istana Darussalam in Brunei Town (now Bandar Seri Begawan), Brunei Darussalam on 7 October 1946. Her name, Saleha, means "pious" or "virtuous" in Arabic.

Saleha had her early education through private tuition at the surau (a large prayer hall) of Istana Darul Hana.^{[citation needed]} She also attended religious classes.^{[citation needed]} She furthered her secondary education at Sekolah Tinggi Perempuan Raja Isteri (STPRI) in Bandar Seri Begawan until 1965.^{[citation needed]}

Saleha also attended Cygnets House, a finishing school for young ladies in South Kensington, SW7 along with her sister-in-law Princess Masna Bolkiah, while her husband the Sultan and his brother were at Sandhurst.

Marriage and family life

On 29 July 1965, Saleha married her paternal first cousin, Pengiran Muda Mahkota (Crown Prince) Hassanal Bolkiah, who later became the 29th Sultan of Brunei, at Istana Darul Hana.^[3] The sultan's mother Raja Isteri (Queen Consort) Pengiran Anak Damit and Saleha's father Pengiran Anak Mohammad Alam were siblings.^[4]

Saleha has two sons and four daughters. She has eighteen grandchildren (five from her daughter Princess Rashidah, four from her son Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah, two from her daughter Princess Majeedah, four from her daughter Princess Hafizah and three from her son Prince Abdul Malik).^{[citation needed]}

Social contributions

Saleha is the Patron to various organisations including the Women's Institute (WI), Pertiwi Association, PEKERTI, the Girl Guides Association of Brunei Darussalam, the Brunei Government Senior Officers Wives Welfare Association (BISTARI), the Women's Council of Brunei Darussalam, The Women Graduates' Association, and the Brunei Shell Women Association.

Hobbies and interests

Being a lover of nature, Saleha has a fruit garden, a fish pond and a bird park. Her hobbies include reading, playing badminton as well as traditional Bruneian games such as Congkak and Pasang.^[5]

Titles and honours

Styles of Raja Isteri Saleha of Brunei
Reference style	Her Majesty
Spoken style	Your Majesty
Alternative style	Duli Raja Isteri

Full title

Saleha's full title is: "Her Majesty Duli Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha binti Al-Marhum Pengiran Pemancha Pengiran Anak Haji Mohamed Alam."^[6]

Honours

She has been awarded:

National

• Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei (DKMB)
• Family Order of Laila Utama First Class (DK)
• Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Medal (PHBS; 1 August 1968)
• Sultan of Brunei Silver Jubilee Medal (5 October 1992)
• Sultan of Brunei Golden Jubilee Medal (5 October 2017)

Foreign

•  Indonesia: 1st Class of the Star of Mahaputera
•  Jordan: Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Renaissance
•  Malaysia: Honorary Recipient of the Order of the Crown of the Realm
  •  Kelantan: Recipient of the Royal Family Order of Kelantan
•  Netherlands: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion
•  South Korea: Member of the Grand Order of Mugunghwa
•  Sweden:
  • Member of the Royal Order of the Seraphim
  • Member Grand Cross Royal Order of the Polar Star
•  Thailand:
  • Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Chula Chom Klao (DGC)^[7]
  • King Rama IX 60th Accession to the Throne Celebrations Medal
•  Ukraine: Member 1st Class of the Order of Princess Olga

Children

Name	Birth	Marriage		Their Children
Pengiran Anak Puteri (Princess) Hajah Rashidah Sa'adatul Bolkiah	26 July 1969	Pengiran Maharaja Setia Laila di-Raja Sahibul Irshad Pengiran Anak Haji 'Abdul Rahim bin Al Marhum Pengiran Indera Mahkota Pengiran Anak Dr. Kemaluddin Al-Haj		Pengiran Anak Raheemah Sanaul Bolkiah (b. 28 December 1997)
				Pengiran Anak Hariisah Widadul Bolqiah
				Pengiran Anak 'Abdul Raqiib (b. 14 May 2002)
				Pengiran Anak 'Abdul Haseeb (b. 14 January 2006)
				Pengiran Anak Raqeeqah Raayatul Bolqiah (b. 16 December 2009)
Pengiran Anak Puteri (Princess) Hajah Muta-Wakkilah Hayatul Bolkiah	12 October 1971
Pengiran Muda Mahkota Pengiran Muda Haji (Crown Prince) Al-Muhtadee Billah	17 February 1974	Paduka Seri Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Sarah binti Pengiran Haji Salleh Ab-Rahaman		Pengiran Muda Abdul Muntaqim (b. 17 March 2007)
				Pengiran Anak Muneerah Madhul Bolkiah (b. 2 January 2011)
				Pengiran Muda Muhammad Aiman (b. 7 June 2015)
				Pengiran Anak Faathimah Az-Zahraa Raihaanul Bolkiah (b. 1 December 2017)
Pengiran Anak Puteri (Princess) Hajah Majeedah Nuurul Bolkiah	16 March 1976	Y.A.M. Pengiran Anak Khairul Khalil bin Pengiran Syed Haji Jaafari		Pengiran Anak 'Abdul Hafeez (b. 18 March 2008)
				Pengiran Anak Raihaanah Hanaa-Ul Bolqiah (b. 6 January 2010)
Pengiran Anak Puteri (Princess) Hajah Hafizah Sururul Bolkiah	12 March 1980	Y.A.M. Pengiran Anak Haji Mohammad Ruzaini bin Pengiran Dr. Haji Mohammad Yakub		Pengiran Anak Muhammad Za'eem (b. 3 August 2013)
				Pengiran Anak Muhammad 'Aamir (b. 13 February 2015)
				Pengiran Anak 'Abdul Hakeem (b. 19 February 2018)
				Pengiran Anak 'Abdul Aleem (b. 16 June 2020)
Pengiran Muda (Prince) Abdul Malik	30 June 1983	Y.A.M Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Raabi'atul Adawiyyah binti Pengiran Haji Bolkiah		Pengiran Anak Muthee'ah Raayatul Bolqiah (b. 2 March 2016)
				Pengiran Anak Fathiyyah Rafaahul Bolqiah (b. 10 March 2018)
				Pengiran Anak Khaalishah Mishbaahul Bolqiah (b. 5 January 2020)

Ancestry

See also

• Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital
• Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha Bridge
• Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Secondary School

References

External links

Queen Saleha of Brunei House of Bolkiah Born: 7 October 1947
Royal titles
Preceded by Pengiran Anak Damit	Queen consort of Brunei 1967–present	Incumbent