Masna Bolkiah
| Her Royal Highness Princess Masna | |
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| Princess of Brunei | |
| Titles | HRH Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Masna |
| Born | 6 September 1948 |
| Birthplace |
 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei |
| Consort to | Pengiran Abdul Aziz |
| Royal House | Brunei |
| Father | Omar Ali Saifuddin III |
| Bruneian Royal Family |
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HM Sultan Hassanal
Extended royal family
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Her Royal Highness Princess Masna (or, full title in Malay: Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Masna binti Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddin Sa'adul Khairi Waddien), is the sister of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Muizzaddin Waddaulah.[1] She was born in 1948 and is married to Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Lela Sahibun Najabah Pengiran Haji Abdul Aziz bin Pengiran Jaya Negara Pengiran Haja Abu Bakar, the Principal of Royal Customs and Protocol.
She graduated from Universiti Brunei Darussalam with a first degree and a Masters. 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.
Career
- 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[2]
Marriage and children
HRH Princess Masna is married to Pengiran Abdul Aziz and has 5 children:-
- HH Lord Wadood
- HH Lord Mohamed Al-Mokhtar
- HH Lord Abdul 'Ali
- HH Lady Ameenah
- HH Lord Abdul Qudduus
Honours
See also List of honours of the Bruneian Royal Family by country
He has been awarded : [3]
National Honours
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Senior (Laila Utama) of the Family Order of Brunei (DK I, 1970)
Foreign Honours
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Thailand : Grand Cross of the Order of the White Elephant