The bride

Her Royal Highness Princess Hajah Majeedah Nuurul Bulqiah was born on March 16, 1976. She is the fourth child of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, The Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam and Her Majesty Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha.

Her Royal Highness holds a BA (Hons) Administration and Public Policy from the University of Brunei Darussalam. She also holds an MA Environmental Development from the King’s College of the University of London.

Her Royal Highness Princess Hajah Majeedah Nuurul Bulqiah is currently the Senior Environment Officer and Head of Planning and Management Division at the Department of the Environment, Parks and Recreation, an agency of the Ministry of Development. One of the tasks of the Planning and Management Division is to evaluate the Environmental Impact Assessment Report on the Sungai Liang Industrial Site Development. A string of successful projects under the direct supervision of Her Royal Highness include the ASEAN Youths Forum on the Environment, which was held on January 8, 2007.

Her Royal Highness began her career as Special Duties Officer at the Environmental Unit, a section of the Ministry of Development responsible for policy and strategic environment affairs, on February 11, 2002. Among her written work include: the Environmental Management Guidelines for Quarry Activity; and the Position Paper on Brunei’s Accession to the Basel Convention to Control the Disposal and Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes.

The groom

Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Anak Khairul Khalil was born February 28, 1975 and is the eldest son and second child of Pengiran Syed Haji Jaafari bin Pengiran Syed Haji Mashor and Hajah Sarbanun Haji Abdi Manaf. The eldest child in the family is a daughter and Pengiran Khairul Khalil also has two younger siblings: a brother and sister.

Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Anak Khairul Khalil holds a BTEC Higher National Diploma in Building Studies from the University of Teesside, United Kingdom. He is currently the Assistant Executive Officer at the Prime Minister’s Office. His hobbies are graphic designing, multimedia and video production, interior designing, and soccer.

ENDS

Issued by:
Special Affairs Division
Department of Information
Prime Minister’s Office
Brunei Darussalam

Release date: May 31, 2007