Queen Damit of Brunei

Pengiran Anak Damit binti Abdul Rahman (Malay: Damit binti Al-Marhum Pengiran Bendahara Pengiran Anak Abdul Rahman; 1924 – 13 September 1979) was the Queen consort of Brunei as the wife of the 28th Sultan of Brunei, Omar Ali Saifuddien III.[1]

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Abdul Rahman is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Damit. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Damit
Damit in 1951
Queen consort of Brunei
Tenure4 June 1950 – 5 October 1967
Installation6 June 1951
PredecessorTengku Raihani
SuccessorSaleha Mohamed Alam
Born1924
Kampong Sumbiling, Brunei Town, Brunei
Died13 September 1979(1979-09-13) (aged 55)
Istana Darussalam, Brunei Town, Brunei
Burial
Kubah Makam Di Raja, Brunei Town, Brunei
Spouse
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(m. 1941)​
Issue
Names
Damit binti Al-Marhum Pengiran Bendahara Pengiran Anak Abdul Rahman
HouseBolkiah
FatherPengiran Bendahara Pengiran Anak Abdul Rahman
MotherPengiran Hajah Fatimah
ReligionSunni Islam

Early life

Pengiran Anak Damit was born in 1924, in Brunei Town, Brunei. She is the oldest child of Pengiran Hajah Fatimah binti Radin Haji Hassan and Pengiran Bendahara Sri Maharaja Permasuara Pengiran Anak Abdul Rahman ibni Almarhum Pengiran Bendahara Pengiran Muda Omar Ali Junied. His father is Sultan Hashim Jalilul Alam Aqamaddin's grandson. In the palace, she received a private education.[2]

Marriage

Pengiran Anak Damit was married to her cousin, then Sultan Omar Ali Saiduddien III. The wedding ceremony for took place on 6 September 1941.[3] On 6 June 1951, she was given the title Paduka Seri Baginda Raja Isteri following her husband's accession to the throne of Brunei. Pengiran Anak Damit became Paduka Seri Suri Begawan Raja Pengiran Anak Hajah Damit on 1 August 1968, following the abdication of her spouse in 1967. Pengiran Anak Damit and Omar Ali Saifuddien had ten children together (4 princes and 6 princesses);[2]

In 1972, Pengiran Anak Damit alongside her husband greeted the Duke of Edinburgh at Istana Durul Hana, while he was on a visit to Brunei.[5]

Death

On 13 September 1979, Pengiran Anak Damit passed away, aged 55 years old, in Bandar Seri Begawan's Kampong Sumbiling Lama at the Istana Darussalam. Her body was interred at the Kubah Makam Di Raja.[2]

Legacy

Namesakes

Honours
Main article: Orders, decorations, and medals of Brunei

References
  1. Hussainmiya, Bachamiya Abdul (1995). Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin III and Britain: The Making of Brunei Darussalam. Oxford University Press. pp. xxii. ISBN 978-967-65-3106-3.
  2. A.i.l (12 April 2016). "WARISAN RAJA & PERMAISURI MELAYU: Ayahanda dan Bonda Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah". WARISAN RAJA & PERMAISURI MELAYU. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  3. Utama.), Haji Awang Mohd Jamil Al-Sufri (Pehin Orang Kaya Amar Diraja Dato Seri (1987). Penyair diraja: Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairil Waddien (in Malay). Pusat Sejarah Brunei. p. 15.
  4. Group, Oxford Business (4 December 2014). The Report: Brunei Darussalam 2014. Oxford Business Group. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-910068-15-1. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  5. Brunei Darussalam-United Kingdom Relationship Exhibition. Brunei Museums Department. 2010. ISBN 978-99917-30-40-0.
  6. "SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Duli Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Damit, Mukim Kilanas". www.kheu.gov.bn. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  7. "Laman Utama - Senarai Sekolah Arab". www.kheu.gov.bn. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
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