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**Sir Omar Ali Saifuddin Saadul Khairi Waddien**
Date of Birth:	September 23, 1914
Place of Birth:	Istana Kota, Kampong Sultan Lama
Became Sultan:	June 4, 1950
Predecessor:	Ahmad Tajuddin
Abdicated:	October 4, 1967
Successor:	Hassanal Bolkiah
Date of Death:	September 7, 1986

Sir Omar Ali Saifuddin Saadul Khairi Waddien (September 23, 1914 - September 7, 1986) was the Sultan of Brunei from June 4, 1950 until October 4, 1967, and was the chief minister of Brunei from July 1947 until 1959. He was the fifth son of Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam II, and became Sultan following the death of his brother Ahmad Tajuddin. On June 9, 1953, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. Sultan Omar refused to make Brunei be a part of the new federation of Malaysia. He abdicated voluntarily in 1967 and was succeeded by his son, Hassanal Bolkiah. He continued to be the defense minister of Brunei and a widely respected public figure.

Categories: Brunei | 1914 births | 1986 deaths

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Omar Ali Saifuddin III - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (198 words)
	Omar Ali Saifuddin Saadul Khairi Waddien (September 23, 1914 – September 7, 1986) was the Sultan of Brunei from June 4, 1950 until October 4, 1967, and was the chief minister of Brunei from July 1947 until 1959.
	He was the fifth son of Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam II and became Sultan following the death of his brother Ahmad Tajuddin.
	Sultan Omar refused to make Brunei be a part of the new federation of Malaysia.

Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien III (1386 words)
	On 6 September 1941, Al-Marhum Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien married Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Anak Damit binti Pengiran Bendahara Pengiran Anak Abdul Rahman, the grand-daughter of Al-Marhum Sultan Hashim Jalilul Alam Aqamaddin.
	The Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque, an exquisite example of Muslim architecture, was built in the capital in 1958.
	Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien III passed away peacefully on 7 September 1986 and was laid to rest in the Royal Mausoleum bringing to an end an era of transition in Brunei.

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