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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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