| Ahmad Tajuddin أحمد تاج الدين | |||||
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 Formal portrait, c. 1934 | |||||
| Sultan of Brunei | |||||
| Reign | 11 September 1924 – 4 June 1950 | ||||
| Coronation | 17 March 1940 | ||||
| Predecessor | Muhammad Jamalul Alam II | ||||
| Successor | Omar Ali Saifuddien III | ||||
| Born | Ahmad Tajuddin Akhazul Khairi Waddien 22 August 1913 Istana Pekan, Brunei Town, Brunei | ||||
| Died | 4 June 1950 (aged 36) Singapore General Hospital, Colony of Singapore | ||||
| Burial | Kubah Makam Di Raja, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | ||||
| Spouses | Kadayang Amas | ||||
| Issue | Pengiran Anak Siti Saerah Pengiran Anak Siti Zubaidah Pengiran Anak Siti Halimah Princess Nor Ehsani | ||||
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| House | Bolkiah | ||||
| Father | Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam II | ||||
| Mother | Pengiran Anak Fatimah | ||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
Ahmad Tajuddin Akhazul Khairi Waddien (Jawi: أحمد تاج الدين اعكاظ الخير والدين; 22 August 1913 – 4 June 1950) was the 27th Sultan of Brunei from 1924 until his death in 1950. He was succeeded by his younger brother Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III.[1]
Ahmad Tajuddin has been disregarded by Malcolm MacDonald and frequently ignored and mishandled by others like his Gerard MacBryan.[2] He advocated for the Sultanate to have more financial and political autonomy in a way that was innovative for his day. This, along with his support for a new political confederation governed by the Sultanate over northern Borneo, foreshadowed much of the political process that started in the late 1950s and culminated in January 1984 with the official declaration of Brunei's independence from Britain.
- ^ Kershaw 2002, p. XVII.
- ^ Reece 2009, p. 82.