Abdul Kahar

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Bolkiah Shah Alam is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Abdul Kahar Jalilul Alam. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Abdul Kahar
عبد القهار
Sultan of Brunei
Reign1524–1530
PredecessorBolkiah
SuccessorSaiful Rijal
Bornc. 1513[1]
Died1578[1]
Baram River, Sarawak, Bruneian Sultanate
(present day Malaysia)
SpouseRaja Bajau
Issue
Detail
Posthumous name
Marhum Keramat (مرحوم كرامات)
FatherSultan Bolkiah
ReligionSunni Islam

Abdul Kahar ibni Bolkiah[2][3] (c. 1513 – 1578) or posthumously known as Marhum Keramat,[4] was the sultan of Brunei from 1524 to 1530. He was reputed to possess supernatural abilities and be a devout man (berkeramat).[5] He abdicated in 1530 to allow his nephew and adopted-son Saiful Rijal to become Sultan. Additionally, he was known as Siripada by Antonio Pigafetta in 1521.[6]

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  2. ^ Tamit, Saadiah (2012). Pembubaran perkahwinan dalam undang-undang keluarga Islam Brunei dan perbandingan dengan undang-undang keluarga Islam Malaysia (in Malay). Language and Literature Bureau, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports. p. 5. ISBN 978-99917-0-727-3.
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  4. ^ "Sejarah Sultan-Sultan Brunei" (PDF). Hmjubliemas.gov.bn. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  5. ^ Borneo Bulletin Brunei Yearbook. Brunei Press Sdn. Bhd. in collaboration with Integrated Information Pte. Limited. 2007. pp. E-89.
  6. ^ Awang.), Abdul Aziz bin Awang Juned (Pehin Tuan Imam Dato Paduka Seri Setia Haji (2008). Islam in Brunei: During the Reign of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam. Brunei History Centre, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports. pp. XXXIII. ISBN 978-99917-34-55-2.