Pengiran Muda Abdul Kahar

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Pengiran Anak Mohammad Yassin is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Pengiran Muda Abdul Kahar. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Abdul Kahar
عبدالكهار
Pengiran Maharaja Lela
Pengiran Muda Abdul Kahar prior to 1957
BornPengiran Anak Abdul Kahar bin Pengiran Anak Muhammad Yassin
1922
Sumbiling Lama, Brunei Town, Brunei
Died16 April 1957 (aged 38)
Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
Burial18 April 1957
Kubah Makam Di Raja, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei[1]
IssuePengiran Anak Idris
Pengiran Ahmad Mahdi Al-Sufri
Pengiran Hairani
Regnal name
Pengiran Maharaja Lela Sahibul Kahar Pengiran Muda Abdul Kahar bin Pengiran Bendahara Pengiran Anak Mohammad Yassin
HouseBolkiah
FatherPengiran Anak Mohammad Yassin
MotherPengiran Nur Alam

Pengiran Muda Abdul Kahar (1922 – 16 April 1957) was a nobleman and civil servant from Brunei who served as the chairman of the Tujuh Serangkai ("seven branches") committee from 1953 to 1954,[2][3] tasked with gathering the perspectives of Bruneian citizens, both rural and urban, on the proposed Constitution of Brunei, compiling a comprehensive report, and advising Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III during its drafting.[4] Additionally, he was the appointed head of the Cheteria from 1951 to 1957.

  1. ^ Haji Awang Mohd Jamil Al-Sufri 1998, p. 7.
  2. ^ Siti Nor Anis Nadiah Haji Mohamad & Mariam Abdul Rahman 2021, p. 36–37.
  3. ^ Yahya M. S. 2000, p. 19.
  4. ^ Siti Nor Anis Nadiah Haji Mohamad & Mariam Abdul Rahman 2021, p. 37–38.