Kianggeh Muslim Cemetery
| Kianggeh Dagang Muslim Cemetery | |
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Tanah Perkuburan Islam Dagang Kianggeh | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Brunei |
| Coordinates | 4°53′16″N 114°56′46″E / 4.8878735°N 114.9460492°E |
| Type | Public cemetery, formerly a Royal mausoleum |
The Kianggeh Dagang Muslim Cemetery (Malay: Tanah Perkuburan Islam Kianggeh Dagang), also known as the Residency Muslim Cemetery,[1] is a Muslim burial ground located at Kianggeh in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei Darussalam. The cemetery was formerly a Royal burial ground which known as Bukit Tinggi Royal Mausoleum which served as resting place for past Sultans of Brunei. The first Sultan of Brunei buried here was Sultan Saiful Rijal, the 7th Sultan of Brunei who died in 1581.[2]
List of graves[edit]
Sultan of Brunei's graves[edit]
- Sultan Haji Saiful Rijal (died: 1581), 7th Sultan of Brunei[2]
- Sultan Haji Shah Berunai (died: 1582), 8th Sultan of Brunei
- Sultan Haji Muhammad Ali (died: 1661), 12th Sultan of Brunei
- Sultan Haji Muhyiddin Rizal (died: 1690), 14th Sultan of Brunei
- Sultan Haji Nasruddin (died: 1710), 15th Sultan of Brunei
Royal graves (members of the royal family)[edit]
- Pengiran Temenggong Abdul Rauf (died: unknown)[3]
- Pengiran Shahbandar Pengiran Mohammad Salleh Ibni Pengiran Sarmayuda (died: 1858), Brunei's Governor of Sarawak.[4]
- YAM Paduka Raja Bendahara Sri Indera Maharaja Pangiran Muda Muhammad Alam (died: ca.1710), grandson of Sultan Muhammad Ali.
- Pengiran Jaya Negara Pengiran Haji Abu Bakar bin Pengiran Haji Omar (died: 11 June 1985), Former Speaker of Brunei's Legislative Council.
- Datin Hajah Suraya Harun (died: 1 June 2016), Malaysian veteran actress.
- Pengiran Putera Negara Pengiran Haji Umar bin Pengiran Datu Penghulu Pengiran Haji Apong (died: 12 May 2023), Brunei's second Commissioner Police.
Non-royal graves[edit]
- Pehin Datu Perdana Menteri Dato Laila Utama Haji Ibrahim bin Mohammad Jahfar (died: 19 February 1971), Brunei's first Chief Minister.
- Pehin Orang Kaya Penggawa Laila Bentara Diraja Dato Laila Utama Abbas Al-Sufri bin Pehin Datu Perdana Menteri Dato Laila Utama Haji Ibrahim (died: 8 March 2014), personal secretary to Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III.
References[edit]
- ^ "Bersih kubur menjelang Ramadan » Media Permata Online". Bersih kubur menjelang Ramadan. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Sejarah Sultan-Sultan Brunei" (PDF). Hmjubliemas.gov.bn. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ Matasim Haji Jibah, (2004). Dokumentasi. Pusat Sejarah Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan. p. 17
- ^ Pehin Orang Kaya Amar Diraja Dato Seri Utama (Dr.) Haji Awang Mohd. Jamil Al Sufri, (1983). Syair Rakis. Pusat Sejarah Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan. p. 13