Ahmad Tajuddin

Ahmad Tajuddin

Infobox_Monarch | name = Ahmad Tajuddin Akhazul Khairi Waddien
احمد تجا الدين
title =Sultan of Brunei


reign =September 11 1924 - June 4 1950
coronation =March 17 1940
predecessor =Muhammad Jamalul Alam II
successor =Omar Ali Saifuddin III
heir =
consort =Tengku Raihani ibni al-Marhum Sultan Ala'uddin Sulaiman Shah
issue =
royal house =
royal anthem =
father =Muhammad Jamalul Alam II
mother =Raja Isteri Fatimah
date of birth =birth date|1913|6|4|mf=y
place of birth =Brunei Town, Brunei
date of death =death date and age|1950|6|4|1913|6|4|mf=y
place of death =Singapore flagicon|Singapore
place of burial=Kubah Makam Di Raja|

Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin Akhazul Khairi Waddien ibni Almarhum Sir Sultan Mohammad Jamalul Alam II (commonly referred to as Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin), KBE, CMG (June 4, 1913 – June 4, 1950) was the 27th sultan of Brunei from September 11 1924 until his death. After the death of his father, Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam II, due to his young age of 11, the reign was temporarily held by a Council of Regency whose member consist of Pengiran Bendahara Pengiran Anak Abdul Rahman and Pengiran Anak Mohammad Yassin from September 11, 1924 to September 19, 1931. In 1927, he officially opened the Brunei-Tutong Highway. It was during his rule that the conglomerate of British Malayan Petroleum Company and Shell struck oil in Padang Berawa, now known as Seria.

In 1932, he visited England. In 1941, the Japanese landed in Brunei and he was given a pension by the Japanese army. In 1945, the federated army landed and liberated Brunei. In 1946, the Brunei National Anthem, Allah Peliharakan Sultan was composed. He was knighted and bestowed with the KBE by George VI on September 20 1949 in commemoration of his Silver Jubilee. He died in Singapore whilst on his way to England. After his untimely death from natural causes at the age of 37, he was succeeded by his brother, Omar Ali Saifuddin III.

Marriage

At the age of 20, Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin married Tengku Raihani ibni Sultan Alauddin Mahmud Shah, daughter of then Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Alauddin Mahmud Shah. From this marriage, Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin only had one daughter, Pengiran Anak Puteri Noorehsani, who was born on 15 October 1935.

Legacy


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