His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam awarded the Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Sultan’s Scholar 2024/2025 scholarship to five exceptional students during a ceremony on Monday at Istana Nurul Iman.
Also in attendance at the ceremony were His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office, and His Royal Highness Prince ‘Abdul Malik, Chairman of the Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Committee of Governors.
The five recipients of the prestigious Sultan’s Scholar 2024/2025 scholarship are Dayang Nur Hidayah Haziyah binti Handrie, a former Jerudong International School (JIS) student who will be pursuing her Bachelor’s degree studies in Environmental Geoscience at University College, London; Awang Muhammad Asfa Radhi bin Mohammad Yusran who graduated from Tutong Sixth Form Centre and will be continuing his studies in Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Honours) (Chemical Engineering) at University of New South Wales Sydney, Australia; Awang Muhammad Nafeez bin Haji Arbaie who graduated from Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan Science College and will be taking Bachelor’s Degree in Data Science and Decisions at University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Awang Muhammad Afiq bin Abdul Rahman who completed his studies in JIS and will be pursuing his Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics at University College London, United Kingdom; and Awangku Mohammad Idris Fadhlee bin Pengiran Dato Seri Paduka Haji Mohammad Tashim who graduated from Sekolah Menengah Arab Laki-Laki Hassanal Bolkiah and will be pursuing the Bachelor’s level in the Sharia major Islamiyyah at Al-Azhar University, Arab Republic of Egypt.
Following the recitation of Doa Selamat read by State Mufti Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Dato Paduka Seri Setia (Dr) Ustaz Haji Awang Abdul Aziz bin Juned, His Majesty also mingled with the recipients.
Also present were Administrative Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, Board of Directors of Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, Steering Committee for “Sultan’s Scholar” Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Scholarship scheme, Permanent Secretaries and Deputy Permanent Secretaries of Ministry of Education and Ministry of Religious Affairs as well several “Sultan’s Scholar” Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Alumni. – JAMES KON
