Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah (Yayasan) as the secretariat for Pengiran Muda Mahkota Al-Muhtadee Billah Fund for Orphans (DANA) held a Doa Kesyukuran ceremony at An-Naura Hall of Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Complex yesterday, in conjunction with the 51st birthday of His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah ibni His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office.
His Royal Highness Prince ‘Abdul Malik, Chairman of the Committee of Governors of Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, attended the event.
Upon arrival, His Royal Highness was greeted by Minister of Religious Affairs Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Badaruddin bin Pengarah Dato Paduka Haji Awang Othman and Minister of Foreign Affairs II Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Erywan bin Pehin Datu Pekerma Jaya Haji Mohd Yusof, as Yayasan committee members; Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof as the Chairman of the DANA Board of Trustees; Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Isham bin Haji Jaafar as Deputy Chairman of the DANA Board of Trustees; and Assistant Managing Director of Brunei Investment Agency Ahmad Jefri bin Abdul Rahman as the Acting Chief Executive Officer of DANA.
The ceremony commenced with the mass recitation of Surah Yaasiin and Tahlil, followed by the recitation of Doa Kesyukuran in conjunction with the 51st birthday of His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah. Begawan Pehin Khatib Dato Paduka Haji Metassan bin Haji Tahir led the mass Asar prayer.
The DANA is a permanent pesambah in the form of charity foundation presented by Yayasan to mark the proclamation of His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah as the Crown Prince on August 10, 1998. DANA was established on August 25, 1998. – James Kon
