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Pengiran Ibnu Basit
Pengiran Ibnu Basit bin Pengiran Haji Apong (born 20 January 1942) is a Bruneian military officer and noble politician. He served as the first local commanding officer of the Boat Section, the predecessor to the Royal Brunei Navy, from 1965 to 1966. He later held the position of Brunei's deputy minister of defence from 1986 to 2005. Early life and education Awangku Ibnu Basit bin Pengiran Apong was born in Brunei on 20 January 1942, the son of Pengiran Haji Apong bin Pengiran Saifuddin, who served as the ''ketua kampung'' of Sungai Kianggeh. In early December 1960, a radio station and the local newspaper announced a two-year officer cadet training opportunity at the Federation Military College (FMC) in Malaya. By mid-December, 17 cadets who had applied for the programme underwent a selection process at the Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien College gymnasium in Tasek Lama, where they were interviewed by a panel of four officers from the Malayan armed forces. Only three out of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malay Styles And Titles
The Malay language has a complex system of Style (manner of address), styles, titles and honorifics which are used extensively in Brunei, Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia and Singapore. Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, few provinces in the Philippines and several provinces in Indonesia regularly award honorary and life titles. What follows in this article is specific to the Malaysian system. References to Brunei and Indonesia are given when pertinent. In Malaysia, all non-hereditary titles can be granted to both men and women. Every title has a form of address which can be used by the wife of the title holder. This form is not used by the husband of a titled woman; such a woman will bear a title which is the same as a titled man. Former usage Singapore, whose Malay royalty was abolished by the Singapore in the Straits Settlements, British colonial government in 1891, has adopted civic titles for its leaders. Much of the Philippines was History of the Philippines (900–1521), historic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
