Jefri Bolkiah | |||||
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Prince of Brunei | |||||
Portrait by Reginald Gray (1997)
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Born |
Brunei Town, Brunei |
6 November 1954 ||||
Spouse |
Her Highness Norhayati Rahman, the Princess Consort (first wife) Lady Fatimah Abdullah, née Evangeline del Rosario (second wife) Jefrida Mohammed (divorced) Ayen Munji (divorced) Lady Salma Abdullah, née Claire Kelly (third wife) |
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House | House of Bolkiah | ||||
Father | Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin III | ||||
Mother | Queen Consort Damit | ||||
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Full name | |
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Jefri Bolkiah ibni Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III |
Bruneian Royal Family |
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Extended royal family
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YAM Consort Princess Mariam
YAM Consort Princess Azrinaz Mazhar Hakim
HRH Prince Mohamed, The elder brother
HRH Consort Princess Zariah
HRH Prince Sufri, The 2nd brother
HRH Prince Jefri, The 3rd brother
HH Consort Princess Norhayati Rahman
HH Puan Fatimah Abdullah
YAM Puan Jefrida Mohammed
YAM Puan Ayen Munji
HH Puan Salma Abdullah
HRH Princess Masna, The eldest sister
YAM Pengiran Abdul Aziz
HRH Princess Nor’ain, The 2nd sister
HRH Princess Amal ‘Umi Kalthum, The 3rd sister
HRH Princess Amal Rakiah, The 4th sister
P. = Pengiran, P.A. = Pengiran Anak
Prince Jefri Bolkiah, full name His Royal Highness Pengiran Digadong Sahibul Mal Pengiran Muda Jefri Bolkiah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien (born 6 November 1954), is a member of the Brunei Royal Family. His elder brother is Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah.
Prince Jefri was the finance minister of his oil-rich country from 1986 to 1998. He also served as chairman of the Brunei Investment Agency (BIA) which invests much of the country's wealth and was responsible for overseas investments. In the wake of the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis, the sultan had external accountants audit the books of BIA, resulting in charges by the Brunei government that Prince Jefri had embezzled $14.8 billion. He denies the charges but in 2000 agreed to turn over his personal holdings to the government, in return for avoiding criminal prosecution and being allowed to keep a personal residence in Brunei. After numerous legal disputes and appeals, in 2007 Britain's Privy Council ruled that this agreement is enforceable. His various legal issues with the Bruneian state have become the most expensive legal case in British legal history. Prince Jefri is known for his extravagant lifestyle. His personal holdings included a huge art collection, the British jeweller Asprey, the New York Palace Hotel, Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles and Plaza Athénée in Paris. He is married to three wives and divorced from two others and has eighteen children.