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Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Setia Raja
Pengiran Jaya
DK DHPNB PHBS QPM CPM[1]
ڤڠيرن جاي
Pengiran Jaya in 1967
Commissioner of Police
In office
1975–1983
MonarchHassanal Bolkiah
DeputyUmar Apong
Preceded byJames Burns
Succeeded byPengiran Umar
Diplomatic positions
High Commissioner of Brunei to the United Kingdom
In office
14 March 1984 – 1990
Succeeded byMustapha Metassan
High Commissioner of Brunei to France
In office
1985–1990
High Commissioner of Brunei to Thailand
In office
30 October 1990 – 1993
Preceded byHamid Jaafar
High Commissioner of Brunei to Malaysia
In office
29 August 1993 – 1995
Preceded byPengiran Abdul Momin
Succeeded byPengiran Muhammad Yusuf
Personal details
Born1925[2]
Brunei
Died18 October 2009 (aged 83)
Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Resting placeKubah Makam Di Raja, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Children8
ProfessionPolice officer and diplomat
Police career
Country Brunei
Department Royal Brunei Police Force
Rank Commissioner

Pengiran Jaya bin Pengiran Haji Rajid (1925 – 18 October 2009) was a nobleman and the first Brunei local to be appointed as Brunei's Commissioner of the Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF) and appointed as the Brunei High Commissioner to several countries. Notably, he was also a member of the Legislative Council.[3]

Career

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Pengiran Jaya became the first Brunei police personnel to be sent to United Kingdom in 1956. He was also an appointed member of Brunei Privy Council[4] also a Member of Brunei's Royal Succession Council (Majlis Mesyuarat Mengangkat Raja).[5] In 1963, the acting Head of the Religious Affairs Department awarded the Order of Setia Negara Brunei to Police Superintendent Jaya.[6] On 30 January 1967, he was elected as the deputy commissioner of police,[7] and later was again bestowed the Family Order of Seri Utama by then Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III on 9 August.[8]

Pengiran Jaya was the Bruneian High Commissioner to the London, United Kingdom,[9][10] Paris, France in 1985, and to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,[11] and Ambassador to Bangkok, Thailand in October 1990.[12] On 30 October 1990, he made a credential speech to the King of Thailand, Bhumibol Adulyadej.[13]

Death

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Pengiran Jaya died at Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital, Bandar Seri Begawan at 05:45 on 18 October 2009. Funeral was immediately carried out later that morning at Kampong Sungai Tilong and the State Mufti Abdul Aziz Juned carried out prayers. Both the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah offered their final respects before he was finally buried at the Kubah Makam Di Raja.[5]

Personal life

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Pengiran Jaya is born in 1925. He has a son named Pengiran Kamaluddin, Assistant Commissioner of Police.[14]

Honours

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Pengiran Jaya was bestowed the tile Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Setia Raja on 18 March 1969, making him a member of Cheteria. He also received other titles and awards in recognition of his lifetime service to the Brunei government. Additionally, he has been known to have the following honours:[15][1]

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Foreign

References

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  1. ^ a b Watson, A. C. (1982). "Notes On The History Of Bubongan Dua-Belas The British High Commissioner's Residence In Brunei". Brunei Museum Journal. 5 (2). Bandar Seri Begawan: Brunei History Centre, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports: 69.
  2. ^ "Mendapat Kurniaan C.P.M." (PDF). Pelita Brunei. 4 January 1961. p. 1.
  3. ^ A Year Book of the Commonwealth. H.M. Stationery Office. 1975. p. 476. ISBN 978-0-11-580169-3.
  4. ^ "Majlis-Majlis Mesyuarat". Brunei Privy Council. Archived from the original on 29 June 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  5. ^ a b "HM pays last respects to late Cheteria | The BT Archive". btarchive.org. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  6. ^ a b Malaysia. 1963. p. 23.
  7. ^ Malaysia. British Association of Malaysia. 1967. p. 22.
  8. ^ a b "Istiadat Mengurniakan Bintang2 Dan Pingat2" (PDF). Pelita Brunei. 9 August 1967. p. 2. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  9. ^ Malaysian Digest. Federal Department of Information, Malaysia. 1982. p. 8.
  10. ^ Paxton, J. (20 December 2016). The Statesman's Year-Book 1990-91. Springer. p. 242. ISBN 978-0-230-27119-7.
  11. ^ Brunei Darussalam Newsletter. Department of Information, Prime Minister's Office. 1994. p. 16.
  12. ^ The Diplomatic Corps and Other Foreign Representatives in Bangladesh. The Ministry. 1994. p. 9.
  13. ^ Thailand), Bhumibol Adulyadej (King of (1970). Pramūan phrarātchadamrat læ phrabō̜rommarāchōwāt thī phrarātchathān nai ʻōkāt tāng tāng (in Thai). Samnak Rātchalēkhāthikān. p. 440.
  14. ^ "Negara Brunei Darussalam: obituary 2010-2011. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  15. ^ "Negara Brunei Darussalam: obituary 2009. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  16. ^ "D.Y.M.M. Mengurniakan Bintang2 Kehormatan Dan Pingat2 Pada Ari Jadi Baginda" (PDF). Pelita Brunei. 2 October 1963. p. 2. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  17. ^ Brunei (1972). Report. Printed at the Brunei Press. p. 579.
  18. ^ "96 di-kurniakan bintang2 dan pingat2" (PDF). Pelita Brunei. 16 April 1969. p. 8.
  19. ^ a b A Year Book of the Commonwealth. H.M. Stationery Office. 1982. p. 413. ISBN 978-0-11-580226-3.
  20. ^ Office, Great Britain Colonial (1965). Brunei. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 154.
  21. ^ Office, Great Britain Colonial (1962). Brunei. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 101.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
–
 High Commissioner of Brunei to the United Kingdom
14 March 1984 – 1990 		Succeeded by
Preceded by High Commissioner of Brunei to Malaysia
29 August 1993 – 1995 		Succeeded by
Police appointments
Preceded by Commissioner of Police
1975–1983 		Succeeded by
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