Kianggeh Muslim Cemetery

Kianggeh Dagang Muslim Cemetery
Tanah Perkuburan Islam Dagang Kianggeh
The cemetery seen from Jalan Residency
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Location
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei-Muara
CountryBrunei
Coordinates4°53′16″N 114°56′46″E / 4.8878735°N 114.9460492°E / 4.8878735; 114.9460492
TypePublic cemetery, formerly a Royal mausoleum

The Kianggeh Dagang Muslim Cemetery (Malay: Tanah Perkuburan Islam Kianggeh Dagang), simply known as Kianggeh Muslim Cemetery, is a Muslim burial ground located at Kianggeh in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei Darussalam. The cemetery was formerly a Royal burial ground which known as Bukit Tinggi Royal Mausoleum which served as resting place for past Sultans of Brunei. The first Sultan of Brunei buried here was Sultan Saiful Rijal, the 7th Sultan of Brunei who died in 1581.[1]

List of graves

Sultan of Brunei's graves

Royal graves (members of the royal family)

  • Pengiran Temenggong Abdul Rauf[2]
  • Paduka Raja Bendahara Sri Indera Maharaja Pengiran Muda Muhammad Alam (died c.1710)
  • Pengiran Indera Mahkota (died 1858)[3]
  • Pengiran Abu Bakar Umar (died 11 June 1985)
  • Pengiran Lela Perkasa Pengiran Haji Mohammad Said bin Pengiran Jaya Negara Pengiran Haji Abu Bakar (died 20 January 1998)
  • Datin Hajah Suraya Harun (died 1 June 2016), Malaysian veteran actress.
  • Pengiran Umar Apong (died 12 May 2023)

Non-royal graves

  • Sheikh Mahmud bin Sheikh Abdul Hamid Al Idrus (died 5 February 1961)
  • Ibrahim Mohammad Jahfar (died 19 February 1971)
  • Matnor McAfee (died 15 February 1973)[4]
  • Pehin Datu Indera Sugara Dato Seri Laila Jasa Haji Johari bin Haji Abdul Razak (died 11 October 1977)
  • Pehin Manteri Bini Datin Seri Laila Jasa Dayang Hajah Mariam binti Ahmad (died 3 July 1978)
  • Haji Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah (died 2 December 1979), father to Mariam and Jaafar.[5]
  • Pengiran Hajah Rashidah binti Pengiran Mohd Salleh (died 11 March 1984), mother to Mariam and Jaafar.[5]
  • Salleh Masri (died 14 December 1997)
  • Abbas Al-Sufri (died 8 March 2014)
  • Shahril Anwar Ma'awiah (died 19 November 2021)[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Sejarah Sultan-Sultan Brunei" (PDF). Hmjubliemas.gov.bn. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  2. ^ Matasim Haji Jibah, (2004). Dokumentasi. Pusat Sejarah Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan. p. 17
  3. ^ Pehin Orang Kaya Amar Diraja Dato Seri Utama (Dr.) Haji Awang Mohd. Jamil Al Sufri, (1983). Syair Rakis. Pusat Sejarah Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan. p. 13
  4. ^ "ALLAHYARHAM DATO MATNOR DALAM KENANGAN" (PDF). Pelita Brunei (in Malay). 21 February 1973. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Ziarah Ke Makam Ayahanda dan Bonda Mertua Sultan Brunei". tengkusyah.blogspot.com. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  6. ^ "ROYAL BRUNEI LAND FORCE CONDUCTS RECITATION OF SURAH YASSIN AND 40 DAYS TAHLIL CEREMONIES FOR THE LATE BRIGADIER GENERAL (R) DATO SERI PAHLAWAN SHAHRIL ANWAR BIN HAJI MA'AWIAH AND SERGEANT SAIFUL BAHRIN BIN MOHD JININ". Royal Brunei Land Force. 29 December 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2024.