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Pengiran Mohammad bin Pengiran Haji Abdul Rahman

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Pengiran Mohammad bin Pengiran Haji Abdul Rahman

Aliases: Awangku Mohammad bin Pengiran Abdul Rahman
Pen Names: Zairis M.S.Pen name

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1948 (Kampong Menengah, Mukim Bangar, Temburong District, Brunei)
Died
unknown (Unknown)
Nationality
Bruneian
Languages
Malay, Arabic, English
Religion
Islam
Residence History
Brunei

Career

Occupations
Politician, Writer, Teacher
Active Years
1971-2015
Affiliations
Ministry of Religious Affairs (Brunei), Ministry of Education (Brunei), Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University

Education

Sultan Hassan Malay School
Period: 1956-1959
Year of Graduation: 1959
Country: Brunei
Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien College
Period: 1959
Year of Graduation: 1959
Country: Brunei
Madrasah Alsagoff Al-Arabiah
Period: 1959
Year of Graduation: 1959
Country: Singapore
Madrasah Aljunied Al-Islamiah
Period: 1960-1965
Year of Graduation: 1965
Country: Singapore
Islamic College of Malaysia (Sultan Alam Shah Islamic College)
Period: 1965-1968
Year of Graduation: 1968
Country: Malaysia
Malayan Islamic College (Kolej Islam Malaya)
Period: 1969-1970
Year of Graduation: 1970
Country: Malaysia
Al-Azhar University
Usuluddin Faculty / Creed and Philosophy
Degree: BA
Period: 1975-1979
Year of Graduation: 1979
Country: Egypt
National University of Malaysia
Islamic Studies
Degree: MA
Period: 1983-1986
Year of Graduation: 1986
Country: Malaysia
University of Malaya
Degree: PhD
Period: 1987-1992
Year of Graduation: 1992
Country: Malaysia

Awards

S.E.A. Write Award
2008
Organization: Poets and Writers Club of Thailand
Result: Winner
Islamic Literature Award
2008
Result: Finalist
Order of Setia Negara Brunei First Class (PSNB)
2011
Organization: Government of Brunei
Result: Dato Seri Setia
Order of Islam Brunei Second Class (DSSUB)
2003
Organization: Government of Brunei
Result: Dato Seri Setia

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Rinduku

2008 Poetry anthology

Poetry anthology

IslamLove

Islam di Brunei Darussalam

2001 Scholarly work

History of Islam in Brunei Darussalam

Islamic historyBrunei

Bibliography

  • Harga waktu (1993)
  • Islam di Brunei Darussalam (2001)
  • Sastera Islam (2001)
  • Salam takwa (2006)
  • Madah remaja (2006)
  • Islam di Brunei Darussalam zaman British, 1774-1984 (2007)
  • Kupasan puisi pilihan (2008)
  • Rinduku (2008)
  • Belia dan pendidikan Islam di Brunei Darussalam (2011)
  • Tamadun Melayu Islam di alam Melayu (2011)
  • 3 penyair pemikir Muslim (2011)
  • Kegemilangan Islam di Brunei Darussalam (2012)
  • Ikhtisar kefahaman Ahli sunnah wal jama'ah dan kesan-kesannya di Negara Brunei Darussalam (2012)
  • Puisi dan intisari (2014, 2015)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Poetic styleScholarly prose on Islamic themes
Recurring Motifs
Islamic faithBrunei historyMalay culture

Legacy

Bruneian politician and writer who received the S.E.A. Write Award, contributing to Southeast Asian literature and expertise in Islamic studies.

Trivia

  • Wrote poetry under the pen name Zairis M.S.
  • Represented Brunei at the 10th World Poetry Festival in Kuala Lumpur in 2004.
  • Served as Minister of Religious Affairs and Deputy Minister of Education.