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Omar Ali Saifuddien III

1914 - 1986

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Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien (Jawi: عمر علي سيف الدين سعد الخير والدين‎; 23 September 1914 – 7 September 1986) was the 28th Sultan of Brunei, reigning from 1950 until his abdication in 1967 to his oldest son, Hassanal Bolkiah. Over the course of his 17-year reign, Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III significantly altered Brunei. He also created the Melayu Islam Beraja (MIB) philosophy, which is the country's guiding ideology. In order to prepare his people for the restoration of the state's sovereign rights—which had been started by his predecessor and spurred by the Brunei nationalist movement toward the close of World War II—he also started social and economic reform. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Omar Ali Saifuddien III is the 7,496th most popular politician (down from 6,081st in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Brunei (down from 2nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Bruneian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Omar Ali Saifuddien III ranks 7,496 out of 19,576. Before him are Johann Trollmann, Princess Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Bonar Law, Prusias II of Bithynia, Hōjō Tokimasa, and Zhong Ding. After him are Tudor Vladimirescu, Fletcher Christian, Bojang of Goguryeo, Odo III, Duke of Burgundy, Jorge Alessandri, and Princess Frederica Wilhelmina of Prussia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Omar Ali Saifuddien III ranks 102. Before him are Archduchess Adelheid of Austria, Jean Tatlock, Peter Townsend, Birabongse Bhanudej, Marcos Pérez Jiménez, and Princess Maria Francesca of Savoy. After him are Thomas Watson Jr., Pavle, Serbian Patriarch, Martin Ritt, Nicanor Parra, Sonny Boy Williamson I, and Álvaro del Portillo. Among people deceased in 1986, Omar Ali Saifuddien III ranks 77. Before him are Lyudmila Rudenko, Sterling Hayden, Leif Erickson, Emilio Fernández, Yaroslav Stetsko, and J. Allen Hynek. After him are Jorge Alessandri, Ellison Onizuka, André Leroi-Gourhan, Pierre Fournier, Elsa Lanchester, and Arthur Grumiaux.

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In Brunei

Among people born in Brunei, Omar Ali Saifuddien III ranks 4 out of 8. Before him are Hassanal Bolkiah (1946), Queen Saleha of Brunei (1946), and Al-Muhtadee Billah (1974). After him are Muhammad Jamalul Alam II (1889), Muhammad Shah of Brunei (1301), Cornelius Sim (1951), and Wu Chun (1979).

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Among POLITICIANS In Brunei

Among politicians born in Brunei, Omar Ali Saifuddien III ranks 3. Before him are Hassanal Bolkiah (1946), and Al-Muhtadee Billah (1974). After him are Muhammad Jamalul Alam II (1889), and Muhammad Shah of Brunei (1301).

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