Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III

Pengiran Muda Omar Ali Saifuddien was born on September 23rd, 1914 at Istana Kota, Kampong Sultan Lama, Brunei Town. He was the seventh child of Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam II and Raja Isteri Fatimah and the second surviving son of the couple with his elderly brother who would later become Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin.

Pengiran Muda Omar Ali Saifuddien studied at the Malay College Kuala Kangsar in Perak, Malaya from 1932 to 1936. After finishing education in Malaya, His Highness then came back to Brunei in 1936 to work in the Foresrty Department, Kuala Belait as a Cadet Officer. In 1938, he was transferred to the Judiciary Department also in Kuala Belait in 1937.

He was conferred with the title Pengiran Bendahara Seri Maharaja Permaisuara by his brother, Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin on 15 July 1947. He was subsequently appointed as a member of Brunei State Council and Chairman of the Syariah Court.

On the death of his brother, leaving no male heirs on 4 June 1950, he was proclaimed as the next Sultan on the 6th June 1950.

Sultan Sharif Ali

Sultan Sharif Ali (also known as Barkat Ali ibnu Sharif Ajlan ibni Sharif Rumaithah) was the third sultan of Brunei. He was made Sultan after Sultan Ahmad died without leaving any male descendants, and as such, at the request of the people of Brunei themselves, he became eligible for the throne after marrying Sultan Ahmad's daughter, Puteri Ratna Kesuma.

Sharif Ali was a very pious ruler and was therefore nicknamed "Sultan Berkat" (Blessed Sultan). He was the first sultan to build a mosque, and fortified the defense of Brunei by ordering his people to build a stone fortress. Sharif Ali governed Brunei according to Islamic principles and his reign was popular and highly respected. After his death, Sharif Ali was succeeded by his son Sulaiman.

Sultanate Of Brunei

1. Sultan Muhammad Shah (1363-1402)
2. Sultan Ahmad (1408-1425)
3. Sultan Sharif Ali (1425-1432)
4. Sultan Sulaiman (1432-1485)
5. Sultan Bolkiah (1485-1524)
6. Sultan Abdul Kahar (1524-1530)
7. Sultan Saiful Rijal (1533-1581)
8. Sultan Shah Brunei (1581-1582)
9. Sultan Muhammad Hasan (1582-1598)
10. Sultan Abdul Jalilul Akbar (1598-1659)
11. Sultan Abdul Jalilul Jabbar (1659-1660)
12. Sultan Haji Muhammad Ali (1660-1661)
    
13. Sultan Abdul Hakkul Mubin (1661-1673)
14. Sultan Muhyiddin (1673-1690)
15. Sultan Nasruddin (1690-1710)
16. Sultan Husin Kamaludin (1710-1730)(1737-1740)
17. Sultan Ahmad Alaudin (1730-1737)
18. Sultan Omar Ali Saiffudin I (1740-1795)
19. Sultan Muhammad Tajuddin (1795-1804)(1804-1807)
20. Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam(1804)
21. Sultan Muhammad Kanzul Alam (1807-1826)
22. Sultan Muhammad Alam (1826-1828)
23. Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin II(1828-1825)
24. Sultan Abdul Momim(1852-1885)
25. Sultan Hashim Jalilul Alam Aqamaddin(1885-1906)
26. Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam II(1906-1924)
    
27. Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin(1924-1950)
28. Sultan Haji Omar Ali saifuddien (1950-1967)
29. Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah(1967-????)