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Islamic law requires that males receive twice the inheritance of women. Civil law permits female citizens to pass their nationality on to their children and to own property and other assets, including business properties. Women with permanent positions in the government can now apply for travel allowances for their children.
A dedicated unit for investigating crimes involving women and children is part of the RBPF, and the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sports offered victims' refuge and care. [5] The legal minimum age for marriage in Brunei is 14 years and seven months with parental and participant consent, unless religious or custom laws set a higher minimum age.
The B$69 million Women and Children's Centre at RIPAS Hospital, completed as part of the earlier RKN 9, was officially inaugurated in December 2014. [7] This 11-story building is dedicated to services for women and children and was formally launched in 2015. [8]
In 2009, Adina received the Brunei Woman Leader in Civil Society Award. Based on her work an youth and communal development, she was appointed as Brunei's representative to the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children in April 2010. Here, she represented Brunei with regards to children's rights issues.
Born on 12 March 1980, Pengiran Anak Puteri (Princess) Hafizah Sururul Bolkiah began her formal education at International School Brunei in 1984. She studied a broad range of subjects, including religious studies, progressing through kindergarten, primary, and secondary levels.
Hamidah married Pengiran Anak Abdul 'Ali Yil-Kabier, her first cousin and son of Princess Masna Bolkiah and Pengiran Anak Abdul Aziz, in Brunei on 17 April 2005. [6] Her uncle, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and his family were present during the first wedding ceremony held at the groom's house at Kampong Telanai , along with other royal family members.
Their first child and future heir to the Brunei throne, Pengiran Muda Abdul Muntaqim, was born on 17 March 2007 at the Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] Their second child, a daughter, Pengiran Anak Muneerah Madhul Bolkiah , was born on 2 January 2011. [ 16 ]
Muneerah Madhul Bolkiah (Jawi: مونيايراه مدهول بولكيه; born 2 January 2011) is the second child and elder daughter of Al-Muhtadee Billah, heir to the Sultan of Brunei, and his wife, Sarah, Crown Princess of Brunei. [1]