Omar Ali Saifuddien III [SEP] position held
Omar Ali Saifuddien III
DYTM Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan Sir Muda Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien III (full name: Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien ibni Almarhum Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam II, GCVO, KCMG; 23 September 1914 – 7 September 1986) was the 28th Sultan of Brunei who ruled from 4 June 1950 until his voluntary abdication from the throne on 5 October 1967. He was also Brunei's Minister of Defence after the country's independence. He was known as "The Architect of Modern Brunei", "
took place, has been declared as Public Service Day.
Places named after Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III.
- The capital, Brunei Town, was renamed Bandar Seri Begawan in his honor, on 5 October 1970, by his eldest son, Hassanal Bolkiah. "Begawan" was Omar Ali Saifuddien's title after he abdicated.
- Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque was named after the sultan, completed in 1958.
- Taman Haji Sir Muda Omar Ali Saifuddien at the capital.
- Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien College