Azrinaz Mazhar Hakim

Azrinaz Mazhar binti Hakim Mazhar formerly Bruneian Pengiran Isteri (Princess Consort) Azrinaz Mazhar (born 28 September 1979) is the Malaysian-born and previously the third wife of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan of Brunei. She is the second child of Hakim Mazhar Mohd Johar and Fauziah Abdullah Mansoor.

Azrinaz Mazhar
Born	28 September 1979 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Spouse	Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah ​ ​ (m. 2005; div. 2010)​ Fairos Khan Abdul Hamid ​ ​ (m. 2018)​
Issue	Prince 'Abdul Wakeel Princess Ameerah Wardatul Bolkiah Areesya Malaykha
Full name Azrinaz Mazhar binti Hakim Mazhar
Father	Hakim Mazhar bin Mohammad Johar
Mother	Fauziah binti Abdullah Mansoor
Religion	Sunni Islam
Occupation	Journalist

Career

Azrinaz, who is known as Naz, started work as a broadcast journalist with Malaysian television channel TV3 (Malaysia) in 1997. She won TV3’s "Most Promising Journalist" award in 2000 and received the MIIM Alumni Award in 2002. She quit TV3 in May, saying that she wanted to "venture into other undertakings". Soon rumours were afloat that Azrinaz, 26, who used to appear on the Buletin Pagi, Berita Terkini and Buletin 1.30 news segments, had married the 58-year-old Sultan.

Personal life

Azrinaz was married to Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, at a private ceremony attended by family members and close friends at the Istana Sultan Brunei (Sultan of Brunei's Palace) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The marriage was a heavily guarded secret and was only leaked to the press much later by one of the guests. She became the third wife of the king. She was given the title HRH Princess Consort (Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Isteri) Azrinaz Mazhar.[1] On June 1, 2006, she gave birth to Prince Abdul Wakeel. The pregnancy itself was also kept secret. A 21-cannon salute was fired at the vicinity of the Istana Nurul Iman to celebrate the birth. On January 28, 2008, she gave birth to Princess Ameerah Wardatul Bolkiah.[2] Azrinaz was divorced by the Sultan of Brunei through a special announcement on June 16, 2010. Upon the announcement, her royal title, state decorations and medal of honour were withdrawn,[3] but her children retain their titles.

Azrinaz married for a second time on 1 May 2018, to Fairos Khan Abdul Hamid on May 1, 2018. Their solemnisation ceremony took place at her house and attended by family members and close friends.[4] On September 15, 2019, she gave birth to the couple's first child, a daughter named Areesya Malaykha.

Children and their date of birth

Name	Born	Place of birth	Age
His Royal Highness (Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Duli Pengiran Muda) Prince Abdul Wakeel Ibni Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzadin Waddaulah	1 June 2006	Istana Nurul Iman, Brunei	14
Her Royal Highness (Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Anak Puteri) Princess Ameerah Wardatul Bolkiah Binti Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzadin Waddaulah	28 January 2008	Istana Nurul Iman, Brunei	12
Areesya Malaykha	15 September 2019	Gleneagles Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1

Honours

She has been awarded :

Bruneian Honours

• Recipient of the Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei (DKMB, 20.8.2005, revoked after divorce).

Foreign Honours

•  Jordan : Grand Cordon Special Class of the Supreme Order of the Renaissance (13.5.2008).[5][6]

References

1. "Brunei Sultan divorces M'sian wife after five years". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on 2011-01-14. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
2. "New bundle of joy for royal family". The Brunei Times.
3. "His Majesty divorces Azrinaz Mazhar". The Brunei Times.
4. https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/groove/2018/05/365788/showbiz-azrinaz-mazhar-hakim-weds-second-time-labour-day
5. "Warisanpermaisuri" blog, Queen Saleha page with orders mentions (Dec. 2012)
6. Supreme Order of the Renaissance

External links

• "Azrinaz Mazhar (@azrinazmazharhakim) on Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved 20 April 2018.