Pengiran Anak Hajah Besar
Al-Marhumah Yang Teramat Mulia Pengiran Babu Raja Pengiran Anak Hajah Besar was the wife of Pengiran Anak Mohammad Alam and the mother of Pengiran Anak Saleha, the Queen Consort of Hassanal Bolkiah, the 29th Sultan of Brunei.Biography
Besar was born on 24 September 1928; her father was Pengiran Anak Metassan. She married Pengiran Anak Mohammad Alam in 1943. They had nine children, 37 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren. Their eldest daughter, Pengiran Anak Saleha, married Hassanal Bolkiah, the 29th Sultan of Brunei, who is also her first cousin. Other children also married members of Brunei's royal family. She was very active in community and welfare initiatives in Brunei.
Besar died at 5.45am on 16 October 2016 in the Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital in Bandar Seri Begawan. She is buried in the Kubah Makam Di Raja.Awards
