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His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar 'Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam has bestowed the Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah 'Sultan's Scholar' Scholarship to four excellent students.  The ceremony took place at Istana Nurul Iman this afternoon. Three students received the Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah 'Sultan's Scholar' Scholarship for the 2017/2018 session while another received a scholarship for further studies at a higher level.  The four students will further their studies at prominent universities in the United Kingdom and Egypt.

Also present at the ceremony was His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah ibni His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Muizzaddin Waddaulah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office. The function began with the reading of Surah Al-Fatihah led by Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Dato Paduka Seri Setia Doctor Ustaz Haji Awang Abdul Aziz bin Juned, the State Mufti. His Majesty then conferred the "Sultan's Scholar" Scholarship to the outstanding students.  The first recipient, Awang Muhammad 'Azim bin Abdul Hadi, a former student of the Hassanal Bolkiah Arabic Boys Secondary School will further his studies in Lughah Arabiah or Arabic at Universiti Al-Azhar, Mesir.

Dayang Amal Aqilah Fathiah binti Haji Abdullah, from Maktab Sains Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan will further her studies in Veterinary Medicine at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. The third recipient Awang Teo Zhi Perng, completed his advanced level at the Tutong Sixth Form Centre.  His next destination is the Imperial College London in the United Kingdom where he will study Material Science and Engineering.

Meanwhile Dayang Nurul Syadirah binti Awang Sayang has received the prestigious Sultan's Scholar scholarship previously and achieved a Bachelor of Science with 2nd Class Upper Honours in Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics and Economic (MORSE) at the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom. Dayang Nurul Syadirah will be studying for her Master's degree in International Public Policy at the University College London in the United Kingdom.

Doa selamat was read by the State Mufti. His Majesty then received the recipients and their parents at the Junjung Ziarah ceremony and mingled with them.  His Majesty first consented to the conferment of of the Sultan's Scholar scholarships in 2006. Since the first conferment of the prestigious scholarship until this year, 46 students have received the scholarship.  Starting in 2013, the Yayasan expanded the Sultan's Scholar scholarship to a scheme for further studies up to the Doctor of Philosophy or PhD level.  Until 2016, four scholars have further their studies to the Doctor of Philosophy level and two others received scholarships for Master's degrees.  Attending the ceremony were Members of the Yayasan Board of Governors and Board of Directors as well as Permanent Secretaries at the Ministry of Education and Ministry Religious Affairs.

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