Princess Nor'ain of Brunei

Princess Nor'ain was born on 19 May 1950 at Istana Darussalam to Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III and Queen Damit.^[1] She has nine siblings including Hassanal Bolkiah.^{[citation needed]}

Nor'ain began her education privately at the school set up for the royal family at Istana Darul Hana. She later attended the Raja Isteri Girls' High School and then continued her education in England.^[1]

In August 1967, Princess Nor'ain married Pengiran Anak Mohammad Yusof bin Pengiran Anak Mohamed Alam in a two week long celebration.^[2][3][4]

Nor'ain's mother, Queen Damit, and Yusof's father, Pengiran Anak Mohamed Alam, were siblings making them first cousins. Two of her siblings also married the siblings of her husband. Her brother, Hassanal Bolkiah, married Queen Saleha of Brunei in 1965 and her sister, Zariah, married Prince Mohamed Bolkiah in 1970.^[5]

Nor'ain and Yusof had eight children all of whom have the style of Yang Amat Mulia and the title of Pengiran Anak.^[6]

• Abdul Hadi Bolkiah (born 8 April 1972)
• Abdul Jabbar (born 4 February 1974)^[7]
• Abdul Kadir (born 16 January 1976); married Norashikin binti Johari^[8]
• Hurma Raiha'anatul Bolkiah (born 12 February 1978)
• Siti Radhiah (born 27 June 1980); married Pengiran Mohammad Ezul Hazrin bin Pengiran Zohaini^[9]
• Siti Khadija (born 9 September 1981)
• Wahidah Widadul Bolkiah (born 23 August 1982)
• Hafiyyah (born 22 October 1989); married Pengiran Muhammad Aizat bin Pengiran Yasmin^[10]

In 1975, Princess Nor'ain became the Deputy Commandant of the new Women's Police Unit of the Royal Brunei Police Force. In October 2008, she presented prizes to the RBPF's Inter Women Branch Shooting Competition^[11] and in February 2017 she attended the opening of the new RBPF headquarters.^[12]