THE PEOPLE'S MONARCH - Royal Brunei Airlines
THE PEOPLE'S MONARCH - Royal Brunei Airlines
THE PEOPLE'S MONARCH - Royal Brunei Airlines
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The People’s<br />
Monarch<br />
An important role of His Majesty,<br />
Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin<br />
Waddaulah, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of<br />
<strong>Brunei</strong> Darussalam, is to encourage charity<br />
and promote empathy.<br />
WORDS JACQUELINE WONG<br />
IMAGES INFORMATION DEPARTMENT BRUNEI<br />
“<br />
It is my view that if, what will be<br />
carried in a few moments,<br />
really constitutes as the offi cial list of<br />
fakir miskin, then when I have handed<br />
out the zakat documents to them,<br />
the country, from that moment on,<br />
is justifi ed to be labelled as free from<br />
poverty. Today, our country’s history<br />
is being written in gold ink, as we are<br />
now moving towards freeing<br />
ourselves from poverty.<br />
”<br />
His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah,<br />
Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of <strong>Brunei</strong> Darussalam, prior to distributing<br />
approximately B$90 million worth of zakat funds at a ceremony held at<br />
the International Convention Centre on 7 October, 2009.<br />
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