The Sultan's Scholar Scholarship Award Ceremony of Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah for the 2025/2026 Study Session was held on 11 Rabiulawal 1447 equivalent to 4 September 2025 at Istana Nurul Iman, Brunei Darussalam.
His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar 'Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien, the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, was pleased to present the award of the Sultan's Scholar scholarship from Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah.
Also pleased to attend the ceremony were His Royal Highness Paduka Seri Pengiran Muda Mahkota Pengiran Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah ibni His Royal Highness Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, Senior Minister in the Prime Minister's Department; His Royal Highness Paduka Seri Pengiran Muda 'Abdul Malik ibni His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, Chairman of the Governing Body of the Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Foundation; and His Royal Highness Paduka Seri Pengiran Muda 'Abdul Mateen ibni His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah.
This year, a total of five students have successfully received the "Sultan's Scholar" scholarship award from Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah for the 2025/2026 study session. They are:
- Awangku Muhammad Eljaz Mateen bin Pengiran Muhammad Khairul Nizam is a graduate of the Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan College of Science and through the "Sultan's Scholar" scholarship he will continue his studies at the Bachelor's level in Physics (MSci in Physics) at the University of College London, United Kingdom.
- Awang Ahmad Danish Hakimi bin Shufiady is a graduate of the Brunei International School (ISB) and through the "Sultan's Scholar" scholarship he will continue his studies at the Bachelor of Science – Major in Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Melbourne, Australia.
- Awang Muhammad Saedon bin Haji Sahralidin is a graduate of Jerudong International School (JIS) and through the "Sultan's Scholar" scholarship he will continue his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor in Surgery and Bachelor in Obstetrics at Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
- Awang Muhammad Mughni bin Haji Mohd Salleh is a graduate of the Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Tahfiz Al-Quran Institute and through the "Sultan's Scholar" scholarship he will continue his Bachelor studies in the department of Takhassus Al-Quran Wal Qiraat at Ma'had Qiraat Shoubra, Al-Azhar University, Arab Republic of Egypt.
- Dayang Dayana binti Adi Rani Soffian is a graduate of Hassanal Bolkiah Arab High School and through the "Sultan's Scholar" scholarship she will continue her Bachelor's degree studies in the Islamic Shariah department at Al-Azhar University, Arab Republic of Egypt.
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, was pleased to complete the presentation of the Sultan's Scholar scholarship award from Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah for the 2025/2026 study session to the five recipients.
Doa Selamat was recited by Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Dato Paduka Seri Setia (Dr.) Ustaz Haji Awang Abd Aziz bin Juned, Mufti of the Government of Brunei Darussalam.
His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam also welcomed the recipients of the "Sultan's Scholar" scholarship award.
Before leaving the ceremony, His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, posed for a photo with the recipients of the "Sultan's Scholar" scholarship award.
Also present at the ceremony were the Members of the Governing Body of Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah; Chairman and Board Members of Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah; Members of the Sultan's Scholar Scholarship Scheme Steering Committee of Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah; Permanent Secretaries and Deputy Permanent Secretaries in the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Religious Affairs; senior officials of the relevant Government Departments and officers of Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah; some of the "Sultan's Scholar" Alumni of Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah and some of the Principals from form six institutions throughout the country.
