Khamis Hashim

Pengiran Anak KhamisEfn|The alternative spelling of his given name is "Pengiran Anak Kamis" and "Pengiran Anak Ahmed Kamis"

Career Three sons of Hashim, namely Pengiran Anak Khamis, Pengiran Anak Safar, and Pengiran Anak Sabtu, in 1941 were negotiating with the British government a $20,000 payment made by Sarawak on account of its ancient rights over Limbang. He and his brothers acknowledged that they did not have a legitimate claim on Sarawak because their father had stopped making such claims, but all of them agreed that the sultan of Brunei deserved an equitable portion of the offer. They were also fearing Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin would try to rob the other heirs of their shares. They had previously written a letter directly to Charles Vyner Brooke expressing their stance, and were said to be cooperative and reasonable in the manner in which they went about entering. Their entrance was part of overall moves to explore and dispense compensation fairly among Hashim's descendants.

Within a 1960 Colonial Office List, Pengiran Anak Khamis was first noted to be a member of the Privy Council to Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III. On 10 April 1967, he was among the Bruneian hajj pilgrims to arrive at Jeddah, via Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. He would assume royal duties during ceremonial and national events after becoming a member of Cheteria, and later a Wazir in 1971.

Personal life Pengiran Anak Khamis was married to Pengiran Khadija and was the half-brother of Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam II, as he was not the son of his father's recognised queen consort (Raja Isteri), Pengiran Siti Fatimah. Together they have a daughter named Pengiran Anak Hajah Besar.

On 8 September 1963, he experienced the loss of his granddaughter, Dayangku Normala, at her home in Kampong Sungai Kianggeh. In her honour, flags across the nation were flown at half-mast the following day as a sign of condolence.

Titles, styles and honours

Titles and styles

On 15 February 1968, Pengiran Anak Khamis was honoured by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah with the cheteria title of . He was later elevated to the title of on 15 May 1968. Each of these titles carries the style . His final promotion came in the form of the wazir title Pengiran Di-Gadong Sahibul Mal, which was conferred at the Lapau on 18 October 1971, and styled as . His title was superseded on 14 October 1975.