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6 SECTION 1 WEDNESDAY ✦ JUNE 7, 2006 Bangkok Post

6 WEDNESDAY ✦ JUNE 7, 2006 Bangkok Post

Monarchs and their representatives from 25 countries around the globe are joining the The celebrations to mark the 60th anniversary of His Majesty the ’s accession to the throne Royal guest list Visiting monarchs from 13 countries

Brunei Darussalam later attended the Department of Pol- His Royal Highness was primarily His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal itical Science at Gakushuin University His Majesty King Letsie III and educated in Luxembourg and France. Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah in Tokyo. On April 10, 1959, he married Her Majesty Queen Masenate He later obtained a Staff College Cer- and Her Majesty Raja Isteri Miss Michiko Shoda. Mohato Seeiso tificate at the Royal Military Academy Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha ✦ Her Imperial Majesty Empress Mi- Sandhurst. The grand duke also has a chiko was born on October 24, 1934, to ✦ His Majesty King Letsie III succeeded degree in economics and political sci- ✦ His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Hidesaburo Shoda, the president and his father, HM King Moshoeshoe II, as ence from the University of Geneva. Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, the later honorary chairman of Nisshin Flour the King of Lesotho in 1990. Duke Henri holds several positions sultan and yang di-pertuan of Brunei Milling Company. She is the first com- His Majesty was born on July 17, in various local and international or- Darussalam, is the 29th of his line, which moner to marry into the imperial family. 1963. He is the first son of the late King ganisations. He is a member of the Inter- dates back to the 14th century. The then crown prince and crown prin- Moshoeshoe II and Queen Mother ’Ma- national Olympic Committee, a member He ascended the throne on October cess made official visits to 37 countries mohato Bereng Seeiso. His Majesty was of The Mentor Foundation and a director 5, 1967, following the voluntary and devoted themselves to promoting christened in the Roman Catholic of the Charles Darwin Foundation for abdication of his father, Al-Marhum broader opportunities for the disabled Church as David. He attended Iketset- the Galapagos Islands. Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul to play a fuller role in society. seng Private School in from The grand duke married Miss Maria Khairi Waddien. The emperor and empress have three 1968 to 1972. He furthered his education Teresa Mestre, a fellow Geneva Univer- His Majesty was crowned on August children: Crown Prince , Prince in the , completing his sity graduate in 1980, on February 14, 1, 1968. Fumihito and Sayako Kuroda (Princess secondary education and higher degrees 1981. The grand duke and grand duchess His Majesty was born on July 15, Nori). in English legal studies, development have five children: Prince Guillaume, 1946, in the capital, Brunei Town (now studies and agricultural economics from Prince Felix, Prince Louis, Princess Bandar Seri Begawan). He furthered the University of Bristol, Cambridge and Alexandra and Prince Sebastien. his studies in the United Kingdom where Jordan Wye College at University of London. he later qualified for admission as an His Majesty King Abdullah II Bin ✦ HM Queen Masenate Mohato Seeiso officer cadet at the Royal Military Al-Hussein was born on June 2, 1976. She attended Malaysia Academy Sandhurst and was the National University of Lesotho, His Majesty Tuanku Syed commissioned as a captain in 1967. He ✦ His Majesty King Abdullah II Bin Al- where she studied science. In 1997, Her Sirajuddin Ibni Al-Marhum left Sandhurst in October of the same Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Majesty received a certificate in Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail, year to ascend the throne. Jordan is believed to be a 43rd- secondary education from Machabeng The Yang di-Pertuan Agong XII Besides being the sultan and ruler, generation direct descendant of the International College. and Her Majesty Tengku Fauziah His Majesty is concurrently the prime Prophet Muhammad. King Letsie and Queen Masenate Mo- binti Al-Marhum Tengku Abdul minister, defence minister, finance His Majesty ascended the throne on hato Seeiso were married in 2000 and Rashid, The Raja Permaisuri Agong minister and head of religion of Brunei February 7, 1999, following the demise have two daughters, Princess Mary Sen- Darussalam. of his father, the late King Hussein. ate Mohato Seeiso and Princess ’M’aSee- ✦ His Majesty Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin ✦ Her Majesty Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak HM King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein iso. Ibni Al-Marhum Tuanku Syed Putra Ja- Hajah Saleha was born on October 7, was born in Amman on January 30, malullail is the 12th yang di-pertuan 1946, in Bandar Seri Begawan. She is 1962. His Majesty is the eldest son of agong, or head of state, of Malaysia, the patroness of several organisations King Hussein and HRH Princess Muna Liechtenstein and is the raja of the state of Perlis. such as The Women Institute, The Al-Hussein. He began his primary edu- His Serene Highness Hereditary His reign as king started on December Women’s Council of Brunei Darussalam cation at the Islamic Educational College Prince Alois and Her Serene High- 13, 2001, earlier than expected, following and the Women Graduates Association. in Amman and later on, in the UK and ness Hereditary Princess Sophie the demise of the sultan of Selangor. Their Majesties were married on July the US. His Majesty also attended the His Majesty was born on May 17, 28, 1965, and have 10 children: four Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in ✦ His Serene Highness Hereditary Prince 1943. He was the second of 10 children princes and six princesses. 1980. Alois became the regent of Liechtenstein of HRH Almarhum Tuanku Syed Putra HM King Abdullah II assumes various by the appointment of his father, His Jamalullail and HRH Tengku Budriah positions in the Jordanian Forces, among Serene Highness the Sovereign Prince binti Almarhum Tengku Ismail. He was Cambodia them commander of the Royal Jordanian Hans Adam II, on August 15, 2004. educated in Perlis, Penang and at the His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Special Forces and special operations Prince Alois was born on June 11, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He Preah Baromneath Norodom commander and deputy commander 1968 in Zurich. He is the eldest son of served in several positions with Malay- Sihamoni of the Jordanian Special Forces. Since Prince Hans Adam II and Princess Marie sia’s Ministry of Defence. His Majesty his ascension to the throne, His Majesty of Liechtenstein. is best known for his dedication to his ✦ His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah has devoted himself to forming a positive The prince attended Liechtenstein people and the development of edu- Baromneath was moderating role for Jordan within the Grammar School in Vaduz-Ebenholz cation, as apparent in the establishment selected by a special nine-member Arab region and the world. He is also and the Royal Military Academy Sand- of the Tuanku Syed Putra Foundation council as Cambodia’s head of state on working towards modernising Jordan’s hurst in the United Kingdom. Later on, in 1986, of which he is chairman. October, 2004, following the abdication information technology and educational he completed a master’s degree in jur- ✦ Her Majesty Tengku Fauziah binti of his father King Norodom Sihanouk. systems. isprudence at the University of Salzburg, Al-Marhum Tengku Abdul Rashid comes His Majesty was born in Phnom Penh King Abdullah II married Queen Rania Austria. from the royal family of Kelantan and on May 14, 1953, to King Norodom on June 10th, 1993. The royal couple Prince Alois worked at a London au- Terengganu. She was born on June 6, Sihanouk and Queen Norodom Monin- have two sons, Prince Hussein and diting company until May 1996, when 1946, to His Majesty Tengku Abdul Ra- eath Sihanouk. He was educated in Cam- Prince Hashem, and two daughters, Prin- he returned to Vaduz to manage the shid Ibni Almarhum Sultan Sulaiman bodia and the then Czechoslovakia. King cess Iman and Princess Salma. financial affairs of HSH the Sovereign Badrul Alam Shah of Terengganu. Norodom Sihamoni studied classical Prince and participate in political Her Majesty takes part in various dance and music at the Academy of discussions and consultations. associations and organisations in Perlis. Musical Arts in Prague and film-making Kuwait ✦ Her Serene Highness Hereditary Prin- She is president of the Girl Guides of in North Korea. His Majesty spent most His Highness Sheikh Sabah cess Sophie Elisabeth Marie Gabrielle Perlis, vice-president of Darul Farah of his time in France, where he taught Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah of Liechenstein was born on October Tengku Hajah Budriah Nursery in Perlis ballet. In 1993, His Majesty was ap- 28, 1967, in Munich. She is the daughter and chairperson of the Muslim Women’s pointed Cambodian delegate to Unesco, ✦ His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad of Prince Max-Emanuel, Duke of Bavaria Welfare Board of Perlis. the UN cultural body based in Paris. Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is the 15th emir of and Countess Elisabeth Douglas. She HM Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin and HM He was crowned in Phnom Penh on Kuwait, following the abdication of his was educated in Heiligenstatt and Leng- Tengku Fauziah were married on Feb- October 29, 2004. cousin, HH Sheikh Saad I Al-Abdullah gries. The then Duchess Sophie later ruary 15, 1967. Al-Salim Al-Sabah. on studied the English language and HH Sheikh Sabah was born in Kuwait literature at the Catholic University in Japan on June 6, 1929. He is the fourth son of Eichstatt. Monaco His Imperial Majesty Emperor the late Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Prince Alois and Princess Sophie were His Serene Highness Akihito and Her Imperial Majesty HH Sheikh Sabah was educated in married on July 3, 1993. Their Serene Prince Albert II Empress Michiko Kuwait and later completed his studies Highnesses have four children: Prince with private tutors. Joseph Wenzel, Princess Marie-Caroline, ✦ His Serene Highness Prince Albert II, ✦ His Imperial Majesty Emperor Akihito HH Sheikh Sabah became Kuwait’s Prince Georg and Prince Nikolaus. Sovereign Prince of Monaco, is the head is the 125th emperor of the Chrysan- head of state and the supreme com- of state and ruler of the Principality of themum Throne, said to be the oldest mander of the defence forces on January Monaco. continuing monarchy in the world. He 29, 2006. His Highness also served in Luxembourg Prince Albert became Albert II, Sov- is the world’s only reigning emperor. several positions in the government, His Royal Highness Grand Duke ereign Prince of Monaco, on April 6, Emperor Akihito was crowned at the among them minister of information, Henri 2005, following the demise of his father, Imperial Palace on November 12, 1990, foreign minister, deputy prime minister, Prince Rainier III. following the demise of his father on chairman of the cabinet’s Joint Minis- ✦ His Royal Highness Grand Duke Henri Prince Albert II was born in Monaco January 7, 1989. terial Committee on Priorities of Govern- is the head of state of the Grand Duchy on March 14, 1958, to the late Prince Emperor Akihito was born in Tokyo mental Work and prime minister. of Luxembourg and also commander- Rainier III and Princess Grace. Prince on December 23, 1933. He is the eldest HH Sheikh Sabah is married to Her in-chief of the Luxembourg Army. Albert attended school in his homeland son and fifth child of the late Emperor Highness Sheikha Fotouh Salman Al- The grand duke is the eldest son of before he enrolled at Amherst College Showa and Empress Kojun. The emperor Sabah; they have two sons and one the Grand Duke Jean and the Grand in Massachusetts and obtained a degree was educated by private tutors and then daughter. Duchess Josephine-Charlotte of in political science in 1981. attended the Elementary and Secondary Luxembourg. He was born on April 16, Departments of the Peers’ School. He 1955, at the Chateau de Betzdorf. ✦ Continued on Page 7