Mullah Begawan Sultan Sir Muda
Omar Ali Saifuddien III (full name,
Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Saadul Khairi Waddien ibni
Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam II,
GCVO,
KCMG; 23 September 1914 – 7 September 1986) was the 28th
Paramount Ruler and
Sultan of
Brunei who ruled from 4 June 1950 until his abdication from the throne on 4 October 1967. He was also the first Brunei Minister of Defence. He was known as
The Architect of Modern Brunei,
The Royal Poet,
The Father of Independence, and
The Father of Brunei's Negara Zikir.