ANUGERAH KESUSASTERAAN ISLAM BRUNEI

I was invited to Anugerah Kesusasteraan Islam organized by Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah last Wednesday November the 5th. held at ICC. The Anugerah is to implement one of the objectives of establishing the Yayasan that is “menanam dan memupuk semangat kecemerlangan dalam bidang sosiobudaya dan sosioekonomi di kalangan rakyat Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia…

The Anugerah is the recognition to local writers who involved in Islamic writings. The 10 finalists were:
Mas Osman on Radio drama Keluarga Harmoni
Mas Malinja on Kumpulan Puisi, Istigfar
Helmi Halim on Kumpulan Puisi, Perlayaran Sang Sufi
Zairis MS on Kumpulan Puisi, Salam Takwa
Muslim Burmat on Novel, Ntaidu
Haji Salleh Latif on Novels, Syahdu Berpacu dengan Waktu and Dari Melayu ke Mashraf.
Yahya M.S on 3 Kumpulan Puisi, Perjalanan Kembali Dua Puluh Musim, Perjalanan Anakku Yang Hilang and Perjalanan Kedua Dari Rumah ke Puncak.

The Anugerah was won by and bestowed to Yahya MS by DYTM Paduka Seri Pengiran Muda Mahkota Pengiran Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the crown prince.


Last minute touches on stage performance- Persembahan Vokalisasi Puisi Kalam Bersulam salam performed by Kelab RAKIS UBD and Putera Seni Group . Director: Zefri Ariff


The royal entourage... The Crown Prince, Pengiran Muda Haji Al Muhtadee Billah was the Guest of Honour.


The winner of the Anugerah Kesusteraan Islam, Yahya MS who was Pegawai Ugama in 1967 and rose to Deputy Minister of Religious Affair before his retirement in 2005. He's now the Chief Judge of Syarie Court since Mac 2008.


Collection of Shair by Omarali Saifuddin. This is a collecter's item priced at $70.00. Guests at the function were given souvenir of 4 Shair books by the same royal author.