Prince Jefri Bolkiah
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Jefri Bolkiah ibni Omar Ali Saifuddien III[1] (born 6 November 1954),[2] is a member of the Brunei Royal Family. His elder brother is the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah.[3] Prince Jefri was the finance minister of his oil-rich country from 1986 to 1997.[1] He also served as chairman of the Brunei Investment Agency (BIA) which invests much of the country's wealth[4] and was responsible for overseas investments.[5]
Jefri Bolkiah جيفري بولكيه | |||||||||||||||
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Pengiran Di-Gadong Sahibul Mal | |||||||||||||||
Minister of Finance | |||||||||||||||
In office 20 October 1986 – 23 February 1997 | |||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Hassanal Bolkiah | ||||||||||||||
Deputy | Ahmad Wally Skinner | ||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Hassanal Bolkiah | ||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Hassanal Bolkiah | ||||||||||||||
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports | |||||||||||||||
In office 1 January 1984 – 21 October 1986 | |||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Hassanal Bolkiah | ||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Office established | ||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Hussain Yusof | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1954-11-06) 6 November 1954 (age 69) Istana Darul Hana, Brunei Town, Brunei | ||||||||||||||
Spouse | List
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Issue | List
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House | Bolkiah | ||||||||||||||
Father | Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin III | ||||||||||||||
Mother | Pengiran Anak Damit | ||||||||||||||
Sports career | |||||||||||||||
Country | Brunei | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Polo | ||||||||||||||
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In the wake of the 1997 Asian financial crisis, the sultan had external accountants audit the books of BIA, resulting in charges by the Brunei government that Prince Jefri had embezzled $14.8 billion.[6] He denies the charges but in 2000 agreed to hand over his personal holdings to the government, in return for avoiding criminal prosecution and being allowed to keep a personal residence in Brunei.[7] After numerous legal disputes and appeals, in 2007 Britain's Privy Council ruled that this agreement is enforceable.[4] Prince Jefri is known for his extravagant lifestyle.[7] His personal holdings included a huge art collection, the British jeweller Asprey, the New York Palace Hotel, Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles and Plaza Athénée in Paris.[citation needed] He has been married 6 times and divorced 4 wives [8] and has nineteen children.