AL-MALIKU SH SHA’IR

Al-Maliku Sh Sha’ir is an Arabic translated version of the Malay book entitled Penyair Diraja and the English book entitled Royal Poet: Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien. In the history of Brunei Malay Literature,
Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa‘adul Khairi Waddien was an elite Potential Brunei Malay writer. In the midst of his preoccupation in organizing the administration
of the country, Al-Marhum still spent time to produce number syair poems’ books amongst which are “Syair Nasihat”; “Syair Asli Rajang Hari”; “Syair Rajang Jenaka”; “Syair Perkakas Pekarangan”; “Syair Perlembagaan Brunei (1960)”; and “Rampaian Laila Syair (1966)”. All of these poems discussed in this book.

Year Published: 2016 a No. of Pages: 149  (Hardcover): ISBN 9789991763224