Sultan of Brunei's daughter weds Iraqi man in elaborate ceremony

One of the daughters of the powerful Sultan of Brunei has married an Iraqi-Canadian man. 

36-year-old Princess Fadzillah Lubabul, the ninth of the Sultan's 12 children, wed Abdullah Al-Hashemi in an elaborate seven-day celebration.

At the wedding, she flaunted jewellery that was borrowed from the royal collection of her stepmother, the Queen of Brunei. 

Fadzillah is the daughter of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah ​second wife, Maryam Abdel Aziz, a former flight attendant.

Her new husband is an Iraqi who lives in Canada and holds Canadian citizenship.

 

 

 

 

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One of the ceremonies was held at the Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque in Brunei, while another ceremony was held in a pure gold-plated palace.

Hassanal Bolkiah is one of the richest men in the world with an estimated worth of $30 billion. He has ruled Brunei since 1967.