AUTORITI Monetari Brunei Darussalam (AMBD) yesterday held mass Maghrib and Isyak prayers followed by a Doa Kesyukuran prayer in conjunction with the 40th birthday celebrations of His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Chairman of Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam.

Held at the Ash-Shaliheen Mosque of the Prime Minister’s Office, the event saw the attendance of Minister of Development cum AMBD Deputy Chairman, Pehin Orang Kaya Indera Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Awg Hj Suyoi bin Hj Osman; Minister of Finance II at the Prime Minister’s Office, Pehin Orang Kaya Laila Setia Dato Seri Setia Awg Hj Abdul Rahman bin Hj Ibrahim; Deputy Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office, Dato Paduka Awang Haji Ali bin Haji Apong; members of AMBD board of directors, officers and staff.

The ceremony began with a mass Maghrib prayer, followed by the recitation of Surah Yaasiin and a Doa Khas Kesyukuran for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. The event ended with a mass Isyak prayer led by Imam Awg Haji Mahrof bin Haji Chuchu. - Borneo Bulletin (20 February 2014)