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| Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam II II محمد جملول علام | |
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| Sultan of Brunei | |
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| Reign | May 10 1906 - September 24 1924 (death) |
| Born | 1889 |
| Brunei | |
| Died | September 11, 1924 |
| Brunei | |
| Buried | Kubah Makam Di Raja |
| Predecessor | Hashim Jalilul Alam Aqamaddin |
| Successor | Ahmad Tajuddin |
| Consort | Raja Isteri Fatimah |
| Issue | Ahmad Tajuddin Omar Ali Saifuddin III |
| Father | Hashim Jalilul Alam Aqamaddin |
| Mother | Pengiran Isteri Fatimah |
His Royal Highness Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam II was the eldest son of Sultan Hashim Jalilul Alam Aqamaddin. When his father died, the responsibility of the Sultan was in the hands of the Majlis Pemangku Raja, that is the Council of Regency. It was only in 1918 that His Royal Highness was crowned as Sultan. Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam II took a great deal of interest in the progress of the country, encouraging advances in agriculture, medicine and education.
He also encouraged the teaching and learning of Islam which was often carried out in the surau or small mosque. As a sign of his commitment to Islam, Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam II built a mosque despite the country\'s lack of revenue. The mosque was built on a piece of land near the present Kampong Sultan Lama. The local community used the mosque until it was destroyed in wartime bombing during the reign of his son, Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin.
It was also during the reign of Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam II that Islamic Law officially introduced. This was known as Muhammadan Law. It was introduced in 1912, replacing the Kanun Brunei. Then in 1913, the Marriage and Divorce Act was introduced.
Friendship and cooperation with the British Government earned His Royal Highness recognition. Throughout his reign, the Sultan did not have much say in the government. He kept his position on the State Council, which met to approve and amend laws and policies. With the introduction of the Residential System in Brunei in 1906, all the executive power, except in matters of religion, was transferred from the Sultan to the Resident. In 1922, he moved from Istana Kampong Ayer to Istana Majlis.
Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam II\'s reign was a short one. An outbreak of malaria claimed his life as well as three members of his family. His Royal Highness died on 11th September 1924, at the age of thirty-five. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Pengiran Muda Ahmad Tajuddin.
| Preceded by Hashim Jalilul Alam Aqamaddin | Sultan of Brunei 1906–1924 | Succeeded by Ahmad Tajuddin II |
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