BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: The original genealogical records of the Governor of Sarawak, Tun Pehin Sri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, which is over 200 years old, was submitted to the Brunei History Centre on Tuesday for reference and further study.

A copy of the genealogy was presented by Tun Pehin Sri Dr Wan Junaidi to the Permanent Secretary to the Brunei Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, Pengiran Mohd Hasnan Pengiran Ali Hassan during his visit to the centre.

Upon arriving with his wife, Toh Puan Fauziah Mohd Sanusi at 10 a.m., the Head of State and his entourage proceeded to the Genealogy Exhibition Hall which also displayed lineages related to the history of Brunei Darussalam.

During the visit, an official from the Brunei History Centre explained on the study and arrangement of the family lineage and history of the mother to the Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak, Sharifah Hanifah who is said to be from the Al Aiydrus family from the Faqih Muqqaddam lineage, according to the original handwritten notes by Brunei History Centre researcher, Jamil Al-Sufri.

Through his notes, there is mention of the family of Hussein Bin Abdul Kadir who is related to Al Aiydrus, whereby Hussein is an ancestor on his mother's side.

At this moment, the genealogy of Tun Pehin Sri Dr Wan Junaidi's mother is still incomplete and further research will be carried out on the rediscovery as a source of study.

Meanwhile, the genealogy of Tuanku Jaafar, father to the Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak, has been completed by the Genealogy Unit, Research and Documentation Division of the Brunei History Centre.

The results of the research found that the lineage of Tun Pehin Sri Dr Wan Junaidi's father came from the family of Sayid Yassin Al-Yahya from Terengganu, Sayyid Agil from Banting, Sarawak, Sayyid Muhammad, Sayyid Hamid, Sayyid Zainal Abidin, and Tuanku Hassan.

Accompanying Tun Pehin Sri Dr Wan Junaidi at the history centre were the Deputy Premier of Sarawak, Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan and his wife, Dato Dayang Morliah Datuk Awang Daud, as well as the Sarawak State Secretary, Datuk Amar Mohamad Abu Bakar Marzuki and his wife, Datin Amar Baduyah Bujang.

After the visit at the history centre, Tun Pehin Sri Dr Wan Junaidi and his wife cruised along the Brunei River. -UKASnews