Jason Brooke
Jason Brooke | |
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 Brooke in 2016 | |
| Born | Jason Desmond Anthony Brooke 22 April 1985 |
| Known for | Chairman of The Brooke Trust[1] |
| Spouse | Kate Maria Brooke |
| Children | Jago Charles Bertram Brooke Charles Argus Michael Brooke |
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| Relatives | Laurence Nicholas Brooke (brother)[1] Anthony Brooke (grandfather) [1] Bertram Brooke (great-grandfather) |
Jason Desmond Anthony Brooke FRAS (born 22 April 1985) is the grandson of the last Rajah Muda of Sarawak, Anthony Walter Dayrell Brooke, and a prominent representative of the Brooke Dynasty in Sarawak.[2]
Background[edit]
Born in London, Brooke grew up there, in Edinburgh and the east coast of Ireland, reading English Literature at University College Dublin, and earning an MPhil International Relations from Trinity College, Dublin. A keen rower, Brooke served as Captain of the Boats, University College Dublin Boat Club, for 2007/2008.
In 2011, Brooke sought on behalf of his family a formal exoneration from the British Government for his grandfather, over allegations Anthony Brooke had been complicit in the assassination of Duncan Stewart, the Governor of Sarawak, in 1949. The release of previously missing records clearing Anthony's name led to a BBC Radio 4 documentary aired in March 2011, just weeks after Anthony's death.[3] In 2013, Brooke brought his grandfather's ashes to Sarawak for burial following a large public memorial service. The Acting British High Commissioner to Malaysia attended and offered an apology on behalf of Great Britain, clearing Anthony Brooke's name of any involvement.[4]
He is President of the Sarawak Association, founded by his great-grandfather Bertram, Tuan Muda of Sarawak in 1924. He is a member of the Borneo Research Council and has served on the Council of the British Malaysian Society.[5] He is best-known for his role as a prominent representative of the Brooke Dynasty, and as Director of the UK charity, the Brooke Trust.
Brooke Trust[edit]
In 2010, Jason Brooke sets up Brooke Trust, with the encouragement of his grandfather Anthony Brooke to preserve the collections of artifacts and papers related to Brooke family and its dynasty in Sarawak.[6]
Through the Brooke Trust, Jason digitised the Papers of the Brookes of Sarawak in 2012 and made these freely available online.[7]
In 2012, Brooke Trust started a project of "Brooke Gallery" to be housed in Fort Margherita in Kuching, a project which was realised on 24 September 2016, the 175th anniversary of the founding of the State of Sarawak.[8][9]
Jason Brooke has been responsible for signing important memoranda with the Sarawak State Library in Kuching, the Sarawak State Museum, and local communities. In September 2016 he was appointed a technical advisor on a then-upcoming feature film on the life of his ancestor, Sir James Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak.[10][11] The film, titled Edge of the World, was released in 2021.[12] He currently divides his time between London and Sarawak.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Ensuring the Brooke legacy lives on". The Borneo Post. 14 February 2016. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ "Paramount chief descendants thankful to the White Rajahs – BorneoPost Online | Borneo , Malaysia, Sarawak Daily News | Largest English Daily In Borneo". Theborneopost.com. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ Thomson, Mike (12 March 2012). "BBC News - The stabbed governor of Sarawak". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ "Farewell to the Crown Prince – BorneoPost Online | Borneo , Malaysia, Sarawak Daily News | Largest English Daily In Borneo". Theborneopost.com. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ "The Brooke Heritage Trust". Brooketrust.org. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ Brooke, Jason (2019). "The Brooke Trust - 10 years in Sarawak (subscription required)". Borneo Research Bulletin. 50: 194–198. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "Brooke records now available to public". New Sarawak Tribune. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ "Fort Margherita to house historical artefacts – BorneoPost Online | Borneo , Malaysia, Sarawak Daily News | Largest English Daily In Borneo". Theborneopost.com. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ "Brooke Gallery opens – BorneoPost Online | Borneo , Malaysia, Sarawak Daily News | Largest English Daily In Borneo". Theborneopost.com. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ "'White Rajah' movie worth USD 15 mill expected to shoot next year - Latest - New Straits Times". Nst.com.my. 28 June 2013. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ "White Rajah: Malaysia's first Hollywood epic film". Star2.com. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ Bilington, Alex (22 April 2021). "Official US Trailer for 'Edge of the World' with Jonathan Rhys Meyers". Firstshowing.net. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.