Saleha and Hassanal Bolkiah, who were first cousins, were married on 29 July 1965 with the akad nikah performed at Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque and celebrations at Istana Darul Hana. Three days of royal events followed. The marriage produced two sons and four daughters, who are listed in official biographical records and who have lived with the family at Istana Nurul Iman. The sultan later took additional wives who were divorced, and Saleha remains his first and continuing wife.
- How they met
- They were first cousins and members of the Bruneian royal family and are recorded as participants in palace education and social life; contemporaneous records show both were in palace institutions. They married on 29 July 1965.
- Children
- They had six children together (two sons and four daughters): Princess Rashidah Sa'adatul Bolkiah (b. 26 July 1969), Princess Muta-Wakkilah Hayatul Bolkiah (b. 12 October 1971), Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah (b. 17 February 1974), Princess Majeedah Nuurul Bolkiah (b. 16 March 1976), Princess Hafizah Sururul Bolkiah (b. 12 March 1980), and Prince Abdul Malik (b. 30 June 1983).