Ministry of Defence (Brunei)#First Minister
{{Short description|Government ministry of Brunei}}
{{For|the Bruneian government department abbreviated MoD|Ministry of Development (Brunei)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}{{Use British English|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox government agency
|name = Ministry of Defence
Brunei Darussalam
|native_name = {{Lang|ms|Kementerian Pertahanan}}
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|type = Ministry
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|logo = File:Ministry of Defence (Brunei).jpeg
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|logo_caption = Ministry of Defence badge
|logo_alt = Image of the badge or logo of the Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam. Its lower scroll contains 'Ministry of Defence' written in the local Jawi writing system.
|image = Berakas A 2 June 2023 02.jpg
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|image_caption = Ministry of Defence building
|image_alt = Photograph of the Ministry of Defence building within Bolkiah Garrison, Brunei Darussalam.
|formed = {{Start date and age|1984|01|01|df=y}}
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|jurisdiction = Government of Brunei
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|headquarters = Bolkiah Garrison, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei-Muara District, BB3510, Brunei Darussalam{{Cite web|url=https://mindef.gov.bn/SitePages/Addresses.aspx|title=MinDef – Addresses – Ministry of Defence Head Office|website=MinDef.gov.bn|location=Bolkiah Garrison, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei|publisher=Defence Information Technology Unit, Ministry of Defence, BB3510, Brunei Darussalam|date=n.d.|access-date=16 May 2024}}
|coordinates = {{Coord|04|55|34|N|114|56|07|E|region:BN-BM_type:landmark|display=inline,title|format=dms}}
| employees = 1,728 (2024){{Cite web |date=31 March 2024 |title=PERANGKAAN PERKHIDMATAN AWAM SEHINGGA 31 MAC 2024 MENGIKUT KEMENTERIAN |url=https://www.jpa.gov.bn/Shared%20Documents/Statistik/Statistic%20WPA/2024/WPA%20as%20of%2031%20Mar%202024.pdf |access-date=22 December 2024 |website=Public Service Department |language=ms}}
|motto =
|budget = $796.3 million BND (2024){{Cite news|last=Han|first=Shareen|date=2 March 2024|url=https://thescoop.co/2024/03/02/defence-spending-to-reach-record-high-of-796-3-million/|title=Defence spending to reach record high of $796 million – MinDef will raise its budget by 28% in 2024/25 financial year|website=TheScoop.co|location=Bandar Seri Begawan|publisher=Scoop Media|access-date=12 May 2024}}
|minister1_name= Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
|minister1_pfo = Minister of Defence
|minister2_name= Halbi Mohd Yussof
|minister2_pfo = Minister of Defence II
|minister3_name= Alirupendi
|minister3_pfo = Permanent Secretary
|keydocument1 = [https://mindef.gov.bn/Defence%20White%20Paper/DWP%202021.pdf Defence White Paper 2021]
|website = [https://mindef.gov.bn MinDef.gov.bn]
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|footnotes = {{Sfn|Menon|1987|p=92}}
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The Ministry of Defence Brunei Darussalam ({{Langx|ms|Kementerian Pertahanan}}), officially abbreviated as MinDef, is a cabinet-level ministry of the Government of Brunei. It is responsible for the national security and its military forces within the sultanate of Brunei Darussalam; the latter collectively known as the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF); {{Lang|ms|Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei}}, (ABDB). MinDef is Brunei's ministry of defence; and was established on {{Start date and age|1984|01|01|df=y}}, when Brunei Darussalam achieved independence from the United Kingdom.{{Sfn|Menon|1987|p=92}}{{Cite web|url=https://mindef.gov.bn/SitePages/Introduction.aspx|title=Ministry of Defence Brunei Darussalam – Introduction|website=MinDef.gov.bn|location=Bolkiah Garrison, Berakas 'A', Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei-Muara, BB3510, Brunei Darussalam|publisher=Public Relations Unit, Ministry of Defence Brunei Darussalam|date=2015|access-date=16 December 2023}} The Ministry of Defence leadership presently consists of a minister (First Minister); its incumbent is the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah,{{Cite news|title=HM announces surprise cabinet reshuffle – full list of new appointees — The sultan announces major changes to top posts in televised address to the nation|url=https://thescoop.co/2018/01/30/hm-announces-cabinet-reshuffle/|website=TheScoop.co|publisher=The Scoop, Scoop Media|date=30 January 2018|access-date=16 December 2023}}{{Cite news|url=https://thescoop.co/2022/06/07/hm-announces-cabinet-reshuffle-full-list-of-new-appointees/|title=HM announces major cabinet shakeup – full list of appointees — The sultan makes changes to top posts; appoints Brunei's first female cabinet minister|website=TheScoop.co|publisher=The Scoop, Scoop Media|date=7 June 2022|access-date=16 December 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702120438/https://TheScoop.co/2022/06/07/hm-announces-cabinet-reshuffle-full-list-of-new-appointees/|archive-date=2 July 2022}}{{Cite news|last=Bandial|first=Ain|date=30 January 2018|url=https://thescoop.co/2018/01/30/hm-cabinet-reshuffle-vital-importance/|title=HM: Cabinet reshuffle is of 'vital importance' — The announcement sees six cabinet ministers replaced and appointment of two women as deputy ministers|website=TheScoop.co|publisher=The Scoop, Scoop Media|access-date=16 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131001435/https://TheScoop.co/2018/01/30/hm-cabinet-reshuffle-vital-importance/|archive-date=31 January 2018|url-status=live}} who is also the Supreme Commander of the RBAF / ABDB. A deputy minister (Second Minister, officially styled Minister of Defence II) is second-in-command at the Ministry of Defence.
The Ministry of Defence is headquartered within Bolkiah Garrison in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei Darussalam, in the Brunei-Muara District, with the postcode BB3510. In late 1986, the Ministry of Defence was restructured and reorganised; it currently manages the Royal Brunei Armed Forces, the Royal Brunei Malay Reserve Unit, and also the Gurkha Reserve Unit. The ministry is sub-divided into two divisions; Civilian Staff (headed by a Permanent Secretary), and Military Staff (headed by Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces).
Leadership
The First Minister of Defence ({{Lang|ms|Menteri Pertahanan}}) upon the inception of the ministry was Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III,{{Cite web|title=The Cabinet 2010|url=https://bruneiresources.blogspot.com/2010/05/cabinet-2010.html|website=BruneiResources.blogspot.com|publisher=The Daily Brunei Resources|date=20 May 2010|access-date=16 December 2023}} who was the late father of the current Sultan, Hassanal Bolkiah, and had been the preceding Sultan of Brunei until his abdication in 1967. Upon the death of Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III in 1986, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah assumed the position, and has remained the First Minister to the present day.
The Second Minister of Defence ({{Lang|ms|Menteri Pertahanan Kedua}}) portfolio was established in 2018 as a result of a cabinet reshuffle, and was held by Halbi Mohd Yussof.{{Cite news|last=Othman|first=Azlan|date=8 June 2022|title=New Cabinet unveiled|url=https://borneobulletin.com.bn/new-cabinet-unveiled/|website=BorneoBulletin.com.bn|publisher=Borneo Bulletin Online, Brunei Press Sdn Bhd|access-date=16 December 2023}}{{Efn|name=Halbi|The official Malay name upon the appointment was {{Lang|ms|Pehin Datu Lailaraja Mejar Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd. Yussof}}.{{Cite news|last=Ali Rahman|first=Muhammad Khairulanwar|publication-date=8 June 2022|url=https://www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn/Arkib%20Dokumen/2022/PELITA%20BRUNEI%2008062022.pdf|title=Perlantikan, Pertukaran Menteri Kabinet, Timbalan Menteri|trans-title=Appointment, Exchange of Cabinet Ministers, Deputy Ministers|newspaper=Pelita Brunei|language=ms|issue=67 #69|pages=3–4|access-date=21 July 2022}}}}
The Deputy Minister of Defence ({{Lang|ms|Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan}}) portfolio first appeared in the cabinet assembly in 1986. The position of Deputy Minister of Defence was abolished when the cabinet reshuffle in 2018 established the portfolio of Second Minister of Defence.{{Cite web|url=https://thescoop.co/2018/01/30/hm-announces-cabinet-reshuffle/|title=HM announces surprise cabinet reshuffle — full list of new appointees|website=TheScoop.co|publisher=Scoop Media|date=30 January 2018|access-date=2024-04-02}} However, in 2022, there was no longer a Second Minister at the defence ministry, and the portfolio of Deputy Minister of Defence reappeared as a result of cabinet reshuffle. The incumbent was Abdul Razak Abdul Kadir,{{Efn|name=Razak|The official Malay name upon the appointment was {{Lang|ms|Brigadier Jeneral Dato Seri Pahlawan Awang Haji Abdul Razak bin Haji Abdul Kadir}}.}} who took office from 7 June 2022 until his termination, alongside the abolishment of its office on 27 February 2023.{{Cite web|title=Deputy minister of defence appointment terminated, post abolished|url=https://borneobulletin.com.bn/deputy-minister-of-defence-appointment-terminated-post-abolished/|website=BorneoBulletin.com.bn|publisher=Borneo Bulletin Online, Brunei Press Sdn Bhd|date=27 February 2023|access-date=16 December 2023}} Following the termination, Halbi Mohd Yussof was appointed temporarily as the current Second Minister of Defence, in addition to his present appointment as Minister at the Prime Minister's Office.{{Cite web|title=Deputy minister of defence appointment terminated, post abolished|url=https://borneobulletin.com.bn/deputy-minister-of-defence-appointment-terminated-post-abolished/|website=BorneoBulletin.com.bn|publisher=Borneo Bulletin Online, Brunei Press Sdn Bhd|date=27 February 2023|access-date=16 December 2023}}
Budget
The allocated budget for the fiscal year 2022–23 was 597.67 million Brunei dollar (B$ or BND), an increase of two percent from the previous year.{{Cite news|last1=Haris|first1=Nabilah|last2=Bandial|first2=Ain|date=28 February 2022|url=https://thescoop.co/2022/02/28/mindef-tables-597-million-budget-to-support-national-security/|title=MinDef tables $597 million budget to support national security — Minister highlights the RBAF's key role in Brunei's pandemic response|website=TheScoop.co|location=Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam|publisher=The Scoop, Scoop Media|access-date=16 December 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603070309/https://TheScoop.co/2022/02/28/mindef-tables-597-million-budget-to-support-national-security/|archive-date=3 June 2022}} The fiscal year 2024–25 seen a 28% increase in defence spending over the 2023–24 figures, with a record spending of B$796.3 million being announced.{{Efn|name=budget GBP/EUR/USD|≈ GB£469 million / €546 million / US$588 million {{as of|2024|05|lc=y}}.{{Cite web|url=https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=796300000&From=BND&To=GBP|title=796,300,000 BND to GBP - Bruneian Dollars to British Pounds exchange rate|website=XE.com|publisher=XE.com Inc.|date=12 May 2024|access-date=12 May 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=796300000&From=BND&To=EUR|title=796,300,000 BND to EUR - Bruneian Dollars to Euros exchange rate|website=XE.com|publisher=XE.com Inc.|date=12 May 2024|access-date=12 May 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=796300000&From=BND&To=USD|title=796,300,000 BND to USD - Bruneian Dollars to US Dollars exchange rate|website=XE.com|publisher=XE.com Inc.|date=12 May 2024|access-date=12 May 2024}}}}
List of ministers
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+First minister ! rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|No.|Number}} ! rowspan="2" | Portrait ! rowspan="2" | Name ! colspan="3" | Term of office ! rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Refences}} | |||||
| Took office
! Left office ! Time in office | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1
|File:Portrait of D.Y.M.M. Maulana Al-Sultan Sir Omar Ali Saifuddin Saadul Khairi Waddin.jpg | Omar Ali Saifuddien III {{small|(1914–1986)}} | {{Date table sorting|1984|01|01|format=dmy}} | {{Date table sorting|1986|09|07|format=dmy}} † | {{ayd|1984|01|01|1986|07|09}} | |
| 2
|80px | Hassanal Bolkiah {{small|(born 1946)}} | {{Date table sorting|1986|09|07|format=dmy}} | Incumbent | {{ayd|1986|09|07 |
{{Cite web|title=Menteri-Menteri Kabinet|url=https://www.information.gov.bn/Poster%202017/Past%20MK%20Posters%20(Old%20Posters)/All%20poster%20MK%20latest.pdf|trans-title=Cabinet Ministers|website=Information.gov.bn|language=ms|publisher=Information Department, Brunei Darussalam|date=2017|access-date=16 December 2023}}
|}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Second minister ! rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|No.|Number}} ! rowspan="2" | Portrait ! rowspan="2" | Name ! colspan="3" | Term of office ! rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Refences}} | |
| Took office
! Left office ! Time in office | |
|---|---|
| rowspan=2| 1
| rowspan=2| File:Halbi Mohd Yussof - 53890736418.jpg | rowspan=2| Halbi Mohammad Yussof | {{Date table sorting|2018|01|30|format=dmy}} | {{Date table sorting|2022|06|07|format=dmy}} | {{ayd|2018|01|30|2022|06|07}} | |
| {{Date table sorting|2023|02|27|format=dmy}}
| Incumbent | {{ayd|2023|02|27 |
|}
Notes
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References
=Citations=
{{Reflist}}
=Bibliography=
{{Refbegin}}
- {{Cite journal|last=Menon|first=K.U.|date=1987|editor-last=Ayoob|editor-first=M.|title=Brunei Darussalam in 1986: in search of the political kingdom|journal=Southeast Asian Affairs|location=Singapore|publisher=ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute|volume=1987|pages=85–101|jstor=27908570}}
{{Refend}}
==Further reading==
- {{Cite book|url=https://bruneiresources.com/pdf/e_defensewhitepaper.pdf|title=Defence White Paper 2004 – Defending the Nation's Sovereignty|location=Bolkiah Garrison, Bandar Seri Begawan, BB3510, Brunei Darussalam|publisher=Ministry of Defence Brunei Darussalam|date=2004}}
- {{Cite book|url=https://files.ethz.ch/isn/157117/Brunei%20defence%20white%20paper%20update%202007.pdf|title=Defence White Paper update 2007 – Shaping the Force Today|location=Bolkiah Garrison, Bandar Seri Begawan, BB3510, Brunei Darussalam|publisher=Ministry of Defence Brunei Darussalam|date=2007}}
- {{Cite book|url=https://mindef.gov.bn/Defence%20White%20Paper/DWP%202011.pdf|title=Defence White Paper 2011 – Defending the Nation's Sovereignty – expanding roles in wider horizons|location=Bolkiah Garrison, Bandar Seri Begawan, BB3510, Brunei Darussalam|publisher=Ministry of Defence Brunei Darussalam|date=2011}}
- {{Cite book|last1=Hussainmiya|first1=Bachamiya Abdul|last2=Mahdini|first2=Waleed|date=2013|editor=Sarimah Haji Umar|title=Pencapaian aan aspirasi : ABDB 1961–2011 dan seterusnya|trans-title=Journey of accomplishments and aspirations : RBAF 1961-2011 and beyond|language=Malay|location=Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam|publisher=Brunei Press / Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei|oclc=973874229}}
- {{Cite web|url=https://www.agc.gov.bn/AGC%20Images/LAWS/ACT_PDF/RBAF%20REGULATIONS.pdf|title=Royal Brunei Armed Forces Act (Chapter 149) – Royal Brunei Armed Forces Regulations – S 88/2013 – revised edition 2018|website=AGC.gov.bn|location=Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers, Prime Minister's Office, Brunei Darussalam|date=2018}}
External links
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- [https://mindef.gov.bn MinDef.gov.bn] — official website
- [https://mindef.gov.bn/Defence%20White%20Paper/DWP%202021.pdf Defence White Paper 2021 – Defending the Nation's Sovereignty] — Ministry of Defence Brunei Darussalam
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