Nor Jeludin
{{Short description|Bruneian diplomat}}
{{Malay name|Mohammed Nor|Jeludin| note = on}}
{{use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = Dato Paduka
| name = Nor Jeludin
| image = Dato Paduka Haji Mohd Nor bin Haji Jeludin.jpg
| caption = Nor in 2007
| office = Ambassador of Brunei to Japan
| term_start = 31 March 2003
| term_end = 2005
| predecessor = Pengiran Muhammad Yusuf
| successor = Adnan Buntar
| birth_place = Brunei
| occupation = Diplomat
| native_name = {{no bold|نور جيلودين}}
}}
Mohammad Nor bin Haji Jeludin is a Brunei diplomat who became the ambassador to Japan from 2003 to 2005.{{Cite web |date=2003 |title=Diplomatic List |url=https://ifs02.du.edu/Client/Diplomatic/Diplomatic%20Services/Archive/Diplomatic%20Lists/2003%20Japan%20.pdf |access-date=2023-12-25 |website=Protocol Office, Gaimusho Tokyo}}
Career
He was among the first Bruneians to enrol in the Japanese Language Program for Foreign Service Employees, which the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs had suggested they do in 1984.{{Cite web |last=Hernie Suliana Haji Othman |date=2020-11-24 |title=Penganugerahan Pingat Kebesaran Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star |url=https://www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn/Lists/Berita%202008/NewDisplayForm.aspx?ID=30153&ContentTypeId=0x01000AD708F3C215FA4CB59342165B677943 |access-date=2023-12-25 |website=www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn |language=ms}} Nor, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT), welcomed King Abdullah II and Queen Rania Al-Abdullah upon their arrival at the Brunei International Airport on 14 May 2008.{{Cite web |last=Yusrin Junaidi |date=2008-05-14 |title=Royal welcome at the airport |url=http://www.sultanate.com/news_server/2008/14_may_3.html |access-date=2023-12-25 |website=www.sultanate.com}}
After serving in many nations, he was named the Ambassador of Brunei to Japan from 2003 to 2005. Nor participated in high-profile events while he was sent there, such as Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah's trip to Japan in December 2003 and Crown Prince Naruhito's trip to the Sultanate to attend Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah's wedding in 2004.
The Sultan and his high-ranking officials including Nor, were given a formal welcome by Governor-General Quentin Bryce at Government House in Canberra on 2 May 2013.{{Cite web |date=2013-05-02 |title=Ceremonial Welcome and State Lunch for the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam |url=https://www.gg.gov.au/about-governor-general/governor-generals-program/ceremonial-welcome-and-state-lunch-sultan-and-yang-di-pertuan-brunei-darussalam |access-date=2023-12-25 |website=The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia}} In February 2019, Wan Azizah and her diginitaries were greeted by Nor, Permanent Secretary and Chief of Protocol at the MOFAT.{{Cite web |last=Avila Geraldine |first= |date=2019-02-26 |title=Wan Azizah arrives in Brunei for working visit |url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2019/02/463862/wan-azizah-arrives-brunei-working-visit |access-date=2023-12-25 |website=www.nst.com.my |language=en}} On 26 to 28 March 2019, he was one of the Bruneian delegates visiting Vietnam at Nguyễn Phú Trọng's invitation.{{Cite web |date=2019-03-28 |title=Báo Ảnh Việt Nam tiếng Việt |url=https://vietnam.vnanet.vn/vietnamese/print/quoc-vuong-brunei-darussalam-bat-dau-tham-cap-nha-nuoc-toi-viet-nam-199876.html |access-date=2023-12-25 |website=vietnam.vnanet.vn |language=vi}}{{Cite web |date=2019-03-27 |title=Quốc vương Brunei bắt đầu thăm cấp Nhà nước tới Việt Nam |url=https://baodautu.vn/quoc-vuong-brunei-bat-dau-tham-cap-nha-nuoc-toi-viet-nam-d97580.html |access-date=2023-12-25 |website=baodautu.vn |language=vi}}
On 23 November 2020, in front of Nor's husband and family, at the Japanese Embassy in Brunei Darussalam, Ambassador Eiji Yamamoto bestowed upon Nor the Order of the Rising Sun.{{Cite web |last=James Kon |date=2020-11-24 |title=Permanent Secretary awarded prestigious order |url=https://borneobulletin.com.bn/2020/11/permanent-secretary-awarded-prestigious-order-2/ |archive-url=https://borneo363.rssing.com/chan-61976226/article10519.html |archive-date=2020-11-24 |access-date=2023-12-25 |website=borneobulletin.com.bn}} After his tenure in Japan, he was reappointed as the permanent secretary and Chief of Protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.{{Cite web |date=2020-11-24 |title=Conferment Ceremony of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star upon Yang Mulia Dato Paduka Haji Mohd Nor bin Haji Jeludin, Permanent Secretary and Chief of Protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brunei Darussalam |url=https://www.bn.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/20201124.html |access-date=2023-12-25 |website=www.bn.emb-japan.go.jp}}
Personal life
Nor is the son of Haji Jeludin bin Ahmad (died 2015).{{Cite journal |last=A. V. M. Horton |first= |date=2015-01-01 |title=Negara Brunei Darussalam: obituary 2015 |url=https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=AONE&sw=w&issn=00067806&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE%7CA462983518&sid=googleScholar&linkaccess=abs |journal=Borneo Research Bulletin |language=English |volume=46 |pages=39–66}} He is married to Jauyah Mohd Davd.{{Cite web |last=Hersey Shiga |first= |date=2003-10-17 |title=Bill’s Partyline October 17th, 2003 |url=https://hersey.jp/bills-partyline-october-17th-2003/5846/ |access-date=2023-12-25 |website=hersey.jp |language=en-US}}
Honours
He has earned the following honours;
National
- 50x50px Order of Seri Paduka Mahkota Brunei Second Class (DPMB) – Dato Paduka
- 50x50px Order of Setia Negara Brunei Third Class (SNB; 15 July 2005){{Cite web |last=Refa'ah Ali Osman |date=2005-07-20 |title=40 Dikurniakan Bintang Kebesaran |url=https://www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn/Arkib%20Dokumen/2005/20%20JULAI%202005.pdf |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn |page=10 |language=ms}}
Foreign
- {{Flag|Japan}}:
- 50x50px Order of the Rising Sun Second Class (23 November 2020)
References
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| before = Pengiran Muhammad Yusuf
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| title = Ambassador of Brunei to Japan
| years = 31 March 2003 – 2005
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| after = Adnan Buntar
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Ambassadors of Brunei to Japan
Category:Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd class