Pengiran Anak Puteh

{{short description|Bruneian arbitrator and diplomat (born 1951)}}

{{Malay name|Pengiran Anak Puteh|Pengiran Anak Mohamed Alam|note=on}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific_prefix = Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Indera Negara

| name = Pengiran Anak Puteh
{{no bold|ڤڠيرن انق ڤوته}}

| honorific_suffix = DSLJ PJK PKL

| image = Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Indera Negara Pengiran Anak Haji Puteh ibni Al-Marhum Pengiran Pemancha Pengiran Anak Haji Mohamed Alam (2023).jpg

| caption = Pengiran Anak Puteh in 2023

| office = Ambassador of Brunei to the United States

| monarch = Hassanal Bolkiah

| termstart = 14 May 1997

| termend = 4 November 2009

| predecessor = Jaya Abdul Latif

| successor = Yusoff Abdul Hamid

| office2 = Ambassador of Brunei to Japan

| termstart2 = 1984

| termend2 = 1985

| predecessor2 = Office established

| successor2 = Pengiran Idris

| occupation = {{flatlist|

Arbitrator
diplomat}}

| alma_mater = {{ubil|University of London (BSc)|Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy (MA)|University of Birmingham (MJur)}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|01|19|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Brunei

| spouse = Kamilah Abdullah

| parents = Pengiran Anak Mohamed Alam (father)
Pengiran Anak Besar (mother)

| relations = {{ubil|Pengiran Anak Mohammad Yusof (brother)|Pengiran Anak Saleha (sister)}}

}}

Pengiran Anak Puteh (born 19 January 1951), also referred to as Pengiran Puteh Alam,{{Cite web |title=Global Leadership Board |url=https://www.usasiainstitute.org/global-leadership-board |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=US-Asia Institute |language=en-US}} is a Bruneian nobleman, arbitrator and diplomat as the ambassador of Brunei to the United States from 1997 to 2009,{{Cite web |title=Brunei Embassy Washington, dc |url=http://www.bruneiembassy.org/previous-ambassadors.html |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=www.bruneiembassy.org}} and Japan in 1986.{{Cite web |title=2023 Spring Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals |url=https://www.bn.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/deco23.html |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan |language=en}} As the permanent secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he participated in the formulation of policy regarding matters pertaining to international law, the South China Sea dispute, and the land and marine frontiers of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. His areas of expertise include international commercial arbitration, sports arbitration, investment arbitration, and international law.

Education

Pengiran Puteh Alam obtained his BSc in Psychology from the London University, United Kingdom in 1976; Certificate in Diplomacy from the Oxford University in 1983; MA in International relations from the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, United States in 1986.{{Cite web |title=BRUNEIresources.com – Pengiran Indera Negara |url=https://www.bruneiresources.com/pganakputeh.html |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=www.bruneiresources.com}} Lastly, he obtained his Magister Juris (MJur) law degree from the University of Birmingham School of Law.

Career

Puteh's career began as an Administrative Officer with the Public Service Commission in 1976, Senior Administrative Officer with the Diplomatic Service Department in 1980, Director of Department of Protocol & Consular Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1984 to 1986, Deputy Permanent secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1986 to 1987, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1987 to 1997, co-currently being the Ambassador to Japan and South Korea from 1984 to 1985,{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O95RAQAAMAAJ&q=Pengiran+Idris+Japan |title=Brunei Darussalam |date=1985 |publisher=Department of Information, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, Brunei Darussalam |pages=3 |language=en}} and to the United States in 1997. During his tenure in the United States, he was concurrently the non-resident ambassador to Peru and Mexico. During the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah's first state visit to Japan following the country's independence, he accompanied to show his support.

Other appointments

Other positions Pengiran Puteh Alam has held include President of Brunei Squash Racquet Association, and Brunei Karate Association. Vice-president Brunei Amateur Football Association (BAFA). Director of Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Foundation (YSHHB) since 1992. Additionally, he has been appointed as Deputy/Vice-president of Arbitration Association Brunei Darussalam (AABD).{{Cite web |title=Brunei lawyer makes legal history – Law Society of Brunei Darussalam |url=https://bruneilawsociety.com/2017/02/14/brunei-lawyer-makes-legal-history/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Talk focusses on legal instruments' role in promoting trade |url=https://borneo363.rssing.com/chan-61976226/article5812.html |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=borneo363.rssing.com}} On 29 May 2021, he also agreed to give Kamaruddin Talib and Norain Ismail gifts in recognition of their contributions to karate in Brunei as both have played significant roles in the growth of karate in the country and have become representatives in prominent competitions.{{Cite web |last=Progresif |date=2021-05-29 |title=2nd Sports School BSKA Open Championship 2021 |url=https://progresif.com/2nd-sports-school-bska-open-championship-2021/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=Progresif |language=en-US}}

Pengiran Puteh Alam has contributed to a conference volume project on the subject of "Corruption and Illegality in Asian Investment Arbitration" that included several professors from the Centre for Asian and Pacific Law at the University of Sydney (CAPLUS) was funded by the Institute of Asian Studies at the Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD-IAS).{{Cite web |date=2022-03-03 |title=Economics – Japanese Law and the Asia-Pacific |url=https://japaneselaw.sydney.edu.au/category/economics/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |language=en-US}}

Personal life

Pengiran Puteh Alam is married to Datin Kamilah binti Abdullah, and together they have two children. His interests include; football, badminton, squash and golf. He is also the younger brother of Pengiran Anak Saleha, queen consort to Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.{{Cite book |last1=Thiessen |first1=Tamara |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DCDkRTYwN5AC&dq=Anak%20Saleha%20queen&pg=PA133 |title=Borneo: Sabah – Brunei – Sarawak |year=2012 |publisher=Bradt Travel Guides |isbn=9781841623900}}

Honours

File:Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Indera Negara Pengiran Anak Haji Puteh ibni Al-Marhum Pengiran Pemancha Pengiran Anak Haji Mohamed Alam.jpg in 2023]]

Pengiran Puteh Alam was bestowed the title of Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Indera Negara at the Lapau on 29 April 2004, marking him as a member of Cheteria. Moreover, he has earned the following honours;{{Cite web |date=12 May 2023 |title=SENARAI NAMA-NAMA GELARAN DAN ORANG-ORANG YANG DIKURNIAI GELARAN |url=https://www.adat-istiadat.gov.bn/Shared%20Documents/Senarai%20Orang%20Bergelar/SG%20Wazir%20dan%20Cheteria.pdf |access-date=19 October 2024 |website=Jabatan Adat Istiadat Negara |page=3 |language=ms}}

National

50x50px Order of Paduka Seri Laila Jasa Second Class (DSLJ; 1986) – Dato Seri Laila Jasa
50x50px Meritorious Service Medal (PJK)
50x50px Long Service Medal (PKL)

Foreign

{{Flag|Egypt}}:
50x50px Order of Merit (17 December 1984)
{{Flag|Japan}}:
50x50px Order of the Rising Sun Second Class (29 April 2023){{Cite web |date=2023-04-29 |title=Conferment of Decorations to former Brunei ambassador, minister » Borneo Bulletin Online |url=https://borneobulletin.com.bn/conferment-of-decorations-to-former-brunei-ambassador-minister/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=Conferment of Decorations to former Brunei ambassador, minister |language=en-US}}