Riza Yunos
{{Short description|Bruneian politician and civil servant}}
{{Malay name|Mohammed Riza|Mohammed Yunos|note=on}}
{{use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = Dato Seri Paduka
| name = Riza Yunos
| honorific-suffix = SPMB
| image = Riza Yunos - 53889580372.jpg
| caption = Dato Riza in 2024
| office1 = Deputy Minister at the Prime Minister's Office
| term_start1 = 7 June 2022
| monarch1 = Hassanal Bolkiah
| minister1 = Isa Ibrahim
Amin Liew Abdullah
Halbi Mohammad Yussof
| alongside1 = Sufian Sabtu
| birth_place = Brunei
| alma_mater = {{ubil|Brighton Polytechnic (BEng)|University of Nottingham (MSc)|Universiti Brunei Darussalam (MBA)}}
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Politician
- civil servant}}
| relatives = {{ubil|Mohd Rozan (brother)|Noor Qamar (niece)}}
| predecessor1 = Elinda C.A. Mohammad
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1967|05}}
| native_name = {{no bold|ريز يونوس}}
| signature = Mohd Riza Bin Dato Paduka Haji Mohd Yunos.svg
}}
Mohd Riza bin Haji Mohd Yunos (born May 1967){{Cite web |title=Dato Seri Paduka Awang Mohd Riza DATO PADUKA HAJI MOHD YUNOS personal appointments |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/6fIl5im3QAUWWB28VsVuk7B1gpQ/appointments |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |language=en}} is a politician and civil servant from Brunei who is the incumbent Deputy Minister at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) since 2022. Additionally, he is also the deputy chairman of Royal Brunei Airlines (RBA),{{Cite web |title=Board of Directors |url=https://www.flyroyalbrunei.com/brunei/en/about-rb/board-of-directors/ |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=www.flyroyalbrunei.com |language=en-US}} and among the directors of Darussalam Assets.{{Cite web |title=Board of Directors |url=https://www.da.com.bn/board-of-directors/ |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=Darussalam Assets |language=en-US}}
Education and early career
In 1989, Mohd Riza completed his Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Electronic Engineering from Brighton Polytechnic, United Kingdom. Following that, he earned his Master of Science in Modern Electronics from University of Nottingham in 1990. Later, in 2005, he obtained his Master of Business Administration from the Universiti Brunei Darussalam.
Early career
Mohd Riza started off with Brunei Administrative Services (BAS) as the Director of the Land Transport Department. In 1990, he began working as a telecommunications engineer.{{Cite web |title=YANG MULIA DATO SERI PADUKA AWANG MOHD RIZA BIN DATO PADUKA HAJI MOHD YUNOS |url=https://www.pmo.gov.bn/SitePages/minister-and-senior-officials/d-minister/Deputy-Minister-I.aspx |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=www.pmo.gov.bn}}
From May 2020 to June 2022, Mohd Riza held the position of permanent secretary overseeing Civil Service, Welfare, International Affairs, and Media. Prior to that role, he served as permanent secretary in charge of Media and Cabinet affairs at the PMO from August 2016 to April 2020.{{Cite web |title=YANG MULIA AWANG MOHAMED RIZA BIN DATO PADUKA HAJI MOHAMED YUNOS |url=https://www.polis.gov.bn/Pages/Permanent-Secretary----MEDIA-AND-CABINET.aspx |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=www.polis.gov.bn}} Preceding this, he was the deputy permanent secretary responsible for Corporate and Governance matters at the PMO from November 2015 to August 2016. His career also includes a stint as deputy permanent secretary at the Ministry of Communication from June 2014 to November 2015, and as deputy permanent secretary focusing on Entrepreneurship and Industry Development at the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources from September 2010 to June 2014.
On 22 September 2016, Mohd Riza, at the request of Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim, headed a group of government representatives, media representatives, and students to Singapore, where they were received by the Ministry of Communications and Information.{{Cite web |date=2016-09-22 |title=ENHANCING TIES BETWEEN BRUNEI AND SINGAPORE BROADCASTERS THROUGH YOUTH PROGRAMMES |url=https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/20160922007.htm |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=www.nas.gov.sg}}
Ministerial career
As part of the new cabinet reshuffle on 7 June 2022, Mohd Riza was named Deputy Minister at the PMO.{{Cite news |date=2022 |title=New Cabinet Ministers swear in |url=https://www.information.gov.bn/Brunei%20Today%20PDF%20Library/BDN%202022/BDN%20JUNE%202022.pdf |access-date=2024-01-26 |work=Department of Information Prime Minister’s Office |pages=6-7 |volume=37 |issue=6}}{{Cite web |date=2022-06-10 |title=His Majesty swears in new Cabinet |url=https://borneobulletin.com.bn/his-majesty-swears-in-new-cabinet/ |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=borneobulletin.com.bn |language=en-US}} On 5 August 2022, Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah, along by other state officials, including Mohammed Riza, was welcomed by Senior Minister of State for Defence Zaqy Mohamad to a visit to Changi Naval Base.{{Cite web |title=Crown Prince of Brunei Visits RSS Singapura – Changi Naval Base |url=https://www.mindef.gov.sg/web/portal/mindef/news-and-events/latest-releases/article-detail/2022/August/05aug22_nr/!ut/p/z1/jZDBDoJADES_yLRUYOWIaBADLCrouhezF5FEV4Lgwa93Y0w8ENHemryZdgYkCJBa3atStdVVq7PZ99I9MD4LFmhTyp3cQn-b57EzTaOCubB7AXxlh5aNFPNk7RjA8yY5ZoQhA_mPHr-Mj__pBwA5bL_8dcA0QE0SJCXIWrWnUaWPVxCERCD8ruxuLQh0VFcSHXRj_pGDjmv2Bj6VbUNmgCxyl97Gwvm4B_Q7_ZWqvhSFeMRTL6qiJ0SWpiQ!/dz/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/ |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=www.mindef.gov.sg |language=en}}
Personal life
Born in May 1967, to Dato Paduka Mohammed Yunos.{{Cite web |title=Dato Seri Paduka Awang Mohd Riza DATO PADUKA HAJI MOHD YUNOS personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/6fIl5im3QAUWWB28VsVuk7B1gpQ/appointments |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |language=en}} He is son of a diplomat, Dato Paduka Haji Mohd Yunos bin Haji Md Hussein,{{Cite web |title=AWANG HAJI MOHD ROZAN BIN DATO PADUKA HAJI MOHD YUNOS |url=https://www.adat-istiadat.gov.bn/Pages/Permanent-Secretary---MEDIA-AND-CABINET.aspx |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=www.adat-istiadat.gov.bn}} and a Malaysian-born educator, Datin Hajah Faridah binti Abdullah.{{Cite book |last=Yunos |first=Rozan |title=Brunei: The Origins |publisher=Qasrun Nafis Publishing House |year=2019 |isbn=978-99917-992-3-0 |location=Bandar Seri Begawan}} He also has an older brother, Mohd Rozan, a retired civil servant and author.{{Cite web |title=YANG MULIA DATO SERI PADUKA AWANG MOHD RIZA BIN DATO PADUKA HAJI MOHD YUNOS |url=https://www.pmo.gov.bn/SitePages/minister-and-senior-officials/d-minister/Deputy-Minister-I.aspx |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=www.pmo.gov.bn}}
Honours
He has earned the following honours:
- 50x50px Order of Seri Paduka Mahkota Brunei First Class (SPMB; 15 July 2022) – Dato Seri Paduka{{Cite web |last=Lyna Mohamad |date=2022-07-16 |title=23 state decorations conferred |url=https://borneobulletin.com.bn/23-state-decorations-conferred/ |access-date=2024-01-27 |website=borneobulletin.com.bn |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Nooratini Haji Abas |date=2022-07-15 |title=23 PENERIMA DIKURNIAKAN BINTANG-BINTANG KEBESARAN NBD |url=https://www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn/Arkib%20Dokumen/2022/PELITA%20BRUNEI%2016072022.pdf |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn |language=ms}}
References
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Category:Bruneian civil servants
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Category:Alumni of the University of Nottingham