Yusof Abu Bakar

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific_prefix = Yang Dimuliakan Pehin Datu Inderasugara Brigadier General (Retired) Dato Paduka

| name = Yusof Abu Bakar

| honorific_suffix = DPMB SNB PJK

| image = Pehin Datu Inderasugara on the 63rd Royal Brunei Armed Forces Day.jpg

| caption = Yusof in 2024

| office1 = Ambassador of Brunei to Germany

| termstart1 = 7 April 2009

| termend1 = 2013

| predecessor1 = Ali Hassan

| successor1 = Abdul Jalil Ahmad

| office2 = Ambassador of Brunei to Myanmar

| termstart2 = 2006

| termend2 = 2009

| predecessor2 = Pengiran Asmalee

| successor2 = Abdu'r Rahmani

| birth_place = Brunei

| occupation = {{flatlist|

Military officer
diplomat}}

| branch = {{army|Brunei}}

| rank = File:16.RBrLF-BG.svg Brigadier General

| native_name = {{no bold|يوسف ابو بكر}}

| allegiance = {{flag|Brunei}}

}}

Mohammad Yusof bin Abu Bakar is a Bruneian aristocrat, military officer and diplomat who became the ambassador to Germany,{{Cite web |date=2011-06-10 |title=Brunei, Germany join hands to battle climate change |url=http://www.sultanate.com/news_server/2011/10_jun_1.html |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=www.sultanate.com}} and non-resident ambassador to Switzerland and Poland. Notably, he was the acting Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces,{{Cite web |title=His Majesty receives Pakistan’s head of the Navy. |url=http://www.sultanate.com/news_server/1_feb_1.html |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=www.sultanate.com}} and the Deputy President of National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (NFABD).{{Cite web |date=2020-08-04 |title=The meeting between Ambassador of Russia and Deputy President of National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam |url=https://www.mid.ru/print/?id=1512448&lang=en |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=www.mid.ru}}

Diplomatic career

On 7 March 2006, as the newly appointed ambassador to Myanmar, Yusof was presented his letters of accreditations by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah at the Istana Nurul Iman.{{Cite web |date=2006-03-08 |title=Sultan grants audience to new envoys |url=http://sultanate.com/news_server/2006/8_mar_3.html |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=sultanate.com}} Once again on 10 February 2009, as the newly appointed ambassador to Germany, he was presented his letters of accreditations.{{Cite news |date=February 2009 |title=His Majesty The Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam on February 10 presented diplomatic accreditations at the Istana Nurul Iman |url=https://www.information.gov.bn/Publication%20listsPDF/BD%20FEB%202009.pdf |access-date=2023-12-16 |work=www.information.gov.bn |publisher=Department of Information, Prime Minister’s Office |pages=3 |volume=24 |issue=2}} Later on the 23rd, Brunei joined the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), following the signing of the statute by Yusof.{{Cite web |date=2009-06-23 |title=Bosnia and Herzegovina Brunei Darussalam Iraq and the Great Socialist Peoples Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |url=https://www.irena.org/news/articles/2009/Jun/Bosnia-and-Herzegovina-Brunei-Darussalam-Iraq-and-the-Great-Socialist-Peoples-Libyan-Arab-Jamahiriya |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=www.irena.org |language=en}}

Yusof delivered his letter of credentials to President Bronislaw Komorowski on 20 January 2011, as the new non-resident ambassador to Poland. The presentation was held at the Presidential Palace, Warsaw.{{Cite web |title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Presentation of Credentials, 20 January 2011 |url=https://www.mfa.gov.bn/SitePages/Presentation%20of%20Credentials,%2020%20January%202011.aspx |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=www.mfa.gov.bn}}

Honours

Yusof was bestowed the Manteri title of Yang Dimuliakan Pehin Datu Inderasugara. He has earned the following honours;{{Cite web |date=2018-03-28 |title=Pehin-Pehin Menteri dan Menteri Ugama |url=https://dokumen.tips/documents/pehin-pehin-menteri-dan-menteri-ugama.html |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=dokumen.tips |language=ms}}

50x50px Order of Seri Paduka Mahkota Brunei Second Class (DPMB) – Dato Paduka; Third Class (SMB){{Cite web |last=Pg Runa |first= |date=2008-08-11 |title=Change your life forever by Media Oasis: Who is Who in Brunei now? |url=http://runamaslon.blogspot.com/2008/08/who-is-who.html |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=Change your life forever by Media Oasis}}
50x50px Order of Setia Negara Brunei Third Class (SNB)
50x50px Meritorious Service Medal (PJK)