Adnan Mohd Ja'afar | |
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عدنان محمد جاءافار | |
Ambassador of Brunei to Belgium | |
Assumed office 20 April 2022 | |
Preceded by | Abu Sufian Ali |
Ambassador of Brunei to East Timor | |
In office 28 February 2019 –16 November 2020 | |
Preceded by | Norazlianah Ibrahim |
Succeeded by | Wan Hadfi Lutfan |
High Commissioner of Brunei to Australia | |
In office 2008–2008 | |
Preceded by | Jocklin Kongpaw |
Succeeded by | Sharip Othman |
Personal details | |
Born | Brunei |
Occupation | Diplomat |
Haji Adnan bin Haji Mohd Ja'afar is a diplomat from Brunei who is the incumbent ambassador to Belgium since 2022,East Timor from 2019 to 2020,and high commissioner to Australia in 2008. Additionally,he is also representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) since 2022. [1]
On 29 October 2008,Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah handed over Adnan's letter of credentials,amid his appointment as the new high commissioner to Australia. He previously served as Director of the Department of International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and as Deputy Permanent Representative at Brunei Darussalam's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York. [2]
After being appointed as the new ambassador to East Timor,on 15 January 2019,Adnan again received his letter of credentials at the Istana Nurul Iman. [3] Adaljiza Magno's remarks at the farewell reception on 16 November 2020 noted that Ambassador Adnan has strongly advocated for Timor-Leste's ASEAN membership since its inception. [4]
On 8 March 2021,Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah handed over Adnan's letter of credentials, [5] [6] which would officially be handed over to King Willem-Alexander on 20 April 2022. [7] On the same day,he handed over his credentials to the OPCW. [1] As the non-resident ambassador to Luxembourg,he presented his credentials to Grand Duke Henri on 16 March 2022. [8] At the same time,he was the non-resident ambassador to Hungary. [9]
Dayangku Salina Binti Pengiran Haji Alli is Adnan's wife. [10]
Al-Muhtadee Billah ibni Hassanal Bolkiah is the eldest son of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and his wife Queen Saleha. He is the Crown Prince of Brunei Darussalam and is first in the line of succession to the Bruneian throne.
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