Alaihuddin Taha

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His Excellency Dato Paduka
Alaihuddin Taha
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الايهوددين تاه
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Dato Alaihuddin in 2021
High Commissioner of Brunei to India
Assumed office
22 September 2021

Dato Paduka Haji Alaihuddin bin Haji Mohamad Taha (born 29 May 1958) is a Bruneian diplomat and holding the post of high commissioner to India since 2021. [1] [2] He was formerly the permanent representative to the United Nations at Geneva and high commissioner to Malaysia. [3]

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Early life and education

Alaihuddin was born on 29 May 1958, to a nobleman, Pehin Orang Kaya Digadong Seri Lela Dato Seri Utama Haji Awang Mohamad Taha. [2] He has one child and is married to Datin Mariani Bongsu. [4] His brother, Nawawi Taha, is the former personal and confidential secretary to Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. [5] He received a degree in international studies from North Staffordshire Polytechnic in the United Kingdom in 1984. [6]

Diplomatic career

Prior to his service in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), he was once the Ministry of Communications' permanent secretary. [7] In August 1984, Alaihuddin started working for the government as an administrative officer at the MFA. Among his notable positions were those of second secretary at the Brunei Embassy in Washington, D.C., for three years, from 1997 to 1990, and Head of the Brunei Delegation to the fifty-fourth session of the General Assembly in 1994. [6]

Alaihuddin worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT)'s Department of International Organisations from 2001 to 2003. at January 2003, he was named Director of the department. Before that, he served as first secretary and acting minister-counselor in the Brunei High Commission in London from 1995 until 2001. he would then served as the MOFAT's acting private and confidential secretary in January 2007. As the new Permanent Representative of Brunei to the United Nations Office at Geneva, Alaihuddin presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze on 13 August 2007. [6]

Dato Alaihuddin was appointed as the Brunei high commissioner to Malaysia on 25 November 2014, [4] with the Sultan consenting to give him his credentials at the Istana Nurul Iman on 14 September 2014. [7] He paid Muhyiddin Yassin a courtesy call on 7 December 2020. He arrived to say goodbye as his stay in Malaysia would expire later that month. [8] [9] In addition, he received praise from Al-Sultan Abdullah for his six years of service in Malaysia, particularly for fostering closer ties and collaboration between the two countries. [4]

On 9 March 2021, Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah held separate audiences with the recently appointed envoys from Brunei, including Dato Alaihuddin. [10] On 22 September 2021, Alaihuddin gave the President Ram Nath Kovind a virtual ceremony in which he handed his credentials. [11] [12] He attended the 2nd Brunei Darussalam-India Joint Trade Committee Meeting on 11 March 2022. [13] Later on 22 July, Kamalinne Pinitpuvadol, Secretary General of AALCO, paid him a courtesy call. [14]

Dato Alaihuddin also accompanied Halbi Mohd Yussof to the Ministerial Session of the Strategic Conference, India Energy Week 2023, and the 9th Asian Energy Ministerial Roundtable. [15]

Personal life

Dato Alaihuddin is married to Datin Hajah Mariani binti Haji Bungsu, [4] a patron of ASEAN Ladies' Circle (ALC) Brunei. [16]

Honours

Throughout his career, he has earned the following honours:

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by High Commissioner of Brunei to India
22 September 2021 – present		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by High Commissioner of Brunei to Malaysia
25 November 2014 – December 2020		Succeeded by
Preceded by Permanent Representative of Brunei to the United Nations in Geneva
July 2007 – 15 April 2008		Succeeded by
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