Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces

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Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces
Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei
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Incumbent
Major General
Dato Paduka Seri Haszaimi Bol Hassan
since 1 March 2022;2 years ago (2022-03-01)
Royal Brunei Armed Forces
TypeArmed forces commander
Status Major general
Reports to Minister of Defence
Seat Bolkiah Garrison, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei BB3510 [1]
Appointer Sultan of Brunei
Term length No fixed length
Formation30 December 1985;38 years ago (1985-12-30)
First holder Mohammad Daud
Website Official website

The Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (Malay : Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei) [1] is the professional head of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF). He is responsible for the overall management, administration, and the operational control of the entire military of Brunei. The current commander is Major general Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan.

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Early history

Lieutenant Colonel Tengku Ahmad bin Tengku Besar Barhanuddin, seconded from the Royal Malay Regiment, [2] served as the first commanding officer of the Brunei Malay Regiment (BMR) from June 1961 to April 1964. [3] He was followed by Lieutenant Colonel Donald Murray Fletcher, who became the first and last British officer commanding the regiment from April 1964 to May 1965 and later the first officer commanding the Royal Brunei Malay Regiment (RBMR) until 25 July 1966. [4] [5] From 25 July 1966 until 1 March 1969, Major Henry Fairbridge Burrows (later Lieutenant Colonel) replaced him as Commander. [4] [6] On 1 March 1969, John Simpson was appointed to lead the RBMR, quickly promoted to Colonel and assumed control of the air and naval wings. [7] [8]

Colonel Bertram Francis Louis Rooney served as commander of the RBMR from 4 December 1971 to 18 July 1975, [9] [10] followed by Colonel Norman Roberts, who held the position from 18 July 1975 until 1982. [11] [12] Brigadier General John Friedberger succeeded Roberts, serving as the last British military commander of Brunei from 1982 until 1 January 1986. [13] [14] As the first local commander, 42-year-old Brigadier General Mohammad Daud ushered in a new era for the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF). [13] [15]

Appointees

No.PortraitNameTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef.
Brunei Malay Regiment
1 Tengku Ahmad bin Tengku Besar Barhanuddin.jpg Lieutenant colonel
Tunku Ahmad
(1924–1999)		June 1961April 19642 years [16] [3] [4]
2 Lieufenan Kolonel D.M. Fletcher.jpg Lieutenant colonel
Donald Murray Fletcher
(1922–2010)		April 196431 May 19651 year [5] [4]
Royal Brunei Malay Regiment
1 Lieufenan Kolonel D.M. Fletcher.jpg Lieutenant colonel
Donald Murray Fletcher
(1922–2010)		31 May 196525 July 19661 year, 55 days [5] [4]
2 Lt. Colonel Dato Seri Laila Jasa H.F. Burrows.jpg Lieutenant colonel
Henry Fairbridge Burrows
(1923–2015)		25 July 19661 March 19692 years, 219 days [17] [18] [6]
3 Lt. Col. J.J.H. Simpson (1969).jpg Colonel
John Simpson
(1927–2007)		1 March 19694 December 19712 years, 278 days [8] [7] [10]
4 Col. Dato Paduka B.F.L. Rooney.jpg Colonel
Bertram Francis Louis Rooney
(1922–2018)		4 December 197118 July 19753 years, 226 days [9] [10] [11]
5Colonel
Norman Roberts
(1922–2018)		18 July 197519826–7 years [11] [12]
6Brigadier general
John Friedberger
(born 1937)		19821 January 19863–4 years [13] [14]
Royal Brunei Armed Forces
1 Mohammad Daud - 53857963290.jpg Major general
Mohammad Daud
(born 1943)		1 January 19869 August 19904 years, 220 days [19] [13] [20]
2 Sulaiman Damit in 1973.jpg Major general
Sulaiman Damit
(1941–2016)		10 August 199029 September 19944 years, 50 days [21]
3 Husin Ahmad - 53863200775.jpg Major general
Husin Ahmad
(born 1944)		30 September 199429 September 19972 years, 364 days [22] [23]
4 Pengiran Abidin Pengiran Ahmad.jpg Major general
Pengiran Abidin 		30 September 19973 July 19991 year, 276 days [24]
5 Shari Ahmad (1966).jpg Major general
Shari Ahmad 		31 August 19992 April 20011 year, 214 days [23]
6 Jaafar Abdul Aziz - 53858155530 (Cropped).jpg Major general
Jaafar Abdul Aziz 		2 April 200127 March 20031 year, 359 days [23]
7 Halbi Mohd Yussof - 53890736418.jpg Major general
Halbi Mohammad Yussof
(born 1956)		28 March 200331 December 20096 years, 278 days [23] [25]
[26] [27]
8 Brunei National Day 2024 06.jpg Major general
Aminuddin Ihsan
(born 1966)		31 December 200929 January 20144 years, 29 days [26] [27]
[28]
9 Mohd Tawih bin Abdullah (180221-S-N0142-741) (cropped).jpg Major general
Tawih Abdullah
(born 1964)		30 January 201431 January 20184 years, 1 day [25] [29]
[30]
10 Brunei National Day 2024 01.jpg Major general
Pengiran Aminan 		31 January 20181 September 20202 years, 214 days [30] [31]
[32] [33]
11 Royal Brunei Armed Forces Col. Sahat Hamzah.jpg Major general
Hamzah Sahat 		1 September 20201 March 20221 year, 181 days [31] [34]
12 Haszaimi Bol Hassan - 53463520980.jpg Major general
Haszaimi Bol Hassan 		1 March 2022Incumbent2 years, 256 days [34] [35]

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