List of high commissioners of Brunei to the United Kingdom

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High Commissioner of Brunei to the United Kingdom
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Emblem of Brunei
Pengiran Dato Seri Pahlawan Norazmi bin Pengiran Haji Muhammad (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Norazmi Muhammad
since 20 June 2020
Style His Excellency
Residence London
Appointer Sultan of Brunei
Term length At His Majesty's pleasure
DeputyNoorfadlina Damit
Website Official website

The Bruneian high commissioner in London is the official representative of the Government in Bandar Seri Begawan to the Government of the United Kingdom.

Contents

List of high commissioners

Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditation Ambassador Observations Prime Minister of Brunei Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Term end
14 March 1984 [1] Pengiran Setia Raja Pengiran Haji Jaya bin Pengiran Haji Rajid [2] Hassanal Bolkiah Margaret Thatcher 1990
20 November 1990 [3] Pengiran Dato Paduka Haji Mustapha bin Pengiran Metassan Hassanal BolkiahMargaret Thatcher1991
19 February 1991 [4] Dato Seri laila Jasa Haji Mohammad Kassim bin Haji Mohammad Daud Hassanal Bolkiah John Major 1993 [5]
8 December 1999 [6] Dato Paduka Haji Yusoff bin Haji Abdul Hamid Hassanal Bolkiah Tony Blair 2001
21 February 2002 [7] Pengiran Haji Yunus Pengiran Haji Mahmud [8] A memorandum of understanding (MoU) on defence was signed in Brunei on 31 December 2002. [9] Brunei became a member of UNESCO on 17 March 2005, when the ambassador signed UNESCO's constitution. [10] Hassanal BolkiahTony Blair
7 June 2006 [11] Pengiran Dato Paduka Haji Maidin bin Pengiran Haji Hashim [12] [13] On 19 April 2007, a MoU was signed between the Ministry of Health and King's College London. [9] Hassanal BolkiahTony Blair
10 December 2010 [14] Dato Paduka Haji Mohd Aziyan bin Abdullah [15] Brunei contributed £1,000,000.00 to the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust Fund in 2012. It adopted the Charter of the Commonwealth in December 2012 and signed in 2013. [16] Hassanal Bolkiah David Cameron 2014 [17]
12 November 2014 [18] Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Aminuddin Ihsan bin Pehin Orang Kaya Saiful Mulok Dato Seri Paduka Haji Abidin [19] Brunei joined the Queen's Commonwealth Canopy (QCC) in 2016, committing the Berakas Forest Recreation Park, Ulu Temburong National Park, and Pulau Selirong Forest Recreation Park. [16] Hassanal BolkiahDavid Cameron30 January 2018
27 June 2019 [20] Pengiran Hajah Rooslina Weti binti Pengiran Haji Kamaludin Hassanal Bolkiah Theresa May
20 June 2020 [21] First Admiral (Retired) Pengiran Dato Seri Pahlawan Norazmi bin Pengiran Haji Muhammad In May 2023, the Sultan and Prince Abdul Mateen paid a state visit to London. [22] Hassanal Bolkiah Boris Johnson incumbent

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