Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (Brunei)

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Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports,
Brunei Darussalam
Kementerian Kebudayaan, Belia dan Sukan
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Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports building
Ministry overview
Formed1 January 1984;39 years ago (1984-01-01)
Jurisdiction Government of Brunei Darussalam
Statusactive
Headquarters Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei-Muara, Brunei Darussalam
04°55′30″N114°57′27″E / 4.92500°N 114.95750°E / 4.92500; 114.95750
Annual budgetIncrease2.svg BND93 million (2022)
Minister responsible
Website www.KKBS.gov.bn
Footnotes
[1] [2] [3]

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, Brunei Darussalam (MCYS, [3] Malay : Kementerian Kebudayaan, Belia dan Sukan, KKBS) is a ministry in the Government of Brunei Darussalam responsible for the policies and development of the country's national culture, youth, and sports. It was established immediately upon Brunei's independence on 1 January 1984. [1] [4] It is led by a minister, and the incumbent is Nazmi Mohamad [lower-alpha 1] who has held office since 7 June 2022. [2] The ministry is headquartered in Bandar Seri Begawan, in the Brunei-Muara District of the sultanate of Brunei Darussalam.

Contents

Organisations

The ministry oversees the following government organisations:

The Sports School (Sekolah Sukan), the sole sports school in the country, was formerly managed by the ministry but has since been transferred to the Ministry of Education. [6] [ dead link ]

Budget

In the fiscal year 2022–2023, the ministry has been allocated a budget of B$98 million, [lower-alpha 2] a 5.7 percent increase from the previous year. [3]

Ministers

no.portraitministerterm startterm endtime in officeref
1
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Jefri Bolkiah 1 January 198421 October 19862 years, 293 days [8]
2
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Hussain Yusof 21 October 198624 May 200518 years, 215 days [8]
3
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Mohammad Daud 24 May 200522 August 20083 years, 90 days [9] [10] [11]
4
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Ahmad Jumat 22 August 200829 May 20101 year, 280 days [8] [11]
5
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Hazair Abdullah 29 May 201022 October 20155 years, 146 days [8]
6
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Halbi Mohd Yussof 22 October 201529 January 20182 years, 99 days [12]
7
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Aminuddin Ihsan 30 January 20187 June 20224 years, 128 days [13] [14]
8
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Nazmi Mohamad 7 June 2022incumbent1 year, 115 days [13]

Notes

  1. 1 2 The official Malay name upon the appointment was Awang Haji Nazmi bin Haji Mohamad. [5]
  2. ↑ ≈US$72 million as of March 2023 [7]

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