Ministry of Defence (Brunei)

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Ministry of Defence
Brunei Darussalam
Kementerian Pertahanan
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Ministry of Defence logo
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Ministry of Defence building
Ministry overview
Formed1 January 1984;40 years ago (1984-01-01)
Type defence ministry
Jurisdiction Government of Brunei
Headquarters Bolkiah Garrison, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei-Muara District, BB3510, Brunei Darussalam
04°55′34″N114°56′07″E / 4.92611°N 114.93528°E / 4.92611; 114.93528
Annual budgetIncrease2.svg$796.3 million BND (2024) [1]
Ministers responsible
Website MinDef.gov.bn
Map
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Location in Brunei
Footnotes
[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

The Ministry of Defence Brunei Darussalam (Malay : Kementerian Pertahanan), officially abbreviated as MinDef, is a cabinet-level ministry of the Government of Brunei. It is responsible for the national security and its military forces within the sultanate of Brunei Darussalam; the latter collectively known as the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF); Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei, (ABDB). MinDef is Brunei's ministry of defence; and was established on 1 January 1984;40 years ago, when Brunei Darussalam achieved independence from the United Kingdom. [2] [3] The Ministry of Defence leadership presently consists of a minister (First Minister); its incumbent is the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, [4] [5] [7] who is also the Supreme Commander of the RBAF / ABDB. A deputy minister (Second Minister, officially styled Minister of Defence II) is second-in-command at the Ministry of Defence.

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The Ministry of Defence is headquartered within Bolkiah Garrison in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei Darussalam, in the Brunei-Muara District, with the postcode BB3510. In late 1986, the Ministry of Defence was restructured and reorganised; it currently manages the Royal Brunei Armed Forces, the Royal Brunei Malay Reserve Unit, and also the Gurkha Reserve Unit. The ministry is sub-divided into two divisions; Civilian Staff (headed by a Permanent Secretary), and Military Staff (headed by Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces). [3]

Leadership

The First Minister of Defence (Menteri Pertahanan) upon the inception of the ministry was Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III, [8] who was the late father of the current Sultan, Hassanal Bolkiah, and had been the preceding Sultan of Brunei until his abdication in 1967. [3] Upon the death of Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III in 1986, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah assumed the position, and has remained the First Minister to the present day. [3] [5] [8]

The Second Minister of Defence (Menteri Pertahanan Kedua) portfolio was established in 2018 as a result of a cabinet reshuffle, and was held by Halbi Mohd Yussof. [4] [9] [lower-alpha 1]

The Deputy Minister of Defence (Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan) portfolio first appeared in the cabinet assembly in 1986. The position of Deputy Minister of Defence was abolished when the cabinet reshuffle in 2018 established the portfolio of Second Minister of Defence. [11] However, in 2022, there was no longer a Second Minister at the defence ministry, and the portfolio of Deputy Minister of Defence reappeared as a result of cabinet reshuffle. [10] The incumbent was Abdul Razak Abdul Kadir, [5] [lower-alpha 2] who took office from 7 June 2022 until his termination, alongside the abolishment of its office on 27 February 2023. [12] Following the termination, Halbi Mohd Yussof was appointed temporarily as the current Second Minister of Defence, in addition to his present appointment as Minister at the Prime Minister's Office. [12]

Budget

The allocated budget for the fiscal year 2022–23 was 597.67 million Brunei dollar (B$ or BND), an increase of two percent from the previous year. [6] The fiscal year 2024–25 seen a 28% increase in defence spending over the 2023–24 figures, with a record spending of B$796.3 million being announced. [1] [lower-alpha 3]

List of ministers

First Minister

First Minister, Ministry of Defence Brunei Darussalam
no.portraitministerterm startterm endtime in officeref.
1 Omar Ali Saifuddin in 1972.jpg Omar Ali Saifuddien III 1 Jan 198421 Oct 19862 years, 293 days [8]
2 Hassanal Bolkiah at the Enthronement of Naruhito (1).jpg Hassanal Bolkiah 21 Oct 1986incumbent37 years, 204 days [4] [7] [16]

Second Minister

Second Minister, Ministry of Defence Brunei Darussalam
no.portraitministerterm startterm endtime in officeref.
1 Halbi bin Mohammad Yussof in 2022.jpg Halbi Mohd Yussof 30 Jan 20187 Jun 20224 years, 128 days [4] [6] [7] [9]
27 Feb 2023incumbent1 year, 75 days [12]

Deputy Minister

Deputy Minister, Ministry of Defence Brunei Darussalam
no.portraitministerterm startterm endtime in officeref.
1 Ibnu Basic Apong (2023).jpg Ibnu Basit Apong 21 Oct 198624 May 200518 years, 215 days [17]
2 Dato Paduka Haji Mohammad Yasmin bin Haji Umar.jpg Yasmin Umar 24 May 200529 May 20105 years, 5 days [18]
3 Dato Paduka Haji Mustappa bin Haji Sirat.jpg Mustappa Sirat 29 May 201022 Oct 20155 years, 146 days [19]
4 First Admiral Dato Seri Pahlawan Abdul Aziz bin Haji Muhammad Tamit (cropped).jpg Abdul Aziz Tamit 22 Oct 201530 Jan 20182 years, 100 days [7] [20]
5 Abdul Razak (2023).jpg Abdul Razak 7 Jun 202227 Feb 2023265 days [5] [9] [12] [21]

Notes

  1. ↑ The official Malay name upon the appointment was Pehin Datu Lailaraja Mejar Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd. Yussof. [10]
  2. ↑ The official Malay name upon the appointment was Brigadier Jeneral Dato Seri Pahlawan Awang Haji Abdul Razak bin Haji Abdul Kadir. [10]
  3. ↑ ≈  GB£469 million / €546 million / US$588 million as of May 2024. [13] [14] [15]

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