Ministry of Education (Brunei)

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Ministry of Education
Kementerian Pendidikan
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Ministry of Education building in 2022
Ministry overview
Formed1 January 1984;39 years ago (1984-01-01)
Jurisdiction Government of Brunei
Headquarters Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
4°55′33.9″N114°55′51.2″E / 4.926083°N 114.930889°E / 4.926083; 114.930889 Coordinates: 4°55′33.9″N114°55′51.2″E / 4.926083°N 114.930889°E / 4.926083; 114.930889
Annual budgetDecrease2.svg$583 million BND (2022)
Minister responsible
Website www.moe.gov.bn
Footnotes
[1] [2] [3]

The Ministry of Education (MOE or MoE; Malay : Kementerian Pendidikan) is a cabinet-level ministry in the government of Brunei which oversees education in the country. It was established immediately upon Brunei's independence on 1 January 1984. [1] It is currently led by a minister and the incumbent is Romaizah Mohd Salleh [lower-alpha 1] who took office since 7 June 2022. [3] The ministry is headquartered in Bandar Seri Begawan.

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Budget

In the fiscal year 2022–23, the ministry has been allocated a budget of B$583 million [lower-alpha 2] , a 23 percent decrease from the previous year. [2]

Ministers

No.PortraitMinisterTerm startTerm endTime in officeRef.
1
Abdul Aziz Umar (1969).jpg
Abdul Aziz Umar 1 January 198421 October 19862 years, 293 days [6]
2
Abdul Rahman Mohamed Taib (1970).jpg
Abdul Rahman Taib 21 October 198630 November 19882 years, 40 days [6]
(1)
Abdul Aziz Umar (1969).jpg
Abdul Aziz Umar 30 November 198824 May 200516 years, 175 days [6]
(2)
Abdul Rahman Mohamed Taib (1970).jpg
Abdul Rahman Taib 24 May 200529 May 20105 years, 5 days [6] [7]
3
Abu Bakar Apong.jpg
Abu Bakar Apong 29 May 201022 October 20155 years, 146 days [6] [7]
4
Suyoi Osman.jpg
Suyoi Osman 22 October 201529 January 20182 years, 99 days [6]
5
Hamzah Sulaiman on 10 April 2018.jpg
Hamzah Sulaiman 29 January 20187 June 20224 years, 129 days [8] [9]
6
Romaizah Mohd Salleh in 2018.jpg
Romaizah Mohd Salleh 7 June 2022Incumbent324 days [8]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 The official Malay name upon the appointment was Datin Seri Paduka Dr. Dayang Hajah Romaizah binti Haji Mohd. Salleh. [4]
  2. ↑ ≈US$419 million as of July 2022 [5]

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  2. 1 2 Hj Abu Bakar, Rasidah; Bandial, Ain (28 February 2022). "All public schools to get new computers as part of MoE's digital revamp". The Scoop. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
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