Kementerian Kewangan dan Ekonomi | |
Ministry of Finance and Economy building | |
Ministry overview | |
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Formed | 1 January 1984 |
Jurisdiction | Government of Brunei |
Headquarters | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei 4°55′19″N114°57′07″E / 4.921924123946902°N 114.95185178403685°E |
Annual budget | $1 billion BND (2022) |
Ministers responsible |
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Deputy Ministers responsible |
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Website | www |
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The Ministry of Finance and Economy (MoFE; Malay : Kementerian Kewangan dan Ekonomi) is a cabinet-level ministry in the government of Brunei which is responsible for the monetary, fiscal and economic policies and development in the country. It was established immediately upon Brunei's independence on 1 January 1984. [2] It is currently led by a minister in which the incumbent is Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan of Brunei, as well as a second minister and two deputy ministers.
In the fiscal year 2022–23, the ministry has been allocated a budget of B$1 billion [lower-alpha 4] , an eight percent increase from the previous year. [3]
No. | Portrait | Minister | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Ref. |
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1 | Hassanal Bolkiah | 1 January 1984 | 21 October 1986 | 2 years, 293 days | [6] | |
2 | Jefri Bolkiah | 21 October 1986 | 23 February 1997 | 10 years, 125 days | [6] | |
(1) | Hassanal Bolkiah | 23 February 1997 | incumbent | 26 years, 343 days | [6] [7] |
No. | Portrait | Minister | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Ref. |
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1 | Abdul Rahman Ibrahim | 24 May 2005 | 30 January 2018 | 12 years, 251 days | [8] | |
2 | Amin Liew Abdullah | 30 January 2018 | incumbent | 6 years, 2 days | [8] |
No. | Portrait | Minister | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Ref. |
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1 | Ahmad Wally Skinner | 21 October 1986 | March 2003 | 16 years | [9] | |
2 | Yakub Abu Bakar | March 2003 | 20 September 2004 | 1 year | [10] | |
3 | Bahrin Abdullah | 29 May 2010 | 22 October 2015 | 5 years, 146 days | [11] | |
4 | Hisham Mohd Hanifah | 22 October 2015 | 30 January 2018 | 2 years, 100 days | [12] | |
5 | Amin Liew Abdullah | |||||
6 | Ahmaddin Abdul Rahman | 30 January 2018 | 7 June 2022 | 4 years, 128 days | [13] | |
7 | Khairuddin Abdul Hamid | 7 June 2022 | incumbent | 1 year, 239 days | [14] | |
8 | Zety Sufina |
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