Ministry of Home Affairs (Brunei)

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Ministry of Home Affairs
Kementerian Hal Ehwal Dalam Negeri
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Ministry overview
Formed1 January 1984;39 years ago (1984-01-01)
Jurisdiction Government of Brunei
Headquarters Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
4°53′28″N114°56′30″E / 4.8910526°N 114.9417214°E / 4.8910526; 114.9417214
Annual budgetDecrease2.svg$128 million BND (2022)
Minister responsible
Website www.khedn.gov.bn
Footnotes
[1] [2] [3] [4]

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA; Malay : Kementerian Hal Ehwal Dalam Negeri, KHEDN) is a cabinet-level ministry in the government of Brunei which is responsible for the country's administrative divisions, municipal areas, immigration, labour, fire and rescue services, prison and rehabilitation institutions, and national disaster management. It was established immediately upon Brunei's independence on 1 January 1984. [1] It is currently led by a minister and the incumbent is Ahmaddin Rahman, [lower-alpha 1] who took office since 7 June 2022. [4] The ministry is headquartered in Bandar Seri Begawan.

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Organisation

The ministry oversees the following departments: [5]

DepartmentName in Malay [6]
Brunei-Muara District OfficeJabatan Daerah Brunei dan Muara
Belait District OfficeJabatan Daerah Belait
Tutong District OfficeJabatan Daerah Tutong
Temburong District OfficeJabatan Daerah Temburong
Bandar Seri Begawan Municipal DepartmentJabatan Bandaran Bandar Seri Begawan
Kuala Belait and Seria Municipal DepartmentJabatan Bandaran Kuala Belait dan Seria
Tutong Municipal DepartmentJabatan Bandaran Tutong
Immigration and National Registration Department Jabatan Imigresen dan Pendaftaran Kebangsaan
Labour DepartmentJabatan Buruh
Fire and Rescue Department Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat
Prison Department Jabatan Penjara
National Disaster Management CentrePusat Pengurusan Bencana Kebangsaan

Budget

In the 2022–23 fiscal year, the ministry has been allocated a budget of B$128 million, [lower-alpha 2] a 1.5 percent decrease from the previous year. [2]

List of ministers

The ministry is headed by a minister (menteri) and is a member of the Council of Cabinet Ministers, the cabinet of Brunei. The minister is assisted by a permanent secretary and the latter with two deputy permanent secretaries. [8] The first Minister of Home Affairs was Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan of Brunei. [5] In the cabinet reshuffle in 1986, the post was given to Isa Ibrahim, who became the first ordinary citizen to have taken the office. [5]

Minister

No.PortraitMinisterTerm startTerm endTime in officeRef.
1 Hassanal Bolkiah at the Enthronement of Naruhito (1).jpg Hassanal Bolkiah 1 January 198421 October 19862 years, 293 days [9]
2 Isa Ibrahim (2023).jpg Isa Ibrahim 21 October 198624 May 200518 years, 215 days [9]
3 Adanan Yusof 24 May 200529 May 20105 years, 5 days [10]
4 Badaruddin Othman 29 May 201022 October 20155 years, 146 days [10]
5 Abu Bakar Apong.jpg Abu Bakar Apong 22 October 20157 June 20226 years, 228 days [11]
6 2023 Majlis Ramah Mesra Belait 109.jpg Ahmaddin Abdul Rahman 7 June 2022incumbent1 year, 139 days [12]

Deputy minister

No.PortraitMinisterTerm startTerm endTime in officeRef.
1 Abidin Abdul Rashid 21 October 19869 August 200215 years, 292 days [13]
2 Adanan Yusof 9 August 200224 May 20052 years, 288 days [9]
3 Dani Ibrahim 24 May 200529 May 20105 years, 5 days [14]
4 2023 Majlis Ramah Mesra Temburong 89.jpg Halbi Mohammad Yussof 29 May 201021 October 20155 years, 145 days [15]


See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 The official Malay name upon the appointment was Dato Seri Paduka Awang Haji Ahmaddin bin Haji Abd. Rahman. [3]
  2. ↑ ≈US$92 million as of July 2022 [7]

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