Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism

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Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism
Kementerian Sumber-Sumber Utama dan Pelancongan
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MPRT's headquarters
Ministry overview
Formed30 November 1988;35 years ago (1988-11-30)
Jurisdiction Government of Brunei
HeadquartersBangunan Kementerian Sumber-Sumber Utama dan Pelancongan, Jalan Menteri Besar, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei BB3910
4°55′09″N114°56′38″E / 4.919222°N 114.943967°E / 4.919222; 114.943967
Annual budgetIncrease2.svg$96 million BND (2022)
Minister responsible
Website www.mprt.gov.bn
Footnotes
[1] [2] [3]

The Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism (MPRT; Malay : Kementerian Sumber-Sumber Utama dan Pelancongan, KSSUP) is a cabinet-level ministry in the government of Brunei which oversees agriculture, fishing, forestry and tourism in the country. It is currently led by a minister and the incumbent is Abdul Manaf Metussin, [a] who took office since 7 June 2022. [3] The ministry is headquartered in Bandar Seri Begawan.

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Background

The ministry was previously known as the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources (MIPR; Kementerian Perindustrian dan Sumber-Sumber Utama) until the renaming to its present name to reflect functional restructuring, in which oversight for the petroleum and non-primary industries has been transferred, at that time to the Prime Minister's Office.[ citation needed ] It is also to reflect the emphasis on the development of tourism industry. [4]

Organisation

The ministry manages the following departments:

Budget

In the 2022–23 fiscal year, the ministry has been allocated a budget of B$96 million, [b] a 40 percent increase from the previous year. [1]

Ministers

No.PortraitMinisterTerm startTerm endTime in officeRef.
1
Pehin Dato Abdul Rahman Taib.jpg
Abdul Rahman Taib 30 November 198824 May 200516 years, 175 days [6]
2
Awang Ahmad bin Haji Jumat.jpg
Ahmad Jumat 24 May 200522 August 20083 years, 90 days [6]
3
Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Utama Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Yahya bin Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Haji Bakar.jpg
Yahya Bakar 22 August 200822 October 20157 years, 61 days [7]
4
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Ali Apong 22 October 20157 June 20226 years, 228 days [8]
5
Brunei-Philippines MOA 2024-3 Abdul Manaf Metussin (cropped).jpg
Abdul Manaf Metussin 7 June 2022Incumbent2 years, 155 days [9]

Notes

  1. 1 2 The official Malay name upon the appointment was Dato Seri Paduka Dr. Haji Abdul Manaf bin Haji Metussin. [2]
  2. ↑ ≈US$69 million as of July 2022 [5]

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References

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