Ministry of Religious Affairs (Brunei)

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Ministry of Religious Affairs
Kementerian Hal Ehwal Ugama
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Ministry overview
Formed1 January 1984 (1984-01-01)
Preceding Ministry
Jurisdiction Government of Brunei
Headquarters Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
4°55′02.1″N114°56′47.8″E / 4.917250°N 114.946611°E / 4.917250; 114.946611
Annual budgetIncrease2.svg$263 million BND (2021)
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Website www.kheu.gov.bn
Footnotes
[1] [2] [3]

The Ministry of Religious Affairs (MORA or MoRA; Malay : Kementerian Hal Ehwal Ugama, KHEU) is a cabinet-level ministry in the government of Brunei which is responsible for the propagation of Islam and its upholding as the state religion, [4] as well as oversees the Islamic religious education in the country. It is currently led by a minister and a deputy minister, whereby the incumbents are Badaruddin Othman [lower-alpha 2] and Pengiran Mohammad Tashim [lower-alpha 1] respectively. [2] The ministry is headquartered in Bandar Seri Begawan.

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History

The Jabatan Adat Istiadat, Ugama dan Kebajikan Masyarakat (Department of Customs, Religious and Social Welfare) [5] [6] was established on 1 July 1954. [7] Once located in the Royal Secretariat Building's General Office (now known as the Secretariat Building). The department was formed by designating Pengiran Anak Haji Mohamed Alam as the Pegawai Adat Istiadat, Ugama, and Kebajikan Masyarakat (Customs, Religious, and Social Welfare Officer) with the approval of Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III. [8]

On 29 September 1959, [9] the Religious Section was renamed the Department of Religious Affairs (Jabatan Hal Ehwal Ugama) [10] [11] under the power bestowed by the Brunei 1959 Constitution, with Pengiran Dato Seri Paduka Haji Ali serving as its new leader. [12] On 21 October 1970, the construction of their new B$375,000 headquarters were completed in Tutong, near Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque. [13]

Budget

In the fiscal year 2021–2022, the ministry had been allocated a budget of B$263 million, [lower-alpha 3] a two percent increase from the previous year. [1]

List of ministers

Ministers

No.PortraitMinisterTerm startTerm endTime in officeRef.
Department of Religious Affairs
1 Pengiran Anak Mohamed Alam 22 May 1968.jpg Pengiran Anak Mohamed Alam 195419606 years [15]
2 Pengiran Ali Mohamed Daud.jpg Pengiran Muhammad Ali 1 May 1960August 19622 years [15]
3 Y.A.M. Pengiran Muda Dato Paduka Kemaluddin.jpg Pengiran Anak Kemaluddin Al-Haj 1 September 196220 October 198624 years, 49 days [16]
4 Awang Haji Muhd Zain bin Haji Serudin.jpg Zain Serudin 1 November 19701 January 198413 years, 61 days [17] [16]
Ministry of Religious Affairs
1 Awang Haji Muhd Zain bin Haji Serudin.jpg Zain Serudin 21 October 198629 May 201023 years, 220 days [18]
2 Pengiran Mohammad Abdul Rahman.jpg Pengiran Mohammad 29 May 201022 October 20155 years, 146 days [18]
3 Badaruddin Othman - 53890483921.jpg Badaruddin Othman 22 October 2015incumbent8 years, 284 days [19]

Deputy minister

No.PortraitMinisterTerm startTerm endTime in officeRef.
1 Yahya Ibrahim 21 October 198625 May 200518 years, 216 days [20]
2 Badaruddin Othman - 53890483921.jpg Badaruddin Othman 25 May 200529 May 20105 years, 4 days [21]
3Bahrom Bahar29 May 201022 October 20155 years, 146 days [21]
4 Dato Abdul Mokti Mohd Daud.jpg Abdul Mokti 22 October 201530 January 20182 years, 100 days [22]
(3)Bahrom Bahar30 January 201821 May 20224 years, 111 days [21]
4 Tashim Hassan - 53857764591.jpg Pengiran Mohammad Tashim 21 May 2022incumbent2 years, 72 days [23]

Notes

  1. 1 2 His current official Malay name is Pengiran Dato Seri Setia Haji Mohd Tashim bin Pengiran Haji Hassan. [3]
  2. ↑ His current official Malay name is Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Badaruddin bin Pengarah Dato Paduka Haji Awang Othman. [3]
  3. ↑ ≈US$190 million as of July 2022 [14]

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