Mohammad bin Daud

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Pehin Mohammad in 2024
2nd Minister of Energy
In office
22 August 2008 –29 May 2010
Profession
  • Military officer
  • diplomat
  • politician
Military service
AllegianceFlag of Brunei.svg  Brunei
Branch/serviceFlag of Royal Brunei Land Forces.svg  Royal Brunei Land Forces
Years of service1962–1991
Rank 17.RBrLF-MG.svg Major General
Commands'C' Company
Training Institute RBAF
Royal Brunei Armed Forces

Mohammad bin Daud (born 1 May 1943) is a nobleman and politician who was the 1st Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) from 1985 until 1990, the 3rd Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS) from 2005 until 2008, and the Minister of Energy from 2008 until 2010.

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Early life and education

Mohammad was born in Brunei on 1 May 1943. He attended the British Army Staff College, Camberley in 1971 during the middle of his military service. He studied for a year at the Royal College of Defence Studies in London in 1985. [1]

Military career

An announcement that there was a position available for officer cadets to train at the Federation Military College in Malaya for two years was made early in December 1960 by the neighborhood newspaper and radio station. The journey of the "three musketeers" had just begun. A panel of four officers from the Royal Federation of Malaya Armed Forces interrogated the 17 young men during the Tasek Lama selection process, which took place in the gymnasium of Sultan Omar 'Ali Saifuddien (SOAS), in the middle of December. Three people were chosen out of the seven who were shortlisted; they were Sulaiman Damit, Mohammad Daud, and Ibnu Basit Apong. On 24 December 1960, they took their oaths before the magistrate and left Brunei the next day through Singapore. [2]

Mohammad received his appointment as a second lieutenant in December 1962. Afterwards, he had a variety of command and staff positions in the recently founded Brunei Malay Regiment. He was promoted to the rank of Major on 1 July 1969. [3] He held positions such as battalion commander, commander of the training center, Deputy Commander of the RBAF, and lastly Commander of the RBAF until his retirement in the rank of major general in 1990. [4] In the early and late 1980s, he actively engaged in the Pacific Armies Management Seminars (PAMS) and served as the delegation leader for Brunei to the seminars in Honolulu, Seoul, and Bangkok. [1] He retired in May 1991. [5]

Political career

He served as a Member of the Brunei Legislative Council from 1974 to 1983. Also, since 1991, he has been a member of the Privy Council, the Government's highest advisory body. He attended the General Assembly and Conferences of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Organisation (AIPO) as a representative of Brunei in Singapore in 1982, Bangkok in 1991, Jakarta in 1992, Bali in 1997, Kuala Lumpur in 1998, Manila in 1999, Bangkok in 2001, Hanoi in 2002, and Jakarta in 2003. [1] On 24 May 2005, it announced by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah that he would take on the role of Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports. [6] [7] Pehin Mohammad was later reappointed as the Minister of Energy on 22 August 2008, [8] [9] and would last until 29 May 2010. [10]

Diplomatic career

From September 1993 until May 1995, Mohammad served as both the non-resident ambassador to Morocco and Egypt. When Brunei hosted the APEC Summit in November 2000, he was appointed the Executive director for Logistics in February 2000. On 14 February 1996, he presented his credentials to Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali that afternoon in his capacity as the new Permanent Representative of Brunei to the United Nations (UN). [1] He represented Brunei as its permanent representative to the UN in New York City from February 1996 to April 1997. [4]

Later life

Prior to being chosen as a Minister in the MCYS, Mohammad served as the Chairman of the Brunei Economic Development Board. Moreover, he is also the President of the Royal Brunei Flying Club, the Deputy chairman II of the board of directors of the Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Foundation, a member of the National Committee of the Malay Islamic Monarchy (MIB), the Chairman of the Employees' Trust Fund Board, and a member of the board of directors of the Islamic Bank of Brunei (Tabung Amanah Pekerja). [11] [4] As of 2015, he was the Chairman of the Takaful Brunei board of directors. [12] Recently, he became the Co-Patron of the Kampong Tanah Jambu Mosque. [13]

Personal life

Mohammad is married and has four children. [1]

Honours

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Lieutenant Mohammad (2nd, right) in the 1960s

Mohammad was bestowed the manteri title of Yang Dimuliakan (The Exalted One) Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Dewa. Moreover, he has earned the following honours; [14]

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Permanent Representative of Brunei to the United Nations
14 February 1996 – April 1997		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by 2nd Minister of Energy
22 August 2008 – 29 May 2010		Succeeded by
Preceded by 4th Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
24 May 2005 – 22 August 2008		Succeeded by
Military offices
Preceded by
Office established
 1st Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces
30 December 1985 – 9 August 1990		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Office established
 1st Commander of the Training Institute
June 1973 – April 1975		Succeeded by
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