Pengiran Aminan

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Major General (Retired) Pengiran Dato Paduka Seri
Pengiran Aminan
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ڤڠيرن امينان
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Pengiran Aminan in 2024
10th Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces
In office
31 January 2018 (2018-01-31) –1 September 2020 (2020-09-01)
OccupationMilitary officer
Military service
AllegianceFlag of Brunei.svg  Brunei
Branch/serviceRoyal Brunei Land Force (RBLF) - Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei (TDDB) ensign.svg  Royal Brunei Land Force
Years of service1985–2020
Rank 17.RBrLF-MG.svg Major General
Commands
  • Directorate of Strategic Planning
  • Royal Brunei Land Force
  • Royal Brunei Armed Forces

Pengiran Aminan bin Pengiran Haji Mahmud (born 9 June 1968) is a Bruneian nobleman and military officer, who previously served as the tenth Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) from 2018 until 2020. He was previously the ninth Commander of the Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF). [2]

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Military career

Pengiran Aminan enlisted with the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) on 9 December 1985 and was assigned 286 as his service number. [3] Subsequently, upon completion of his initial officer training, he graduated from the Training Institute Royal Brunei Armed Forces at Penanjong Garrison as a second lieutenant on 20 December 1987. He then attended the Officer Cadet Course in Singapore. During his time in service, he was appointed to several positions; which include: infantry platoon commander, technical instructor at Training Institute (TI RBAF), SO2 G1 of Royal Brunei Service Force, SO2 and military assistant to Commander of the RBAF, and senior management officer at the Office of Strategy Management Ministry of Defence (MINDEF). From 2007 until 2009, he was the aide-de-camp to the Sultan of Brunei, and later in 2010, he became the director at Directorate of Strategic Planning. On 7 February 2014, Aminan began his duty as the acting Deputy Commander of Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF). That same year on 1 December, he became the 9th commander of the RBLF. [2]

Pengiran Aminan was promoted to brigadier general on 6 February 2015, [4] and to major general upon his appointment as Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces on 31 January 2018. [5] Pengiran Aminan retired from the armed forces on 1 September 2020. His position as Commander of RBAF was succeeded by Hamzah Sahat. [1]

Military education and training

Aminan obtained a National Diploma Engineering, and Foundation Degree of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering in 1989 in the United Kingdom, Junior Officer Management Course in 1994, Unit Security Officers in 1994, and Combat Intelligence Officer in 1995 in Singapore, Bachelor of Engineering in 1997 in the United Kingdom, All Arms Tactics in 1999 in Malaysia, Command and Staff Course in 2000 in Singapore, Royal College of Defence Studies in 2010 in United Kingdom, and Leaders in Development in 2012 in United States. [2]

Effective dates of promotion

Aminan Mahmud promotions
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10.RBrLF-2LT.svg Second Lieutenant 20 Dec 1987
14.RBrLF-LTC.svg Lieutenant Colonel [3] 1 Jan 2009
15.RBrLF-COL.svg Colonel [6] 5 Feb 2010
16.RBrLF-BG.svg Brigadier General [4] 6 Feb 2015
17.RBrLF-MG.svg Major General [5] 31 Jan 2018

Personal life

Aminan is married to Rasidah binti Brahim. They have three daughters together. [2]

Honours

National

Foreign

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