Rozan Yunos

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Rozan Yunos
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روزان يونوس
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Rozan in 2024
Born (1963-07-10) 10 July 1963 (age 61)
Seria, Belait, Brunei
Alma mater University of Keele (BA)
Harvard University (MPA)
Heriot-Watt University (MBA)
Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Occupations
  • Civil servant
  • writer
Spouse
Nafisah Mohiddin
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(m. 1958)​
Relatives

Mohd Rozan bin Haji Mohd Yunos (born 10 July 1963), pen name Rozan Yunos, is a retired civil servant who worked for the Brunei government from 1987 until 2017. In addition to serving as permanent secretary in the Prime Minister's Office, the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sports, and the Ministry of Development, he has held a number of other positions. As of 2023, he is an adjunct professor at the Universiti Brunei Darussalam's Centre for Lifelong Learning. [1]

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Early life and education

Rozan graduated from Keele University with a degree in law and economics in 1987. Harvard University awarded him a master's degree in public administration in 1997. Heriot-Watt University awarded him a second master's degree in business administration in 2002. [2] [3] He attended the Executive Development Program at Universiti Brunei Darussalam in 2005. Additionally, he acquired fellowship for public policy and management at John F Kennedy School and Chartered Management Institute, in 1996 and 1999 respectively. [3]

Career

Rozan began his civil career as an administrative officer grade 1 with the Establishment Department in 1987; later transferred to the Ministry of Communications in 1987; corporate planning manager with the Telecommunications Department in 1991; administrative officer special grade with the Public Service Department in 1992; assistant managing director with the Employees Trust Fund Board in 1993; senior administrative officer with the Ministry of Finance in 1997; senior administrative officer with the Economic Council (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) in 2000; senior administrative officer with the Economic Planning and Development Department in 2001; senior administrative officer for the Prime Minister's Office in 2001; managing director with the Employees Trust Fund Board in 2004; deputy permanent secretary for the Ministry of Finance in 2005; permanent secretary for the Ministry of Development in 2008; permanent secretary for the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports in 2011; permanent secretary for the Prime Minister's Office in 2014; senior special duties officer for the Civil Service Department in 2015; and lastly the executive director at the Centre for Strategic and Policy Studies in 2016. He would retire from civil service in July 2017. [3] [4]

Later life

Rozan was a contributor to the documentation of Bruneian history and customs. He wrote for the "Golden Legacy" section of The Brunei Times newspaper, focusing on Brunei's past. In addition to his newspaper contributions, Rozan presented papers at various international, regional, and national forums. Taking note of the oral traditions conveyed by older generations, Rozan documented these accounts in blogs during the 1990s. Rozan later established the website bruneiresources.com, which served as a platform for his articles and other collected information. His research was often based on a collection of Brunei-related literature. He also included works from other academics who provided him with digital copies of their research. [5]

As of 2023, Rozan works as an adjunct professor at the Universiti Brunei Darussalam's (UBD) Centre for Lifelong Learning (C3L). He also lectures at the Institute of Policy Studies and the Academy of Brunei Studies. After 30 years in the Bruneian government, where he held several positions including Permanent Secretary at the Prime Minister's Office, he joined C3L in 2017. [2]

Personal life

Rozan was born on 10 July 1963 at the town of Seria, Belait District. [lower-alpha 1] [3] He is son of a diplomat, Dato Paduka Haji Mohd Yunos bin Haji Md Hussein, [7] and a Malaysian-born educator, Datin Hajah Faridah binti Abdullah. [4] He is the older brother Mohd Riza, a civil servant. [8] Rozan was married to Hajah Nafisah binti Haji Mohiddin (1958–2022) and they have one son, Muhammad Nafis. [3] [4] His wife passed away due to lung cancer according to Rozan in an Instagram post. [9] In a 2018 interview, it was stated that he enjoys watching Netflix on his break. [5]

Works

Honours

During his period of service with the Government of Brunei, he held the honorary title of Yang Mulia. [10] He also earned the following honours; [3]

Notes

  1. ↑ According to Rozan, his mother named him after Tan Sri Rozhan Kuntom (1932–2014), former director-general of Public Service Department (PSD). [6]

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  6. ↑ Instagram story on Rozan's account, @bruneiheritage.by.rozanyunos, posted on 10 February 2024.
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