Mohamed Bolkiah ibni Omar Ali Saifuddien III is a member of the royal family of Brunei. He is the second son of Omar Ali Saifuddien III,the 28th Sultan of Brunei,and Raja Isteri (Queen) Pengiran Anak Damit. He is the Head of the Brunei’s Viziers. After Brunei’s independence in 1984,he became the country’s first foreign minister,serving from 1 January 1984 until 22 October 2015. He served in the cabinet as the Minister of the Brunei's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade alongside the second Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade,Lim Jock Seng.
Ethnic Chinese in Brunei are people of full or partial Chinese –particularly Han Chinese –ancestry who are citizens or residents in Brunei. As of 2015,they constitute 10.1% of the country's population,making them the second largest ethnic group in Brunei. Brunei is home to one of the smaller communities of overseas Chinese. Many Chinese in Brunei are stateless.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs,formerly known as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT),is the cabinet-level ministry in the government of Brunei which is responsible for handling Brunei's external relations,the management of its international diplomatic missions and the nation's foreign trade policy. It was established immediately upon Brunei's independence on 1 January 1984. It is currently led by a minister and a second minister,in which the incumbents are Hassanal Bolkiah,the Sultan of Brunei,and Erywan Yusof respectively. The ministry is headquartered in Bandar Seri Begawan.
Suyoi bin Osman,sometimes referred to as Pehin Dato Suyoi,is a Bruneian nobleman,politician and diplomat who was the Minister of Health (MoH) from 2005 to 2010,the Minister of Development (MoD) from 2010 to 2015,the Minister of Education (MoE) from 2015 to 2018,and currently a member of the Brunei Legislative Council (LegCo).
Lim Jock Seng or also referred to as Pehin Dato Lim Jock Seng,is a Bruneian nobleman,politician and diplomat who served as first Minister of Foreign Affairs &Trade II. Additionally,he was a member of the Privy Council in 2003,and Legislative Council of Brunei in 2004. Other than holding government offices,he was also the chairman of Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) and Board of Directors of Royal Brunei Airlines (RBA).
Adina binti Othman or also referred to as Adina Othman Chua,is a Bruneian bureaucrat of Chinese descent whom served as the Deputy Minister of Culture,Youth and Sports between 2010 and 2015 and was the first woman in Brunei to hold the position of the deputy minister.
Hayati binti Mohd Salleh is a Bruneian lawyer and the first female Attorney General of Brunei,who served the office from 2009 to 2018. She is also the first female High Court Judge in the Supreme Court of Brunei,as well as the first Bruneian Malay woman to be called to the English Bar.
Lim Jock Hoi,also referred to as Dato Jock Hoi,is a Bruneian politician and diplomat who served as the 14th secretary-general of ASEAN between 2018 and 2022. He previously served as the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade,Brunei.
The Most Honourable Order of Seri Paduka Mahkota Brunei,also translated as The Most Honourable Order of the Crown of Brunei,is an order of Brunei. It was established on 1 March 1954 by Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III.
Aminuddin Ihsan is a retired Bruneian commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces who serves from 2009 until 2014 and also the Minister of Culture,Youth and Sports from 2018 until 2022.
Abdu'r Rahmani bin Basir is a Bruneian nobleman,diplomat and retired military officer who served as the commander of the Royal Brunei Land Forces (RBLF) from 2003 until 2005.
Rakiah binti Abdul Lamit is a Bruneian diplomat who became the resident and non-resident ambassador to France and Monaco respectively since 2023,ambassador to Germany from 2015 to 2022,and high commissioner to Canada from 2008 to 2012.
Pengiran Nooriyah is a Bruneian diplomat who became the incumbent ambassador to South Korea since 2019,and the former head of mission at the Consulate General of Brunei in Kota Kinabalu. She is also among the Honorary Ambassador Members of the Asia Society Korea.
Yusof bin Abu Bakar is a Bruneian nobleman,military officer and diplomat who became the ambassador to Germany,and non-resident ambassador to Switzerland and Poland. Notably,he was the acting Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces,and the Deputy President of National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (NFABD).
Yusoff bin Abdul Hamid is a retired diplomat and politician from Brunei who served as the Deputy Minister of Communications from 2005 to 2009,the high commissioner and ambassador to several countries,including the United States and United Kingdom.
Magdalene Teo Chee Siong is a Brunei diplomat of Chinese descent who became the ambassador to China from 2008 to 2018,and high commissioner to Canada from 2005 to 2007. She was also one of the players in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)'s probe into the Senate controversy.
Mohammad Nor bin Jeludin is a Brunei diplomat who became the ambassador to Japan from 2003 to 2005.
Mohd Adnan bin Buntar is a Brunei diplomat who became the high commissioner to India from 1994 to 1997,and ambassador to Japan from 2005 to 2008. He has held other major titles such as the Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT),and former chairman of the Brunei Japan Friendship Association.
Haini bin Hashim is a Brunei artist and diplomat who became the ambassador to Russia from 2012 to 2022. He became the first Bruneian to be honored as a member of the Russian Academy of Arts in 2017.
