Aminuddin Ihsan | |||||||||||||||||||||
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أمين الدين إحسان | |||||||||||||||||||||
7th Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports | |||||||||||||||||||||
In office 30 January 2018 –7 June 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Monarch | Hassanal Bolkiah | ||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Halbi Mohd Yussof | ||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Nazmi Mohamad | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Brunei | 23 July 1966||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Nurhayana Janis Abdullah | ||||||||||||||||||||
Parent(s) | Abidin Abdul Rashid (father) Fatimah Razali (mother) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Australian Defence College | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Awards | 2017 Diplomat of the Year from Asia | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Allegiance | Brunei | ||||||||||||||||||||
Branch/service | Royal Brunei Land Force | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years of service | 1988–2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | Major General | ||||||||||||||||||||
Unit | First Battalion RBLF Auxiliary Battalion RBLF International Monitoring Team | ||||||||||||||||||||
Commands | Head of Research Wing Strategic Planning Ministry of Defence Second Battalion RBLF Training Institute RBAF | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dato Paduka Seri Haji Aminuddin Ihsan bin Haji Abidin (born 23 July 1966) is a retired Bruneian commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) who serves from 2009 until 2014 and also the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS) from 2018 until 2022.
Aminuddin Ihsan was born on 23 July 1966 and graduated with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in civil engineering and a Master of Arts (MA) degree in military studies. He later attended courses such as the United Nations Military Observer (UNMO) and Staff Officer Course, the Battalion Tactics Course and the Joint Staff Course in the United Kingdom. It is notable that he obtained fellowship while in the Australian Defence College's Defence & Strategic Studies Course. [1]
On 19 September 1988, he was officially commissioned into the Royal Brunei Land Forces (RBLF) as a lieutenant. [1] Aminuddin took up many positions during his military career such as a platoon leader of Company 'D' 1st Battalion (1Bn RBLF), troop leader of the Auxiliary Battalion, commanding officer in the Infantry Battalion, deputy commanding officer and commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion (2Bn RBLF), Commander of the Training Institute Royal Brunei Armed Forces (TI RBAF) and the Commander of the RBLF. [2] [1]
Aminuddin Ihsan was a key figure in the founding of the RBAF Defence Academy in September 2008 and oversaw the first Brunei Darussalam International Monitoring Team (IMT) in the Philippines from 2004 to 2005. [3] On 31 December 2009, he was appointed as the 8th Commander of the RBAF by succeeding Major General Halbi bin Mohammad Yussof. [2] Dato Aminuddin would then be succeeded by Mohammad Tawih on 29 January 2014. [2]
After retirement from the military, Dato Aminuddin carried out diplomatic tasks as the Brunei High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 15 May 2014 until 30 January 2018. [4] [5] On 12 November 2014, Queen Elizabeth II presented credentials to high commissioner Aminuddin at Buckingham Palace, London. [6] On 24 April 2017, Aminuddin Ihsan was named the 2017 Diplomat of the Year from Asia category during the Tata DIPLOMAT magazine Awards Ceremony. [7]
On 30 January 2018, Dato Aminuddin became the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports after an announcement regarding the cabinet reshuffle was made by the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. [8] After another cabinet reshuffle on 7 June 2022, he would then be succeeded by Nazmi Mohamad as the Minister. [9]
Dato Aminuddin is married to Datin Nurhayana Janis binti Abdullah @ Janice Lim Liau Yan and they have three children together. [10] He is the son of the late nobleman, Pehin Orang Kaya Saiful Mulok Dato Seri Paduka Awang Haji Abidin. [11]
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