Ministry of Finance and Economy (Brunei)

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Ministry of Finance and Economy
Kementerian Kewangan dan Ekonomi
Bandar Seri Begawan 9 September 2023 12.jpg
Ministry of Finance and Economy building
Ministry overview
Formed1 January 1984;40 years ago (1984-01-01)
Jurisdiction Government of Brunei
Headquarters Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
4°55′19″N114°57′07″E / 4.921924123946902°N 114.95185178403685°E / 4.921924123946902; 114.95185178403685
Annual budgetIncrease2.svg$1 billion BND (2022)
Ministers responsible
Deputy Ministers responsible
Website www.mofe.gov.bn
Footnotes
[2] [3] [4] [1]

The Ministry of Finance and Economy (MoFE; Malay : Kementerian Kewangan dan Ekonomi) is a cabinet-level ministry in the government of Brunei which is responsible for the monetary, fiscal and economic policies and development in the country. It was established immediately upon Brunei's independence on 1 January 1984. [2] It is currently led by a minister in which the incumbent is Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan of Brunei, as well as a second minister and two deputy ministers.

Contents

Budget

In the fiscal year 2022–23, the ministry has been allocated a budget of B$1 billion [lower-alpha 4] , an eight percent increase from the previous year. [3]

List of ministers

First minister

No.PortraitMinisterTerm startTerm endTime in officeRef.
1 Hassanal Bolkiah at the Enthronement of Naruhito (1).jpg Hassanal Bolkiah 1 January 198421 October 19862 years, 293 days [6]
2 2023 Majlis Ramah Mesra Belait 107.jpg Jefri Bolkiah 21 October 198623 February 199710 years, 125 days [6]
(1) Hassanal Bolkiah, October 2021.jpg Hassanal Bolkiah23 February 1997incumbent26 years, 343 days [6] [7]

Second minister

No.PortraitMinisterTerm startTerm endTime in officeRef.
1 Abdul Rahman Ibrahim in 2017.jpg Abdul Rahman Ibrahim 24 May 200530 January 201812 years, 251 days [8]
2 2023 Majlis Ramah Mesra Temburong 91.jpg Amin Liew Abdullah 30 January 2018incumbent6 years, 2 days [8]

Deputy minister

No.PortraitMinisterTerm startTerm endTime in officeRef.
1 Ahmad Wally Skinner 21 October 1986March 200316 years [9]
2 Yakub Abu Bakar March 200320 September 20041 year [10]
3 Mr. Abdullah, Dato Bahrin (Cropped).jpg Bahrin Abdullah 29 May 201022 October 20155 years, 146 days [11]
4Hisham Mohd Hanifah22 October 201530 January 20182 years, 100 days [12]
5 2023 Majlis Ramah Mesra Temburong 91.jpg Amin Liew Abdullah
6 2023 Majlis Ramah Mesra Belait 109.jpg Ahmaddin Abdul Rahman 30 January 20187 June 20224 years, 128 days [13]
7 Khairuddin Abdul Hamid 7 June 2022incumbent1 year, 239 days [14]
8 Zety Sufina

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The official Malay name upon the appointment was Dato Seri Setia Dr. Awang Haji Mohd. Amin Liew bin Abdullah. [1]
  2. ↑ The official Malay name upon the appointment was Awang Haji Khairuddin bin Haji Abdul Hamid. [1]
  3. ↑ The official Malay name upon the appointment was Pengiran Hajah Zety Sufina binti Pengiran Dato Paduka Haji Sani. [1]
  4. ↑ ≈US$718 million as of July 2022 [5]

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