Ministry of Religious Affairs (Brunei)

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Ministry of Religious Affairs
Kementerian Hal Ehwal Ugama
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Ministry overview
Formed1 January 1984 (1984-01-01)
Jurisdiction Government of Brunei
Headquarters Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
4°55′02.1″N114°56′47.8″E / 4.917250°N 114.946611°E / 4.917250; 114.946611
Annual budgetIncrease2.svg$263 million BND (2021)
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Website www.kheu.gov.bn
Footnotes
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The Ministry of Religious Affairs (MORA or MoRA; Malay : Kementerian Hal Ehwal Ugama, KHEU) is a cabinet-level ministry in the government of Brunei which is responsible for the propagation of Islam and its upholding as the state religion, [4] as well as oversees the Islamic religious education in the country. It is currently led by a minister and a deputy minister, whereby the incumbents are Badaruddin Othman [lower-alpha 2] and Pengiran Mohd Tashim Pengiran Hassan [lower-alpha 1] respectively. [2] The ministry is headquartered in Bandar Seri Begawan.

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History

The department was established on 29 September 1959, initially as the Department of Religious Affairs (Jabatan Hal Ehwal Ugama). [5] On 21 October 1970, the construction of their new B$375,000 headquarters were completed in Tutong, near Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque. [6]

Budget

In the fiscal year 2021–2022, the ministry had been allocated a budget of B$263 million, [lower-alpha 3] a two percent increase from the previous year. [1]

List of ministers

Ministers

No.PortraitMinisterTerm startTerm endTime in officeRef.
Department of Religious Affairs
1
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Alam Abdul Rahman 195419606 years [8]
2
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Ali Mohamed Daud 1 May 1960August 19622 years [8]
3
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Kemaluddin Al-Haj 1 September 196220 October 198624 years, 49 days [9]
4
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Zain Serudin 1 November 19701 January 198413 years, 61 days [10] [9]
Ministry of Religious Affairs
1
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Zain Serudin 21 October 198629 May 201023 years, 220 days [11]
2 Mohammad Abdul Rahman 29 May 201022 October 20155 years, 146 days [11]
3
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Badaruddin Othman 22 October 2015incumbent8 years, 126 days [12]

Deputy minister

No.PortraitMinisterTerm startTerm endTime in officeRef.
1 Yahya Ibrahim 21 October 198625 May 200518 years, 216 days [13]
2
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Badaruddin Othman 25 May 200529 May 20105 years, 4 days [14]
3Bahrom Bahar29 May 201022 October 20155 years, 146 days [14]
4
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Abdul Mokti 22 October 201530 January 20182 years, 100 days [15]
(3)Bahrom Bahar30 January 201821 May 20224 years, 111 days [14]
4Tashim Hassan21 May 2022incumbent1 year, 280 days [16]

Notes

  1. 1 2 His current official Malay name is Pengiran Dato Seri Setia Haji Mohd Tashim bin Pengiran Haji Hassan. [3]
  2. ↑ His current official Malay name is Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Badaruddin bin Pengarah Dato Paduka Haji Awang Othman. [3]
  3. ↑ ≈US$190 million as of July 2022 [7]

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