BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei’s ruler, His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, introduced a serious cupboard shake-up on Thursday, which noticed the creation of three new coordinating ministers roles and the promotion of three ladies to the rank of deputy minister.
The monarch additionally introduced the restructuring of key portfolios, with the Ministry of Main Sources and Tourism now referred to as the Ministry of Economic system, Commerce and Trade.
See the complete checklist of appointments under:
CABINET MINISTERS:
1. His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam — Prime Minister; Minister of Defence; and Minister of Finance
2. HRH Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince — Senior Minister on the Prime Minister’s Workplace; and Deputy Chairman of Wawasan 2035 Supreme Council
3. HRH Prince Abdul Malik — Minister on the Prime Minister’s Workplace; and Chairman of the Board of Administrators for the Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Basis
4. HRH Prince ‘Abdul Mateen — Minister of International Affairs
5. Pehin Datu Laila Raja Main Normal (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Hj Halbi Hj Mohd Yussof — Coordinating Minister for Nationwide Safety; Second Minister of Defence; and Minister on the Prime Minister’s Workplace
6. Dato Seri Setia Dr Hj Abd Manaf Hj Metussin — Coordinating Minister for Financial Coverage; and Minister of Economic system, Commerce and Trade
7. Dato Seri Setia Hj Ahmaddin Hj Abd Rahman — Coordinating Minister for Social Coverage and Manpower; and Minister of Residence Affairs
8. Dato Seri Setia Hj Nazmi Hj Mohammad — Minister on the Prime Minister’s Workplace (Civil Service Governance)
9. Dato Seri Paduka Hj Sofian Hj Sabtu — Minister on the Prime Minister’s Workplace (Safety and Regulation); and Director of Inner Safety Division
10. Dato Seri Paduka Hj Mohamad Azmi Hj Mohd Hanifah — Minister on the Prime Minister’s Workplace (Vitality, Upstream and Downstream)
11. Dato Seri Setia Dr Hj Mohd Amin Liew Abdullah — Second Minister of Finance, liable for main home and worldwide funding portfolios, in addition to overseeing efficiency of government-linked firms
12. Dato Seri Setia Hj Erywan Pehin Dato Pekerma Jaya Hj Mohd Yusof — Second Minister of International Affairs
13. Pg Dato Seri Paduka Hj Mohd Tashim Pg Hj Hassan — Minister of Spiritual Affairs
14. Dato Seri Setia Dr Hj Md Isham Jaafar — Minister of Well being
15. Dato Seri Setia Hj Mohd Juanda Hj Abd Rashid — Minister of Improvement
16. Datin Seri Setia Dr Hjh Romaizah Hj Mohd Salleh — Minister of Schooling
17. Dato Seri Paduka Mohd Riza Dato Paduka Hj Mohd Yunos — Minister of Transport and Infocommunications
18. Pg Dato Seri Setia Hj Shamhary Pg Dato Paduka Hj Mustapha — Minister of Tradition, Youth and Sports activities
DEPUTY MINISTERS:
19. Pg Datin Seri Paduka Hjh Zety Sufina Pg Dato Paduka Hj Sani — Deputy Minister of Finance
20. Hjh Tutiaty Hj Abdul Wahab — Deputy Minister of Economic system, Commerce and Trade
21. Dr Nor Imtihan Hj Abdul Razak — Deputy Minister of Improvement
22. Dato Seri Setia Dr Awg Hj Norarfan Hj Zainal – Deputy Minister of Schooling
All appointments are for a four-year time period efficient June 4, 2026.
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