BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei’s ruler, His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, announced a major cabinet shake-up on Thursday, which saw the creation of three new coordinating ministers roles and the promotion of three women to the rank of deputy minister.
The monarch also announced the restructuring of key portfolios, with the Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism now known as the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
See the full list of appointments below:
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 at the Prime Minister’s Office; and Deputy Chairman of Wawasan 2035 Supreme Council
3. HRH Prince Abdul Malik — Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office; and Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Foundation
4. HRH Prince ‘Abdul Mateen — Minister of Foreign Affairs
5. Pehin Datu Laila Raja Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Hj Halbi Hj Mohd Yussof — Coordinating Minister for National Security; Second Minister of Defence; and Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office
6. Dato Seri Setia Dr Hj Abd Manaf Hj Metussin — Coordinating Minister for Economic Policy; and Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
7. Dato Seri Setia Hj Ahmaddin Hj Abd Rahman — Coordinating Minister for Social Policy and Manpower; and Minister of Home Affairs
8. Dato Seri Setia Hj Nazmi Hj Mohammad — Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office (Civil Service Governance)
9. Dato Seri Paduka Hj Sofian Hj Sabtu — Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office (Security and Law); and Director of Internal Security Department
10. Dato Seri Paduka Hj Mohamad Azmi Hj Mohd Hanifah — Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office (Energy, Upstream and Downstream)
11. Dato Seri Setia Dr Hj Mohd Amin Liew Abdullah — Second Minister of Finance, responsible for leading domestic and international investment portfolios, as well as overseeing performance of government-linked companies
12. Dato Seri Setia Hj Erywan Pehin Dato Pekerma Jaya Hj Mohd Yusof — Second Minister of Foreign Affairs
13. Pg Dato Seri Paduka Hj Mohd Tashim Pg Hj Hassan — Minister of Religious Affairs
14. Dato Seri Setia Dr Hj Md Isham Jaafar — Minister of Health
15. Dato Seri Setia Hj Mohd Juanda Hj Abd Rashid — Minister of Development
16. Datin Seri Setia Dr Hjh Romaizah Hj Mohd Salleh — Minister of Education
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 Culture, Youth and Sports
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 Economy, Trade and Industry
21. Dr Nor Imtihan Hj Abdul Razak — Deputy Minister of Development
22. Dato Seri Setia Dr Awg Hj Norarfan Hj Zainal – Deputy Minister of Education
All appointments are for a four-year term effective June 4, 2026.
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