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Minister Of Religious Affairs (Brunei)
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, 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 and Pengiran Mohammad Tashim respectively. The ministry is headquartered in Bandar Seri Begawan.

History

The Jabatan Adat Istiadat, Ugama dan Kebajikan Masyarakat (Department of Customs, Religious and Social Welfare) was established on 1 July 1954. Once located in the Royal Secretariat Building's General Office (now known as the Secretariat Building). The department was formed by designating Pengiran Anak Haji Mohamed Alam as the Pegawai Adat Istiadat, Ugama, and Kebajikan Masyarakat (Customs, Religious, and Social Welfare Officer) with the approval of Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III.

On 29 September 1959, the Religious Section was renamed the Department of Religious Affairs (Jabatan Hal Ehwal Ugama) under the power bestowed by the Brunei 1959 Constitution, with Pengiran Dato Seri Paduka Haji Ali serving as its new leader. On 21 October 1970, the construction of their new B$375,000 headquarters were completed in Tutong, near Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque.

Budget

In the fiscal year 2021–2022, the ministry had been allocated a budget of B$263 million, a two percent increase from the previous year.

List of ministers

Ministers

No. Portrait Minister Term start Term end Time in office Ref.
Chief of Adat Istiadat Negara
– Pengiran Anak Mohamed Alam 1 July 1954 29 September 1959 5 years, 90 days
State Religious Affairs Officer
1 Pengiran Muhammad Ali 1 May 1960 August 1962 2 years
2 Pengiran Anak Kemaluddin 1 September 1962 1970 8 years
3 Zain Serudin 1 November 1970 1 January 1984 13 years, 61 days
Minister of Religious Affairs
1 Zain Serudin 21 October 1986 29 May 2010 23 years, 220 days
2 Pengiran Mohammad 29 May 2010 22 October 2015 5 years, 146 days
3 Badaruddin Othman 22 October 2015 incumbent 9 years, 21 days

Deputy minister

No. Portrait Minister Term start Term end Time in office Ref.
1 Yahya Ibrahim 21 October 1986 25 May 2005 18 years, 216 days
2 Badaruddin Othman 25 May 2005 29 May 2010 5 years, 4 days
3 Pengiran Bahrom 29 May 2010 22 October 2015 5 years, 146 days
4 Abdul Mokti 22 October 2015 30 January 2018 2 years, 100 days
(3) Pengiran Bahrom 30 January 2018 21 May 2022 4 years, 111 days
4 Pengiran Mohammad Tashim 21 May 2022 incumbent 2 years, 175 days

Notes

  1. ^ His current official Malay name is Pengiran Dato Seri Setia Haji Mohd Tashim bin Pengiran Haji Hassan.
  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. ^ ≈US$190 million as of July 2022

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  23. ^ "Timbalan Menteri Hal Ehwal Ugama". Ministry of Religious Affairs. Retrieved 24 October 2023.


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