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Professional head of the military of Brunei Darussalam
The Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (
Malay : Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei )
[1] is the professional head of the
Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF). He is responsible for the overall management, administration, and the operational control of the entire military of Brunei. The current commander is
Major general Dato Paduka Seri
Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan .
List of RBAF commanders
No.
Portrait
Name(born–died)
Term of office
Service branch
Ref.
Took office
Left office
Time in office
1
Major general
Mohammad Daud (born 1943)
30 Dec 1985
9 Aug 1990
4 years, 222 days
Royal Brunei Land Force
[2]
2
Major general
Sulaiman Damit (1941–2016)
10 Aug 1990
29 Sep 1994
4 years, 50 days
Royal Brunei Land Force
[3]
3
Major general
Husin Ahmad (born 1944)
30 Sep 1994
29 Sep 1997
2 years, 364 days
Royal Brunei Land Force
[4]
[5]
4
Major general
Abidin Ahmad
30 Sep 1997
3 Jul 1999
1 year, 276 days
Royal Brunei Air Force
[6]
5
Major general
Shari Ahmad
31 Aug 1999
2 Apr 2001
1 year, 214 days
Royal Brunei Land Force
[5]
6
Major general
Jaafar Abdul Aziz
2 Apr 2001
27 Mar 2003
1 year, 359 days
Royal Brunei Land Force
[5]
7
Major general
Halbi Mohammad Yussof (born 1956)
28 Mar 2003
31 Dec 2009
6 years, 278 days
Royal Brunei Land Force
[5]
[7]
[8]
[9]
8
Major general
Aminuddin Ihsan (born 1966)
31 Dec 2009
29 Jan 2014
4 years, 29 days
Royal Brunei Land Force
[8]
[9]
[10]
9
Major general
Tawih Abdullah (born 1964)
30 Jan 2014
31 Jan 2018
4 years, 1 day
Royal Brunei Land Force
[7]
[11]
[12]
10
Major general
Aminan Mahmud
31 Jan 2018
1 Sep 2020
2 years, 214 days
Royal Brunei Land Force
[12]
[13]
[14]
[15]
11
Major general
Hamzah Sahat
1 Sep 2020
1 Mar 2022
1 year, 181 days
Royal Brunei Air Force
[13]
[16]
12
Major general
Haszaimi Bol Hassan
1 Mar 2022
Incumbent
2 years, 101 days
Royal Brunei Land Force
[16]
[17]
References
^
a
b
"MINDEF – Addresses – Ministry of Defence Head Office" . MinDef.gov.bn .
Bolkiah Garrison , Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei: Defence Information Technology Unit,
Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam . n.d. Retrieved 16 May 2024 .
^
"Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Dewa Major General (Rtd) Dato Seri Pahlawan Awang Haji Mohammad bin Haji Daud, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports" . BruneiResources.com . BRUNEIresources.com. 2005. Retrieved 3 February 2023 .
^ Hussainmiya, B.A. (Bachamiya Abdul); Waleed Mahdini (2013). Sarimah Haji Umar (ed.). Pencapaian aan aspirasi : ABDB 1961–2011 dan seterusnya [Journey of accomplishments and aspirations : RBAF 1961-2011 and beyond ] (in Malay).
Bandar Seri Begawan : Brunei Press / Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei. pp. 20–21.
OCLC
973874229 .
^
"Selamat Ulang Tahun ABDB" [Happy Birthday RBAF]. MediaPermata.com.bn (in Malay). Media Permata Online. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2023 .
^
a
b
c
d
"RBLF History" . MinDef.gov.bn .
Bolkiah Garrison , Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei: Defence Information Technology Unit,
Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam . Retrieved 3 February 2023 .
^
"Dua juruterbang tempatan pertama lakar sejarah TUDB" [The first two local pilots sketch the history of RBAF]. MediaPermata.com.bn (in Malay). Media Permata Online. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022 .
^
a
b
"RBAF senior officers promoted" . MinDef.gov.bn/airforce .
Bolkiah Garrison :
Royal Brunei Air Force ,
Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam . 10 October 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2024 .
^
a
b
"Outgoing RBAF Commander in audience" . MinDef.gov.bn/airforce .
Istana Nurul Iman , Brunei:
Royal Brunei Air Force , Defence Information Technology Unit,
Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam . 31 December 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2023 .
^
a
b
"Crown Prince grants audience to outgoing, new RBAF Commanders" . MinDef.gov.bn .
Istana Nurul Iman , Brunei:
Royal Brunei Air Force , Defence Information Technology Unit,
Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam . 4 January 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2023 .
^
"Commander Royal Brunei Armed Forces" . MinDef.gov.bn .
Bolkiah Garrison , Brunei: Defence Information Technology Unit,
Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam . Retrieved 3 February 2023 .
^
"Outgoing RBAF Commander in audience" . MinDef.gov.bn .
Istana Nurul Iman , Brunei: Defence Information Technology Unit,
Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam . 30 January 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2023 .
^
a
b
"Crown Prince grants audience to outgoing and new RBAF Commanders" . MinDef.gov.bn .
Qashr Al-Meezan , Brunei: Defence Information Technology Unit,
Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam . 1 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2023 .
^
a
b
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince received in audience the outgoing and newly appointed RBAF Commander" . MinDef.gov.bn .
Qashr Al-Meezan , Brunei: Defence Information Technology Unit,
Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam . 2 September 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2023 .
^
"3 RBAF senior officers promoted" . MinDef.gov.bn/airforce .
Bolkiah Garrison ,
Bandar Seri Begawan , BB3510, Brunei Darussalam:
Royal Brunei Air Force ,
Ministry of Defence Brunei Darussalam . 2 January 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2024 . {{
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^ Tran Tien Duan (1 February 2018).
"Brunei: Sultan appoints new RBAF Commander" . en.VietnamPlus.vn .
VietnamPlus , Vietnam News Agency. Retrieved 15 May 2024 .
^
a
b
"His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office receives in audience the outgoing and newly appointed Royal Brunei Armed Forces Commander" . MinDef.gov.bn .
Qashr Al-Meezan , Brunei: Defence Information Technology Unit,
Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam . 2 March 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2023 .
^ Kon, James (2 March 2022).
"His Majesty appoints new RBAF commander" . BorneoBulletin.com.bn .
Istana Nurul Iman , Brunei:
Borneo Bulletin Online . Retrieved 3 February 2023 .
Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF / ABDB)
Mohammad Daud (1985–1990, RBLF)
Sulaiman Damit (1990–1994, RBLF)
Husin Ahmad (1994–1997, RBLF)
Abidin Ahmad (1997–1999, RBAirF)
Shari Ahmad (1999–2001, RBLF)
Jaafar Abdul Aziz (2001–2003, RBLF)
Halbi Mohammad Yussof (2003–2009, RBLF)
Aminuddin Ihsan (2009–2014, RBLF)
Mohammad Tawih (2014–2018, RBLF)
Aminan Mahmud (2018–2020, RBLF)
Hamzah Sahat (2020–2022, RBAirF)
Haszaimi Bol Hassan (2022–, RBLF)
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