Appointments, Transfer, Confirmation Of Officers

I was pleasantly surprised to hear the recent announcement on the appointments of these very senior officers because some of them are quite familiar to me. My personal congratulations to all of them, especially to Pg Hj Haris and Dato Paduka Hj Abd Majid who have been promoted to the rank of full Permanent Secretaries. I have extracted the report below from The Brunei Times.



Bandar Seri Begawan - By Command of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, the Prime Minister's Office released a press release on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 announcing the monarch's consent to the appointments, transfer and confirmation of the following four senior government officers.

Dato Paduka Hj Abdul Majid Mangarshah, the Director of. The Narcotics Control Bureau, under the Prime Minister's Office, has been appointed as Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence.

Pengiran Abdul Haris Pengiran Hj Shahbudin, the Controller of Royal Customs and Excise of the Ministry of Finance have been appointed as the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Meanwhile, Pengiran Dato Paduka Hj Abdul Hamid Pengiran Hj Mohd Yassin,Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence has been transferred to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Hj Erywan Pehin Datu Pekerma Jaya Hj Mohd Yusof, acting Deputy Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has been confirmed in his post as the Deputy Permanent Secretary at the ministry.

The new appointments, transfer and confirmation of the aforementioned officers came into effect as of Thursday, January 17, 2008, the statement said.-- Courtesy of The Brunei Times


The whole family here would like to take this opportunity to wish Ak Emi a happy birthday today.