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Adnan Buntar
Mohd Adnan bin Buntar is a Brunei diplomat who became the high commissioner to India from 1994 to 1997, and ambassador to Japan from 2005 to 2008. He has held other major titles such as the Deputy Permanent secretary, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT), and former Chairperson, chairman of the Brunei Japan Friendship Association. Career Mohd Adnan obtained his early education at the Anthony Abell College, Seria in 1973. He later attended the Royal Holloway College for his Bachelor of Science in Zoology. In 1993, he was the Director-General, of ASEAN-Brunei Darussalam. On 8 August 1994, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, Adnan, the High Commissioner-Designate of Brunei to India, presented his credentials to Shankar Dayal Sharma. He was among the Brune delegation at the 50th anniversary of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization. On 13 September 2002, Adnan, the newly appointed ambassador to Germany, presented his Credential ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dato Paduka
The Malay language has a complex system of styles, titles and honorifics which are used extensively in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and the southern Philippines. Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore and several provinces in Indonesia regularly award honorary and life titles. What follows in this article is specific to the Malaysian system. References to Brunei and Indonesia are given when pertinent. In Malaysia, all non-hereditary titles can be granted to both men and women. Every title has a form which can be used by the wife of the title holder. This form is not used by the husband of a titled woman; such a woman will bear a title which is the same as a titled man. Former use Singapore, whose Malay royalty was abolished by the British colonial government in 1891, has adopted civic titles for its leaders. The Philippines historically used Malay titles during its pre-Hispanic period (especially under Bruneian influence), as evidenced by the titles of historical figur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
