Aminan bin Mahmud (; born 9 June 1968) is a former Bruneian military officer who previously served as the 10th commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces from 2018 until 2020. He was also the 9th commander of the

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Education

Aminan obtained the National Diploma Engineering and Foundation Degree of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering in 1989 in the

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, Junior Officer Management Course in 1994, Unit Security Officers in 1994 and Combat Intelligence Officer in 1995 in

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in 1997 in the United Kingdom, All Arms Tactics in 1999 in

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, Command and Staff Course in 2000 in Singapore,

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in 2010 in United Kingdom and Leaders in Development in 2012 in

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Military career

He graduated from the

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as a

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on December 20, 1987, and also attended the Officer Cadet Course in

. During his time in service, he was appointed to several positions, which include infantry platoon commander, technical instructor at Training Institute, SO2 G1 of Royal Brunei Service Force, SO2 and military assistant to Commander of RBAF and senior management officer at the Office of Strategy Management MINDEF. From 2007 until 2009, he was the aide-de-camp to the sultan of Brunei, and later in 2010, he became the director at Directorate of Strategic Planning. On February 7, 2014, Aminan began his duty as the acting deputy commander of Royal Brunei Land Forces (RBLF). That same year on December 1, he became the 9th

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of the RBLF. He was promoted to brigadier general on February 6, 2015, and to major general upon his appointment as

Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces The Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces () 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 ...

on January 31, 2018. Pengiran Dato Paduka Seri Aminan retired from the armed forces on September 1, 2020. His position as Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces was succeeded by Major General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Hamzah bin Haji Sahat.

Personal life

Aminan Mahmud is married to Rasidah binti Brahim. They have three daughters together.

Honours

National

Order of Paduka Keberanian Laila Terbilang The Most Exalted Order of Paduka Keberanian Laila Terbilang ( ms, Darjah Paduka Keberanian Laila Terbilang Yang Amat Gemilang), also translated as The Most Exalted Order of Famous Valour, is an order of Brunei. It was established on 1 August 1968 ...

First Class (DPKT) – Dato Paduka Seri (2018) * BRU_Order_of_the_Hero_of_the_State_of_Brunei

Order of Pahlawan Negara Brunei The Most Gallant Order of Pahlawan Negara Brunei ( ms, Darjah Pahlawan Negara Brunei Yang Amat Perkasa), also translated as The Most Gallant Order of the Hero of the State of Brunei, is an order of Brunei. It was established on 28 November 1959 by ...

First Class (PSPNB) – Dato Seri Pahlawan (2015) * Order_of_Seri_Paduka_Mahkota_Brunei_Third_Class_(SMB)

Order of Seri Paduka Mahkota Brunei The Most Honourable Order of Seri Paduka Mahkota Brunei ( ms, Darjah Seri Paduka Mahkota Brunei Yang Amat Mulia), also translated as The Most Honourable Order of the Crown of Brunei, is an order of Brunei. It was established on 1 March 1954 by Su ...

Second Class (DPMB) – Dato Paduka (2012) * Sultan's Silver Jubilee Medal (1992)

Silver Jubilee Medal – (5 October 1992) * Sultan's_Golden_Jubilee_Medal_(2017)

Golden Jubilee Medal – (5 October 2017) * Brunei General Service Medal

General Service Medal * Brunei_Long_Service_Medal

Long Service Medal (Armed Forces) * Royal_Brunei_Armed_Forces_Golden_Jubilee_Medal

Armed Forces Golden Jubilee Medal – (31 May 2011)

Foreign

* : **

Darjah Panglima Gagah Angkatan Tentera First Degree ** Honorary Airborne Wing of the 10th Paratrooper Brigade (10th PARA) * : ** Combat_Commander's_(Kagitingan)_Badge

Combat Commander's Badge (Philippines) The Combat Commander's Kagitingan (K) Badge is awarded by the Commanding General, PA to PA officers and enlisted personnel who have commanded combat and combat support units for at least one cumulative year; all other PA military personnel who hav ...

* : **

Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera) ribbon

Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang The Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang ( en, Distinguished Service Order) is a Singaporean national honour instituted in 1968. It was created to replace the ''Pingat Bakti Chemerlang'' ( en, Distinguished Service Medal) and is awarded to any person w ...

(DUBC) **

Pingat Jasa Gemilang The Pingat Jasa Gemilang ( en, Meritorious Service Medal) is a Singaporean national honour and medal instituted in 1962. It may be awarded to any person who has performed "''service of conspicuous merit characterised by resource and devotion to ...

(PJG) * : ** Royal Thai Army Jump Wings **

Order of the Crown of Thailand - 1st Class (Thailand) ribbon

Order of the Crown of Thailand The Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand ( th, เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันมีเกียรติยศยิ่งมงกุฎไทย; ) is a Thai order, established in 1869 by King Rama ...

First Class (GCCT) – (10 April 2021)

Effective dates of promotion

References

1968 births Place of birth missing (living people) Bruneian military personnel Living people Graduates of the Royal College of Defence Studies {{Brunei-bio-stub