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Cabinet of Brunei The Council of Cabinet Ministers () is the body of high-ranking Brunei officials, consisting of the top leaders of the executive branch of Brunei government. Led by the List of Sultans of Brunei, Sultan himself, who has also been the Prime Ministe ...

, reports_to =

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

, department = Attorney General's Chambers , residence = , seat = Minister , nominator = , appointer =

Sultan of Brunei The sultan of Brunei is the monarchical head of state of Brunei and head of government in his capacity as prime minister of Brunei. Since independence from the British in 1984, only one sultan has reigned, though the royal institution dates bac ...

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Constitution A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of Legal entity, entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed. When ...

, precursor = Attorney General of Sarawak , formation = , first = Ali Hassan

Aziz Mohd. Zain
, last = , abolished = , succession = , abbreviation = , unofficial_names = , deputy = , salary = , website = The Attorney General's Office of Brunei is the

public prosecutor A prosecutor is a legal representative of the prosecution in states with either the common law adversarial system or the civil law inquisitorial system. The prosecution is the legal party responsible for presenting the case in a criminal trial ...

Brunei Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , ), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely sur ...

, and

legal adviser Legal advice is the giving of a professional or formal opinion regarding the substance or procedure of the law in relation to a particular factual situation. The provision of legal advice will often involve analyzing a set of facts and advising a p ...

to the

Government of Brunei The Government of Brunei Darussalam is the union government created by the constitution of Brunei where by the Sultan of Brunei is both head of state and head of government (Prime Minister of Brunei). Executive power is exercised by the governme ...

. The functions of the attorney general are carried out with the assistance of the deputy attorney-general and the solicitor-general, through the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC). Moreover, assisting the

Royal Brunei Police Force The Royal Brunei Police Force, RBPF ( ms, Polis Diraja Brunei (PDB) is in charge of keeping law and order in Brunei. The RBPF has been one of the 190 members of INTERPOL, an intergovernmental organisation worldwide since 1984. With a force of ...

(RBPF) and other enforcement agencies in carrying out their investigations, advising and approving prosecutions.

History

was established by the Constitution in 1959. Prior to the proclamation, the Attorney General of Sarawak had served as the legal adviser to Brunei's federal government. The Attorney General is assisted by the Solicitor General and Counsels in advising representing the federal government in civil and criminal matters. In addition, the Attorney General drafts legislation and works closely with any pertinent government ministries and departments. In August 2008, the position of attorney general was promoted to ministerial rank.

Attorney generals

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{{Brunei government ministries and agencies, state=expanded Government of Brunei Attorneys general Justice ministries

History

Attorney generals

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