The Ministry of Defence (abbreviated as MinDef; ms, Kementerian Pertahanan) is a

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in 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 governm ...

responsible for the country's

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and

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, the

Royal Brunei Armed Forces The Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF); ms, Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei, (ABDB), is the collective term for the military forces of the sultanate of Brunei Darussalam. They consist of the Royal Brunei Land Forces (RBLF), the Royal Brunei ...

(RBAF). It is Brunei's ministry of defence. It was established immediately upon Brunei's independence on 1 January 1984. The current leadership consists of a minister, whereby the incumbent is

Hassanal Bolkiah Hassanal Bolkiah ibni Omar Ali Saifuddien III ( Jawi: ; born 15 July 1946) is the 29th and current Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of Brunei since 1967 and the Prime Minister of Brunei since independence from the United Kingdom in 1984. He is one ...

, the

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and Supreme Commander of RBAF; and a deputy minister. It is headquartered in the capital

Bandar Seri Begawan Bandar Seri Begawan (BSB; Jawi: بندر سري بڬاوان; ) is the capital city of Brunei. It is officially a municipal area () with an area of and an estimated population of 100,700 as of 2007. It is part of Brunei-Muara District, the sm ...

Leadership

The first Minister of Defence upon the inception of the ministry was Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III who was the late father of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and had been the preceding Sultan of Brunei until his abdication in 1967. Upon his passing in 1986, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah took over the position and he has since become the minister up to this day. The Second Minister of Defence portfolio appeared in the 2018

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reshuffle, then was held by Awang Halbi Mohd Yussof. The Deputy Minister of Defence portfolio has appeared in the cabinet line-ups in 2015, and 2022. The incumbent is Abdul Razak Abdul Kadir, who took office since 7 June 2022.

Budget

The allocated budget for the fiscal year 2022–23 is B$598 million, an increase of two percent from the previous year.

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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 ...

1984 establishments in Brunei

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