The Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA; , ''KHEDN'') is a cabinet-level ministry 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 ...

which is responsible for the country's

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, municipal areas, immigration, labour, fire and rescue services, prison and rehabilitation institutions, and national disaster management. It was established immediately upon Brunei's independence on 1 January 1984. It is currently led by a minister and the incumbent is Ahmaddin Rahman, who took office since 7 June 2022. The ministry is headquartered in

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 ministry is headed by a minister () and is a member of the

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, the cabinet of Brunei. The minister is assisted by a

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and the latter with two deputy permanent secretaries. The first Minister of Home Affairs was

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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. In the cabinet reshuffle in 1986, the post was given to Isa Ibrahim, who became the first ordinary citizen to have taken the office.

Organisation

The ministry oversees the following departments:

Budget

In the 2022–23 fiscal year, the ministry has been allocated a budget of B$128 million, a 1.5 percent decrease from the previous year.

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Home Affairs An interior ministry (sometimes called a ministry of internal affairs or ministry of home affairs) is a government department that is responsible for internal affairs. Lists of current ministries of internal affairs Named "ministry" * Ministry ...