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Pengiran Anak Puteh (born 19 January 1951), also referred to as Pengiran Puteh Alam, is a nobleman, diplomat and politician in the Government of Brunei whole formerly took office as the Ambassador of Brunei to the United States from 1997 to 2009, and
Pengiran Puteh Alam was bestowed the title of ''Yang Amat Mulia'' ''Pengiran Indera Negara'' at the 
Meritorious Service Medal (PJK)
Foreign
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Japan
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in 1986. As the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he participated in the formulation of policy regarding matters pertaining to international law, the South China Sea dispute, and the land and marine frontiers of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. His areas of expertise include international commercial arbitration
Arbitration is a form of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) that resolves disputes outside the judiciary courts. The dispute will be decided by one or more persons (the 'arbitrators', 'arbiters' or 'arbitral tribunal'), which renders the ' ...
, sports arbitration, investment arbitration, and international law.
Education
Pengiran Puteh Alam obtained his BSc in Psychology from the London University, United Kingdom in 1976; Certificate in Diplomacy from the Oxford University in 1983; MA in International relations from theFletcher School of Law & Diplomacy
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy is the graduate school of international affairs of Tufts University, in Medford, Massachusetts. Fletcher is one of America's oldest graduate schools of international relations and is well-ranked in its m ...
, United States in 1986. Lastly, he obtained his Magister Juris (MJur) law degree
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from the University of Birmingham School of Law.
Career
Puteh's career began as an Administrative Officer with the Public Service Commission in 1976, Senior Administrative Officer with the Diplomatic Service Department in 1980, Director of Department of Protocol & Consular Affairs in theMinistry of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government department responsible for the state's diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral relations affairs as well as for providing support for a country's citizens who are abroad. The entit ...
from 1984 to 1986, Deputy Permanent secretary
A permanent secretary (also known as a principal secretary) is the most senior Civil Service (United Kingdom), civil servant of a department or Ministry (government department), ministry charged with running the department or ministry's day-to-day ...
at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1986 to 1987, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1987 to 1997, co-currently being the Ambassador to Japan and South Korea from 1984 to 1985, and to the United States in 1997. During his tenure in the United States, he was concurrently the non-resident ambassador Dual accreditation is the practice in diplomacy of a country granting two separate responsibilities to a single diplomat. One prominent form of dual accreditation is for a diplomat to serve as the ambassador to two countries concurrently. For exampl ...
to Peru and Mexico. During the Sultan 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 ...
's first state visit to Japan following the country's independence, he accompanied to show his support.
Other appointments
Other positions Pengiran Puteh Alam has held include President of Brunei Squash Racquet Association, and Brunei Karate Association. Vice-president Brunei Amateur Football Association (BAFA). Director of Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Foundation (YSHHB) since 1992. Additionally, he has been appointed as Deputy/Vice-president of Arbitration Association Brunei Darussalam (AABD). On 29 May 2021, he also agreed to give Kamaruddin Talib and Norain Ismail gifts in recognition of their contributions to karate in Brunei as both have played significant roles in the growth of karate in the country and have become representatives in prominent competitions. Pengiran Puteh Alam has contributed to a conference volume project on the subject of "Corruption and Illegality in Asian Investment Arbitration" that included several professors from the Centre for Asian and Pacific Law at the University of Sydney (CAPLUS) was funded by the Institute of Asian Studies at the Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD-IAS).Personal life
Pengiran Puteh Alam is married to Datin Kamilah binti Abdullah, and together they have two children. His interests include;football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
, badminton, squash and golf. He is also the younger brother of Pengiran Anak Saleha
Saleha binti Mohamed Alam (born 7 October 1946) is the Queen of Brunei as the wife of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, the current Sultan of Brunei. She is the daughter of Pengiran Pemancha Pengiran Anak Haji Mohammad Alam and Pengiran Anak Hajah Be ...
, queen consort to Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.
Honours
Pengiran Puteh Alam was bestowed the title of ''Yang Amat Mulia'' ''Pengiran Indera Negara'' at the Lapau
The Lapau, also known as the Royal Ceremonial Hall, is a ceremonial hall in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. It is where the royal ceremonies, state investiture and some state events are traditionally held. It was the place where the present Sult ...
on 29 April 2004, marking him as a member of Cheteria. Moreover, he has earned the following honours;
National
* Order of Paduka Seri Laila Jasa
The Most Distinguished Order of Paduka Seri Laila Jasa ( ms, Darjah Paduka Seri Laila Jasa Yang Amat Berjasa), also translated as The Most Distinguished Order of Merit of Brunei, is an order of Brunei. It was established in February 1964 by Sultan ...
Second Class (DSLJ; 1986) – ''Dato Seri Laila Jasa''
* Meritorious Service Medal (PJK)
Foreign
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** Order of Merit
The Order of Merit (french: link=no, Ordre du Mérite) is an order of merit for the Commonwealth realms, recognising distinguished service in the armed forces, science, art, literature, or for the promotion of culture. Established in 1902 by K ...
(17 December 1984)
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** Order of the Rising Sun
The is a Japanese order, established in 1875 by Emperor Meiji. The Order was the first national decoration awarded by the Japanese government, created on 10 April 1875 by decree of the Council of State. The badge features rays of sunlight ...
Second Class (29 April 2023)
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