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Ministry of Transport and Infocommunications

Coordinates: 4°55′06″N 114°56′41″E / 4.918444°N 114.944833°E / 4.918444; 114.944833
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Ministry of Transport and Infocommunications
Kementerian Pengangkutan dan Infokomunikasi
Ministry of Transport and Infocommunications' logo

Ministry building
Ministry overview
Formed1 January 1984 (1984-01-01)
JurisdictionGovernment of Brunei
HeadquartersBandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
4°55′06″N 114°56′41″E / 4.918444°N 114.944833°E / 4.918444; 114.944833
Annual budgetIncrease$101 million BND (2021)
Minister responsible
  • Shamhary Mustapha, Minister
Websitewww.mtic.gov.bn
Footnotes
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The Ministry of Transport and Infocommunications (MTIC; Malay: Kementerian Pengangkutan dan Infokomunikasi), formerly known as the Ministry of Communications (Kementerian Perhubungan),[4] is a cabinet-level ministry in the government of Brunei which oversees civil aviation, land and maritime transport, telecommunications and meteorology in the country. It is currently led by a minister and the incumbent is Pengiran Shamhary Pengiran Mustapha,[a] who took office since 7 June 2022.[2] The ministry is headquartered in Bandar Seri Begawan.

Portfolio

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Budget

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In the 2021–22 fiscal year, the ministry had been allocated a budget of B$101 million,[b] an 8.7 percent increase from the previous year.[1]

Ministers

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No. Portrait Minister Term start Term end Time in office Ref.
1 Bahrin Abbas 1 January 1984 21 October 1986 2 years, 293 days [6][7]
2 Abdul Aziz Umar 21 October 1986 30 November 1988 2 years, 40 days [7]
3 Zakaria Sulaiman 30 November 1988 24 May 2005 16 years, 175 days [8]
4 Abu Bakar Apong 24 May 2005 29 May 2010 5 years, 5 days [9]
5 Abdullah Bakar 29 May 2010 22 October 2015 5 years, 146 days [9]
6 Mustappa Sirat 22 October 2015 29 January 2018 2 years, 99 days [9]
7 Abdul Mutalib 30 January 2018 7 June 2022 4 years, 128 days [10]
8 Shamhary Mustapha 7 June 2022 Incumbent 2 years, 171 days [11]

Notes

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  1. ^ His current official Malay name is Pengiran Shamhary bin Pengiran Dato Paduka Haji Mustapha.[3]
  2. ^ ≈US$73 million as of July 2022[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Haris, Nabilah (24 March 2021). "MTIC announces new e-government, digital economy initiatives". The Scoop. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b The Scoop (7 June 2022). "HM announces major cabinet shakeup — full list of appointees". The Scoop. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b Ali Rahman, Muhammad Khairulanwar (8 June 2022). "Perlantikan, Pertukaran Menteri Kabinet, Timbalan Menteri" (PDF). Pelita Brunei (in Malay). No. 67 #69. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Change of ministry name, appointment of officers". Borneo Bulletin Online. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  5. ^ "101,000,000 BND to USD - Bruneian Dollars to US Dollars Exchange Rate". XE.com. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  6. ^ Brunei Darussalam. Department of Information, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, Brunei Darussalam. 1985. p. 5.
  7. ^ a b "The Cabinet 2010". The Cabinet 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  8. ^ "BRUNEIresources.com - Pehin Zakaria". www.bruneiresources.com. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  9. ^ a b c "Menteri-Menteri Cabinet" (PDF).
  10. ^ "Kabinet dirombak » Media Permata Online". Kabinet dirombak. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  11. ^ Scoop, The (30 January 2018). "HM announces surprise cabinet reshuffle - full list of new appointees". The Scoop. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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