Yang Dimuliakan Pehin Orang Kaya Laila Setia Dato Seri Setia
Abdul Rahman Ibrahim
PSNB DPMB
Abdul Rahman in 2017
Member of Legislative Council
Assumed office
20 January 2023
MonarchHassanal Bolkiah
Minister at the Prime Minister's Office
In office
22 October 2015 – 27 September 2018
1st Minister of Finance II
In office
24 May 2005 – 30 January 2018
DeputyBahrin Abdullah[1]
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byAmin Liew Abdullah
Personal details
Born
Abdul Rahman

(1954-10-31) 31 October 1954
Peramu, Kampong Ayer, Brunei
Alma materUniversity of Hull (BSc)
ProfessionPolitician

Abdul Rahman bin Ibrahim (born 31 October 1954)[2] is a Bruneian nobleman and politician whom formerly held the position of Minister of Finance II from 2005 to 2018 and Minister at the Prime Minister's Office from 2015 to 2018.[3] Moreover, he is also a member of the board of directors of Brunei Investment Agency (BIA) from 2001 to 2003; deputy chairman of the board of directors of the Sustainability Fund; board member of the Authoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam (AMBD); board member of the Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Foundation.[4]

Biography

Early life and education

Abdul Rahman is born on 31 October 1954 at Kampong Peramu of Kampong Ayer,[4][5] and attended both primary and secondary education at Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien College prior to pursuing higher education at the University of Hull in the United Kingdom, where he earned a BSc in Economics (Hons) in 1978. In 1986, the Arthur D. Little School of Management in the United States granted him a Certificate of Professional Studies. In 1996, he participated in a Senior management program at the London Business School in the United Kingdom.[6]

Career

Early career

Prior to Abdul Rahman's ministerial role, he had held several early positions such as an economic officer in the State Secretariat's Economic Planning Unit (EPU) on 14 September 1978; a Special Duties Officer at the Ministry of Development and as a personal assistant to the then Minister of Development on 12 March 1984; a Senior Administrative Officer Group 2 on 1 October 1986; a Senior Administrative Officer Superscale C in June 1989; the head of Financial Regulations Unit in the Ministry of Development on 6 August 1990; the director of Financial Institutions in the Ministry of Finance in 1992; the director of the Economic Planning Unit in the Ministry of Finance in May 1995; the director of Budget in the Ministry of Finance on 7 September 1998; the permanent secretary at the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources ion 12 May 2000; the permanent secretary at the Ministry of Finance in 2001; and the acting managing director of the Brunei Investment Agency (2001).[6]

Ministerial career

Before being elevated to the position of Minister of Finance II on 24 May 2005,[7] Abdul Rahman was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Finance in September 2004. During the 2010 and 2015 cabinet reshuffles,[8][9] he remained at his post until being succeeded by Amin Liew Abdullah on 30 January 2018. From 18 to 25 May 2014, he would be in Singapore as the 43rd Lee Kuan Yew Exchange Fellow (LKYEF). The fourth Bruneian Lee Kuan Yew Exchange Fellow was Pehin Rahman. Pehin Rahman would be accompanied by representatives of the Bruneian Prime Minister's Office and Ministry of Finance.[10] Additionally, he also served as the Minister at the Prime Minister's Office from 22 October 2015 until 27 September 2018.[11] Later on 6 March 2016, In the Preamble to the Spending Budget, Abdul Rahman discussed the Ministry of Defense's priorities and areas of focus for the 2017–2018 fiscal year. During the third day of the first meeting of the 13th Legislative Council Meeting Season, which was held in the Council Chamber.[12]

Post-Ministerial career

On 20 January 2023, it was announced that Pehin Abdul Rahman would be part of the titled persons appointed into the new Legislative Council of Brunei.[13]

Personal life

In 1977, Pehin Dato Abdul Rahman wed Datin Sapiah binti Haji Sabtu.[14] They have three sons and two daughters.[6]

Honours

Abdul Rahman was given the title of Yang Dimuliakan (His Excellency) Pehin Orang Kaya Laila Setia. Moreover, he has been awarded the following honours;[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Cabinet Ministers". The Brunei Times.
  2. ↑ "Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam – Minister of Finance". www.jpa.gov.bn. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Wawasan Brunei 2035 – Economic Strategy". www.wawasanbrunei.gov.bn. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Keluaran Khas Sempena Pelantikan Menteri-Menteri Kabinet dan Timbalan-Timbalan Menteri" (PDF). Pelita Brunei. 12 June 2010. p. 3.
  5. ↑ "BRUNEIresources.com – Pehin Manteris". www.bruneiresources.com. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 "Ministry of Finance and Economy – minister-at-the-prime-ministers-office-and-minister-of-finance-ii". www.mofe.gov.bn. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Rombakan Keahlian Majlis Mesyuarat Menteri-menteri Kabinet" (PDF). Pelita Brunei. 25 May 2005. p. 16.
  8. ↑ "Sultanate – News | Negara Brunei Darussalam | Sultan reveals major cabinet reshuffle". www.sultanate.com. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "Brunei New Cabinet Ministers 2015". Brunei New Cabinet Ministers 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  10. ↑ Singapore, Prime Minister's Office (24 December 2018). "PMO | Lee Kuan Yew Exchange Fellowship Visit Of His Excellency Pehin Dato Haji Abdul Rahman Bin Haji Ibrahim Second Finance Minister at the Prime Minister's Office, Negara Brunei Darussalam 18 To 25 May 2014". Prime Minister's Office Singapore. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  11. ↑ Scoop, The (30 January 2018). "HM announces surprise cabinet reshuffle – full list of new appointees". The Scoop. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  12. ↑ "Berita 2016 – Isu-isu kepentingan pertahanan terus dimantapkan..." www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  13. ↑ "New Legislative Council appointed » Borneo Bulletin Online". New Legislative Council appointed. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  14. ↑ "Wives of senior gov't officials learn about funeral rites | The BT Archive". btarchive.org. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  15. ↑ "SENARAI NAMA-NAMA GELARAN DAN ORANG-ORANG YANG DIKURNIAI GELARAN" (PDF). Adat Istiadat. 16 July 2022. p. 9.
  16. ↑ "Brunei Honours 2006". Brunei Honours 2006. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
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