Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia
Nazmi Mohamad
PSNB
Nazmi Mohamad in 2023
8th Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
Assumed office
7 June 2022
MonarchHassanal Bolkiah
Preceded byAminuddin Ihsan
Personal details
Born
Nazmi

1966 (age 57–58)
Brunei
SpouseBinanun Bungsu
Children5
Parents
  • Mohammad Ismail (father)
  • Amanah Mohammad Harith (mother)
EducationUniversiti Brunei Darussalam
ProfessionPolitician
CabinetCabinet of Brunei

Nazmi bin Mohamad (born 1966) is the current Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports since 2022.

Education

He immediately started work with the Brunei government after graduating from Universiti Brunei Darussalam in 1991.[1]

Political career

Nazmi became the Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) and Director of the Budget Division in the Ministry of Finance (MoF), in 2007 and 2008 respectively. But soon later reappointed to his previous position as MOFAT's Deputy Permanent Secretary. He holds several other positions in 2012; Alternate Governor of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Chairman of the Islamic Financial Supervisory Board, Chairman of the Brunei Darussalam Deposit Protection Corporation, Joint Deputy Chairman of the Employees Trust Fund, Deputy Chairman of the Center for Strategic and Policy Studies (CSPS),[1] and lastly the Permanent Secretary at the MoF's Management and International in the Temburong District.[2]

In 2014, he became a Mmember of the Brunei Economic Development Board (BEDB) and represented Brunei Darussalam in the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR).[1] Moreover, Nazmi was appointed as the Permanent Secretary (Corporate Affairs and Public Administration) for the MoF at the Prime Minister's Office.[3]

On 7 June 2022, Nazmi was appointed as the new minister for the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports. It was only announced following a cabinet reshuffle, succeeding Aminuddin Ihsan who has been holding that position since 2018.[4] His appointment as the new minister was congratulated by Japan's Ambassador Maeda, and hoped for more collaborations to tighten the relations of Brunei and Japan.[5]

Honours

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Utama - Menteri". www.kkbs.gov.bn. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  2. ↑ "Sultanate - News | Negara Brunei Darussalam | Giant national flag flies high in capital". www.sultanate.com. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  3. ↑ "Ministry of Finance". www.agc.gov.bn. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  4. ↑ Scoop, The (2022-06-07). "HM announces major cabinet shakeup - full list of appointees". The Scoop. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  5. ↑ "Ambassador Maeda's courtesy call to Yang Berhormat Haji Nazmi bin Haji Mohamad, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  6. ↑ "23 state decorations conferred » Borneo Bulletin Online". 23 state decorations conferred. 2022-07-16. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  7. ↑ "MoF hands out 32 long service honorary medal awards | The BT Archive". btarchive.org. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
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