Ministry of Energy (Brunei)

Coordinates: 4°55′11″N 114°56′17″E / 4.919729°N 114.937996°E / 4.919729; 114.937996
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Department of Energy
Jabatan Tenaga

Headquarters in 2022
Ministry overview
Formed24 May 2005; 18 years ago (2005-05-24)
HeadquartersPrime Minister's Office, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
4°55′11″N 114°56′17″E / 4.919729°N 114.937996°E / 4.919729; 114.937996
Annual budget$178.3 million BND (2019)
Deputy Minister responsible
Child agencies
Websitewww.energy.gov.bn/SitePages/index.aspx

The Department of Energy (Malay: Jabatan Tenaga), previously known as the Ministry of Energy and Ministry of Energy, Manpower and Industry, is a cabinet-level ministry in the Government of Brunei which oversees the country's energy industry. The department is led by the incumbent Deputy Minister of Energy, Mohammad Azmi bin Mohd Hanifah.[1] The ministry is headquartered in the capital Bandar Seri Begawan, currently within the Prime Minister's Office building at Jalan Perdana Menteri.

History[edit]

The history of the ministry began in 2005 with the establishment of the Energy Division, then under the Prime Minister's Office.[2] In May 2011, the Energy Department was established with the restructuring of the Energy Division and the then Petroleum Unit, and in October 2015 it was renamed the Energy and Industry Department after the transfer of oversight on the industry sector from the then Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources (now Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism).[2] The department was still under the Prime Minister's Office until 2018 when it was upgraded to a ministry by the consent of His Majesty Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan of Brunei, on 18 April in that year, and subsequently adopted the name Ministry of Energy and Industry.[2] The ministry was restructured on 31 July in the same year, hence renamed the Ministry of Energy, Manpower and Industry.[3] It was restructured again and finally adopted its current name on 18 November 2019, whereby the non-energy industry portfolio is now subsumed under the restructured Ministry of Finance and Economy, whereas the manpower portfolio is now the responsibility of the Manpower and Employment Council.[4][5]

Budget[edit]

In the current fiscal year (2019–20), the ministry is allocated a budget of B$178.3 million (US$131 million as of July 2019).[6][7]

List of ministers[edit]

Minister[edit]

No. Portrait Minister Term start Term end Time in office Ref.
1 Yahya Bakar 24 May 2005 22 August 2008 3 years, 90 days [8]
2 Mohammad Daud 22 August 2008 29 May 2010 1 year, 280 days [8]
3 Yasmin Umar 29 May 2010 30 January 2018 7 years, 246 days [9]
4 Mat Suny 30 January 2018 7 June 2022 4 years, 128 days [10]

Deputy minister[edit]

No. Portrait Minister Term start Term end Time in office Ref.
Ministry of Energy
1 Matsatejo Sokiaw 30 January 2018 21 May 2022 4 years, 111 days [11]
Department of Energy
(1) Matsatejo Sokiaw 21 May 2022 24 October 2023 1 year, 156 days [12]
2 Azmi Mohd Hanifah 24 October 2023 incumbent 186 days [1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Deputy Minister at the PMO's service terminated » Borneo Bulletin Online". Deputy Minister at the PMO’s service terminated. 2023-10-23. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  2. ^ a b c "MEMI - Introduction". memi.gov.bn. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  3. ^ "His Majesty changes Ministry of Energy and Industry to Ministry of Energy (Energy and Manpower) and Industry, appoints senior officers". Borneo Bulletin Online. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  4. ^ "MEMI is now Ministry of Energy". The Bruneian. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  5. ^ "MEMI renamed as Ministry of Energy". Borneo Bulletin Online. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  6. ^ "178300000 BND to USD | Convert Bruneian Dollars to US Dollars | XE". www.xe.com. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  7. ^ Abu Bakar, Rasidah (23 March 2019). "Gov't to inject $1.65 billion into oil and gas industry". The Scoop. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Menteri-Menteri Cabinet" (PDF).
  9. ^ Scoop, The (2018-01-30). "HM announces surprise cabinet reshuffle - full list of new appointees". The Scoop. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  10. ^ Scoop, The (2018-01-30). "HM announces surprise cabinet reshuffle - full list of new appointees". The Scoop. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
  11. ^ "Acting Minister Officiates the Opening Ceremony of the Student Solar Ambassador Workshop". Department of Energy. 2019-10-02. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  12. ^ Scoop, The (2022-06-07). "HM announces major cabinet shakeup - full list of appointees". The Scoop. Retrieved 2023-04-25.

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