The Ministry of Religious Affairs (MORA or MoRA; Malay: Kementerian Hal Ehwal Ugama, KHEU) is a cabinet-level ministry in the government of Brunei which is responsible for the propagation of Islam and its upholding as the state religion,[4] as well as oversees the Islamic religious education in the country. It is currently led by a minister and a deputy minister, whereby the incumbents are Badaruddin Othman[b] and Pengiran Mohd Tashim Pengiran Hassan[a] respectively.[2] The ministry is headquartered in Bandar Seri Begawan.
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Formed | 1 January 1984 |
Jurisdiction | Government of Brunei |
Headquarters | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei 4°55′02.1″N 114°56′47.8″E / 4.917250°N 114.946611°E |
Annual budget | $263 million BND (2021) |
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Deputy Minister responsible |
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Website | www |
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The department was established on 29 September 1959, initially as the Department of Religious Affairs (Jabatan Hal Ehwal Ugama).[5] On 21 October 1970, the construction of their new B$375,000 headquarters were completed in Tutong, near Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque.[6]
In the fiscal year 2021–2022, the ministry had been allocated a budget of B$263 million,[c] a two percent increase from the previous year.[1]
No. | Portrait | Minister | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Ref. |
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1 | Alam Abdul Rahman | 1954 | 1960 | 6 years | [8] | |
2 | Ali Mohamed Daud | 1 May 1960 | August 1962 | 2 years | [8] | |
3 | Kemaluddin Al-Haj | 1 September 1962 | 20 October 1986 | 24 years, 49 days | [9] | |
4 | Zain Serudin | 1 November 1970 | 1 January 1984 | 13 years, 61 days | [10][9] | |
Ministry of Religious Affairs | ||||||
1 | Zain Serudin | 21 October 1986 | 29 May 2010 | 23 years, 220 days | [11] | |
2 | Mohammad Abdul Rahman | 29 May 2010 | 22 October 2015 | 5 years, 146 days | [11] | |
3 | Badaruddin Othman | 22 October 2015 | incumbent | 8 years, 183 days | [12] |
No. | Portrait | Minister | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Ref. |
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1 | Yahya Ibrahim | 21 October 1986 | 25 May 2005 | 18 years, 216 days | [13] | |
2 | Badaruddin Othman | 25 May 2005 | 29 May 2010 | 5 years, 4 days | [14] | |
3 | Bahrom Bahar | 29 May 2010 | 22 October 2015 | 5 years, 146 days | [14] | |
4 | Abdul Mokti | 22 October 2015 | 30 January 2018 | 2 years, 100 days | [15] | |
(3) | Bahrom Bahar | 30 January 2018 | 21 May 2022 | 4 years, 111 days | [14] | |
4 | Tashim Hassan | 21 May 2022 | incumbent | 1 year, 337 days | [16] |