Pengiran Aminan bin Pengiran Haji Mahmud (born 9 June 1968) is a Bruneian nobleman and military officer, who previously served as the tenth Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) from 2018 until 2020. He was previously the ninth Commander of the

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(RBLF).

Military career

Pengiran Aminan enlisted with the

Royal Brunei Armed Forces The Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF); (ABDB), Jawi script, Jawi: , is the official organisation and collective term for all of the military forces or service branches of the sultanate of Brunei, Brunei Darussalam. The RBAF consists of three pr ...

(RBAF) on 9 December 1985 and was assigned 286 as his

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. Subsequently, upon completion of his initial officer training, he graduated from the

Training Institute Royal Brunei Armed Forces The Training Institute Royal Brunei Armed Forces (TI RBAF), natively known as (IL ABDB) is a military training establishment of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), primarily for enlisted male and female recruit training, along with technical ...

at Penanjong Garrison as a second lieutenant on 20 December 1987. He then attended the Officer Cadet Course in

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. During his time in service, he was appointed to several positions; which include: infantry platoon commander, technical instructor at Training Institute (TI RBAF), SO2 G1 of Royal Brunei Service Force, SO2 and military assistant to Commander of the RBAF, and senior management officer at the Office of Strategy Management

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(MINDEF). From 2007 until 2009, he was the aide-de-camp to the Sultan of Brunei, and later in 2010, he became the director at Directorate of Strategic Planning. On 7 February 2014, Aminan began his duty as the acting Deputy Commander of

(RBLF). That same year on 1 December, he became the 9th

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of the RBLF. Pengiran Aminan was promoted to brigadier general on 6 February 2015, and to major general upon his appointment as Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces on 31 January 2018. Pengiran Aminan retired from the armed forces on 1 September 2020. His position as Commander of RBAF was succeeded by Hamzah Sahat.

Military education and training

Aminan obtained a National Diploma Engineering, and Foundation Degree of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering in 1989 in the

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, Junior Officer Management Course in 1994, Unit Security Officers in 1994, and Combat Intelligence Officer in 1995 in

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in 1997 in the United Kingdom, All Arms Tactics in 1999 in

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, Command and Staff Course in 2000 in Singapore,

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in 2010 in United Kingdom, and Leaders in Development in 2012 in

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Effective dates of promotion

Personal life

Aminan is married to Rasidah binti Brahim. They have three daughters together.

Honours

National

Order of Paduka Keberanian Laila Terbilang The Most Exalted Order of Paduka Keberanian Laila Terbilang (), also translated as The Most Exalted Order of Famous Valour, is an Order (decoration), order of Brunei. It was established on 1 August 1968 by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. Current clas ...

First Class (DPKT; 15 July 2018) – ''Dato Paduka Seri'' *

Order of Pahlawan Negara Brunei The Most Gallant Order of Pahlawan Negara Brunei (), also translated as The Most Gallant Order of the Hero of the State of Brunei, is an order of Brunei. It was established on 28 November 1959 by Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III. The order consist ...

First Class (PSPNB; 15 August 2015) – ''Dato Seri Pahlawan'' *

Order of Seri Paduka Mahkota Brunei The Most Honourable Order of Seri Paduka Mahkota Brunei (), also translated as The Most Honourable Order of the Crown of Brunei, is an Order (decoration), order of Brunei, Brunei Darussalam. It was established on 1 March 1954 by Sultan Omar Ali ...

Second Class (DPMB; 15 July 2012) – ''Dato Paduka'' *

Order of Setia Negara Brunei The Most Blessed Order of Setia Negara Brunei (), also translated as The Most Blessed Order of Loyalty to the State of Brunei, is an Order (decoration), order of Brunei, Brunei Darussalam. It was established on 29 November 1959 by Sultan Omar Al ...

Fourth Class (PSB) * Sultan of Brunei Silver Jubilee Medal (5 October 1992) * Sultan_Hassanal_Bolkiah_Golden_Jubilee_Medal

Sultan of Brunei Golden Jubilee Medal (5 October 2017) * General Service Medal (Armed Forces) * Long Service Medal and Good Conduct (PKLPB) * Royal Brunei Armed Forces Golden Jubilee Medal (31 May 2011) * Royal_Brunei_Armed_Forces_Diamond_Jubilee_Medal

Royal Brunei Armed Forces Diamond Jubilee Medal (31 May 2021)

Foreign

*: ** Courageous Commander of The Most Gallant Order of Military Service (PGAT) **Honorary Airborne Wing of the 10th Paratrooper Brigade (10th PARA) *: ** Philippine Army Combat Commander's Badge *: ** Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera) (DUBC) **

Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera) The Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera) () is a Awards and decorations of the Singapore Armed Forces, decoration awarded to members of the Singapore Armed Forces for exceptionally distinguished performance or extraordinary service, or the furtherance ...

(PJG) *: ** Knight Grand Cross of the

Order of the Crown of Thailand The Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand (; ) is a Thai order, established in 1869 by King Rama V of The Kingdom of Siam (now Thailand) for Thais, the royal family, governmental employees, and foreign dignitaries for their outstanding serv ...

(PM (GCCT); 10 April 2021) **Royal Thai Army Jump Wings

References

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