Nazmi bin Haji Mohamad (born 1966) is a politician and civil servant who hold the position of Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports since 2022.

Education

He immediately started work with the Brunei government after graduating from

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in 1991.

Political career

Nazmi became the Deputy

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, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) and

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of the Budget Division in the

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(MoF), in 2007 and 2008 respectively, but soon after reappointed to his previous position as MOFAT's Deputy Permanent Secretary. He holds several other positions in 2012; Alternate

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of the

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(ADB),

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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), and lastly the Permanent Secretary at the MoF's Management and International in the

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. In 2014, he became a Member of the Brunei Economic Development Board (BEDB) and represented Brunei Darussalam in the

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(AICHR). Moreover, Nazmi was appointed the Permanent Secretary (Corporate Affairs and Public Administration) for the MoF at the Prime Minister's Office. Following a

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on 7 June 2022, Nazmi was appointed as Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports. It was only announced following a

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reshuffle, succeeding Aminuddin Ihsan who has been holding that position since 2018. 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.

Personal life

Dato Nazmi is married to Datin Hajah Binanun binti Haji Bungsu, and together they have 5 children; 3 sons and 2 daughters.

Honours

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 ...

First Class (PSNB; 15 July 2022) – ''Dato Seri Setia'' * Long Service Medal (PKL; 4 July 2016)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mohamad, Nazmi Living people Government ministers of Brunei 1966 births Universiti Brunei Darussalam alumni