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Abu Bakar Apong
Abu Bakar Apong | |
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| ابو بكر اڤوڠ | |
 Minister Abu Bakar in 2006 | |
| 5th Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 22 October 2015 – 7 June 2022 | |
| Monarch | Hassanal Bolkiah |
| Preceded by | Badaruddin Othman |
| Succeeded by | Ahmaddin Abdul Rahman |
| 3rd Minister of Education | |
| In office 29 May 2010 – 22 October 2015 | |
| Deputy | Yusoff Ismail[1] |
| Preceded by | Abdul Rahman Taib |
| Succeeded by | Suyoi Osman |
| 4th Minister of Communications | |
| In office 24 May 2005 – 28 May 2010 | |
| Deputy | Yusoff Abdul Hamid |
| Preceded by | Zakaria Sulaiman |
| Succeeded by | Abdullah Bakar |
| 3rd Minister of Health | |
| In office 25 March 1998 – 23 May 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Johar Noordin |
| Succeeded by | Suyoi Osman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 September 1948 Kampong Setia Pahlawan, Kampong Ayer, Brunei |
| Spouse | Jahrah Mohamad |
| Alma mater | |
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Abu Bakar bin Haji Apong (born 19 September 1948) is a Bruneian aristocrat and politician whom formerly held the position of Minister of Health (MOH) from 1998 to 2005,[2] Minister of Communications (MOC) from 2005 to 2010,[3] Minister of Education (MOE) from 2010 to 2015,[4] and Minister of Home Affairs (MOHA) from 2015 to 2022. He had served in the government for the second-longest period of time after Pehin Isa Ibrahim.[5]
Notably, he was also the Vice-Chancellor of the Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) from 1991 to 1998, Deputy Chairman of Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam (AMBD) Board of Directors,[6] concurrently the Chairman of the Brunei Investment Agency (BIA) and chairman of the Board of Directors of the Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Foundation.[7]
- ^ "Cabinet Ministers". The Brunei Times.
- ^ "Sultanate - News | Negara Brunei Darussalam | Royal audiences to UK, Chilean envoys". www.sultanate.com. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Chairman's Press Statement ASEAN TELMIN + 1 Sessions with Dialogue Partners, Brunei Darussalam". asean.org. 19 September 2006. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Information Department - Ministers". www.information.gov.bn. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ Bandial, Rasidah Hj Abu Bakar, Ain (7 June 2022). "HM: New cabinet must carry out duties with 'full loyalty and responsibility'". The Scoop. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Management, Centre For Islamic Banking, Finance And (24 October 2018). "Conference aims to propel Islamic capital market to higher level". Brunei Institute of Leadership & Islamic Finance (BILIF). Retrieved 12 March 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Lee Kuan Yew Exchange Fellowship Visit of Pehin Dato Haji Abu Bakar Bin Haji Apong Minister of Educ". www.mfa.gov.sg. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
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