ISTANA NURUL IMAN, Monday 12 October 2015 – His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, Minister of Defence and Supreme Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) has consented to receive in audience General Sir Peter Wall, representative of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Colonel Commandant Brigade of Gurkhas.
The audience ceremony took place at Istana Nurul Iman.
Present at the audience were Dato Paduka Haji Mustappa bin Haji Sirat, the Deputy Minister of Defence; Yang Dimuliakan Pehin Datu Pekerma Jaya Major General Dato Paduka Seri Mohd Tawih bin Abdullah, RBAF Commander and High Commissioner of Britain to Brunei Darussalam, His Excellency David Campbell, Colonel Mike Paige, British Defence Advisor to Brunei Darussalam and Colonel James Robinson of the Brigade of Gurkhas.
Also present were Dato Paduka Haji Hamdan bin Haji Abu Bakar, the Permanent Secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office; and Datin Paduka Hajah Suriyah binti Haji Umar, the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence.
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ISTANA NURUL IMAN, Isnin 12 Oktober 2015 – Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam, Menteri Pertahanan dan Pemerintah Tertinggi Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) telah berkenan menerima mengadap Jeneral Sir Peter Wall, selaku wakil Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain dan Northern Ireland dan Kolonel Komandan Briged Gurkha.
Majlis mengadap berlangsung petang ini di Istana Nurul Iman.
Hadir semasa majlis mengadap ialah Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan, Dato Paduka Haji Mustappa bin Haji Sirat; Pemerintah ABDB, Yang Dimuliakan Pehin Datu Pekerma Jaya Mejar Jeneral Dato Paduka Seri Awang Mohd Tawih bin Abdullah dan Pesuruhjaya Tinggi British ke Negara Brunei Darussalam, Tuan Yang Terutama David Campbell, Colonel Mike Paige, Penasihat Pertahanan di Suruhanjaya Tinggi British dan Kolonel James Robinson, Briged Gurkha.
Turut hadir ialah Setiausaha Tetap di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Dato Paduka Haji Hamdan bin Haji Abu Bakar dan Setiausaha Tetap Kementerian Pertahanan, Datin Paduka Hajah Suriyah binti Haji Umar.