BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Tuesday, 13 January 2026
- 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, has consented to award the 2025 Supreme Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (SC RBAF) Scholarship to an outstanding student. The Signing and Award Ceremony for the 2025 SC RBAF Scholarship was held today at the Officers’ Mess, Bolkiah Garrison.
Present to witness the ceremony and presenting a certificate and gifts to the recipient was Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II.
Signing on behalf of the Ministry of Defence was Yang Mulia Brigadier General (Retired) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Alirupendi bin Haji Perudin, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence. The scholarship recipient will pursue a career in the civil service within the Ministry of Defence upon completion of his studies.
This year’s recipient was a student of Sengkurong Sixth Form Centre who had recently completed his A-Level examinations. Awang Aaron Ang Wen Zi will be pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Data Science at the University of Melbourne, Australia.
Also present at the ceremony were Members of the Defence and RBAF Executive Committee, Directors, Senior Officers of the Ministry of Defence, and members of the SC RBAF 2025 Scholarship Evaluation Board, as well as the parents and guarantors of the recipient.
The SC RBAF Scholarship is one of the most prestigious scholarship schemes in Brunei Darussalam. The primary objective of this award is to nurture exceptional young leaders who will contribute to the nation’s development, particularly in the fields of defence and security.
PENGANUGERAHAN BIASISWA PEMERINTAH TERTINGGI ANGKATAN BERSENJATA DIRAJA BRUNEI KEPADA SEORANG PENUNTUT CEMERLANG
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Selasa, 13 Januari 2026 - 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, telah mengurniakan titah perkenan bagi Penganugerahan Biasiswa Pemerintah Tertinggi Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (PT ABDB) bagi tahun 2025 kepada seorang penuntut cemerlang. Majlis Penandatanganan Perjanjian dan Penganugerahan Biasiswa PT ABDB bagi tahun 2025 telah berlangsung hari ini di Mes Pegawai, Bolkiah Garison.
Hadir menyaksikan majlis tersebut dan menyempurnakan penyampaian sijil biasiswa dan cenderamata kepada penerima Biasiswa PT ABDB ialah Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Mejar Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Pertahanan II.
Menandatangani bagi pihak Kementerian Pertahanan ialah Yang Mulia Brigedier Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Alirupendi bin Haji Perudin, Setiausaha Tetap Kementerian Pertahanan. Penerima biasiswa berkenaan akan menceburi kerjaya dalam perkhidmatan awam di Kementerian Pertahanan setelah tamat pengajian kelak.
Penerima anugerah Biasiswa PT ABDB pada tahun ini merupakan penuntut lepasan dari Pusat Tingkatan Enam Sengkurong yang telah menamatkan pengajian di peringkat A-Level. Awang Aaron Ang Wen Zi akan melanjutkan pengajian Ijazah Sarjana Muda dalam bidang
Data Science di
University of Melbourne, Australia.
Turut hadir di majlis ini ialah Ahli-Ahli Jawatankuasa Eksekutif Pertahanan dan ABDB, Pengarah-Pengarah, Pegawai-Pegawai Kanan Kementerian Pertahanan, Ahli-Ahli Badan Penilaian Biasiswa PT ABDB 2025 dan ibu bapa serta penjamin-penjamin penerima biasiswa.
Biasiswa PT ABDB merupakan salah satu skim biasiswa yang berprestij di Negara Brunei Darussalam. Tujuan utama penganugerahan skim biasiswa ini adalah untuk melahirkan pemimpin-pemimpin muda yang cemerlang bagi menyumbang kepada perkembangan negara, khususnya dalam bidang pertahanan dan sekuriti.
