ISTANA NURUL IMAN, Tuesday, 1 September 2020 – His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, this afternoon presented the rank insignia of Major General to Brigadier General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Hamzah bin Haji Sahat; and appointed him as the 11th Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF).
Present at the ceremony was His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office.
Major General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Hamzah previously held several key posts including the 14th Commander of Royal Brunei Air Force from 15 August 2018 to 28 August 2020; the Joint Force Commander of RBAF and Chief of Staff (COS) of Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ).
Also present at the ceremony were Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd. Yussof, the Second Minister of Defence; and Major General Pengiran Dato Paduka Seri Aminan bin Pengiran Haji Mahmud, the former Commander of RBAF.
Also in attendance were the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence; Service Commanders; and Deputy Permanent Secretaries of the Ministry of Defence as well as family members of the new Commander of RBAF.
At the ceremony, Doa Selamat was read by Commander Haji Ainolnizam bin Haji Ibrahim, RBN as the Head of the RBAF Religious Department (JAMA’AT).
Soon afterwards, His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam received in audience from the former Commander and the newly appointed Commander of RBAF.
The ceremonies took place at Istana Nurul Iman.
KEBAWAH DYMM PADUKA SERI BAGINDA SULTAN DAN YANG DI-PERTUAN NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM BERKENAN MELANTIK PEMERINTAH ABDB YANG BAHARU
ISTANA NURUL IMAN, Selasa, 1 September 2020 – 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, petang ini telah berkenan mengurniakan lencana pangkat Mejar Jeneral kepada Brigedier Jeneral (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Hamzah bin Haji Sahat; serta berkenan melantik beliau sebagai Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) ke-11.
Berangkat ke Majlis tersebut ialah Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Muda Mahkota Pengiran Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, Menteri Kanan di Jabatan Perdana Menteri.
Mejar Jeneral (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Hamzah, sebelum ini memegang beberapa jawatan penting termasuk Pemerintah Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei (TUDB) ke-14 bermula 15 Ogos 2018 hingga 28 Ogos 2020; Pemerintah Angkatan Bersama dan Ketua Staf Markas Angkatan Bersama (MAB) ABDB.
Juga hadir di Majlis tersebut ialah Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Mejar Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd. Yussof, Menteri Pertahanan Kedua; dan Mejar Jeneral Pengiran Dato Paduka Seri Aminan bin Pengiran Haji Mahmud, mantan Pemerintah ABDB.
Turut hadir ialah Setiausaha Tetap Kementerian Pertahanan; Pemerintah-Pemerintah Angkatan Tentera; dan Timbalan-Timbalan Setiausaha Tetap Kementerian Pertahanan serta ahli keluarga Pemerintah ABDB yang baharu.
Pada Majlis ini, doa selamat telah dibacakan oleh Komander Haji Ainolnizam bin Haji Ibrahim, TLDB selaku Ketua Jabatan Agama ABDB (JAMA’AT).
Sejurus selepas itu, Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam berkenan menerima mengadap mantan Pemerintah dan Pemerintah ABDB yang baru dilantik.
Majlis berlangsung di Istana Nurul Iman.