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Hisham Mohd Hanifah

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Hisham Mohd Hanifah
هشام محمد حنيفه
Dato Hisham in 2024
Deputy Minister of Finance
In office
22 October 2015 – 30 January 2018
Serving with Amin Liew Abdullah
MonarchHassanal Bolkiah
MinisterHassanal Bolkiah
Abdul Rahman Ibrahim
Preceded byBahrin Abdullah
Succeeded byAhmaddin Abdul Rahman
Personal details
BornMay 1967 (age 57)
Brunei
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Politician
  • civil servant

Hisham bin Haji Mohd Hanifah (born May 1967)[1] or sometimes spelled Hisyam,[2] is a Bruneian politician and civil servant from who was previously appointed as the Deputy Minister of Finance from 2015 to 2018, alongside Amin Liew Abdullah.[3]

Education and early career

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Hisham was born in May 1967.[4] In 1991, he received his Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Accounting from Lancashire Polytechnic in the United Kingdom. Following his August 1991 enlistment in the government, he has held a number of positions. They included an accountant from the Ministry of Finance's Deputy Permanent Secretary, an accountant from the Revenue Division, an accountant from the Treasury Department, and an assistant director of the budget division. He served as the Ministry of Finance's Permanent Secretary (Policy and Investment) before taking on his current role.[5]

Ministerial career

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Hisham began serving as the Deputy Minister of Finance on 22 October 2015.[5][2] He was present in the Malaysian Food Festival, which was organised by Royal Brunei Catering (RBC) and Malaysian Tourism from 6 April to 6 May 2017.[6] After ending his tenure on 30 January 2018,[7] he was appointed as the permanent secretary (fiscal).[8]

Other positions

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Hisham holds positions as a committee or board member in various organisations, including the National Security Committee, Institut Teknologi Brunei, Semaun Holdings, Brunei Darussalam Central Bank (BDCB),[9] Khazanah Satu, Royal Brunei Airlines from 2008 to 2018 (RBA).[4] Additionally, he was the chairman of other organisations including RBC, RBA Golf Club, Mulaut Abattoir, Telekom Brunei (Telbru), Makan Ceria, National Syariah Financial Supervisory Board, and the deputy chairman of the investment committee of the Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Foundation.[5]

Honours

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He has earned the following honours:

References

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  1. ^ "Dato Seri Paduka Haji Hisham HAJI MOHD HANIFAH personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b Md. Zain, Norliah (24 October 2015). "Lantikan Menteri Kabinet Baru 2015 - 2020" (PDF). www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn (in Malay). p. 32. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Menteri-Menteri Kabinet Negara Brunei Darussalam 2015-2020" (PDF). www.information.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Dato Seri Paduka Haji Hisham HAJI MOHD HANIFAH personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Ministry of Finance and Economy - deputy-minister-of-finance-fiscal_copy(1)". www.mofe.gov.bn. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Malaysia Food Festival". www.kln.gov.my. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  7. ^ Bandial, Ain (30 January 2018). "HM: Cabinet reshuffle is of 'vital importance'". The Scoop. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Ministry of Finance". www.rtb.gov.bn. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Board of Directors". www.bdcb.gov.bn. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  10. ^ Nooratini Haji Abas (17 July 2017). "Seramai 35 orang menerima Bintang Kebesaran NBD" (PDF). www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn (in Malay). p. 11. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Sultanate - News | Negara Brunei Darussalam | Sultan confers titles at Investiture Ceremony". www.sultanate.com. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
Political offices
Preceded by Deputy Minister of Finance
22 October 2015 – 30 January 2018
Succeeded by