State Mufti of Brunei

State Mufti Office
Jabatan Mufti Kerajaan; جابتن مفتي كراجأن
	; State Mufti Office in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Agency overview
Formed	1 September 1994; 30 years ago
Jurisdiction	Government of Brunei
Headquarters	26, Jalan Pengiran Babu Raja, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei BA2112
Employees	c. 1,000
Annual budget	B$260 million
Agency executives	Abdul Aziz Juned, State Mufti; Japar Mat Dain, Deputy State Mufti;
Parent agency	Prime Minister's Office
Child agency	Ministry of Religious Affairs of Brunei;
Website	www.pmo.gov.bn; www.mufti.gov.bn

The State Mufti (Malay: Mufti Kerajaan) is the most senior and most influential Sunni Muslim Ulema (religious and legal authority) in Brunei. The holder of the position is appointed by the Sultan of Brunei. The State Mufti is the head of the all Ulema in Brunei.

Role

The State Mufti is the most senior religious authority in the country. His main role is to give opinions (fatwas) on legal matters and on social affairs base on Islamic Koran, Hadeeth, Qiyas and Ijma' of Ulema.^[1]

History

The first State Mufti of Brunei was Ismail Omar Abdul Aziz from 1962 to 1965. He had been Mufti of Johore in Malaysia. In 1967, Ismail again became Brunei's State Mufti until his death. In 1994, Brunei-born Vice State Mufti Abdul Aziz Juned became the country's State Mufti.^[2]

List of state muftis

State Mufti

Minister	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Ref.
Ismail Omar Abdul Aziz	1 April 1962	31 March 1965	2 years, 364 days	^[3]
Ismail Omar Abdul Aziz	8 March 1967	3 February 1994	26 years, 332 days	^[3]
Abdul Aziz Juned	1 September 1994	Incumbent	30 years, 75 days	^[4]

Deputy State Mufti

Portrait	Minister	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Ref.
	Suhaili Mohiddin	1 September 1994	31 August 2015	20 years, 364 days	^[5]
	Japar Mat Dain @ Maidin	1 September 2015	Incumbent	9 years, 75 days	^[5]

References

^ Syariah law critics do not understand Islam: Mufti | The Brunei Times
^ Kementerian Hal Ehwal Ugama Negara Brunei Darussalam : SEJARAH PENUBUHAN JABATAN HAL EHWAL SYARIAH
^ "Berita - Allahyarham Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Dato..." www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
^ "Jabatan Mufti Kerajaan - Mufti Kerajaan". www.mufti.gov.bn. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b "PENUBUHAN". Jabatan Mufti Kerajaan (in Malay). Retrieved 17 July 2024.

[1] Syariah law critics do not understand Islam: Mufti | The Brunei Times

[2] Kementerian Hal Ehwal Ugama Negara Brunei Darussalam : SEJARAH PENUBUHAN JABATAN HAL EHWAL SYARIAH

[3] "Berita - Allahyarham Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Dato..." www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn. Retrieved 3 January 2023.

[4] "Jabatan Mufti Kerajaan - Mufti Kerajaan". www.mufti.gov.bn. Retrieved 3 January 2023.

[:0-5] "PENUBUHAN". Jabatan Mufti Kerajaan (in Malay). Retrieved 17 July 2024.

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