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Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces
Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei
Flag of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces
Incumbent Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haszaimi Bol Hassan since 1 March 2022; 2 years ago (2022-03-01)
Royal Brunei Armed Forces
Type	Armed forces commander
Status	Major general
Reports to	Minister of Defence
Seat	Bolkiah Garrison, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei BB3510
Appointer	Sultan of Brunei
Term length	No fixed length
Formation	30 December 1985; 38 years ago (1985-12-30)
First holder	Mohammad Daud
Website	Official website

The Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (Malay: Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei) is the professional head of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF). He is responsible for the overall management, administration, and the operational control of the entire military of Brunei. The current commander is Major general Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan.

Early history

Lieutenant Colonel Tengku Ahmad bin Tengku Besar Barhanuddin, seconded from the Royal Malay Regiment, served as the first commanding officer of the Brunei Malay Regiment (BMR) from June 1961 to April 1964. He was followed by Lieutenant Colonel Donald Murray Fletcher, who became the first and last British officer commanding the regiment from April 1964 to May 1965 and later the first officer commanding the Royal Brunei Malay Regiment (RBMR) until 25 July 1966. From 25 July 1966 until 1 March 1969, Major Henry Fairbridge Burrows (later Lieutenant Colonel) replaced him as Commander. On 1 March 1969, John Simpson was appointed to lead the RBMR, quickly promoted to Colonel and assumed control of the air and naval wings.

Colonel Bertram Francis Louis Rooney served as commander of the RBMR from 4 December 1971 to 18 July 1975, followed by Colonel Norman Roberts, who held the position from 18 July 1975 until 1982. Brigadier General John Friedberger succeeded Roberts, serving as the last British military commander of Brunei from 1982 until 1 January 1986. As the first local commander, 42-year-old Brigadier General Mohammad Daud ushered in a new era for the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF).

Appointees

No.	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref.
Brunei Malay Regiment
1		Lieutenant colonel Tunku Ahmad (1924–1999)	June 1961	April 1964	2 years
2		Lieutenant colonel Donald Murray Fletcher (1922–2010)	April 1964	31 May 1965	1 year
Royal Brunei Malay Regiment
1		Lieutenant colonel Donald Murray Fletcher (1922–2010)	31 May 1965	25 July 1966	1 year, 55 days
2		Lieutenant colonel Henry Fairbridge Burrows (1923–2015)	25 July 1966	1 March 1969	2 years, 219 days
3		Colonel John Simpson (1927–2007)	1 March 1969	4 December 1971	2 years, 278 days
4		Colonel Bertram Francis Louis Rooney (1922–2018)	4 December 1971	18 July 1975	3 years, 226 days
5		Colonel Norman Roberts (1922–2018)	18 July 1975	1982	6–7 years
6		Brigadier general John Friedberger (born 1937)	1982	1 January 1986	3–4 years
Royal Brunei Armed Forces
1		Major general Mohammad Daud (born 1943)	1 January 1986	9 August 1990	4 years, 220 days
2		Major general Sulaiman Damit (1941–2016)	10 August 1990	29 September 1994	4 years, 50 days
3		Major general Husin Ahmad (born 1944)	30 September 1994	29 September 1997	2 years, 364 days
4		Major general Pengiran Abidin	30 September 1997	3 July 1999	1 year, 276 days
5		Major general Shari Ahmad	31 August 1999	2 April 2001	1 year, 214 days
6		Major general Jaafar Abdul Aziz	2 April 2001	27 March 2003	1 year, 359 days
7		Major general Halbi Mohammad Yussof (born 1956)	28 March 2003	31 December 2009	6 years, 278 days
8		Major general Aminuddin Ihsan (born 1966)	31 December 2009	29 January 2014	4 years, 29 days
9		Major general Tawih Abdullah (born 1964)	30 January 2014	31 January 2018	4 years, 1 day
10		Major general Pengiran Aminan	31 January 2018	1 September 2020	2 years, 214 days
11		Major general Hamzah Sahat	1 September 2020	1 March 2022	1 year, 181 days
12		Major general Haszaimi Bol Hassan	1 March 2022	Incumbent	2 years, 293 days

References

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• Hussainmiya, B. A. (2012). RBAF 50th Golden Anniversary Commemorative Book. Bandar Seri Begawan: Brunei Press Commercial Printing Services.

v t e   Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF / ABDB)
headquarters: Bolkiah Garrison, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei-Muara, BB3510, Brunei Darussalam
leadership	Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah Ministry of Defence (MinDef) Commander of the Armed Forces Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ)
branches	Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF / TDDB)  Royal Brunei Navy (RBN / TLDB)  Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF / TUDB)
bases	army Berakas Garrison Bolkiah Garrison Sungai Akar Camp Lumut Camp Tutong Camp Penanjong Garrison Bangar Camp Baru-Baru Island navy Muara Naval Base air force Royal Brunei Air Force Base, Rimba
equipment	army RBLF / TDDB weapons and equipment navy RBN / TLDB ships and equipment air force RBAirF / TUDB aircraft and equipment
training	Training Institute Defence Academy
youth organisation	National Service Programme (PKBN)
foreign units	British Forces Brunei British Army Medicina Lines Tuker Lines Jungle Warfare Training School Sittang Camp 7 Flight AAC 667 Squadron AAC Royal Air Force 1563 Flight RAF 230 Squadron RAF Singapore Singapore Army Lakiun Camp
other topics	Ranks Alap-Alap Formation Brunei Darussalam International Defence Exhibition (BRIDEX) Gurkha Reserve Unit (GRU) Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council (MS ABDB) Royal Brunei Armed Forces Museum Military of the Bruneian Sultanate (1368–1888) Bruneian Navy (1368–1888)
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v t e   Commanders of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF / ABDB)
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Ministry of Defence (MinDef)
Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF / ABDB)	Mohammad Daud (1985–1990, RBLF) Sulaiman Damit (1990–1994, RBLF) Husin Ahmad (1994–1997, RBLF) Pengiran Abidin (1997–1999, RBAirF) Shari Ahmad (1999–2001, RBLF) Jaafar Abdul Aziz (2001–2003, RBLF) Halbi Mohammad Yussof (2003–2009, RBLF) Aminuddin Ihsan (2009–2014, RBLF) Mohammad Tawih (2014–2018, RBLF) Pengiran Aminan (2018–2020, RBLF) Hamzah Sahat (2020–2022, RBAirF) Haszaimi Bol Hassan (2022–, RBLF)
Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF / TDDB)	Husin Ahmad (1991–1994) Shari Ahmad (1994–1999) Jaafar Abdul Aziz (1999–2001) Halbi Yussof (2001–2003) Abdu'r Rahmani (2003–2005) Rosli Chuchu (2005–2008) Aminuddin Ihsan (2008–2009) Yussof Abdul Rahman (2009–2014) Pengiran Aminan (2014–2018) Khairul Hamed (2018–2020) Haszaimi Bol Hassan (2020–2022) Abdul Razak (2022) Saifulrizal Abdul Latif (2022–2023) Shanonnizam Sulaiman (2023–)
Royal Brunei Navy (RBN / TLDB)	Pengiran Ibnu Basit (1965–1966) Kefli Razali (1983–1986, 1993–1995) Noeh Abdul Hamid (1986–1988) Shahri Mohammad Ali (1988–1991) Abdul Latif Damit (1991–1993) Abdul Jalil Ahmad (1995–2002) Joharie Matussin (2002–2008) Abdul Halim (2008–2014) Abdul Aziz (2014–2015) Pengiran Norazmi (2015–2019) Othman Suhaili (2019–2020) Spry Serudi (2020–2022) Mohamad Sarif Pudin (2022–)
Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF / TUDB)	Pengiran Abidin (1993–1997) Ibrahim Mohammed (1997–1999) Mahmud Saidin (2003–2009) Jofri Abdullah (2009–2012) Wardi Abdul Latip (2012–2015) Shahril Anwar (2015–2018) Hamzah Sahat (2018–2020) Sharif Ibrahim (2020–)
headquarters: Bolkiah Garrison, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei-Muara, BB3510, Brunei Darussalam

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