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Reference ID	Created	Released	Classification	Origin
89BANDARSERIBEGAWAN1285	1989-12-18 06:41	2011-08-30 01:44	UNCLASSIFIED	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan

R 180641Z DEC 89
FM AMEMBASSY BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 4910

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN 01285 
 
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 
 
E.O. 12356: N/A 
TAGS: OPDC PREL BX
SUBJECT: THE SULTAN'S NAME 
 
¶1. (LOU) EMBASSY HAS NOTED THAT IN A NUMBER OF 
RECENT FORMAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE DEPARTMENT 
TO THE SULTAN, INCLUDING THE AMBASSADOR'S 
CREDENTIALS, HIS NAME HAS BEEN SHORTENED IN A 
FASHION WHICH, IN BRUNEI, WOULD NOT BE 
ACCEPTABLE.  THE MOST ABBREVIATED FORM OF THE 
SULTAN'S NAME WHICH IS ACCEPTABLE IN BRUNEI IS 
GIVEN BELOW.  FULL NAMES AND ACCEPTABLE 
ABBREVIATED VERSIONS FOR ALL THE MINISTERS AND 
DEPUTY MINISTERS, IN PROTOCOL ORDER, ARE ALSO 
PROVIDED. 
 
¶2. (U) NAMES: 
 
¶A. SULTAN: 
 
HIS MAJESTY PADUKA SERI BAGINDA 
SULTAN HAJI HASSANAL BOLKIAH MU'IZZADDIN 
WADDAULAH, SULTAN AND YANG DI-PERTUAN 
NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 
 
SHORT FORM: NONE 
 
ADDRESSED AS: YOUR MAJESTY 
 
¶B. MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS: 
 
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PADUKA SERI PENGIRAN PERDANA 
WAZIR SAHIBUL HIMMAH WAL-WAQAR PENGIRAN MUDA HAJI 
MOHAMED BOLKIAH 
 
SHORT FORM: PRINCE MOHAMED BOLKIAH 
 
ADDRESSED AS: YOUR ROYAL HIGHNESS 
 
¶C. MINISTER OF FINANCE: 
 
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PADUKA SERI PENGIRAN DIGADONG 
SAHIBUL MAL ENGIRAN MUDA HAJI JEFRI BOLKIAH 
 
SHORT FORM: PRINCE JEFRI BOLKIAH 
 
ADDRESSED AS: YOUR ROYAL HIGHNESS 
 
¶D.  MINISTER OF EDUCATION: 
 
YANG BERHORMAT PEHIN ORANG KAYA LAILA WIJAYA DATO 
SERI SETIA HAJI AWANG ABDUL AZIZ BIN BEGAWAN PEHIN 
UDANA KHATIB DATO SERI PADUKA HAJI AWANG UMAR 
 
SHORT FORM: PEHIN DATO HAJI ABDUL AZIZ 
 
ADDRESSED AS: PEHIN AZIZ 
 
¶E.  MINISTER OF LAW: 
 
YANG AMAT MULIA PENGIRAN LAILA KANUN DIRAJA 
PENGIRAN BAHRIN BIN PENGIRAN HAJI ABBAS 
 
SHORT FORM: PENGIRAN BAHRIN 
 
ADDRESSED AS: PENGIRAN BAHRIN 
 
¶F.  MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND PRIMARY RESOURCES: 
 
YANG BERHORMAT PEHIN ORANG KAYA SETIA PAHLAWAN 
DATO SERI SETIA AWANG HAJI ABDUL RAHMAN BIN DATO 
SETIA HAJI AWANG MOHAMMAD TAIB 
 
SHORT FORM: PEHIN DATO HAJI ABDUL RAHMAN 
 
ADDRESSED AS: PEHIN RAHMAN 
 
¶G.  MINISTER OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS: 
 
YANG BERHORMAT PEHIN ORANG KAYA RATNA DIRAJA DATO 
SERI UTAMA DR. USTAZ HAJI AWANG MOHAMMAD ZAIN BIN 
HAJI SERUDIN 
 
SHORT FORM: PEHIN DATO DR. HAJI MOHAMMAD ZAIN 
 
ADDRESSED AS: PEHIN ZAIN 
 
¶H.  MINISTER OF DEVELOPMENT: 
 
YANG BERHORMAT PENGIRAN DATO SERI LAILA JASA DR. 
HAJI ISMAIL BIN PENGIRAN HAJI DAMIT 
 
SHORT FORM: PENGIRAN DATO DR. HAJI ISMAIL 
 
ADDRESSED AS: PENGIRAN ISMAIL 
 
¶I.  MINISTER OF CULTURE, YOUTH AND SPORTS: 
 
YANG BERHORMAT PEHIN JAWATAN LUAR PEKERMA RAJA 
DATO SERI PADUKA HAJI AWANG HUSSAIN BIN PEHIN 
ORANG KAYA DIGADONG SERI DIRAJA DATO LAILA UTAMA 
HAJI MOHD. YUSOF 
 
SHORT FORM: PEHIN DATO HAJI HUSSAIN 
 
ADDRESSED AS: PEHIN HUSSAIN 
 
¶J.  MINISTER OF HEALTH: 
 
YANG BERHORMAT DATO PADUKA DR. HAJI JOHAR BIN DATO 
PADUKA HAJI NOORDIN 
 
SHORT FORM: DATO DR. HAJI JOHAR 
 
ADDRESSED AS: DATO JOHAR 
 
¶K.  MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS: 
 
YANG BERHORMAT DATO SERI LAILA JASA HAJI AWANG 
ZAKARIA BIN DATU MAHAWANGSA HAJI AWANG SULAIMAN 
 
SHORT FORM: DATO HAJI ZAKARIA 
 
ADDRESSED AS: DATO ZAKARIA 
 
¶L.  DEPUTY MINISTER OF DEFENSE: 
 
YANG AMAT MULIA PENGIRAN SANGGAMARA DIRAJA MAJOR 
GENERAL PENGIRAN HAJI IBNU BIN PENGIRAN DATU 
PENGHULU PENGIRAN HAJI APONG 
 
SHORT FORM:  MAJOR GENERAL PENGIRAN HAJI IBNU 
 
ADDRESSED AS: GENERAL IBNU 
 
¶M.  DEPUTY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS: 
 
YANG MULIA DATO PADUKA AWANG HAJI MOHD. ALI BIN 
HAJI MOHD. DAUD 
 
SHORT FORM: DATO HAJI MOHD. ALI 
 
ADDRESSED AS: DATO ALI 
 
¶N.  DEPUTY MINISTER OF FINANCE: 
 
YANG MULIA DATO PADUKA SERI LAILA JASA HAJI AWANG 
AHMAD WALLY SKINNER 
 
SHORT FORM:  DATO HAJI AHMAD WALLY SKINNER 
 
ADDRESSED AS: DATO AHMAD WALLY SKINNER 
 
¶O.  DEPUTY MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS: 
 
YANG MULIA DATO PADUKA HAJI AWANG ABIDIN BIN ORANG 
KAYA PERIWARA ABDUL RASHID 
 
SHORT FORM: DATO HAJI ABIDIN 
 
ADDRESSED AS: DATO ABIDIN 
 
¶P.  DEPUTY MINISTER OF EDUCATION: 
 
YANG MULIA DATO SERI LAILA JASA HAJI AWANG AHMAD 
BIN HAJI JUMAT 
 
SHORT FORM: DATO HAJI AHMAD JUMAT 
 
ADDRESSED AS: DATO AHMAD JUMAT 
 
¶Q.  DEPUTY MINISTER OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS: 
 
YANG DIMULIAKAN PEHIN SIRAJA KHATIB DATO PADUKA 
SERI SETIA USTAZ HAJI AWANG YAHYA BIN HAJI IBRAHIM 
 
SHORT FORM: PEHIN DATO HAJI YAHYA 
 
ADDRESSED AS: PEHIN YAHYA 
 
¶R.  DEPUTY MINISTER OF CULTURE, YOUTH AND SPORTS: 
 
YANG MULIA DATO PADUKA HAJI AWANG SELAMAT BIN HAJI 
MUNAP 
 
SHORT FORM: DATO HAJI SELAMAT 
 
ADDRESSED AS: DATO SELAMAT 
 
 
 
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