Abu Bakar Apong

Abu Bakar bin Apong (born 19 September 1948) is a Bruneian nobleman and politician whom formerly held the position of Minister of Health (MOH) from 1998 to 2005, Minister of Communications (MOC) from 2005 to 2010, Minister of Education (MOE) from 2010 to 2015, and Minister of Home Affairs (MOHA) from 2015 to 2022. He had served in the government for the second-longest period of time after Pehin Isa Ibrahim.

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Apong is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Abu Bakar. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Kerna Dato Seri Setia
Abu Bakar Apong
PSNB DSLJ SMB
ابو بكر اڤوڠ
Minister Abu Bakar in 2021
5th Minister of Home Affairs
In office
22 October 2015 – 7 June 2022
MonarchHassanal Bolkiah
Preceded byBadaruddin Othman
Succeeded byAhmaddin Abdul Rahman
3rd Minister of Education
In office
29 May 2010 – 22 October 2015
DeputyYusoff Ismail
Preceded byAbdul Rahman Taib
Succeeded bySuyoi Osman
4th Minister of Communications
In office
24 May 2005 – 28 May 2010
DeputyYusoff Abdul Hamid
Preceded byZakaria Sulaiman
Succeeded byMustappa Sirat
3rd Minister of Health
In office
March 1998 – 23 May 2005
Preceded byJohar Nordin
Succeeded bySuyoi Osman
Personal details
Born (1948-09-19) 19 September 1948
Setia Pahlawan, Kampong Ayer, Brunei
SpouseJahrah Mohamad
Alma materUniversity of Malaya (BA)
Lancaster University (MA)
University of Leeds (BEE)
Harvard University (MPA)
ProfessionPolitician
CabinetCabinet of Brunei
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Notably, he was also the Vice-Chancellor of the Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) from 1991 to 1998, Deputy Chairman of Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam (AMBD) Board of Directors, concurrently the Chairman of the Brunei Investment Agency (BIA) and chairman of the Board of Directors of the Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Foundation.

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