Adnan Mohd Ja'afar Explained

Honorific Prefix:His Excellency
Adnan Mohd Ja'afar
Office:Ambassador of Brunei to Belgium
Term Start:20 April 2022
Predecessor:Abu Sufian Ali
Office1:Ambassador of Brunei to East Timor
Term Start1:28 February 2019
Term End1:16 November 2020
Predecessor1:Norazlianah Ibrahim
Successor1:Wan Hadfi Lutfan
Office2:High Commissioner of Brunei to Australia
Term Start2:2008
Term End2:2008
Predecessor2:Jocklin Kongpaw
Successor2:Sharip Othman
Birth Place:Brunei
Occupation:Diplomat

Adnan bin Haji Mohd Ja'afar is a diplomat from Brunei who is the incumbent ambassador to Belgium since 2022, East Timor from 2019 to 2020, and high commissioner to Australia in 2008. Additionally, he is also representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) since 2022.[1]

Diplomatic career

On 29 October 2008, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah handed over Adnan's letter of credentials, amid his appointment as the new high commissioner to Australia. He previously served as Director of the Department of International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and as Deputy Permanent Representative at Brunei Darussalam's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York.[2]

After being appointed as the new ambassador to East Timor, on 15 January 2019, Adnan again received his letter of credentials at the Istana Nurul Iman.[3] Adaljiza Magno's remarks at the farewell reception on 16 November 2020 noted that Ambassador Adnan has strongly advocated for Timor-Leste's ASEAN membership since its inception.[4]

On 8 March 2021, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah handed over Adnan's letter of credentials,[5] [6] which would officially be handed over to King Willem-Alexander on 20 April 2022.[7] On the same day, he handed over his credentials to the OPCW. As the non-resident ambassador to Luxembourg, he presented his credentials to Grand Duke Henri on 16 March 2022.[8] At the same time, he was the non-resident ambassador to Hungary.[9]

Personal life

Dayangku Salina Binti Pengiran Haji Alli is Adnan's wife.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018-04-17 . Brunei Darussalam . 2023-12-18 . www.opcw.org.
  2. Web site: Amie PDH Ishak . 2008-10-30 . Sultan grants audience to new envoys . 2023-12-18 . www.sultanate.com.
  3. Web site: Mohamad Azmi Awang Damit . 2019-01-15 . KEBAWAH DYMM berkenan mengurniakan Surat Watikah Pelantikan kepada Duta Besar Istimewa dan Mutlak Negara Brunei Darussalam ke Republik Demokratik Timor-Leste, Tuan Yang Terutama Haji Adnan bin Haji Mohd Ja'afar. . 2023-12-18 . www.infofoto.gov.bn . ms.
  4. Außenministerium Osttimors: Dili, 16 November 2020- H.E. Minister Adaljiza Magno's Remarks on the Occasion of a farewell reception for the Ambassador of Brazil, Ambassador of the United States of America, Ambassador of South Korea, Ambassador of Brunei Darussalam, and UNICEF Representative to Timor-Leste., retrieved 20 November 2020.
  5. Web site: 2021-03-31 . MINISTER OF DEFENCE II RECEIVES A JOINT COURTESY CALL FROM THE HEADS OF MISSION OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM TO THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND KINGDOM OF BELGIUM . 2023-12-18 . www.mindef.gov.bn.
  6. Web site: 2021-03-08 . His Majesty receives new envoys . https://borneo363.rssing.com/chan-61976226/all_p561.html . 2021-03-08 . 2023-12-18 . borneobulletin.com.bn.
  7. Web site: DPPA/Sipa USA Stock Photo . The Hague, the Netherlands. 20 Apr 2022. Presentation of the credentials of the ambassador of the Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam, Z.E. Adnan Mohd Ja'afar to King Willem-Alexander at Noordeinde palace in The Hague. . 2023-12-18 . www.alamy.com.
  8. Web site: Duncan Roberts . 2022-03-17 . Australia's Caroline Jane Millar among five new ambassadors . 2023-12-18 . delano.lu.
  9. Web site: 2023-06-13 . H.E. Ambassador Francisco Munis received H.E. Ambassador Adnan Jaafar, the Ambassador of Brunei Darussalam . 2023-12-18 . www.kln.gov.my.
  10. Web site: Azrol Azmi . 2008-11-09 . Her Majesty meets Brunei Ambassador to Philippines, spouses of envoys . 2023-12-18 . www.sultanate.com.