Post: | Ambassador |
Body: | Brunei to Belgium |
Native Name: | Embajadores de Brunéi en Bélgica |
Insignia: | Emblem of Brunei.svg |
Insigniasize: | 120px |
Insigniacaption: | Emblem of Brunei |
Incumbent: | Adnan Mohd Ja'afar |
Incumbentsince: | 20 April 2022 |
Style: | His Excellency |
Residence: | Brussels |
Appointer: | Sultan of Brunei |
Termlength: | At His Majesty's pleasure |
Inaugural: | Mustapha Metasan |
Website: | Official website |
The Bruneian ambassador in Brussels is the official representative of the Government in Bandar Seri Begawan to the Government of Belgium. The ambassador in Brussels is accredited to the European Commission on a regular basis.
Brunei and Belgium established diplomatic relations on 3 May 1984. Brunei established an embassy in Brussels in 1992, whereas Belgium established an Honorary Consulate in Brunei in 1990.[1]
Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditation | Ambassador | Observations | Prime Minister of Brunei | Prime Minister of Belgium | Term end | |
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16 September 1991 | Pengiran Dato Paduka Haji Mustapha bin Pengiran Metassan[2] | First ambassador of Brunei to Belgium | Hassanal Bolkiah | Wilfried Martens | 1994 | |
1 June 1995 | Dato Seri laila Jasa Haji Mohammad Kassim bin Haji Mohammad Daud[3] | In 1996, the Sultan paid a working visit to Belgium. | Hassanal Bolkiah | Jean-Luc Dehaene | ||
18 April 2002[4] | Pengiran Dato Paduka Mashor bin Pengiran Ahmad[5] | Hassanal Bolkiah | Guy Verhofstadt | 2003 | ||
25 October 2004[6] | Dato Paduka Haji Yusoff bin Haji Abdul Hamid | Hassanal Bolkiah | Guy Verhofstadt | |||
6 November 2006 | Pengiran Haji Yunus bin Pengiran Haji Mahmud[7] | Hassanal Bolkiah | Guy Verhofstadt | February 2007 | ||
29 May 2008 | Pengiran Haji Alihashim bin Pengiran Haji Yussof[8] | Hassanal Bolkiah | Yves Leterme | |||
30 September 2010 | Dato Paduka Haji Serbini bin Haji Ali[9] [10] | On 3 October 2010, the Sultan met bilaterally with Yves Leterme to discuss measures to strengthen bilateral relations.[11] That same trip, he also attended the 8th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Brussels. | Hassanal Bolkiah | Yves Leterme | January 2016 | |
22 February 2017[12] | Abu Sufian bin Haji Ali | On 19 October 2018, the Sultan and Prince Abdul Mateen arrived in Brussels to attend the 12th Asia-Europe Meeting Summit.[13] [14] | Hassanal Bolkiah | Charles Michel | 2021 | |
20 April 2022[15] | Haji Adnan bin Haji Mohd Ja'afar | Sultan has left for Brussels to attend the ASEAN-EU Commemorative Summit on 14 December 2022.[16] [17] | Hassanal Bolkiah | Alexander De Croo | incumbent |