Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism | |
Type: | Ministry |
Jurisdiction: | Government of Brunei |
Headquarters: | Bangunan Kementerian Sumber-Sumber Utama dan Pelancongan, Jalan Menteri Besar, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei BB3910 |
Budget: | $96 million BND (2022) |
Minister1 Name: | Abdul Manaf Metussin |
Minister1 Pfo: | Minister |
The Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism (MPRT; Malay: Kementerian Sumber-Sumber Utama dan Pelancongan, KSSUP) is a cabinet-level ministry in the government of Brunei which oversees agriculture, fishing, forestry and tourism in the country. It is currently led by a minister and the incumbent is Abdul Manaf Metussin, who took office since 7 June 2022.[1] The ministry is headquartered in Bandar Seri Begawan.
The ministry was previously known as the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources (MIPR; Malay: Kementerian Perindustrian dan Sumber-Sumber Utama) until the renaming to its present name to reflect functional restructuring, in which oversight for the petroleum and non-primary industries has been transferred, at that time to the Prime Minister's Office. It is also to reflect the emphasis on the development of tourism industry.[2]
The ministry manages the following departments:
In the 2022–23 fiscal year, the ministry has been allocated a budget of B$96 million, a 40 percent increase from the previous year.[3]
No. | Portrait | Minister | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Ref. | |
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1 | Abdul Rahman Taib | 30 November 1988 | 24 May 2005 | [4] | |||
2 | Ahmad Jumat | 24 May 2005 | 22 August 2008 | ||||
3 | Yahya Bakar | 22 August 2008 | 22 October 2015 | [5] | |||
4 | Ali Apong | 22 October 2015 | 7 June 2022 | [6] | |||
5 | Abdul Manaf Metussin | 7 June 2022 | Incumbent | [7] |