Ministry of Transport and Infocommunications explained

Ministry of Transport and Infocommunications
Type:Ministry
Jurisdiction:Government of Brunei
Headquarters:Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Budget:$101 million BND (2021)
Minister1 Name:Shamhary Mustapha
Minister1 Pfo:Minister

The Ministry of Transport and Infocommunications (MTIC; Malay: Kementerian Pengangkutan dan Infokomunikasi), formerly known as the Ministry of Communications (Malay: Kementerian Perhubungan),[1] is a cabinet-level ministry in the government of Brunei which oversees civil aviation, land and maritime transport, telecommunications and meteorology in the country. It is currently led by a minister and the incumbent is Pengiran Shamhary Pengiran Mustapha, who took office since 7 June 2022.[2] The ministry is headquartered in Bandar Seri Begawan.

Portfolio

Budget

In the 2021–22 fiscal year, the ministry had been allocated a budget of B$101 million, an 8.7 percent increase from the previous year.[3]

Ministers

No.PortraitMinisterTerm startTerm endTime in officeRef.
1Bahrin Abbas1 January 198421 October 1986[4] [5]
2Abdul Aziz Umar21 October 198630 November 1988
3Zakaria Sulaiman30 November 198824 May 2005[6]
4Abu Bakar Apong24 May 200529 May 2010[7]
5Abdullah Bakar29 May 201022 October 2015
6Mustappa Sirat22 October 201529 January 2018
7Abdul Mutalib30 January 20187 June 2022[8]
8Shamhary Mustapha7 June 2022Incumbent[9]

Notes and References

  1. News: Change of ministry name, appointment of officers . Borneo Bulletin Online . 15 December 2018 . 17 December 2018.
  2. News: The Scoop . HM announces major cabinet shakeup — full list of appointees . 7 June 2022 . The Scoop . 24 July 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220702120438/https://thescoop.co/2022/06/07/hm-announces-cabinet-reshuffle-full-list-of-new-appointees/ . 2 July 2022 .
  3. News: Nabilah . Haris . MTIC announces new e-government, digital economy initiatives . 24 March 2021 . The Scoop . 24 July 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211110123912/https://thescoop.co/2021/03/24/mtic-announces-new-e-government-digital-economy-initiatives/ . 10 November 2021 .
  4. Book: Brunei Darussalam . 1985 . Department of Information, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, Brunei Darussalam . 5 . en.
  5. Web site: The Cabinet 2010 . 2022-12-30 . The Cabinet 2010.
  6. Web site: BRUNEIresources.com - Pehin Zakaria . 2022-12-30 . www.bruneiresources.com.
  7. Web site: Menteri-Menteri Cabinet .
  8. Web site: 2018-01-31 . Kabinet dirombak » Media Permata Online . 2022-12-30 . Kabinet dirombak . en-US.
  9. Web site: Scoop . The . 2018-01-30 . HM announces surprise cabinet reshuffle - full list of new appointees . 2022-12-30 . The Scoop . en-GB.