Order of Paduka Seri Laila Jasa explained

The Most Distinguished Order of Paduka Seri Laila Jasa Malay: Darjah Paduka Seri Laila Jasa Yang Amat Berjasa
Awarded By:	the Sultan of Brunei
Type:	State
Established:	February 1964
Country:	Brunei

The Most Distinguished Order of Paduka Seri Laila Jasa^[1] (Malay: Darjah Paduka Seri Laila Jasa Yang Amat Berjasa), also translated as The Most Distinguished Order of Merit of Brunei,^[2] is an order of Brunei. It was established in February 1964 by Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III.

The order consists of three classes:

Class	Post-nominal	Title
First Class	PSLJ	Dato Paduka Seri Laila Jasa
Second Class	DSLJ	Dato Seri Laila Jasa
Third Class	SLJ	-

Description

The first class included 14 medallions measuring in silver, gold, and enamel, along with the badge appendant, measuring in silver, gold, and enamel; the star, measuring in silver, gold, and enamel, with a gold retaining pin and the maker's cartouche on the reverse, and presented in a fitted leather case with a miniature award.^[3]

The pre-1984 first class consisted of a badge and star with two lions on them. The second class adopted the Bruneian crown in place of lions when Brunei gained official independence from Britain in 1984.

Recipients

First Class

• Unknown – Hassanal Bolkiah – Sultan of Brunei
• Unknown – Omar Ali Saifuddien III – Sultan of Brunei^[4]
• Unknown – Pengiran Anak Kemaluddin Al-Haj – Speaker of Legislative Council^[5]
• Unknown – Marianne E. Lloyd-Dolbey – Personal Secretary to Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III^[6]
• Unknown – Pengiran Umar – Commissioner of Police^[7]
• Unknown – Pengiran Muhammad Ali – Deputy Menteri Besar^[8]
• Unknown – Ahmad Wally Skinner – Deputy Minister of Finance^[9]
• 2023 – Tengah Ali Hasan – Deputy Premier of Sarawak^[10]

Second Class

• Unknown – Major General Husin – Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces^[11]
• Unknown – Major General Jaafar – Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces^[12]
• Unknown – Lieutenant Colonel Musa – Commander of the Training Institute^[13]
• Unknown – Colonel Jocklin – Commanding Officer of Air Wing ABDB^[14]
• Unknown – Pengiran Anak Besar – Nobility^[15]
• Unknown – Zakaria Sulaiman – Minister of Communications^[16]
• Unknown – Major General Pengiran Ibnu Basit – Commander of the Royal Brunei Navy^[17]
• Unknown – Ahmad Jumat – Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports^[18]
• Unknown – Raoul Teesdale Lloyd-Dolbey – British officer^[19]
• Unknown – Ismail Omar Abdul Aziz – State Mufti^[20]
• Unknown – James Richard Henry Burns – Commissioner of Police^[21]
• Unknown – Ya'akub Zainal – Commissioner of Police^[22]
• 1968 – William lan Glass – Controller of Civil Aviation and Establishment Officer^{[23] [24]}
• 1969 – Zain Serudin – Minister of Religious Affairs^{[25] [26]}
• 1969 – Malcolm MacInnes – Director of Education^[27]
• 1969 – P. A. Coates – Member of Privy Council
• 1969 – T. E. Owen – Superintendent of Police
• 1969 – William John Peel – British Resident to Brunei^[28]
• 1971 – John Vivian – British aristocrat^[29]
• 1978 – Yussof Mohd Limbang – Member of Privy Council
• 1983 – Abdul Aziz Juned – State Mufti^[30]
• 1986 – Pengiran Anak Puteh – Diplomat and nobility^[31]
• 1989 – Abu Bakar Apong – Minister of Home Affairs^[32]
• 2003 – Anwarullah Shafiullah – Member Islamic Law Expert at the Ministry of Religious Affairs^[33]
• 2010 – Rodman R. Bundy – Partner in Eversheds litigation^[34]
• 2010 – Alan Vaughan Lowe – Chichele Professor of Public International Law in the University of Oxford^[35]
• 2011 – Peter Voser – CEO of Royal Dutch Shell
• 2011 – Malcolm Brinded – Executive Board Member of Royal Dutch Shell
• 2011 – Babu Sukamaran – Medical Director of Pantai Jerudong Specialist Centre
• 2011 – Uta Meyding-Lamade – Help set up the JPMC Neuroscience Stroke and Rehabilitation Centre
• 2012 – Shamsul Azhar Abbas – President and CEO of Petronas^[36]
• 2012 – Ken Kobayashi – CEO of Mitsubishi Corporation
• 2012 – Maliakel John Alexander – Gastroenterology Specialist
• 2014 – Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak – Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Malaysia^[37]
• 2014 – Rastam Mohd Isa – Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Malaysia^[38]
• 2018 – James Kerr Findlay – Commissioner of the Supreme Court^[39]

Third Class

• Unknown – Abdul Rahman Taib – Speaker of Legislative Council^[40]
• Unknown – Salleh Masri – Member of Legislative Council^[41]
• Unknown – Ali Mohammad Daud – Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs^[42]
• Unknown – Hong Kok Tin – Member of the Legislative Council^[43]
• Unknown – Colonel Abdu'r Rahmani – Commander of the Royal Brunei Land Forces^[44]
• Unknown – Colonel Kefli – Commander of the Royal Brunei Navy^[45]
• Unknown – Lieutenant Colonel Mohammad Ariffin – Commander of the Training Institute^[46]
• Unknown – Pengiran Asmalee – Diplomat^[47]
• 1969 – Judin Asar – Clerk to the Legislative Council
• 1969 – G. R. Crowhurst – Music Director of Royal Brunei Police Force Band
• 1969 – Damit Metussin – Nobility
• 1969 – Garaham Salleck – Qantas employee to manage the travel needs for Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III
• 1969 – H. J. R. Bennett – Head of Prison Department
• 2011 – Shaukat Zinna – Medical practitioner^[48]
• 2013 – Haroon Manadath Pareed Pillay – Specialist and Head of Department of Neurosurgery at RIPAS Hospital^{[49] [50]}
• 2014 – Meyyappan Nadarajan Thevar – Contributions to the RBAF Command and Staff College^[51]

Former recipients

• Unknown – Nawawi Taha – Personal and Confidential Secretary to Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah^{[52] [53]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Senarai Bintang-Bintang Kebesaran dan Pingat-Pingat Kehormatan Negara Brunei Darussalam. www.adat-istiadat.gov.bn. Malay. 3. 22 July 2019.
2. Web site: ODM of Brunei: Order of Merit of Brunei. www.medals.org.uk. 22 July 2019.
3. Web site: 620 - Brunei, Sultanate, The Most Distinguished Order of Merit, First... . 2024-02-15 . www.spink.com.
4. Book: A Year Book of the Commonwealth . 1974 . H.M. Stationery Office . 978-0-11-580141-9 . 449 . en.
5. Web site: 12 March 2009 . YANG DI-PERTUA DAN AHLI-AHLI MAJLIS MESYUARAT NEGARA . 28 January 2023 . DEWAN MAJLIS.
6. http://www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn/Arkib%20Dokumen/1967/PB%2027%20Sept%201967.pdf Pelita Brunei, 27 September 1967, p. 7
7. Book: CHETERIA 8 . 2019-12-04 . adat-istiadat.gov . 3 . ms.
8. Web site: Runa . Pg . 2008-08-11 . Change your life forever by Media Oasis: Who is Who in Brunei now? . 2023-07-18 . Change your life forever by Media Oasis.
9. Web site: Sultanate - News Negara Brunei Darussalam His Majesty pays last respects to late Pehin Dato Hj Awg Ahmad Wally Skinner . 2023-08-16 . www.sultanate.com.
10. Web site: 2023-07-15 . Awg Tengah conferred Brunei's Bintang Darjah Paduka Seri Laila Jasa Yang Amat Berjasa Darjah Pertama . 2023-08-10 . Borneo Post Online . en-US.
11. News: 11 February 1976 . 194 Orang Di-korniakan Bintang2 Kebesaran dan Pingat2 Kehormatan . 1 . Pelita Brunei .
12. Web site: 2019-12-04 . PEHIN-PEHIN MANTERI DAN MANTERI UGAMA KEPALA MANTERI . 2023-09-29 . adat-istiadat.gov.bn . 7.
13. Web site: 2019-12-04 . PEHIN-PEHIN MANTERI DAN MANTERI UGAMA KEPALA MANTERI . 2023-09-30 . adat-istiadat.gov.bn . 9.
14. News: 2021-08-07 . IMBAU SEJARAH 2 JURUTERBANG TUDB . 2024-02-06 . www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn . 18.
15. Web site: Berangkat Menziarahi Jenazah Al-Marhumah Pengiran Babu Raja Brunei's No.1 News Website . 2020-04-24 . www.brudirect.com.
16. Book: USA, IBP . Brunei Ecology and Nature Protection Handbook . 2013 . Lulu.com . 978-1-4387-0633-7 . 112 . en.
17. Web site: Senarai Ahli majlis Mesyuarat Adat Istiadat . adat-istiadat.gov.bn.
18. https://www.adat-istiadat.gov.bn/SiteCollectionDocuments/Senarai%20Gelaran/SG%20Manteri%20Berchiri%2020220611.pdf SENARAI NAMA-NAMA GELARAN DAN ORANG-ORANG YANG DIKURNIAI GELARAN
19. Book: Awang.), Mohd Jamil Al-Sufri (Pehin Orang Kaya Amar Diraja Dato Seri Utama Haji . Adat istiadat Diraja Brunei . 2003 . Jabatan Adat Istiadat Negara, Jabatan Perdana Menteri . 978-99917-34-22-4 . 582 . ms.
20. Book: Brunei . Annual Report on the Social and Economic Progress of the People of Brunei . 1972 . Printed at the Brunei Press . 407 . en.
21. Web site: Negara Brunei Darussalam: obituaries 2006. - Free Online Library . 2023-12-20 . www.thefreelibrary.com.
22. Web site: 2015-03-17 . YANG DI-PERTUA DAN AHLI-AHLI MAJLIS MESYUARAT NEGARA . 2024-04-26 . www.councils.gov.bn . 3 . ms.
23. Book: Office, Great Britain Commonwealth . The Commonwealth Office Year Book . 1968 . H.M. Stationery Office . 406–407 . en.
24. Web site: Negara Brunei Darussalam: obituary 2008. - Free Online Library . 2023-11-09 . www.thefreelibrary.com.
25. Web site: BRUNEIresources.com - Pehin Md Zain . 2023-05-10 . www.bruneiresources.com.
26. Book: SENARAI NAMA-NAMA GELARAN DAN ORANG-ORANG YANG DIKURNIAI GELARAN . Adat Istiadat . 2023-02-04 . 2.
27. News: 1969-02-12 . Istiadat pengurniakan bintang2 dan pingat2 kapada 106 orang . 1 . Pelita Brunei . 2023-08-10.
28. Web site: Negara Brunei Darussalam: obituaries 2004. - Free Online Library . 2023-12-20 . www.thefreelibrary.com.
29. Web site: Negara Brunei Darussalam: obituaries 2005. - Free Online Library . 2023-12-20 . www.thefreelibrary.com.
30. http://www.mufti.gov.bn/
31. Web site: BRUNEIresources.com - Pengiran Indera Negara . 2023-06-23 . www.bruneiresources.com.
32. Web site: 2002-05-22 . Biodata Yang Berhormat Menteri Kesihatan . 2024-06-30 . www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn . 6 . ms.
33. Web site: 2003-07-16 . 22 orang dikurniakan Bintang kebesaran . 2024-07-01 . www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn . VI . ms.
34. Web site: Sultanate - News Negara Brunei Darussalam His Majesty at investiture ceremony . 2023-03-04 . www.sultanate.com.
35. Web site: Congratulations! . 2023-08-27 . Congratulations!.
36. Web site: 52 distinguished persons honoured The BT Archive . 2023-08-27 . btarchive.org.
37. Web site: 20 honoured with state decorations The BT Archive . 2023-08-27 . btarchive.org.
38. Web site: 20 honoured with state decorations The BT Archive . 2023-08-27 . btarchive.org.
39. News: July 2018 . His Majesty's 72nd Birthday Celebration Audience and Investiture Ceremony . 33 . 8 . Brunei Darussalam Newsletter . 7 .
40. Web site: SPEAKER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL . 2023-08-10 . Legislative Council of Brunei.
41. Book: Brunei . Annual Report on the Social and Economic Progress of the People of Brunei . 1972 . Printed at the Brunei Press . 410 . en.
42. Web site: 2018-10-26 . Berkenan berangkat ziarah jenazah » Media Permata Online . 2023-08-18 . Berkenan berangkat ziarah jenazah . en-US.
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44. Web site: brunei4 . 2023-10-01 . 4dw.net.
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47. Book: Dirgahayu: kenang-kenangan sempena hari keputeraan Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam yang ke-44 tahun 1990 . 1990 . Jabatan Pusat Sejarah . 154 . ms.
48. Web site: Samle Haji Jait . 2011-07-15 . Istiadat Mengadap dan Mengurniakan Bintang-Bintang Kebesaran gilang-gemilang . 2024-06-07 . www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn . IV-V . ms.
49. News: 2013-09-15 . Sultan Confers 24 Honorary Titles . Royal Brunei Air Force . 2023-09-16.
50. Web site: Haji Abdul Rahman . Abu Bakar . 2013-09-15 . 24 orang dikurniakan bintang-bintang dan pingat-pingat . 2024-04-14 . www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn . ms.
51. Web site: MFA Press Statement Visit by Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Dr Vivian Balakrishnan . 2023-08-27 . www.mfa.gov.sg . en.
52. Web site: 2023-08-25 . Title, honours revoked by royal command » Borneo Bulletin Online . 2023-08-25 . Title, honours revoked by royal command . en-US.
53. https://www.adat-istiadat.gov.bn/SiteCollectionDocuments/Senarai%20Gelaran/SG%20Manteri%20Berchiri%2020220718.pdf SENARAI NAMA-NAMA GELARAN DAN ORANG-ORANG YANG DIKURNIAI GELARAN