| Agencyname: | Royal Brunei Police Force |
| Nativename: | Polis Di-Raja Brunei ڤوليس دراج بروني |
| Abbreviation: | RBPF / PDB |
| Logocaption: | POLIS DIRAJA BRUNEI |
| Badge: | Emblem of the Royal Brunei Police Force.svg |
| Badgecaption: | Logo of the Royal Brunei Police |
| Flag: | Flag of the Royal Brunei Police Force.svg |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of the Royal Brunei Police |
| Motto: | Cepat dan Sempurna |
| Mottotranslated: | Fast and Perfect |
| Formed: | 1 January 1921 |
| Employees: | 4,400 personnel |
| Country: | Brunei |
| National: | Yes |
| International: | Brunei |
| Sizearea: | 5,765 square kilometres (2,226 sq mi) |
| Legaljuris: | Brunei |
| Governingbody: | Brunei Prime Minister's Office |
| Police: | Yes |
| Local: | Yes |
| Headquarters: | Bandar Seri Begawan |
| Minister1name: | Prime minister office |
| Chief1name: | Dato Paduka Seri Haji Mohammad Irwan bin Haji Hambali |
| Chief1position: | Commissioner of Police |
| Chief2name: | Dato Seri Pahlawan Sulaiman bin Alidin |
| Chief2position: | Deputy Commissioner of Police |
| Stationtype: | Station |
| Stations: | 13 Police station |
| Vehicle1type: | Police car |
| Vehicles1: | Mitsubishi Lancer, Mitsubishi Pajero, Toyota Corolla, Toyota Vios, Chevrolet Epica etc. |
| Boat1type: | Patrol Boat |
| Boats1: | Interceptor, Passenger speed boat V.36, half cabin fiber glass boat, fiberglass boat V.26, patrol boat, rigid inflatable hull boat, aluminum boat, catamaran |
| Aircraft1type: | Helicopter |
The Royal Brunei Police Force, RBPF (Malay: '''Polis Diraja Brunei''' (PDB) is in charge of keeping law and order in Brunei. The RBPF has been one of the 190 members of INTERPOL, an intergovernmental organisation worldwide since 1984.
With a force of more than 4,400 officers, the RBPF is responsible for keeping law and order and providing law enforcement services. The mandate for the RBPF in keeping the law in the Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam includes the prevention, detection and investigation of crime, collection of criminal intelligence, traffic control, escort duties (VIPs, cash, prisoners), sea and border patrol, public order, riot as well as public event control.[1]
| Secondment of Police officers & personnel from the Straits Settlements. | ||
| Insp. S.G Crummy was appointed as CPO. | ||
| Ch/Insp. G.C. Mc Afee took over as CPO. | ||
| Brunei Police Force Enactment was passed. | ||
| Police duties were expanded to cover fire services, prisons, immigration, registration of motor-vehicles, issuing of driving licences, and miscellaneous licences, registration of aliens etc. | ||
| Brunei Police Force were placed under the Japanese Military Administration. | ||
| 1950 | Police HQ was moved to Kuala Belait and the CPO was answerable to CP Sarawak. | |
| CID was established. | ||
| Brunei Police Force established its own Training Centre at Seria. | ||
| The Royal Brunei Police Force Band was set up with its first director of music, R.E.House. | ||
| Immigration Department was established. | ||
| The Constitution of Brunei required the Sultanate to have its own Commissioner of Police. | ||
| 1960 | Land Transport Department was established. | |
| Reserve Unit was established to replace Sarawak Field Force Platoon. | ||
| Brunei Police Force involved in defending the country against rebellion caused by the People's Party. | ||
| HM Sultan Sir Muda Omar Ali Saifuddien III formally presented the Brunei Police Force with the Police Colour. | ||
| Police Training Center was established at Jalan Aman, Berakas. | ||
| 1971 | The RBPF Golden Jubilee was celebrated. | |
| The old police colour was replaced in a solemn Presentation of Colours ceremony by HM Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah with the new Police Colour. | ||
| 1974 | Prince Mohamed Bolkiah appointed as the Honorary Commissioner of Police. | |
| Women's Police Contingent was established. | ||
| 1975 | HM The Sultan consented to appoint Princess Masna as the "Commandant of Women Police" and Hajjah Nor'ain as the "Deputy Commandant of Women Police". | |
| First Bumiputera officer, Jaya Rajid, promoted to the rank of Commissioner of Police. | ||
| Became member of INTERPOL on 4 September and ASEANAPOL. | ||
| Participated in UNTAC mission in Cambodia. | ||
| 1993 | Participated in COMSA mission in South Africa. | |
| Special Branch was disbanded and three-fourths of the personnel were absorbed into the newly formed Internal Security Department. | ||
| RBPF reorganised its administrative structure. | ||
| RBPF celebrated its Diamond Jubilee. | ||
| Created additional Police District known as Jerudong Police District and upgraded its Traffic Division into Traffic Department. | ||
| Royal Brunei Police Force 92nd Anniversary on 1 January since its establishment. |
1. Commissioner
(The Secretariat Office of the Police Commissioner)
2. Deputy Commissioner
Departments
1. General Administration and Finance Department[2]
The department consists of 4 units:
i) General Administration and Finance Division
ii) Training Unit
iii) Membership and Career Planning Division
iv) Purchasing and Supply Unit
2. Logistics Department[3]
Logistics Department roles & responsibilities:
i) To ensure sufficient needs for the team.
ii) To protect the assets of the team.
iii) To provide technical assistance.
iv) To prepare the Country's Development Plan Project.
v) To prepare the Annual Budget.
3. Criminal Intelligence Department[4]
Functions and Roles:
i) To provide timely and accurate criminal intelligence.
ii) To provide crime statistics and daily crime report.
iii) To prepare threat assessments and intelligence reports among others on crime situation, national events, state visits by VVIPs and many more.
iv) To monitor and analyse local and international affairs which may pose a security threat to the country.
v) To issue security passes and process crime-scene films and photographs.4. Criminal Investigation Department[5] Functions & Roles
i) To enforce law and order of the country
ii) To provide service to the community
iii) To prevent crime
iv) To apprehend offenders
v) To conduct investigations on cases relating to offences breaking the law and acts.
5. Operations Department[6]
The Operations Department of the Royal Brunei Police Force is responsible on all aspects of operations in the areas of security and control aside from playing the role of enforcing the laws of the nation.6. Traffic Control and Investigation Department[7]
The roles of this department are quite diverse, among them are:
i) To investigate and charge road traffic offenders.
ii) To conduct operations and road enforcements.
iii) To provide required assistance to road users while patrolling.
iv) To conduct road safety campaign and awareness programmes.
v) To provide motorcycle escort and other escort services to local and foreign VVIP.
Police sub-divisions[8]
1. Brunei and Muara District Police
2. Tutong District Police
3. Belait District Police
4. Temburong District Police
5. Police Training Centre
See main article: List of equipment of the Royal Brunei Police Force.
| Name | Term of office | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||
| Alan Nail Outram | December 1959[10] | 1962 | [11] | |
| Alexander John Waterfield Slater | 1964 | August 1966[12] | [13] | |
| James Richard Henry Burns | 12 August 1966 | 1975 | ||
| Jaya Rajid | 1975 | 1983 | [14] | |
| Umar Apong | 1 January 1984 | 31 March 1991 | [15] | |
| Abdul Rahman Besar | 1991 | 1992 | [16] | |
| Abdul Rahman Abu Bakar | 1993 | 1997 | [17] | |
| Ya'akub Zainal | 11 March 1997 | 9 April 2001 | [18] [19] [20] | |
| Abdul Rahman Johan | 1 September 2001 | 31 January 2005 | [21] [22] | |
| Zainuddin Jalani | 1 February 2005 | 2011 | ||
| Hasrin Sabtu | 25 February 2011 | 4 August 2013 | [23] [24] | |
| Bahrin Mohd Noor | 23 August 2013 | 29 May 2016 | [25] | |
| Jammy Shah Al-Islam | 29 May 2016 | 23 June 2019 | [26] | |
| Mohammad Irwan Hambali | 4 March 2021 | present | [27] | |
On 4 February 2009, the RBPF officially opened the Police Museum Gallery in conjunction to its 88th anniversary.[28]