Ali Mohammad Daud

On 25 February 1936, Mohammad Ali was born in Kampong Ujong Tanjong, Kampong Ayer. He went for early schooling at the Pekan Brunei Malay School, and later obtained his teacher training at the Batu Lintang Teacher Training Centre in Kuching, Sarawak. Prior to pursuing legal studies at Birmingham University in the United Kingdom, he obtained his Sarawak Junior Certificate at the Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien College (at the time called Pekan Brunei English School), alongside Zakaria Sulaiman.^[3] Additionally, he completed a term in the Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford University's Foreign Service Programme.^[4]

In 1958, Mohammad Ali worked for the government as a clerk before being promoted to a number of positions, including assistant legal adviser, deputy public prosecutor, first-class referee, acting chief registrar, senior administrative officer, immigration and national registration controller, and Sir Dennis White's assistant in London. In addition, he served as the interim director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), adviser to the ACB, and senior officer in the Office of the Private and Confidential Secretary to the Sultan. He was also the previous deputy head of the Department of Diplomatic Services.^[4] The ACB had a small number of investigators and support employees in its early years after being established on 1 February 1982, with him being named as its first director. Mohammad Ali has served as the permanent secretary at the Ministry of Home Affairs, Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports on 20 October 1986,^[5] and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1 January 1989 to 24 May 2005.^[6][7] On 2 May 1986, launched the Brunei Darussalam Library Association (BLA) at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium.^[8]

Since Mohammad Ali joined the Brunei Scouts at the age of seven, under his strong leadership, and in close collaboration with other scouts, the Scouts Association has grown by carrying out scout activities that are advantageous to its members, which are young people. He has taken part in several scouting conferences and jamborees both locally and abroad throughout his time with the organisation. For his contributions to the scout movement, he was also given a number of decorations, including the RAKIS Medal and the Merit Medal (England).^[9] He was an enthusiastic member of the Persekutuan Pengakap Negara Brunei Darussalam and had served as its president in Brunei Darussalam.^[4]