Ministry of Transport and Infocommunications

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The Ministry of Transport and Infocommunications (MTIC; Malay: Kementerian Pengangkutan dan Infokomunikasi), formerly known as the Ministry of Communications (Kementerian Perhubungan),[5] 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,[a] who took office since 7 June 2022.[3] The ministry is headquartered in Bandar Seri Begawan.

Formed1 January 1984 (1984-01-01)
Headquarters
  • Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
  • 4°55′06″N 114°56′41″E
Employees1,519 (2024)[1]
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Ministry of Transport and Infocommunications
Kementerian Pengangkutan dan Infokomunikasi
Ministry building
Ministry overview
Formed1 January 1984 (1984-01-01)
JurisdictionGovernment of Brunei
Headquarters
  • Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
  • 4°55′06″N 114°56′41″E
Employees1,519 (2024)[1]
Annual budgetIncrease$101 million BND (2021)
Minister responsible
  • Shamhary Mustapha, Minister
Websitewww.mtic.gov.bn
Footnotes
[2][3][4]
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Portfolio

Budget

In the 2021–22 fiscal year, the ministry had been allocated a budget of B$101 million,[b] an 8.7 percent increase from the previous year.[2]

Ministers

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No. Portrait Minister Term start Term end Time in office Ref.
1 Bahrin Abbas 1 January 1984 20 October 1986 2 years, 292 days [7][8]
2 Abdul Aziz Umar 20 October 1986 30 November 1988 2 years, 41 days [9][8]
3 Zakaria Sulaiman 30 November 1988 24 May 2005 16 years, 175 days [10]
4 Abu Bakar Apong 24 May 2005 29 May 2010 5 years, 5 days [11]
5 Abdullah Bakar 29 May 2010 22 October 2015 5 years, 146 days [11]
6 Mustappa Sirat 22 October 2015 29 January 2018 2 years, 99 days [11]
7 Abdul Mutalib 30 January 2018 7 June 2022 4 years, 128 days [12]
8 Shamhary Mustapha 7 June 2022 Incumbent 4 years, 80 days [13]
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Notes

  1. His current official Malay name is Pengiran Shamhary bin Pengiran Dato Paduka Haji Mustapha.[4]
  2. US$73 million as of July 2022[6]

References

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