Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism
Kementerian Sumber-Sumber Utama dan Pelancongan
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Headquarters in 2023.
Ministry overview
Formed30 November 1988 (1988-11-30)
JurisdictionGovernment of Brunei
HeadquartersBandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
4°55′09″N 114°56′38″E / 4.919222°N 114.943967°E / 4.919222; 114.943967
Annual budgetIncrease$96 million BND (2022)
Minister responsible
Websitewww.mprt.gov.bn
Footnotes
[1][2][3]

The Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism (MPRT; Malay: Kementerian Sumber-Sumber Utama dan Pelancongan, KSSUP) is a cabinet-level ministry in the government of Brunei which oversees agriculture, fishing, forestry and tourism in the country. It is currently led by a minister and the incumbent is Abdul Manaf Metussin,[a] who took office since 7 June 2022.[3] The ministry is headquartered in Bandar Seri Begawan.

Background

The ministry was previously known as the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources (MIPR; Kementerian Perindustrian dan Sumber-Sumber Utama) until the renaming to its present name to reflect functional restructuring, in which oversight for the petroleum and non-primary industries has been transferred, at that time to the Prime Minister's Office.[citation needed] It is also to reflect the emphasis on the development of tourism industry.[4]

Organisation

The ministry manages the following departments:

Budget

In the 2022–23 fiscal year, the ministry has been allocated a budget of B$96 million,[b] a 40 percent increase from the previous year.[1]

Ministers

No. Portrait Minister Term start Term end Time in office Ref.
1
Abdul Rahman Taib 30 November 1988 24 May 2005 16 years, 175 days [6]
2
Ahmad Jumat 24 May 2005 22 August 2008 3 years, 90 days [6]
3
Yahya Bakar 22 August 2008 22 October 2015 7 years, 61 days [7]
4
Ali Apong 22 October 2015 7 June 2022 6 years, 228 days [8]
5
Abdul Manaf Metussin 7 June 2022 Incumbent 1 year, 251 days [9]

Notes

  1. ^ a b The official Malay name upon the appointment was Dato Seri Paduka Dr. Haji Abdul Manaf bin Haji Metussin.[2]
  2. ^ ≈US$69 million as of July 2022[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Hj Abu Bakar, Rasidah (28 February 2022). "MPRT receives 40% hike in proposed budget to boost food security". The Scoop. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b Ali Rahman, Muhammad Khairulanwar (8 June 2022). "Perlantikan, Pertukaran Menteri Kabinet, Timbalan Menteri" (PDF). Pelita Brunei (in Malay). No. 67 #69. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b The Scoop (7 June 2022). "HM announces major cabinet shakeup — full list of appointees". The Scoop. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  4. ^ Wasil, Wail Wardi (24 December 2015). "Tourism again in the spotlight". btarchive.org. Archived from the original on 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  5. ^ "96,000,000 BND to USD - Bruneian Dollars to US Dollars Exchange Rate". XE.com. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  6. ^ a b "The Cabinet 2010". The Cabinet 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Menteri-Menteri Cabinet" (PDF).
  8. ^ "HE Dato Ali Apong". Center for International Forestry Research. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  9. ^ Scoop, The (30 January 2018). "HM announces surprise cabinet reshuffle - full list of new appointees". The Scoop. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

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