YANG BERHORMAT PEHIN ORANG KAYA HAMZAH PAHLAWAN DATO SERI SETIA AWANG HAJI ABDULLAH BIN BEGAWAN MUDIM DATO PADUKA HAJI BAKAR
(PEHIN DATO ABDULLAH BAKAR)
MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS
PERSONAL DATA
| Date of Birth: | 29th July 1951 |
| Spouse: | Datin Hajah Hasiah binti Pehin Orang Kaya Pekerma Setia Dato Paduka Haji Hasim |
| Children : | 4 sons and 3 daughters |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
A Fellow of the Edward S. Mason Program in Public Policy and Management at the John Fitzgerald Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University 1993-1994.
Master in Public Administration, Harvard University 1993-1994.
BSc. (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Leeds, 1972.
WORKING EXPERIENCE
| 10 August 1972 | : | Assistant Controller of Telecommunications |
| 1 January 1977 | : | Telecommunications Engineer |
| 11 Februari 1981 | : | Deputy Director of Telecommunications |
| 1 April 1984 | : | Director of Telecommunications |
| 15 February 1996 | : | Senior Special Duties Officer, Ministry of Communications |
| 11 July 1998 till 13 December 1999 | : | Managing Director of DST Communications Sdn Bhd |
| 18 September 1998 | : | Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Religious Affairs, Brunei Darussalam |
| 26 July 1999 | : | Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Communications, Brunei Darussalam |
| 24 May 2005 | : | Minister of Development, Brunei Darussalam |
| 29 May 2010 | : | Minister of Communications, Brunei Darussalam |
OTHER POSITIONS HELD IN GOVERNMENT AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
| 1 January 2003 till 13 July 2005 | : | Chairman of Authority for Info-Communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam (AITI) |
| January 2004 till December 2009 | : | President of PUJA (The National Institution for Engineers, Architects and Surveyors), Brunei Darussalam |
| 1 February 2006 till January 2010 | : | Chairman of the Board of Directors of Islamic Bank of Brunei Darussalam Ltd |
| 24 May 2005 till 29 May 2010 | : | Chairman of Pantai Mentiri Golf Clu |
HONOURS AND DECORATIONS
- The Most Blessed Order of Setia Negara Brunei (1st Class) (PSNB) (15 July 2006)
- Pingat Kerja Lama (P.K.L) - Long Service Medal (23 December 2000)
- Pingat Jubli Perak – Silver Jubilee Medal
- Pingat Kemerdekaan – Independence Medal (1997)
- Darjah Seri Paduka Mahkota Brunei Yang Amat Mulia Darjah Kedua - The Most Honourable Order of Seri Paduka Mahkota Brunei (2nd Class) (DPMB) (15 July 1987)
HOBBIES
Reading, Golf, Astronomy, Photography
