Abu Bakar Apong

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ابو بكر اڤوڠ
	Abu Bakar in 2006
5th Minister of Home Affairs
	In office; 22 October 2015 – 7 June 2022
Monarch	Hassanal Bolkiah
Preceded by	Badaruddin Othman
Succeeded by	Ahmaddin Abdul Rahman
3rd Minister of Education
	In office; 29 May 2010 – 22 October 2015
Deputy	Yusoff Ismail
Preceded by	Abdul Rahman Taib
Succeeded by	Suyoi Osman
4th Minister of Communications
	In office; 24 May 2005 – 28 May 2010
Deputy	Yusoff Abdul Hamid
Preceded by	Zakaria Sulaiman
Succeeded by	Abdullah Bakar
3rd Minister of Health
	In office; 17 May 2002 – 23 May 2005
Preceded by	Abdul Aziz Umar (Acting)
Succeeded by	Suyoi Osman
Personal details
Born	19 September 1948; Kampong Setia Pahlawan, Kampong Ayer, Brunei
Spouse	Jahrah Mohamad
Education	Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien College
Alma mater	University of Malaya (BA); Lancaster University (MA);
Occupation	Civil servant; politician;
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Abu Bakar bin Haji Apong (born 19 September 1948) is a Bruneian aristocrat, civil servant, and politician who previously held several key ministerial positions. He served as minister of health from 1998 to 2005, minister of communications from 2005 to 2010, minister of education from 2010 to 2015, and minister of home affairs from 2015 to 2022. He had one of the longest tenures in government, serving for the second-longest period in Brunei.

Abu Bakar played an important role in the development of higher education in Brunei, particularly as one of the founding members of Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD). He pushed for the production of the university's first doctoral graduates and made key changes. As Minister of Education (MoE), he supported initiatives like leadership programs and Brunei's participation in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) to improve student performance. Abu Bakar also highlighted the importance of parental involvement in education and the ongoing improvements to the education system.