Halbi Mohammad Yussof
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| حالبي محمد يوسسوف | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Minister at the Prime Minister's Office | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 7 June 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Monarch | Hassanal Bolkiah | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | Sufian Sabtu Riza Yunos | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Abdul Mokti Daud | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of Defence II | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 27 February 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 30 January 2018 – 7 June 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Office established | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 22 October 2015 – 29 January 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Hazair Abdullah | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Aminuddin Ihsan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy Minister of Home Affairs | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 29 May 2010 – 22 October 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister | Badaruddin Othman | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Dani Ibrahim | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Office abolished | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 22 June 1956 Kampong Kilanas, Brunei Town, Brunei | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Kalshom Suhaili | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Sixth Form Centre Royal Military Academy Sandhurst | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Branch/service | Royal Brunei Land Force | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1973–2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Major General | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Halbi bin Haji Mohammad Yussof (born 22 June 1956) is a Bruneian aristocrat, civil servant, diplomat, and retired military officer. He has served as a minister at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) since 2022 and as minister of defence II from 2018 to 2022 and again since 2023. Previously, he was deputy minister of home affairs from 2010 to 2015 and minister of culture, youth and sports from 2015 to 2018. During his military career, he commanded the Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF) from 2001 to 2003 before becoming commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) from 2003 to 2009. Following his retirement from the military, he briefly served as Brunei's high commissioner to Malaysia in 2010 before transitioning into government roles.