Pengiran Abdul Momin (born 1923)
Pengiran Abdul Momin | |
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| ڤڠيرن عبدالمومين | |
Official portrait | |
| Member of Legislative Council | |
| In office 6 September 2004 – 31 August 2005 | |
| Ambassador of Brunei to Indonesia | |
| In office 1993–2001 | |
| Preceded by | Badaruddin Othman |
| Succeeded by | Husin Ahmad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 March 1923 Kampong Bakut Cina, Kampong Ayer, Brunei |
| Died | 9 March 2006 (aged 83) Brunei |
| Spouse | Masurai Mohammad |
| Alma mater | Sultan Idris Training College |
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Pengiran Abdul Momin bin Pengiran Othman (9 March 1923 – 9 March 2006) was a diplomat, educator, and noble politician renowned for his distinguished career, which included serving as the confidential clerk to Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III in 1961, private and confidential secretary to Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah from 1968 to 1992, and ambassador of Brunei to Indonesia from 1993 to 2001. He also served as a member of the Legislative Council (LegCo) from 2004 to 2005.
Serving Brunei throughout his life, Pengiran Abdul Momin made contributions to advancements in education and religion. He was honoured to lead the event while carrying the Al-Quran and was instrumental in the historic move of Kajang Mosque to Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque. Before formal religious schools were established in 1956, he was one of the first to push for the inclusion of Islamic education in both Malay and English schools.