Suyoi Osman

Suyoi Osman
PSNB DPMB PSB PJK PIKB PKL
سويوا عثمان
Suyoi in 2024
Member of Legislative Council
Assumed office
20 January 2023
4th Minister of Education
In office
22 October 2015  29 January 2018
MonarchHassanal Bolkiah
DeputyPengiran Bahrom
Preceded byAbu Bakar Apong
Succeeded byHamzah Sulaiman
4th Minister of Development
In office
29 May 2010  22 October 2015
DeputyAli Apong
Preceded byAbdullah Bakar
Succeeded byBahrin Abdullah
4th Minister of Health
In office
24 May 2005  28 May 2010
DeputyHazair Abdullah
Preceded byAbu Bakar Apong
Succeeded byAdanan Yusof
2nd Deputy Minister of Education
In office
4 May 2002  24 May 2005
MinisterAbdul Aziz Umar
Preceded byAhmad Jumat
Succeeded byPengiran Mohammad
Brunei Ambassador to France
In office
7 October 1991  10 July 1996
Preceded byPengiran Mustapha
Succeeded byPengiran Idris
Personal details
Born (1952-02-15) 15 February 1952
Kuala Belait, Belait, Brunei
EducationAnthony Abell College
Alma mater
Profession
  • Civil servant
  • diplomat
  • politician
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Suyoi bin Haji Osman (born 15 February 1952) is a Bruneian aristocrat, civil servant and politician who serve as a member of the Legislative Council of Brunei (LegCo) since 2023. He has formerly held office as the Brunei ambassador to France from 1991 to 1996, deputy minister of education from 2002 to 2005, minister of health from 2005 to 2010, minister of development from 2010 to 2015, minister of education from 2015 to 2018, and as minister of health from 2010 to 2015.

While leading the Ministry of Education (MoE), Suyoi introduced initiatives like the Brunei Darussalam National Standards for Literacy and Numeracy and the Literacy and Numeracy Coaching Program to enhance student outcomes, improve teaching quality, and strengthen school leadership. Under his leadership, Universiti Brunei Darussalam partnered with FPT University to establish the UBD–FPT Global Center in Da Nang, Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University launched its Centre for Leadership and Lifelong Learning, and University of Technology Brunei achieved a four-star rating in the QS Evaluation.