Pengiran Muhammad Yusuf
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| ڤڠيرن محمد يوسف | |||||||||||||||||||||
Pengiran Muhammad Yusuf, c. 1959 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the Legislative Council | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1 June 2011 – 11 April 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 6 September 2004 – 15 March 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd Menteri Besar of Brunei | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 4 November 1968 – December 1973 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Monarch | Hassanal Bolkiah | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | Isa Ibrahim | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Marsal Maun | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Pengiran Abdul Momin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd State Secretary of Brunei | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 18 January 1964 – December 1966 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Monarch | Omar Ali Saifuddien III | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | Taib Besar | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Raja Azam | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Taib Besar (Acting) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 2 May 1923 Kampong Kandang, Tutong, Brunei | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 April 2016 (aged 92) Kampong Sengkarai, Tutong, Brunei | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Resting place | Sengkarai Muslim Cemetery, Tutong, Brunei | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | BARIP (1946) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Salmah Yussof | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Awards | SEA Write Award | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Pengiran Muhammad Yusuf bin Pengiran Haji Abdul Rahim (2 May 1923 – 11 April 2016), pen name Yura Halim, was a Bruneian civil servant, diplomat, educator and noble poet. He served as Brunei's state secretary from 1964 to 1967 before becoming the third menteri besar (chief minister) from 1968 to 1972. He later held prominent diplomatic roles as Brunei's high commissioner to Malaysia from 1995 to 2001 and ambassador to Japan from 2001 to 2002. Additionally, he was appointed a member of the Legislative Council of Brunei (LegCo) in 2011, serving in the position until his passing in 2016.
He was one of the "Three M's" or "Three Musketeers," feared by the British government, alongside Marsal Maun and Pengiran Muhammad Ali. As a prominent member of the Brunei Malay Teachers Association (PGGMB), Pengiran Muhammad Yusuf, along with figures like Jamil Al-Sufri, played a pivotal role in opposing British colonial influence in Brunei during the early 1950s. A hibakusha, he was widely recognised for his contributions to Brunei's governance, literature, and diplomacy. Notably, he became the first Bruneian to receive an honorary doctorate from Hiroshima University and wrote the lyrics to the national anthem Allah Peliharakan Sultan.