Pengiran Muhammad Yusuf

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
MonarchHassanal Bolkiah
DeputyIsa Ibrahim
Preceded byMarsal Maun
Succeeded byPengiran Abdul Momin
3rd State Secretary of Brunei
In office
18 January 1964  December 1966
MonarchOmar Ali Saifuddien III
DeputyTaib Besar
Preceded byRaja Azam
Succeeded byTaib Besar (Acting)
Diplomatic positions
Ambassador of Brunei to Japan
In office
26 December 2001  2002
Preceded byMalai Ahmad Murad
Succeeded byNor Jeludin
High Commissioner of Brunei to Malaysia
In office
17 November 1995  2001
Preceded byPengiran Jaya
Succeeded byAmin Abdul Rahim
Personal details
Born(1923-05-02)2 May 1923
Kampong Kandang, Tutong, Brunei
Died11 April 2016(2016-04-11) (aged 92)
Kampong Sengkarai, Tutong, Brunei
Resting placeSengkarai Muslim Cemetery, Tutong, Brunei
Political partyBARIP (1946)
SpouseSalmah Yussof
Relatives
Education
Occupation
  • Civil servant
  • diplomat
  • educator
  • poet
AwardsSEA 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.