Nazmi Mohamad PSNB PKL | |
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| نظمي محمد | |
.jpg) Nazmi in 2024 | |
| 8thMinister of Culture, Youth and Sports | |
| Assumed office 7 June 2022 | |
| Monarch | Hassanal Bolkiah |
| Preceded by | Aminuddin Ihsan |
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| Born | 1966 (age 58–59) |
| Spouse | Binanun Bungsu[1] |
| Children | 5 |
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| Alma mater | Universiti Brunei Darussalam |
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Nazmi bin Haji Mohamad (born 1966) is a politician and civil servant who hold the position ofMinister of Culture, Youth and Sports since 2022.
He immediately started work with theBrunei government after graduating fromUniversiti Brunei Darussalam in 1991.[2]
Nazmi became the DeputyPermanent Secretary,Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) andDirector of the Budget Division in theMinistry of Finance (MoF), in 2007 and 2008 respectively, but soon after reappointed to his previous position as MOFAT's Deputy Permanent Secretary. He holds several other positions in 2012; AlternateGovernor of theAsian Development Bank (ADB),Chairman of the Islamic Financial Supervisory Board, Chairman of the Brunei Darussalam Deposit Protection Corporation, Joint Deputy Chairman of the Employees Trust Fund, Deputy Chairman of the Center for Strategic and Policy Studies (CSPS),[2] and lastly the Permanent Secretary at the MoF's Management and International in theTemburong District.[3]
In 2014, he became a Member of the Brunei Economic Development Board (BEDB) and represented Brunei Darussalam in theASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR).[2] Moreover, Nazmi was appointed the Permanent Secretary (Corporate Affairs and Public Administration) for the MoF at thePrime Minister's Office.[4]
Following acabinet reshuffle on 7 June 2022, Nazmi was appointed as Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports.[5] It was only announced following acabinet reshuffle, succeeding Aminuddin Ihsan who has been holding that position since 2018.[6] His appointment as the new minister was congratulated by Japan's Ambassador Maeda, and hoped for more collaborations to tighten therelations of Brunei and Japan.[7]
Dato Nazmi is married to Datin Hajah Binanun binti Haji Bungsu,[8][9] and together they have 5 children; 3 sons and 2 daughters.[2]
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Order of Setia Negara Brunei First Class (PSNB; 15 July 2022) –Dato Seri Setia[10].svg)
Long Service Medal (PKL; 4 July 2016)[11]| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | 9thMinister of Culture, Youth and Sports 7 June 2022 – present | Succeeded by Incumbent |