Ministry of Religious Affairs (Brunei)
| Kementerian Hal Ehwal Ugama | |
 Ministry of Religious Affairs' logo
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 Ministry of Religious Affairs building | |
| Ministry overview | |
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| Formed | 1 January 1984 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Brunei |
| Headquarters |
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei 4°55′02.1″N 114°56′47.8″E |
| Annual budget |
 $263 million BND (2021) |
| Minister responsible |
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| Deputy Minister responsible |
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| Website | www |
| Footnotes | |
The Ministry of Religious Affairs (MORA or MoRA; Malay: Kementerian Hal Ehwal Ugama, KHEU) is a cabinet-level ministry in the government of Brunei which is responsible for the propagation of Islam and its upholding as the state religion, as well as oversees the Islamic religious education in the country. It is currently led by a minister and a deputy minister, whereby the incumbents are Badaruddin Othman and Pengiran Mohd Tashim Pengiran Hassan respectively. The ministry is headquartered in Bandar Seri Begawan.
History
The department was established on 29 September 1959, initially as the Department of Religious Affairs (Jabatan Hal Ehwal Ugama). On 21 October 1970, the construction of their new B$375,000 headquarters were completed in Tutong, near Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque.
Budget
In the fiscal year 2021–2022, the ministry had been allocated a budget of B$263 million, a two percent increase from the previous year.
List of ministers
Ministers
| No. | Portrait | Minister | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Ref. |
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| 1 |
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Alam Abdul Rahman | 1954 | 1960 | 6 years | |
| 2 |
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Ali Mohamed Daud | 1 May 1960 | August 1962 | 2 years | |
| 3 |
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Kemaluddin Al-Haj | 1 September 1962 | 20 October 1986 | 24 years, 49 days | |
| 4 |
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Zain Serudin | 1 November 1970 | 1 January 1984 | 13 years, 61 days | |
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| 1 |
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Zain Serudin | 21 October 1986 | 29 May 2010 | 23 years, 220 days | |
| 2 | Mohammad Abdul Rahman | 29 May 2010 | 22 October 2015 | 5 years, 146 days | ||
| 3 | Badaruddin Othman | 22 October 2015 | incumbent | 8 years, 92 days | ||
Deputy minister
| No. | Portrait | Minister | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Ref. |
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| 1 | Yahya Ibrahim | 21 October 1986 | 25 May 2005 | 18 years, 216 days | ||
| 2 | Badaruddin Othman | 25 May 2005 | 29 May 2010 | 5 years, 4 days | ||
| 3 | Bahrom Bahar | 29 May 2010 | 22 October 2015 | 5 years, 146 days | ||
| (2) | Badaruddin Othman | 22 October 2015 | 30 January 2018 | 2 years, 100 days | ||
| (3) | Bahrom Bahar | 30 January 2018 | 21 May 2022 | 4 years, 111 days | ||
| 4 | Tashim Hassan | 21 May 2022 | incumbent | 1 year, 246 days |