Bruneian military officer and politician (born 1966)
In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abidin is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Aminuddin Ihsan. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
On 19 September 1988, he was officially commissioned into the Royal Brunei Land Forces (RBLF) as a lieutenant.[3] Aminuddin took up many positions during his military career such as a platoon leader of Company 'D' 1st Battalion (1Bn RBLF), troop leader of the Auxiliary Battalion, commanding officer in the Infantry Battalion, deputy commanding officer and commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion (2Bn RBLF), Commander of the Training Institute Royal Brunei Armed Forces (TI RBAF) and the Commander of the RBLF.[4][3] He was a key figure in the founding of the Defence Academy RBAF in September 2008.[5]
As part of his internationally tour of duty, Colonel Aminuddin led Brunei's IMT contingent Batch 1 in 2004–2005 to observe the progress of the negotiations for peace between the Government of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in Mindanao, Southern Philippines.[6] On 13 October 2008, the Brunei contingent commander, along with four other former leaders and thirty-six members of the team, including him, received plaques and certificates of appreciation from the Philippine government for their assistance in keeping an eye on the peace process in Mindanao.[2]
On 31 December 2009, he was appointed as the 8th Commander of the RBAF by succeeding Major GeneralHalbi.[4] Dato Aminuddin would then be succeeded by Mohammad Tawih on 29 January 2014.[4]
Political career
After retirement from the military, Dato Aminuddin carried out diplomatic tasks as the Brunei High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 15 May 2014 until 30 January 2018.[7][8] On 12 November 2014, Queen Elizabeth II received credentials from high commissioner Aminuddin at Buckingham Palace, London.[9] On 24 April 2017, Aminuddin Ihsan was named the 2017 Diplomat of the Year from Asia category during the Tata DIPLOMAT magazine Awards Ceremony.[10]
On 30 January 2018, Dato Aminuddin became the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports after an announcement regarding the cabinet reshuffle was made by the SultanHassanal Bolkiah.[11] After another cabinet reshuffle on 7 June 2022, he would then be succeeded by Nazmi Mohamad as the Minister.[12]
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