Pengiran Aminan

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Pengiran Mahmud is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Pengiran Aminan. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Major General (Retired) Pengiran Dato Paduka Seri
Pengiran Aminan
PSPNB DPKT DPMB PSB PGAT GCCT
ڤڠيرن امينان
Pengiran Aminan in 2024
10th Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces
In office
31 January 2018 (2018-01-31) – 1 September 2020 (2020-09-01)
MonarchHassanal Bolkiah
Preceded byMohammad Tawih
Succeeded byHamzah Sahat[1]
9th Commander of the Royal Brunei Land Force
In office
1 December 2014 (2014-12-01) – 31 January 2018 (2018-01-31)
DeputyHaszaimi Bol Hassan
Preceded byYussof Abdul Rahman
Succeeded byKhairul Hamed
Personal details
Born (1968-06-09) 9 June 1968 (age 56)
Brunei
SpouseRasidah Brahim
Alma mater
OccupationMilitary officer
Military service
Allegiance Brunei
Branch/service Royal Brunei Land Force
Years of service1985–2020
Rank Major General
Commands
  • Directorate of Strategic Planning
  • Royal Brunei Land Force
  • Royal Brunei Armed Forces

Pengiran Aminan bin Pengiran Haji Mahmud (born 9 June 1968) is a Bruneian nobleman and military officer, who previously served as the tenth Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) from 2018 until 2020. He was previously the ninth Commander of the Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF).[2]

Military career

Pengiran Aminan enlisted with the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) on 9 December 1985 and was assigned 286 as his service number.[3] Subsequently, upon completion of his initial officer training, he graduated from the Training Institute Royal Brunei Armed Forces at Penanjong Garrison as a second lieutenant on 20 December 1987. He then attended the Officer Cadet Course in Singapore. During his time in service, he was appointed to several positions; which include: infantry platoon commander, technical instructor at Training Institute (TI RBAF), SO2 G1 of Royal Brunei Service Force, SO2 and military assistant to Commander of the RBAF, and senior management officer at the Office of Strategy Management Ministry of Defence (MINDEF). From 2007 until 2009, he was the aide-de-camp to the Sultan of Brunei, and later in 2010, he became the director at Directorate of Strategic Planning. On 7 February 2014, Aminan began his duty as the acting Deputy Commander of Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF). That same year on 1 December, he became the 9th commander of the RBLF.[2]

Pengiran Aminan was promoted to brigadier general on 6 February 2015,[4] and to major general upon his appointment as Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces on 31 January 2018.[5] Pengiran Aminan retired from the armed forces on 1 September 2020. His position as Commander of RBAF was succeeded by Hamzah Sahat.[1]

Military education and training

Aminan obtained a National Diploma Engineering, and Foundation Degree of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering in 1989 in the United Kingdom, Junior Officer Management Course in 1994, Unit Security Officers in 1994, and Combat Intelligence Officer in 1995 in Singapore, Bachelor of Engineering in 1997 in the United Kingdom, All Arms Tactics in 1999 in Malaysia, Command and Staff Course in 2000 in Singapore, Royal College of Defence Studies in 2010 in United Kingdom, and Leaders in Development in 2012 in United States.[2]

Effective dates of promotion

Aminan Mahmud promotions
insignia rank date
Second Lieutenant 20 Dec 1987
Lieutenant Colonel[3] 1 Jan 2009
Colonel[6] 5 Feb 2010
Brigadier General[4] 6 Feb 2015
Major General[5] 31 Jan 2018

Personal life

Aminan is married to Rasidah binti Brahim. They have three daughters together.[2]

Honours

National

Main article: Orders, decorations, and medals of Brunei

Foreign

References

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  2. ^ a b c d "Commander Royal Brunei Land Force". ILABDB.MinDef.gov.bn. Institut Latihan ABDB. n.d. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b "3 RBAF senior officers promoted". MinDef.gov.bn/airforce. Bolkiah Garrison, Bandar Seri Begawan, BB3510, Brunei Darussalam: Royal Brunei Air Force, Ministry of Defence Brunei Darussalam. 2 January 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. ^ a b "7 RBAF senior officers promoted". MinDef.gov.bn. Bolkiah Garrison: Public Relations Unit, Ministry of Defence Brunei Darussalam. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b Tran Tien Duan (1 February 2018). "Brunei: Sultan appoints new RBAF Commander". en.VietnamPlus.vn. VietnamPlus, Vietnam News Agency. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  6. ^ "2 RBAF senior officers promoted". MinDef.gov.bn. Bolkiah Garrison: Public Relations Unit, Ministry of Defence Brunei Darussalam. 8 February 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  7. ^ Syahmi Hassan (16 July 2018). "Berkenan kurnia bintang-bintang kebesaran negara" [Favoured by the stars of the country's greatness]. MediaPermata.com.bn (in Malay). Bandar Seri Begawan: Media Permata Online. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
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  11. ^ "RBLF Commander conferred the 'Darjah Kepahlawanan Angkatan Tentera Malaysia, PGAT Kehormat' awaed". MinDef.gov.bn. Istana Negara, Kuala Lumpur: Public Relations Unit, Ministry of Defence Brunei Darussalam. 3 November 2016. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  12. ^ "RBLF Commander honoured with Maroon beret, Airborne Wing". MinDef.gov.bn. Kuala Lumpur: Public Relations Unit, Ministry of Defence Brunei Darussalam. Bernama Malaysia. 4 March 2015. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Kagitingan badge presentation". MinDef.gov.bn. Manila, Philippines: Public Relations Unit, Ministry of Defence Brunei Darussalam. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Top military award conferred on Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces". MINDEF.gov.sg. Ministry of Defence, Government of Singapore. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Singapore awards RBLF Commander with Meritorious Service Medal (Military)". MinDef.gov.bn. Singapore: Public Relations Unit, Ministry of Defence Brunei Darussalam. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  16. ^ Rokiah Mahmud (10 April 2021). "Former RBAF commander awarded prestigious order". BorneoBulletin.com.bn. Borneo Bulletin Online. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  17. ^ Abdul Aziz Ismail (9 June 2016). "RBLF commander visits Thailand". BTarchive.org. Bandar Seri Begawan: The Brunei Times. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
Military offices
Preceded by 9th Commander of the Royal Brunei Land Force
1 December 2014 – 31 January 2018 		Succeeded by
Preceded by 10th Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces
31 January 2018 – 1 September 2020 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Acting Deputy Commander of the Royal Brunei Land Force
7 February 2014 – 1 December 2014 		Succeeded by