In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mohammed Yunos is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mohammed Riza. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Mohd Riza bin Haji Mohd Yunos (born May 1967)[1] is a politician and civil servant from Brunei who is the incumbent Deputy Minister at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) since 2022. Additionally, he is also the deputy chairman of Royal Brunei Airlines (RBA),[2] and among the directors of Darussalam Assets.[3]
Mohd Riza started off with Brunei Administrative Services (BAS) as the Director of the Land Transport Department. In 1990, he began working as a telecommunications engineer.[4]
From May 2020 to June 2022, Mohd Riza held the position of permanent secretary overseeing Civil Service, Welfare, International Affairs, and Media. Prior to that role, he served as permanent secretary in charge of Media and Cabinet affairs at the PMO from August 2016 to April 2020.[5] Preceding this, he was the deputy permanent secretary responsible for Corporate and Governance matters at the PMO from November 2015 to August 2016. His career also includes a stint as deputy permanent secretary at the Ministry of Communication from June 2014 to November 2015, and as deputy permanent secretary focusing on Entrepreneurship and Industry Development at the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources from September 2010 to June 2014.[4]
Born in May 1967, to Dato Paduka Mohammed Yunos.[10] He is son of a diplomat, Dato Paduka Haji Mohd Yunos bin Haji Md Hussein,[11] and a Malaysian-born educator, Datin Hajah Faridah binti Abdullah.[12] He also has an older brother, Mohd Rozan, a retired civil servant and author.[13]
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