In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abdul Hamid is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Khairuddin. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Khairuddin bin Haji Abdul Hamid (born February 1966)[1] is a Bruneian politician who currently serves as the Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy since 2022. Additionally, he is the CEO of Darussalam Assets (DA)[2] on 30 January 2018 and Barramundi Group on 24 October 2022,[3][4] and members of several organisations including the Brunei Investment Agency (BIA) in July 2012, Brunei Economic Development Board (BEDB) and Stock Exchange Steering Committee, Investment Committee for Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, Strategic Development Capital Fund and chairman for Brunei Darussalam Central Bank (BDCB).[5][6]
In October 1989, Khairuddin started working for the Bruneian government as an investment officer at the BIA. Prior to being appointed managing director of BIA, he held a number of positions in the company's currency management department, investment department, portfolio manager equity, asset management department, external fund management, and middle office department in Brunei, London, and Boston.[5]
Following his tenure at BIA, Khairuddin held positions as permanent secretary (Investment), deputy permanent secretary (Industry, SME & Tourism) at the Ministry of Primary Resources and Industry from June 2014 to January 2016,[8] deputy permanent secretary (Investment) at the Ministry of Finance and Economy (MOFE) on 21 January 2016,[9] and Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy (Economy) at Ministry of Finance and Economy on 7 June 2022.[10][5][6]
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