Brunei’s Sultan Announces Cabinet Shake-up, Appoints Sons as Ministers

Brunei's sultan announces cabinet shake-up, appoints sons as ministers

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, June 4 - Brunei's ruler announced a major cabinet reshuffle on Thursday, creating new key portfolios and appointing two of his younger sons as ministers, in a sign of potential succession planning in the tiny oil-rich sultanate. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Brunei’s sultan announces Cabinet shake-up, appoints sons as ministers

The shake-up is the first since 2022 and comes as the nation faces pressure from a global energy crisis Read more at The Business Times.

Sultan announces new cabinet - see the full list of appointees

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei’s ruler, His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, announced a major cabinet shake-up on Thursday, which saw the creation of three new coordinating ministers roles and the promotion of three women to the rank of deputy minister. The monarch also announced the reorganisation of key portfolios, with the Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism now renamed as Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. See the full list b…