Ali Apong

Ali Apong (Malay: Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Ali bin Apong; born 18 August 1958) is a Bruneian politician who serves as the Deputy Minister of Development and for the Prime Minister's Office from 2010 until 2015. He later became the Minister of Primary Resources and Tourism from 2015 until 2022.

Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Haji
Ali Apong
DPMB PSNB
Ali Apong in 2020
4th Minister of Primary Resources and Tourism
In office
22 October 2015 – 7 June 2022
MonarchHassanal Bolkiah
Preceded byYahya Bakar
Succeeded byAbdul Manaf Metussin
Personal details
Born (1958-08-19) 19 August 1958
Kuala Abang, Tutong, Brunei
EducationUniversity of Reading
Imperial College London
OccupationPolitician

Early life and education

Ali Apong is born on 18 August 1958, in Kampong Kuala Abang, Tutong.[1] He graduated from University of Reading with honours degree in Economics and later earned both his postgraduate diploma in Management and Master of Business Administration from the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine.[2]

Political career

He first began his career as an Investment Officer in the Brunei Investment Agency (BIA) in 1983, followed by a later appointment to an Assistant Managing Director on 1 September 1997.[2] From 1999 until early 2002, he was part of a Ministry of Finance and Economy team to establish the Brunei International Financial Centre, before returning to his previous position in the BIA.[2] In 2004, Ali Apong was appointed as a Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and Economy on October 21, 2004,[3] and later transferred to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) with the same position on 24 September 2009.[2]

Ali Apong later held the position of a Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Development on 20 May 2010.[4] On 18 November 2010, he became the Deputy Minister in the PMO,[5] until the reshuffling of the council on 22 October 2015, where it was then announced that he had been reappointed as the first Minister for the newly established Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism.[6][7] The cabinet reshuffled again on 7 June 2022, his position as the Minister was succeeded by Abdul Manaf Metussin.[8]

Awards and honours
See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Brunei

See also

References
  1. "Keluaran Khas Sempena Pelantikan Menteri-Menteri Kabinet dan Timbalan-Timbalan Menteri" (PDF). Pelita Brunei. 12 June 2010. p. 7.
  2. "Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam - Deputy Minister - Dato Paduka Haji Ali Bin Haji Apong". www.jpa.gov.bn. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  3. "BRUNEIresources.com - Dato Ali bin Haji Apong". bruneiresources.com. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  4. "Sultanate - News | Negara Brunei Darussalam | Sultan reveals major cabinet reshuffle". www.sultanate.com. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  5. "H.E. Mr. Min Yongnian, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Brunei Darussalam, Pays Courtesy Call to Dato Paduka Haji Ali bin Haji Apong, Deputy Minister at the Prime Minister's Office of Brunei Darussalam and New Chairman of the Brunei Economic Development Board". www.mfa.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  6. "Titah - Titah KDYMM Mengenai Rombakan Keahlian Majlis..." www.kheu.gov.bn. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  7. "Forestry Department - Minister of Primary Resources and Tourism". www.forestry.gov.bn. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  8. "Sultan reshuffles cabinet, appoints first woman cabinet minister » Borneo Bulletin Online". Sultan reshuffles cabinet, appoints first woman cabinet minister. 2022-06-07. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  9. "Building a shared future for all life on earth » Borneo Bulletin Online". Building a shared future for all life on earth. 2021-10-14. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
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