KEPIMPINAN JAMA’AT
ACTING DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS,
RELIGIOUS DIRECTORATE ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES
863 LEFTENAN COLONEL ABDUL MUJIB BIN HAJI JAPAR
P.J.K., MGovt., psc (j)
Lt Col Abdul Mujib bin Haji Japar was commissioned as the RBAF Officer in 2008 after completing the Officer Cadet School course at Sandhurst Academy, United Kingdom. He holds a Bachelor of Art in Usuluddin (Dakwah and Islamic Culture) from University of Al-Azhar, Egypt in 2004. In 2021, he has completed two Master’s Degree programs; Master of Science in Military Science from National Defence University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Master of Government (Islamic Governance) from University of Brunei Darussalam.
His professional background getting from his extensive experiences while working with several ministries prior to joining the armed forces. He used to work with the Ministry of Religious Affairs in 2006 as an Arabic Linguist Teacher at Hassanal Bolkiah Boys’ Arabic Secondary School. He also worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade as Research Officer in the Department of International Organisation for two years.
He had held several important position in the army and joined the United Nation Interim Force in Lebanon for peacekeeping mission in Lebanon in 2013. He is one of the qualified United Nation peacekeeping instructors in the RBAF after joining the United Nations Military Expert on Mission Course at the Malaysian Peace Keeping Centre in 2018. He has worked in the Religious Operation Office since 2019 and was appointed as Staff Officer Grade One from 2021-2023. As a religious preacher (daie) he obtain a certificate from the Brunei Islamic Religious Council and is one of the well-known preacher in the RBAF.
On 15 May 2024, Lt Col Abdul Mujib has officially been appointed as the Acting Director of the RBAF Religious Directorate.
PEMANGKU PENGARAH JABATANARAH AGAMA,
ANGKATAN BERSENJATA DIRAJA BRUNEI
863 LEFTENAN KOLONEL ABDUL MUJIB BIN HAJI JAPAR
P.J.K., MGovt., psc (j)