Jamil Al-Sufri

Yang Berhormat Pehin Jawatan Dalam Seri Maharaja Dato Seri Utama Jamil Al-Sufri DK DSLJ DPMB POAS PHBS PBLI PJK PKL
جاميل الصوفري
Dato Jamil in 1967
1st Principal of Brunei History Centre
In office 26 January 1982 – 4 March 2021
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Hadi Melayong
Member of Legislative Council
In office 1965–1983
Monarch	Hassanal Bolkiah
Personal details
Born	(1921-12-10)10 December 1921 Kampong Sungai Kedayan, Brunei Town, Brunei
Died	4 March 2021(2021-03-04) (aged 99) Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Resting place	Rangas Cemetery, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Other political affiliations	BARIP (1946–1947)
Spouse	Siti Hara
Children	5
Parent(s)	Umar Rendah (father) Siti Aishah Jalil (mother)
Relatives	Abdul Aziz Umar (half-brother)
Education	Sultan Idris Training College Worcester Teacher Training College
Occupation	Historian writer teacher
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Mohammad Jamil Al-Sufri bin Umar (10 December 1921 – 4 March 2021), pen name Wijaya,^[1] was a nobleman, historian and teacher from Brunei who previously served as a member of the Royal Council, member of the Royal Succession Council, member of the Islamic Religious Council, and member of the Privy Council.^[2] He has also been referred to as the National Historian.^[3] He wrote works on the country's history, ancestry, customs and traditions, royal titles, Malay Islamic Monarchy (MIB), education, writings on Brunei heroes, and other topics.^[4]

Pehin Jamil has seen Brunei grow both under British patronage and under the Japanese occupation. Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin, Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III, and Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah were the three Bruneian sultans that he lived under. He was a highly experienced national historian due to his testimony on significant events that occurred in Brunei, such as the Japanese occupation of Brunei, the British Residency, the 1962 Brunei revolt, independence in 1984, and others.^[5]