Pengiran Muhammad Yusuf

Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Setia Negara Pengiran Muhammad Yusuf ڤڠيرن محمد يوسف DK SPMB DSNB POAS PHBS PJK PKL
Pengiran Muhammad Yusuf during the 1959 Bruneian Constitution signing
3rd Menteri Besar of Brunei
In office 4 November 1968 – 15 July 1972
Monarch	Hassanal Bolkiah
Deputy	Isa Ibrahim
Preceded by	Marsal Maun
Succeeded by	Pengiran Abdul Momin
Member of the Legislative Council
In office 1 June 2011 – 11 April 2016
In office 6 September 2004 – 15 March 2011
3rd State Secretary of Brunei
In office 18 January 1964 – 1 June 1967
Monarch	Omar Ali Saifuddien III
Deputy	Taib Besar
Preceded by	Raja Azam
Succeeded by	Taib Besar (Acting)
Diplomatic positions Ambassador of Brunei to Japan In office 26 December 2001 – 2002 Preceded by Malai Ahmad Murad Succeeded by Nor Jeludin High Commissioner of Brunei to Malaysia In office 17 November 1995 – 2001 Preceded by Pengiran Jaya Succeeded by Amin Abdul Rahim
Personal details
Born	(1923-05-02)2 May 1923 Kampong Kandang, Tutong, Brunei
Died	11 April 2016(2016-04-11) (aged 92) Kampong Sengkarai, Tutong, Brunei
Resting place	Sengkarai Muslim Cemetery, Tutong, Brunei
Political party	BARIP (1946)
Spouse	Salmah Yussof
Children	11
Alma mater	Hiroshima University of Arts and Sciences Sultan Idris Teachers' College
Occupation	Politician diplomat teacher writer
Awards	S.E.A. Write Award
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Pengiran Muhammad Yusuf bin Pengiran Haji Abdul Rahim (2 May 1923 – 11 April 2016), pen name Yura Halim, was a Bruneian nobleman, politician, civil servant, diplomat, and writer. He served as the Menteri Besar of Brunei from 1967 to 1972. He wrote the lyrics for Brunei's national anthem, "Allah Peliharakan Sultan," in 1947.^[1] The song was adopted as the country's official national anthem in 1951, when it was still a British protectorate.^[1] He was longtime member of the Legislative Council of Brunei, serving on the council until his death in 2016.^[1][2]