Taib Besar

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Besar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mohamed Taib. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Yang Berhormat Dato Setia
Taib Besar
DSNB DSLJ DPMB POAS PHBS PJK MBE
طائب بسر
Taib during the 1959 Bruneian Constitution signing
State Secretary of Brunei
Acting
In office
1 June 1967 – 25 March 1970
MonarchsOmar Ali Saifuddien III
Hassanal Bolkiah
Preceded byPengiran Muhammad Yusuf
Succeeded byPengiran Abdul Momin
Personal details
Born1916
Crown Colony of Labuan
Died(1974-01-22)22 January 1974 (aged 58)
Mecca, Hejaz, Saudi Arabia
Children2; including Abdul Rahman
Profession
  • Magistrate
  • civil servant

Mohamed Taib bin Besar (1916 – 22 January 1974) was a Labuan-born magistrate and civil servant in the government of Brunei who took office as the State Secretary from 1967 to 1969,[1] and Acting Land Commissioner from 1961 to 1962.[2] Additionally, he was a member of the Council of Ministers and Legislative Council.[3]

  1. ^ Great Britain Commonwealth Office (1968). The Commonwealth Office Year Book. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 406.
  2. ^ "Lands Department - Land Commissioner Since 1960". www.tanah.gov.bn. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).