Ismail Omar Abdul Aziz

Ismail Omar Abdul Aziz
اسماعيل عمر عبدالعزيز
Pehin Ismail in the 1960s
1st State Mufti of Brunei
In office
8 March 1967 – 3 February 1994
MonarchHassanal Bolkiah[1]
DeputyAbdul Aziz Juned
Preceded byOffice reinstated
Succeeded byAbdul Aziz Juned
In office
1 April 1962 – 31 March 1965
MonarchOmar Ali Saifuddien III
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded by Office abolished
Personal details
Born1911
Rengit, Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia
Died3 February 1994 (aged 82)
Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Resting place4 February 1994
Kubah Makam Di Raja
NationalityMalaysian and Brunei PR
SpouseKamaliah Suhaimi[2]
Alma materUniversity of Al-Azhar
University of Cairo
ProfessionMuslim scholar

Ismail bin Omar Abdul Aziz (1911 – 3 February 1994) was a Malaysian aristocrat and politician who became the first State Mufti of Brunei under the Ministry of Religious Affairs office, later State Mufti Office. He was a well-respected Malaysian expatriate ulema (a native Johorean Malay) whom have contributed greatly to Islam and the people, notably for the State of Johor and Brunei.

  1. ^ Waqiuddin Razak (18 August 2014). "JUST IN: State Mufti to deliver talk on Brunei's Syariah Law at Universiti Islam Malaysia". The Brunei Times. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Negara Brunei Darussalam: obituary 2008. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 1 January 2023.