Pengiran Umar

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

Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Putera Negara
Pengiran Umar
PSLJ PSPNB DSNB DPMB PHBS PBLI PJK PKLP CPM
ڤڠيرن عمر
Official portrait
Commissioner of Police
In office
1984–1991
MonarchHassanal Bolkiah
Preceded byPengiran Jaya
Succeeded byAbdul Rahman Besar
Personal details
Born
Awangku Umar bin Pengiran Apong

(1940-02-02)2 February 1940
Kianggeh, Brunei Town, Brunei
Died12 May 2023(2023-05-12) (aged 83)
Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Resting placeKianggeh Muslim Cemetery, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Spouse
Suraya Harun
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(m. 1945)​
RelationsPengiran Ibnu Basit (brother)
Children4
Alma materSultan Omar Ali Saifuddien College
Police career
Country Brunei
Department Royal Brunei Police Force
Service years1957–1991
Rank Commissioner

Pengiran Umar bin Haji Pengiran Apong (2 February 1940 – 12 May 2023), sometimes spelled Pengiran Omar Apong,[1] was a nobleman and police officer who became the second Brunei local to be appointed Brunei's Commissioner of the Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF) after the Sultanate regained full independence from Great Britain on 1 January 1984, and later a member of the Royal Council.[2]

  1. ^ "Pembunohan di-Kiudang: IBAN DI-TANGKAP" (PDF). Pelita Brunei. 16 August 1961. p. 3.
  2. ^ CHETERIA 8 (PDF) (in Malay). adat-istiadat.gov. 4 December 2019. p. 3.