Shofry Abdul Ghafor

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abdul Ghafor is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Shofry. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Dato Paduka
Shofry Abdul Ghafor
DPMB
شوفري عبدالغافور
Dato Shofry in 2004
Permanent Representative of Brunei to the United Nations
In office
1 October 2002 – 9 July 2005
Preceded bySerbini Ali
Succeeded byEmran Bahar
Personal details
Born (1958-10-21) 21 October 1958 (age 65)
Brunei
Alma materUniversity of East Anglia (BA)
Australian National University (MA)
OccupationDiplomat and artist

Shofry bin Haji Abdul Ghafor[1] (born 21 October 1958) is a Bruneian diplomat and artist who served as Permanent Representative of Brunei Darussalam to the United Nations (UN) from 2002 to 2005.[2] Additionally, he is the president of the Brunei Art Forum.[3]

  1. ^ LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE HIGH LEVEL PANEL ON AN ASEAN HUMAN RIGHTS BODY (HLP)
  2. ^ "Press Release BIO/3458, New Permanent Representative Of Brunei Darussalam Presents Credentials". United Nations. 2002-10-01. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
  3. ^ "UBD, Republic of Korea Roundtable Strengthens Bilateral Relations". ubd.edu.bn. 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2023-08-27.