Abdul Aziz Juned
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Abdul Aziz bin Juned, also known by his pen name Adi Rumi, is a Bruneian aristocrat, poet and politician. Serving as the State Mufti of Brunei since 1994, his appointment marked a pivotal moment in th
Abdul Aziz Juned in 1971
Abdul Aziz in 1971
Ismail Omar Abdul Aziz
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Ismail bin Omar Abdul Aziz was a Malaysian aristocrat and Muslim scholar who served as the first State Mufti of Brunei from 1962 to 1965 and again from 1967 until his death in 1994. He is renowned for
Abdul Aziz Juned
…religious authority, his office holds the exclusive right to issue fatwas that are uniquely enforceable as law in Brunei. Succeeding former state mufti Ismail Omar Abdul Aziz, whose "strict" stance had steered Brunei toward a more orthodox Islamic approach, Abdul Aziz further deepened the state's Islamic discourse. His…
Ismail in the 1960s
Pengiran Anak Kemaluddin (left) and Ismail (right) in April 1962
The coronation doa for Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, read by Ismail on 1 August 1968
Ismail wearing his SMB, c. 1967