Order of Setia Negara Brunei

The Most Blessed Order of Setia Negara Brunei^[1] (Malay: Darjah Setia Negara Brunei Yang Amat Bahagia), also translated as The Most Blessed Order of Loyalty to the State of Brunei,^[2] is an order of Brunei. It was established on 29 November 1959 by Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III.^[2]

The Most Blessed Order of Setia Negara Brunei Darjah Setia Negara Brunei Yang Amat Bahagia
Awarded by the Sultan of Brunei
Type	State
Established	29 November 1959
Country	Brunei
Ribbon
Classes	First Class Second Class Third Class Fourth Class
Post-nominals	PSNB DSNB SNB PSB

The order consists of four classes:

Class	Post-nominal	Title
First Class	PSNB	Dato Seri Setia
Second Class	DSNB	Dato Setia
Third Class	SNB	-
Fourth Class	PSB	-

Recipients

For committed, honorable, faithful, and exceptional service. It is given to non-military personnel.^[3]

 

Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III seen wearing the order's sash in 1960

First Class

• Unknown – Hassanal Bolkiah – Sultan of Brunei^[4]
• Unknown – Omar Ali Saifuddien III – Sultan of Brunei^[4]
• Unknown – Abdul Rahman – Speaker of Legislative Council^[5]
• Unknown – Mustappa Sirat – Minister of Communications^[6]
• Unknown – Ali Apong – Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports^[7]
• Unknown – Abu Bakar Apong – Minister of Home Affairs^[8]
• Unknown – Yahya Bakar – Minister of Industry and Primary Resources^[9]
• Unknown – Hazair Abdullah – Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports^[10]
• Unknown – Ahmad Jumat – Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports^[11]
• Unknown – Zakaria Sulaiman – Minister of Communications^[12]
• Unknown – Bahrin Abbas – Minister of Communications^[13]
• Unknown – Mohammad Abdul Rahman Piut – Member of Privy Council^[14]
• Unknown – Siti Saerah – Daughter of Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin^[15]
• 1976 – Ali Hussain Muhammad – Manteri Istana^[16]
• 1976 – Marianne E. Lloyd-Dolbey – Personal Secretary to Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III^[17]
• 2006 – Abdullah Bakar – Minister of Development^[18]
• 2006 – Adanan Yusof – Minister of Home Affairs^[19]
• 2006 – Suyoi Osman – Minister of Development^[19]
• 2006 – Yahya Bakar – Minister of Industry and Primary Resources^[19]
• 2006 – Abdul Rahman Ibrahim – Minister of Finance II^[19]
• 2006 – Lim Jock Seng – Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade II^[19]
• 2011 – Yasmin Umar – Minister of Energy^[20]
• 2011 – Mohammad Abdul Rahman – Minister of Religious Affairs^[21]
• 2011 – Hazair Abdullah – Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports^[21]
• 2016 – Zulkarnain Hanafi – Minister of Health^[22]
• 2016 – Bahrin Abdullah – Minister of Development^[23]
• 2018 – Isham Jaafar – Minister of Health^[24]
• 2018 – Abdul Mokti – Minister at the Prime Minister's Office^[24]
• 2018 – Amin Liew – Minister of Finance and Economy II^[24]
• 2018 – Erywan Yusof – Minister of Foreign Affairs II^[24]
• 2018 – Suhaimi Gafar – Minister of Development^[24]
• 2018 – Mat Suny – Minister of Energy and Industry^[24]
• 2018 – Hamzah Sulaiman – Minister of Education^[24]
• 2018 – Abdul Mutalib Yusof – Minister of Communications^[24]
• 2022 – Nazmi Mohamad – Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports^[25]
• 2022 – Romaizah Mohd Salleh – Minister of Education^[25]
• 2022 – Juanda Abdul Rashid – Minister of Development^[25]
• 2022 – Shamhary Mustapha – Minister of Transport and Infocommunications^[25]
• 2022 – Ahmaddin Abdul Rahman – Minister of Home Affairs^[25]

 

Pengiran Yusuf wearing his DSNB in 1961

 

Alam Abdul Rahman with his DSNB in 1961

Second Class

• Unknown – Marsal Maun – Menteri Besar^[26]
• Unknown – Yusuf Abdul Rahim – Menteri Besar^[27]
• Unknown – Abdul Momin Ismail – Menteri Besar^[28]
• Unknown – Ali Mohamed Daud – Deputy Menteri Besar^[29]
• Unknown – Isa Ibrahim – Minister at the Prime Minister's Office^[30]
• Unknown – Abbas Al-Sufri – Acting Personal Secretary to Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III^[31]
• Unknown – Ibrahim Mohd Jahfar – Speaker of Legislative Council^[32]
• Unknown – Alam Abdul Rahman – Speaker of Legislative Council
• Unknown – Major General Ibnu – Commander of the Royal Brunei Navy^[33]
• Unknown – Lieutenant Colonel John Simpson – Commander of the Royal Brunei Malay Regiment^[34]
• Unknown – Umar Apong – Commissioner of Police^[35]
• Unknown – Hussain Yusof – Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports^[36]
• Unknown – Abu Bakar Umar – Speaker of Legislative Council^[37]
• Unknown – Abdul Hamid Bakal – Member of the Legislative Council^[38]
• 1962 – Jaya Rajid – Commissioner of Police^[39]
• 1962 – Eric Ernest Falk Pretty – British Resident to Brunei^[40]
• 1968 – Abdul Momin Othman – Member of Privy Council^[41]
• 1968 – Mokhtar Puteh – Member of Privy Council^[42]
• 2006 – Abdul Hapidz – Member of the Legislative Council^[43]
• 2012 – Samuel Yapp Kai San – Chairman of the RIPAS Clinical Service Committee^[44]

Third Class

• Unknown – Colonel Abdul Jalil – Commander of the Royal Brunei Navy^[45]
• Unknown – Hong Kok Tin – Member of the Legislative Council^[46]
• Unknown – Lim Cheng Choo – Member of Privy Council^[47]
• 1993 – Dani Ibrahim – Deputy Minister of Home Affairs^[48]
• 2000 – Lim Jock Hoi – Secretary-General of ASEAN^[49]
• 2001 – Timothy Ong – Founder of Asia Inc Forum^[50]
• 2010 – Adina Othman – Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports^[51]
• 2010 – Rozan Yunos – Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Development^[52]
• 2010 – Othman Uking – Member of the Legislative Council^[51]
• 2010 – Bahrin Mohd Noor – Assistant Senior Commissioner of Police^[51]
• 2010 – Abdul Wahab Omar – Acting Senior Commissioner of Police^[51]
• 2013 – Mohamed Don Harith – Assistant Commissioner of Police^[53]
• 2013 – Roslin Bakar – Senior Superintendent of Police^[53]
• 2013 – Yahya Abdul Rahman – Director of Fire and Rescue Department^[53]
• 2017 – Fadilah Ahmad – Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade^[54]
• 2018 – Husaini Matzin – Senior Police Superintendent^[55]
• 2018 – Zaini Abdul Rahim – Senior Superintendent of Police^[55]
• 2022 – Siti Nirmala Mohammad – Permanent Secretary at the Prime Minister's Office^[56]

Fourth Class

• Unknown – Brigadier General Wardi – Commander of the Royal Brunei Air Force^[57]
• Unknown – Brigadier General Shahril Anwar – Commander of the Royal Brunei Air Force^[58]
• Unknown – Brigadier General Sharif – Commander of the Royal Brunei Air Force^[59]
• Unknown – Khairunnisa Ash'ari – Member of the Legislative Council
• Unknown – Iswandy Ahmad – Member of the Legislative Council
• Unknown – First Admiral Spry – Commander of the Royal Brunei Navy^[60]
• Unknown – Irwan Hambali – Commissioner of Police^[61]
• Unknown – Brigadier General Shanonnizam – Commander of the Royal Brunei Land Forces^[62]
• Unknown – Yakub Abu Bakar – Deputy Minister of Finance^[63]
• 2002 – Brigadier General Abdul Razak – Deputy Minister of Defence^[64]
• 2008 – First Admiral Othman – Commander of the Royal Brunei Navy^[65]
• 2012 – Brigadier General Khairul – Commander of the Royal Brunei Land Forces^[66]
• 2012 – Kwon Oh-son – Head coach of Brunei national football team^[67]

Former recipients

• 2006 – Nawawi Taha – Personal and Confidential Secretary to Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah^[68][69]

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