Ismail Omar Abdul Aziz

Ismail bin Omar Abdul Aziz
State Mufti of Brunei Vice Mufti of Johore 1956 Johore Chief Qadi 1958-1961 State Mufti of Brunei 1962 -1993
In office 1962–1993
Monarch	Omar Ali Saifuddien III Hassanal Bolkiah[1]
Succeeded by	Abdul Aziz Juned
Personal details
Born	1911 Johore, Malaysia
Died	1993 RIPAS Hospital, Brunei
Nationality	Malaysian with Bruneian citizenship
Alma mater	University of Al-Azhar University of Cairo
Profession	Muslim Scholar
Known for	Brunei Mufti, The Sunni Defender
Religion	Sunni Islam

Dr. Awang Haji Ismail bin Omar Abdul Aziz was the first state mufti of Brunei under the Ministry of Religious Affairs office, later State Mufti Office. He was an Johorian and held many important posts in Johore. He became the State Mufti of Brunei in 1962 under the terms of 3 years. In 1965, he still stayed as the State Mufti until his death in 1993. He died in Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital.

He had declared many Fatwas during those years, one of which was the banning of selling alcoholic drinks.^[2] Thus, he was well-known among the Muslims in the region as The Sunni Defender.

References

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. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
2. Ismail Omar Abdul Aziz (2001). Fatwa mufti kerajaan sepanjang tahun 1962-1969 (in Malay). Jabatan Mufti Kerajaan, Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Negara Brunei Darussalam. p. 471. ISBN 978-9991733357.