State Mufti of Brunei

State Mufti Office

Agency overview
Formed	1 September 1994
Headquarters	Bandar Seri Begawan
Employees	approximately 1,000
Annual budget	BN$ 260 million
Agency executive	Abdul Aziz Juned, State Mufti
Parent agency	Prime Minister's Office
Child agency	Ministry of Religious Affairs of Brunei
Website	www.pmo.gov.bn www.mufti.gov.bn

The State Mufti of Brunei is the most senior and most influential Sunni Muslim religious and legal authority in Brunei. The holder of the position is appointed by the Sultan of Brunei. The State Mufti is the head of the all Ulema in Brunei

Role

The State Mufti is the most senior religious authority in the country. His main role is to give opinions (fatwas) on legal matters and on social affairs base on Islamic Koran, Hadeeth, Qiyas and Ijma' of Ulema.^[1]

History

The first State Mufti of Brunei was Ismail Omar Abdul Aziz (1962-1965) for 3 years. He previously was Mufti of Johore in Malaysia. In 1967, Ismail once again became the Mufti of Brunei until his death. In 1994, Brunei-born Vice State Mufti Abdul Aziz Juned became the State Mufti of Brunei.^[2]

References

1. Faiq Airudin (4 January 2014). "Syariah law critics do not understand Islam: Mufti". The Brunei Times. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
2. "Sejarah Penubuhan Jabatan Hal Ehwal Syariah" (in Malay). Brunei's Ministry of Religious Affairs. Retrieved 1 November 2014.