The Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA; , KHEDN) is a cabinet-level ministry in the government of Brunei which is responsible for the country's administrative divisions, municipal areas, immigration, labour, fire and rescue services, prison and rehabilitation institutions, and national disaster management. It was established immediately upon Brunei's independence on 1 January 1984. It is currently led by a minister and the incumbent is Ahmaddin Rahman, who took office since 7 June 2022. The ministry is headquartered in Bandar Seri Begawan.
Organisation The ministry oversees the following departments: DepartmentName in MalayBrunei-Muara District OfficeBelait District OfficeTutong District OfficeTemburong District OfficeBandar Seri Begawan Municipal DepartmentKuala Belait and Seria Municipal DepartmentTutong Municipal Department Immigration and National Registration DepartmentLabour Department Fire and Rescue Department Prison DepartmentNational Disaster Management Centre
Budget In the 2022–23 fiscal year, the ministry has been allocated a budget of B$128 million, a 1.5 percent decrease from the previous year.
List of ministers The ministry is headed by a minister () and is a member of the Council of Cabinet Ministers, the cabinet of Brunei. The minister is assisted by a permanent secretary and the latter with two deputy permanent secretaries. The first Minister of Home Affairs was Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan of Brunei. In the cabinet reshuffle in 1986, the post was given to Isa Ibrahim, who became the first ordinary citizen to have taken the office.
Minister No.PortraitMinisterTerm startTerm endTime in officeRef.1Hassanal Bolkiah1 January 198420 October 19862Isa Ibrahim20 October 198624 May 20053Adanan Yusof24 May 200529 May 20104Badaruddin Othman29 May 201022 October 20155Abu Bakar Apong22 October 20157 June 20226Ahmaddin Abdul Rahman7 June 2022incumbent
Deputy minister No.PortraitMinisterTerm startTerm endTime in officeRef.1Abidin Abdul Rashid20 October 19869 August 20022Adanan Yusof9 August 200224 May 20053Dani Ibrahim24 May 200529 May 20104Halbi Mohammad Yussof29 May 201021 October 2015
See also List of government ministries of Brunei Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Brunei)
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