Emran bin Bahar (born 9 August 1961)[1] is a Bruneian diplomat and is currently the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Negara Brunei Darussalam to the Russian Federation.

Emran bin Bahar
امرن بن بهار
Ambassador Emran (2nd left) in 2015
Ambassador of Brunei to Laos
Assumed office
29 March 2012
Preceded byKasmirhan Tahir
Ambassador of Brunei to Russia
In office
29 May 2009 – 2012
Preceded byJanin Erih
Succeeded byHaini Hashim
Permanent Representative of Brunei to the United Nations
In office
27 April 2006 – 2008
Preceded byShofry Abdul Ghafor
Succeeded byLatif Tuah
Personal details
Born (1961-08-09) 9 August 1961 (age 62)
Brunei
Alma mater

Education edit

Bahar graduated from Keele University with a B.A. in international relations and continued studies for his master's degree in international relations at the Australian National University in 1994; from which received his PhD in 1998.[2]

Career edit

Early in the 1990s, Emran was an administrative officer in the Political Department,[3] and as of 2008, Emran was working as an Deputy Permanent Secretary 1 at the Ministry of Defence.[4] He has been assigned as the ambassador to the United Nations (UN).[5][6] On 9 April 2012, Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah granted permission for two recently appointed Brunei envoys, including Emran (Brunei Ambassador to Laos), to attend. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah gave each envoy their individual letters of credentials on 29 March.[7] In addition to this, he was the director of Policy Planning Department in 2013.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ "NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM PRESENTS CREDENTIALS | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". press.un.org. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
  2. ^ "Dr.Haji Emran Bin Bahar". Ministry of Defence (Brunei). 18 December 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
  3. ^ JASA: A New Era of Cooperation : Proceedings of the First Japan-Southeast Asia Conference, Kuala Lumpur, November 24-27, 1989. Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia. 1990. ISBN 978-967-947-123-6.
  4. ^ "News_Test - MINDEF welcomes UBD Scholars". www.mindef.gov.bn. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  5. ^ USA, IBP. Brunei Air force Handbook - Strategic Information and Weapon Systems. Lulu.com. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-4330-0429-2.
  6. ^ Turner, B. (2017-01-12). The Statesman's Yearbook 2009: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World. Springer. p. 233. ISBN 978-1-349-74027-7.
  7. ^ "Sultanate - News | Negara Brunei Darussalam | Deputy Sultan receives newly appointed Brunei envoys". www.sultanate.com. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  8. ^ USA, IBP (2013). Brunei Ecology and Nature Protection Handbook. Lulu.com. p. 135. ISBN 978-1-4387-0633-7.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Ambassador of Brunei to Laos
29 March 2012 – present
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by Ambassador of Brunei to Russia
29 May 2009 – 2009
Succeeded by
Preceded by Permanent Representative of Brunei to the United Nations
27 April 2006 – 2008
Succeeded by