Brunei Government - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Off: ial name: State of Brunei Darussalam

Type:became independent on 1 January 1984; constitutional sultanate

Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan

National holiday: National Day, 23 February

Political subdivisions: four administrative districts

Legal system: based on Islamic law; constitution promulgated by the Sultan in 1959

Branches: chief of state is Sultan (advised by appointed Privy Council), who appoints Executive Council and Legislative Council

Government leader: Sir HASSANAL Bolkiah, Sultan and Prime Minister (since August 1968)

Suffrage: universal at 21; three-tiered system of indirect elections; popular vote cast for lowest level (district councilors)

Elections: last elections—March 1965; further elections postponed indefinitely

Political parties and leaders: Brunei National Democratic Party (the first legal political party; it was established on 18 September 1985), Abdul Latif bin Abdul Hamid, Chairman; Brunei National United Party (established on 4 February 1986), Anak Hasanuddin, chairman

Communists: probably none

Me mber of: ASE AN, ESCAP (associate member), IMO. INTERPOL, O1C, UN

NOTE: The information regarding Brunei on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Brunei 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Brunei 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.