Daniel Lim
Haji Mohamad Yamin bin Haji Abdul Ranni, 37, with 187 votes will lead Mukim Liang as the new penghulu. A total of 309 residents voted, with 75 voters voting using the PMKK e-Voting and 234 in person.
Haji Mohamad Yamin noted that it marked the first step for him to help further raise Mukim Liang’s socio-economy as well as meet the villagers and residents’ expectations.
He hopes to gain support when engaging with the village heads and residents of Mukim Liang to move the mukim towards Brunei Vision 2035, which he believes can only be reached by working together as a community.
Legislative Council members, Penghulu of Mukim Bukit Sawat Yang Berhormat Salleh bin Haji Othman, Village Head of Kampong Bukit Sawat Yang Berhormat Mohammad bin Abdullah @ Lim Swee Ann and Acting Belait District Officer Haji Amirol Hafidzin bin Haji Muhammad witnessed the voting process.
Also in attendance was Head of the Local Authorities and Communities Division at the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) Jaimah binti Tuah.
The first voting session was conducted at Kampong Lumut and Kampong Sungai Liang community hall on January 28 and 29. The second session was conducted at the Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Rashidah Sa’adatul Bolkiah Secondary School multi-purpose hall.
Haji Mohamad Yamin is an assistant lecturer at the Religious Teachers University College of Seri Begawan with a Master’s degree in Middle Eastern literature and Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter, United Kingdom.
The other candidate Hasmi bin Haji Matasim, 41, received 122 votes.
Hasmi is an officer at the Permanent Secretary (Core Education) Office at the Ministry of Education and has a Bachelor’s degree in Brunei studies from Universiti of Brunei Darussalam.
