Historical country records
Brunei historical timeline
Brunei
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1363 | Brunei founded (traditional date) | Leaders |
| 14.. | name Negara Brunei Darussalam (State of Brunei, Abode of Peace) adopted | Leaders |
| 1906 | British protected state | Leaders |
| 6 Jan 1942 - 14 Jun 1945 | occupied by Japan | Leaders |
| 1 Jan 1984 | independence | Leaders |
| c.1690 - c.1710 | Nasruddin | Sultans |
| c.1710 - c.1730 | Kamaluddin (1st time) | Sultans |
| c.1730 - c.1737 | Muhammad Alauddin | Sultans |
| c.1737 - c.1740 | Kamaluddin (2nd time) | Sultans |
| c.1740 - c.1780 | Omar Ali Saifuddin | Sultans |
| c.1780 - 27 Apr 1804 | Muhammad Tajuddin (1st time) | Sultans |
| 27 Apr 1804 - 10 Nov 1804 | Muhammad Jamalul Alam | Sultans |
| 10 Nov 1804 - 14 Feb 1807 | Muhammad Tajuddin (2nd time) | Sultans |
| 1807 - 1828 | Muhammad Khanzul Alam | Sultans |
| 1828 - 1852 | Omar Ali Saifuddin | Sultans |
| 1852 - 30 May 1885 | Abdul Mumin ibni Pengiran Shahbandar (regent to ... 1852) (b. 1785 - d. 1885) | Sultans |
| 30 May 1885 - 10 May 1906 | Hashim Jalilul Alam Akamuddin | Sultans |
| 10 May 1906 - 11 Sep 1924 | Muhammad Jamalul Alam (from 5 Jun 1920, Sir Muhammad Jamalul Alam) (b. 1889 - d. 1924) | Sultans |
| 10 May 1906 - 15 May 1918 | Council of Regency - Pengiran Anak Muhammad Saleh (b. 18... - d. 1912) - Pengiran Anak Chuchu Besar (b. 1829 - d. 1917) - Pengiran al-Haji Muhammad Yasin ibni al-Marhum Pengiran Tua Omar Ali (from 1913) (b. 1887 - d. 1951) | Sultans |
| 11 Sep 1924 - 4 Jun 1950 | Ahmad Tajuddin Ahazul Khairi Waddien (from 20 Sep 1949, Sir Ahmad Tajuddin Ahazul Khairi Waddien) (b. 1913 - d. 1950) | Sultans |
| 11 Sep 1924 - 19 Sep 1931 | Council of Regency - Pengiran al-Haji Muhammad Yasin ibni al-Marhum Pengiran Tua Omar Ali (s.a.) - ... | Sultans |
| 4 Jun 1950 - 4 Oct 1967 | Omar Ali Saifuddin Sa´adul Khairi Waddien (from 9 Jun 1953, Sir Omar Ali Saifuddin Sa´adul Khairi Waddien) (b. 1914 - d. 1986) | Sultans |
| 4 Oct 1967 - | Hassanal Bolkiah Mu´izzadin Waddaulah (from 29 Feb 1972, Sir Hassanal Bolkiah Mu´izzadin Waddaulah) (b. 1946) | Sultans |
| Jul 1947 - 1959 | Omar Ali Saifuddin Sa´adul Khairi Waddien (from 9 Jun 1953, Sir Omar Ali Saifuddin Sa´adul Khairi Waddien) (s.a.) | Chief ministers |
| 1959 - 1962 | Pekin Dato Perdana Menteri Dato Paduka Haji Ibrahim | Chief ministers |
| 1962 - 1967 | Dato Seri Paduka Haji Marsal bin Maun (b. 1913? - d. 2000) | Chief ministers |
| 1967 - 1972 | Dato Pengiran Muhammad Yusuf bin Abdul Rahim (acting to ... 1967) (b. 1923?) | Chief ministers |
| 1972 - Sep 1981 | Pengiran Dipa Negara Laila Diraja Pengiran Abdul Mumin | Chief ministers |
| Sep 1981 - 31 Dec 1983 | Pehin Orang Kaya Laila Wijaya Dato Haji Abdul Aziz Umar (acting) (b. 1936) | Chief ministers |
| 1 Jan 1984 - | Sir Hassanal Bolkiah Mu´izzadin Waddaulah (s.a.) | Prime minister |
| 1906 - 1907 | Malcolm Stewart Hannibal McArthur | British residents (from 1959, high commissioners) |
| 1907 - 1908 | Harvey Chevallier (1st time) | British residents (from 1959, high commissioners) |
| 1908 | Malcolm Stewart Hannibal McArthur | British residents (from 1959, high commissioners) |
| 1908 - 1909 | John Fortescue Owen | British residents (from 1959, high commissioners) |
| 1909 - 1913 | Harvey Chevallier (2nd time) | British residents (from 1959, high commissioners) |
| Nov 1913 - Jan 1915 | Francis William Douglas (acting) | British residents (from 1959, high commissioners) |
| Feb 1915 - 18 May 1916 | Ernest Barton Maundrell (acting) | British residents (from 1959, high commissioners) |
| 1916 - 1921 | Geoffrey Edmund Cator | British residents (from 1959, high commissioners) |
| 1921 - 1923 | Lucien Allen Arthur | British residents (from 1959, high commissioners) |
| 1923 - 1926 | Eric Ernest Falk Pretty (1st time) | British residents (from 1959, high commissioners) |
| 1926 - 1927 | Oswald Eric Venables | British residents (from 1959, high commissioners) |
| 1927 - 1928 | Eric Ernest Falk Pretty (2nd time) | British residents (from 1959, high commissioners) |
| 1928 - 1931 | Patrick Alexander Bruce McKerron | British residents (from 1959, high commissioners) |
| 1931 - 1934 | Thomas Falkland Carey | British residents (from 1959, high commissioners) |
| 1934 - 1937 | Roland Evelyn Turnbull | British residents (from 1959, high commissioners) |
| 1937 - 1940 | John Graham Black | British residents (from 1959, high commissioners) |
| 1940 - 1941 | Ernest Edgar Pengilly | British residents (from 1959, high commissioners) |
| 1946 - 1948 | John Peel | British residents (from 1959, high commissioners) |
| 1948 - 1951 | Eric Ernest Falk Pretty (3rd time) | British residents (from 1959, high commissioners) |
| 1951 - 1954 | John Coleraine Hanbury Barcroft | British residents (from 1959, high commissioners) |
| 1954 - 1958 | John Orman Gilbert | British residents (from 1959, high commissioners) |
| 1958 - 1963 | Dennis Charles White (from 1 Jan 1962, Sir Dennis Charles White) (b. 1910 - d. 1983) | British residents (from 1959, high commissioners) |
| 1963 | Angus MacKay Mackintosh | British residents (from 1959, high commissioners) |
| 1963 - 1965 | Edgar Ord Laird | British residents (from 1959, high commissioners) |
| 1965 - 1967 | Fernley Douglas Webber | British residents (from 1959, high commissioners) |
| 1967 - 1972 | Arthur Robin Adair | British residents (from 1959, high commissioners) |
| 1972 - 1975 | Peter Gautrey | British residents (from 1959, high commissioners) |
| 1975 - 1978 | James Alfred Davidson | British residents (from 1959, high commissioners) |
| 1978 - 1983 | Arthur Christopher Watson | British residents (from 1959, high commissioners) |