His Excellency Dato Paduka
Aziyan Abdullah
DPMB
Aziyan in 2012
High Commissioner of Brunei to the United Kingdom
In office
10 December 2010 – 2014
Preceded byMaidin Hashim
Succeeded byAminuddin Ihsan
Personal details
Born
Mohammad Aziyan

Brunei
SpouseNur Fadhlina Abdullah
OccupationDiplomat

Mohammad Aziyan bin Abdullah is a Brunei diplomat who became the high commissioner to the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2014,[1] and non-resident ambassador to Greece.[2]

Diplomatic career

Aziyan was given his credentials by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah at Istana Nurul Iman on 19 October 2010.[3] On 10 December, Queen Elizabeth II meets with Aziyan at the presenting of his credentials at Buckingham Palace in London.[4][5] During his time in office, he saw Brunei's donation £1,000,000 to the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust Fund in 2012, with the goal of eliminating preventable cataracts and empowering the next generation of leaders.[6]

He received the Commonwealth Charter from Kamalesh Sharma during the Commonwealth Day Reception on 11 March 2013.[7] The Commonwealth Charter that was passed in December of 2012, was approved that same year.[6] Nikos Dendias met with Aziyan to discuss bilateral ties, shared commitment to international law and freedom of navigation, and Greece's candidacy for the UN Security Council.[8][2] He would leave his position as high commissioner in 2014.[9]

Personal life

Aziyan is married to Nur Fadhlina binti Abdullah.[10]

Honours

Throughout his career, she has received the following honours;

References

  1. ↑ Turner, B. (2017-01-12). The Statesman's Yearbook 2014: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World. Springer. ISBN 978-1-349-59643-0.
  2. 1 2 "Greek Foreign Minister meets with High Commissioner of Brunei". TornosNews.GR. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  3. ↑ "His Majesty presents diplomatic credentials" (PDF). BRUNEI DARUSSALAM NEWSLETTER. 2010. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  4. ↑ "Court Circular: December 11". The Times. 2023-12-22. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  5. ↑ Limited, Alamy. "Queen Elizabeth II speaks with the High Commissioner for Brunei Darussalam Mr Mohd Aziyan Abdullah, during the presentation of his credentials at a private meeting in Buckingham Palace, central London, this afternoon Stock Photo – Alamy". www.alamy.com. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  6. 1 2 "Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation". Ministry of Foreign Affairs Brunei Darussalam. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  7. ↑ Commonwealth Secretariat (2013-03-11), Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma presents the Commonwealth Charter to Mr Hj Mohd Aziyan Abdullah, High Commissioner of Brunei Darussalam, retrieved 2023-12-22
  8. ↑ Dendias, Nikos (2022-02-07). "I met with High Commissioner of #Brunei with concurrent accreditation to 🇬🇷, Dato Paduka Hj Mohd Aziyan Abdullah". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  9. ↑ "The BSUnion Council paid a farewell call on the outgoing High Commissioner of Negara Brunei Darussalam to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Dato Paduka Haji Mohd Aziyan Bin Abdullah, at his office last Wednesday". The Brunei Students' Union in U.K. & Eire. 2014-02-19. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  10. ↑ "Sultanate – News | Negara Brunei Darussalam | Her Majesty receives wives of envoys in audience". www.sultanate.com. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  11. ↑ "Sultan Confers 24 Honorary Titles". Royal Brunei Air Force. 2013-09-15. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
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