Ministry of Religious Affairs (Brunei)

The Ministry of Religious Affairs (MORA or MoRA; Malay: Kementerian Hal Ehwal Ugama, abbreviated as KHEU) is a cabinet-level ministry in the Government of Brunei. It is responsible for the propagation of Islam and its upholding as the state religion,[1] as well as oversees the public Islamic religious education in the country. The ministry is headed by the Minister of Religious Affairs and the incumbent is Awang Badaruddin bin Awang Othman.[2][3]

Ministry of Religious Affairs
Kementerian Hal Ehwal Ugama
Ministry overview
Formed29 September 1959 (1959-09-29)
JurisdictionGovernment of Brunei
HeadquartersBandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
4°55′02.1″N 114°56′47.8″E
Annual budget$257 million BND (2018)
Minister responsible
  • Badaruddin Othman, Minister of Religious Affairs
Websitehttp://www.kheu.gov.bn

History

The Ministry of Religious Affairs was established on 29 September 1959 as Jabatan Hal Ehwal Ugama (the Department of Religious Affairs.[4]

Budget

In the fiscal year 2018–19, the budget for Ministry of Religious Affairs has been allocated 257 million Brunei dollars ($190M as of March 2018).[5][6][7] This is an increase from B$236 million in the previous fiscal year.[8] More than two-thirds of the budget, about B$180 million, has been allocated for the public Islamic religious education in the country.[6][7]

References
  1. "Laman Utama - Pengenalan". www.kheu.gov.bn. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  2. "Laman Utama - Menteri Hal Ehwal Ugama". www.kheu.gov.bn. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  3. "Sultan reshuffles Cabinet | Borneo Bulletin Online". borneobulletin.com.bn. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  4. "Laman Utama - Sejarah". www.kheu.gov.bn. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  5. "XE: Convert BND/USD. Brunei Darussalam Dollar to United States Dollar". xe.com. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  6. "Religious Affairs Ministry to spend 179M building new ugama schools and extensions - The Scoop". The Scoop. 2018-03-16. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  7. "MoRA gets B$257M budget allocation | Borneo Bulletin Online". borneobulletin.com.bn. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  8. "$235.99M budget allocated to MoRA | Borneo Bulletin Online". borneobulletin.com.bn. Retrieved 2018-03-21.


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