Mohammad Hazwan bin Mohammad Azani has served as Senior Academic Adviser at the Defence Academy, Royal Brunei Armed Forces since October 2022. His work focuses on education research and the development of Professional Military Education (PME) within the RBAF, including key programmes such as the Master of Defence and Security Studies and the forthcoming Bachelor of Defence and Security Studies.
Mohammad Hazwan obtained a Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering from University College London in 2014, under the Supreme Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces Scholarship awarded in 2011. He later pursued a Master’s degree in Management, Organisations, and Governance at the London School of Economics. In 2024, he completed the 14th RBAF Command and Staff Course, where he received the Commandant’s Award, the OBOE Endeavour Academic Excellence Award from the Government of Australia, and a Graduate Diploma in Defence and Security Studies from Universiti Brunei Darussalam.
He began his defence civilian career as a Research Officer at the Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (SHHBIDSS). He subsequently served at the Permanent Secretary’s Office, Ministry of Defence, before being appointed Communications Officer to The Honourable Minister of Defence II, where he was responsible for ministerial speeches and public engagements. During his tenure at the Ministry of Defence, he contributed across several areas, including strategic communications, capability development, and defence diplomacy.
His professional interests include defence and security studies, the advancement of professional military education, and organisational and policy research.
