COMMANDANT
DEFENCE ACADEMY
ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES
Colonel Pengiran
Sharifuddin bin Pengiran Haji Yusof joined the Royal Brunei Armed
Forces in June 1993 and was commissioned in 1995 after completing his officer training at
Officer Cadet School, Waiouru, in the New Zealand. Upon his returned, he was
promoted to Second Lieutenant where he served as an Infantry Platoon Commander
at the 3rd Battalion Royal Brunei Land Forces.
Throughout his
service, he has held various command, staff and instructional appointments. His
command and instructional positions vary from junior level as Infantry Platoon
Commander, Intake Commander of Recruit Company, Mortar Platoon Commander,
Adjutant, Rifle Company Commander and Command Company Commander of 2nd Battalion
Royal Brunei Land Force. His staff appointment was as the Staff Officer Grade 2
(Personnel and Administration), Royal Brunei Land Force Headquarters. He also
held as the Officer Commanding at the School of Infantry, Training Institute
Royal Brunei Armed Forces and Battalion Second-in-Command in 3rd Battalion, Royal Brunei Land Force.
He was promoted to
Lieutenant Colonel in 2013 and was the Commanding Officer at Officer Cadet
School of Defence Academy, Royal Brunei Armed Forces from 2013 until 2015. He
held several key appointments including as Chief Instructor and the Deputy
Commandant of Training Institute of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces. He also held
as the Staff Officer Grade 1 Joint Warfare, Joint Doctrine and Warfare Centre,
Joint Force Headquarters from 2018 until 2020 and was promoted
to Colonel and became the Head of Joint Doctrine and Warfare Centre. In August 2021,
Colonel Pengiran Sharifuddin bin Pengiran Haji Yusof was assigned as the
Co-Chairman of the National Covid-19 Coordination Centre Covid-19 before
appointed as the Commandant of Defence Academy Royal Brunei Armed Forces on 2nd January
2022.
In the fields of
training and education, Colonel Pengiran Sharifuddin has attended numerous courses from overseas
such as Platoon Commander Course, Pulada in Malaysia, the Advanced Mortar
Course, Offensive Support Division in Australia, Basic
Manpower Officer in Singapore, Mortar Platoon Commander Course, Mortar
Division, Warminster United Kingdom, Company Commander Course, Pulada, Johor
Malaysia, United Nations Military Observers Course, Malaysia and Combined Arms
Tactics Course, Land Warfare Centre, Warminster, United Kingdom. He attended Lee Kuan
Yew, School of Public Policy Executive Development Programme in Public Policy
& Management in 2015, Command & Staff Course (CSC) at Goh Keng Swee
Command & Staff College Singapore, Intermediate Staff
Course (ISC) at the Australian Land Warfare Centre.
In 2006, Colonel
Pengiran Sharifuddin bin Pengiran Haji Yusof was awarded the Most Honourable
Order of the Crown of Brunei, Third Class (SMB) from His Majesty Sultan Haji
Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei
Darussalam and Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Royal Brunei Armed Forces in
2013.
Colonel Pengiran
Sharifuddin bin Pengiran Haji Yusof is married and blessed with five children.
During his free time, he enjoys reading, outdoor activities and golfing for
leisure.
