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Hukum Kanun Pahang (Malay for 'Pahang Laws', Jawi: حكوم قانون ڤهڠ), also known as Kanun Pahang [1] or Undang-Undang Pahang [2] was the Qanun or legal code of the old Pahang Sultanate. It contains significant provisions that reaffirmed the primacy of Malay adat , while at the same time accommodating and assimilating the Islamic law .
Districts (Malay: daerah) are the principal administrative divisions of Brunei. The country is divided into four districts, namely Brunei-Muara, Belait, Tutong and Temburong. Temburong is an exclave; it is physically separated from the three other districts by the Brunei Bay and Malaysian state of Sarawak.
Brunei-Muara is the smallest district by area, but has the largest population. [1] Belait is the largest district by area, and the centre for the production of oil and gas. [2] A district is headed by a Pegawai Daerah or District Officer, and assisted by an Assistant District Officer.
Islam was carried throughout Borneo and into the southern Philippines by him and other Sultans. Brunei had solidified Islam by the 16th century, and Islamic components were incorporated into its legislation. [3] Brunei society saw a number of significant changes around the turn of the 18th century. With a strong and skilled sultan, the nation ...
Mukims of Brunei. A mukim is a second-level administrative division of Brunei Darussalam, and the primary sub-division of a larger district (daerah). There are thirty-nine mukims within the four districts of the sultanate Brunei Darussalam. A mukim is led by a penghulu, since 2015 elected by democratic vote.
The Ministry of Religious Affairs (MORA or MoRA; Malay: Kementerian Hal Ehwal Ugama, KHEU) is a cabinet-level ministry in the government of Brunei which is responsible for the propagation of Islam and its upholding as the state religion, [5] as well as oversees the Islamic religious education in the country.
Tutong District (Malay: Daerah Tutong; Jawi: دائيره توتوڠ) or simply known as Tutong (), [5] is the third largest and populated district in Brunei. [6] It has an area of 1,166 square kilometres (450 sq mi) and the population of 47,210 as of 2021.
The Constitution of Brunei, officially Constitution of the State of Brunei (Malay: Perlembagaan Negeri Brunei; Jawi: ڤرلمباݢاءن نڬري بروني), was created in 1959. [1] Ultimate authority rests with the Sultan, who is both head of state and head of government. In 2004 the Sultan approved a number of amendments to the ...