Huraini Hurairah
Huraini Hurairah | |
|---|---|
| Clerk of the Legislative Council of Brunei | |
| Assumed office 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Judin Asar |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
Huraini Hurairah is a Bruneian aristocrat and civil servant. She coordinated the National Vision known as Wawasan Brunei 2035 and she later served as the Clerk of the Legislative Council of Brunei (LegCo) from 2024.
Early life and education
Her father was Pehin Orang Kaya Setia Jaya Dato Paduka Haji Abu Hurairah, her grandfather was a former civil servant, diplomat and clerk of the legislative council, Pg Dipa Negara Laila Diraja[1] and her uncle is the diplomat Alaihuddin Taha. In 1999 she was working at the Ministry of Education with children with special needs.[2] She has a doctorate from the University of Oxford.[3]
Career
In 2015 she moved to the Prime Minister's office where she coordinated the National Vision known as Wawasan Brunei 2035. This vision includes progress on the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. In 2022 she was in Bangkok presenting this vision at a UN-ESCAP meeting.[2]
Huraini succeeded Judin Asar as the clerk of the Legislative Council of Brunei on 9 January 2024.[4] That month she received her first visit by the AIPA secretariat's Hon. Pehin Dato Adanan Yussof, who is the chair of that organisation.[5]
In May 2025 Brunei was being welcomed as the last Asian parliament to align itself with the Inter-Parliamentary Union. Less than 12% of Brunei's parliamentary members at that time were women. Hurairah's position as a woman leader as secretary-general in Brunei was noted.[6]
References
- ^ "Pengiran Abdul Momin (born 1927)", Wikipedia, 19 July 2025, retrieved 14 December 2025
- ^ a b "Voluntary National Review (VNR) Clinic for 2023 VNR countries". UN-ESCAP. November 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ^ "The first Brunei Postgraduate Symposium". Global Voices. 1 April 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ "Clerk of Legislative Council". Jabatan Majlis-Majlis Mesyuarat. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Courtesy Call with the Newly Appointed Clerk of the Legislative Council of Brunei Darussalam – AIPA Secretariat". Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ^ "IPU welcomes Brunei Darussalam – the last Asian Parliament to join". Inter-Parliamentary Union. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.