COMMANDANT NAVAL TRAINING
Commander
Haji
Edy Jofren
bin PDP DP Colonel (R) Haji Abdul Jalil, RBN
assumed the appointment as the Commandant Naval Training of the Naval Training Centre on 30 January 2026.
He graduated from Britannia Royal Naval College, UK in 2002 and has successfully completed various Professional Military Courses in the UK and Australia such as International Sub-Lieutenants Course (UK - 2004), Ship Communications Officers Course (UK - 2006), Electronic Spectrum Management Course (Australia - 2007) and International Principal Warfare Officers Course (UK- 2009).
In terms of Academic Qualification, Commander Edy Jofren is a Law Graduate (LLB) from the University of Sussex, UK and has completed his Command and Staff Course in 2013 (Brunei) where he attained a Masters (MSc) of International Security. Commander Edy Jofren had attended MINDEF's Executive Development Programme in 2018 and is also a Senior Fellow of the Lee Kuan Yew Senior Fellowship in Public Service (SF5) of National University Singapore.
Throughout his career Commander Edy Jofren has held various Command Appointments such as Commanding Officers of KDB IJHTIHAD and KDB DARULEHSAN. He has also served various Staff Appointments ranging from Intake Commander of Officer Cadet School, Staff Officer Operations at Royal Brunei Navy Headquarters, Head of Capability at Royal Brunei Navy Headquarters, Military Assistant to Deputy Minister of Defence, Staff Officer Joint Operations (Navy) at Joint Force Headquarters, and Chief Instructor at Defence Academy Royal Brunei Armed Forces .
Commander Edy Jofren is married to Dr Jacqueline Kamaluddin and is blessed with two daughters. He enjoys Golf, Jogging, Mountain Biking and Photography.
