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BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, ISNIN, 13 OKTOBER 2025 – Upacara penurunan bendera besar Negara Brunei Darussalam menandakan berakhirnya tempoh pengibaran bendera sempena perayaan Sambutan Hari Keputeraan Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam yang ke-79 yang bermula pada 1 Julai yang lepas, di Kawasan Lapang Kompleks Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah di Bandar Seri Begawan. Hadir selaku tetamu kehormat ialah Menteri Pembangunan, Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Muhammad Juanda Bin Haji Abdul Rashid.
Turut hadir semasa upacara penurunan bendera besar negara ialah Yang Mulia Brigedier Jeneral (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Mohammad Sharif Bin Dato Paduka Haji Ibrahim, Timbalan Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB), Pemerintah Markas Angkatan Bersama, Timbalan-Timbalan Pemerintah Angkatan Tentera, Ahli-Ahli Majlis Mesyuarat Negara, Setiausaha Tetap-Setiausaha Tetap, Timbalan-Timbalan Setiausaha Tetap, Ketua-Ketua Jabatan, Timbalan-Timbalan Ketua Jabatan, Penghulu-Penghulu Mukim, Ketua-Ketua Kampung dan para jemputan.
Seramai 20 anggota dari Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei (TLDB) yang diketuai oleh Leftenan Madya Ak Muhd Rafe’e bin Pg Muhd Mahrizalluddin, TLDB, telah diberi penghormatan untuk menyempurnakan acara penurunan bendera besar negara. Penyempurnaan upacara tersebut diteruskan dengan lagu kebangsaan, ‘Allah Peliharakan Sultan’ dan bacaan Doa Selamat bagi mengakhiri upacara penurunan bendera besar negara.
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FLAG LOWERING CEREMONY IN CONJUNCTION WITH HIS MAJESTY’S 79TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, MONDAY, 13 OKTOBER 2025 – The Brunei Darussalam’s giant flag that was hoisted on 1 July has been lowered down, marking the conclusion of the period of flag hoisting in conjunction with the 79th birthday celebrations of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, in the vicinity of the Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Complex. The lowering of the national flag was officiated by Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Muhammad Juanda bin Haji Abdul Rashid, Minister of Development, Brunei Darussalam.
The ceremony was attended by Yang Mulia Brigadier General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Mohammad Sharif bin Dato Paduka Haji Ibrahim, Deputy Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), Joint Force Commander, Deputy Service Commanders, Legislative Council Members, Permanent Secretaries, Deputy Permanent Secretaries, Heads of Departments, Deputy Heads of Departments, Heads of Mukims and Villages, and invited guests.
Twenty personnel from the Royal Brunei Navy, led by Lieutenant Junior Grade Ak Muhd Rafe’e bin Pg Muhd Mahrizalluddin, RBN, were honoured to have the privilege of lowering the national flag during the ceremony. The entire proceeding was accompanied by the National Anthem, ‘Allah Peliharakan Sultan’, and the recitation of Doa Selamat to conclude the event.