RIMBA AIR FORCE BASE, Tuesday, 1st March 2022 – With the consent of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, Major General Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan has been appointed as the new Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) starting today.
A handover and takeover ceremony took place at Rimba Air Force Base between Major General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Hamzah bin Haji Sahat and Major General Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, new Commander of RBAF.
Upon arrival, Major General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Hamzah bin Haji Sahat, outgoing Commander of RBAF, received the Honourary Salute and inspected the Guard of Honour comprising personnel from various RBAF units that included Royal Brunei Land Force, Royal Brunei Navy, Royal Brunei Air Force, and Women Military Personnel. The parade was commanded by Commander Pengiran Mohd Faren bin Pengiran Mohd Noor, RBN.
As the 11th Commander of RBAF, he delivered his final speech where he expressed his appreciation to all members of the RBAF, both in-service and retired, for all their support and cooperation throughout his service.
Marking the new duty placement as the new Commander of RBAF, Major General Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Muhammad Haszaimi received the Honourary Salute and proceeded to inspect the Guard of Honour. This was followed by his inaugural speech as the 12th Commander of RBAF.
A signing ceremony of the Handing Over Certificate was also held to mark the official handover of the Commander of RBAF’s duty and followed with a doa selamat to bless the ceremony. In the final parade, Major General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Hamzah bin Haji Sahat, as the outgoing Commander of RBAF, was escorted onto the march-past vehicle. The procession ceremony saw officers and personnel in convoy, represented by all the military services in attendance.
UPACARA MENYERAHKAN TUGAS PEMERINTAH ANGKATAN BERSENJATA DIRAJA BRUNEI
PENGKALAN TENTERA UDARA RIMBA, Selasa, 1st Mac 2022 – Dengan titah perkenan Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam, Mejar Jeneral Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan telah dilantik sebagai Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei yang baru bermula pada hari ini.
Upacara Majlis Serah Terima Tugas Jawatan Pemerintah ABDB telah berlangsung di Pengkalan Tentera Udara Rimba di antara Mejar Jeneral (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Hamzah bin Haji Sahat dan Mejar Jeneral Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Pemerintah ABDB yang baru.
Sejurus tiba, Mejar Jeneral (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Hamzah bin Haji Sahat, mantan Pemerintah ABDB, menerima Tabik Hormat dan memeriksa Perbarisan Kawalan Kehormatan yang terdiri daripada anggota-anggota Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei, Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei, Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei dan Askar Wanita ABDB. Perbarisan diketuai oleh Komander Pengiran Mohd Faren bin Pengiran Mohd Noor, TLDB.
Sebagai Pemerintah ABDB ke-11, beliau menyampaikan ucapannya di mana beliau merakamkan setinggi-tinggi penghargaan kepada seluruh warga ABDB yang masih berkhidmat dan telah bersara atas segala sokongan dan kerjasama di sepanjang perkhidmatan beliau.
Bagi menandakan penerimaan jawatan sebagai Pemerintah ABDB yang baru, Mejar Jeneral Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, telah menerima Tabik Hormat dan memeriksa Perbarisan Kawalan Kehormatan. Ini diikuti dengan ucapan ucapan perdana beliau sebagai Pemerintah ABDB yang ke-12.
Upacara menandatangani Sijil Serah Terima Tugas Jawatan Pemerintah ABDB juga telah berlangsung dan diikuti dengan bacaan doa selamat memberkati upacara tersebut. Dalam perbarisan terakhir, Mejar Jeneral (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Hamzah bin Haji Sahat, mantan Pemerintah ABDB, diarak keluar di atas satu kenderaan. Upacara perarakan ini dihadiri oleh pegawai-pegawai dan anggota-anggota ABDB, yang dikumpulkan dari kesemua unit-unit tentera
