MANAMA,
Saturday, 1
November
2025 – Yang Mulia Brigadier General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Mohd Sharif bin Dato Paduka Haji Ibrahim, Deputy Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces led a delegation from the Ministry of Defence to the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Manama Dialogue: 21st Regional Security Summit 2025 in the Kingdom of Bahrain, held from 31 October to 02 November 2025. Also accompanying the delegation was Nazirah binti Haji Zaini, Charge d’Affaires of the Embassy of Brunei Darussalam to the Kingdom of Bahrain.
The IISS hosted this year’s conference at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Bahrain which gathered national leaders, ministers and policymakers to discuss regional security issues and share policy responses. This year, it was attended by more than 400 delegates from 60 countries.
With the theme, “Regional Power and Statecraft Amidst Global Change”, both national and military leaders discussed the security implications of energy politics, conflict situation in the Middle East and initiatives for regional peace. Officials also had the opportunity to address regional challenges and engage with experts aimed at enhancing strategic and defence cooperation throughout the three-day dialogue. Guest speakers and experts on the topics related to the conference theme also presented and shared their perspectives during the plenary sessions.
The dialogue began with an official reception and a keynote address by His Royal Highness Lieutenant General Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, National Security Advisor and Commander of the Royal Guard, Bahrain Defence Force. In his address, His Royal Highness Lieutenant General Shaikh Nasser highlighted that the Middle East faces persistent challenges that require shared commitment to dialogue over division and co-operation over confrontation to ensure long-term stability for the Gulf.
Held annually since 2004 in The Kingdom of Bahrain, the IISS Manama Dialogue is a central element of the Middle East’s security architecture that provides a platform for participating states to exchange views on regional issues and challenges.
KEMENTERIAN PERTAHANAN MENGHADIRI
IISS
MANAMA
DIALOGUE : 21st REGIONAL SECURITY SUMMIT 2025
DI MANAMA, KERAJAAN BAHRAIN
MANAMA, Sabtu, 1 November 2025 – Yang Mulia Brigadier Jeneral (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Mohd Sharif bin Dato Paduka Haji Ibrahim, Timbalan Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei, telah mengetuai delegasi dari Kementerian Pertahanan ke
IISS Manama Dialogue: 21st Regional Security Summit 2025 di Kerajaan Bahrain dari 31 Oktober hingga 02 November 2025. Turut mendampingi ialah Yang Mulia Nazirah binti Haji Zaini, Kuasausaha Sementara di Kedutaan Besar Negara Brunei Darussalam ke Kerajaan Bahrain.
Persidangan tahun ini telah dihoskan oleh IISS di Hotel Ritz-Carlton yang mana dihadiri oleh para pemimpin negara, menteri-menteri dan penggubal dasar untuk membincangkan isu keselamatan serantau dan platform perkongsian maklumat. Bagi tahun ini, dialog tersebut telah dihadiri oleh sebanyak 400 orang daripada 60 negara.
Dengan tema, “Regional Power and Statecraft Amidst Global Change”, pemimpin-pemimpin negara dan tentera membincangkan tajuk-tajuk seperti implikasi keselamatan persaingan global, situasi konflik di Timur Tengah, dan inisiatif-inisiatif untuk keamanan serantau. Mereka juga berpeluang untuk membincangkan isu-isu serantau dan inisiatif lanjut bersama pakar-pakar ke arah mengukuhkan kerjasama pertahanan dan strategik semasa dialog selama tiga hari tersebut. Penceramah dan pakar-pakar dalam topik berkaitan dengan tema persidangan tersebut turut dijemput untuk membentangkan dan mengongsikan perspektif mereka semasa sesi plenari.
Dialog tersebut bermula majlis resepsi dan ucaptama oleh
His Royal Highness Leftenan Jeneral Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, National Security Advisor and Commander of the Royal Guard, Bahrain Defence Force. Dalam ucaptama berkenaan,
His Royal Highness Leftenan Jeneral Sheikh Nasser menekankan bahawa Timur Tengah berdepan dengan cabaran berterusan yang memerlukan komitmen bersama untuk mengutamakan dialog serta kerjasama berbanding konfrontasi bagi memastikan kestabilan jangka panjang bagi rantau Teluk.
Dilaksanakan setiap tahun sejak 2004 di Bahrain, persidangan tersebut merupakan elemen utama dalam seni bina keselamatan rantau Timur Tengah dan merupakan platform bagi negara-negara yang terlibat untuk bertukar pandangan mengenai cabaran dan hal ehwal serantau.
