Lieutenant Colonel (U) Pengiran Muhammad Farisan bin Pengiran Hj Metassan started his military career as a recruit of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) on 9 April 2001 before being promoted to Officer Cadet. Subsequently, he did his initial officer training course at the Officer Training School, Royal Australian Air Force College, Williams, Point Cook, Australia, and commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on 24 January 2003.
He is an Air Force Supply Officer by vocation and did his Supply Officer Training and Fuel's Course at the Department of Specialist Ground Training, Royal Air Force, Cranwell, United Kingdom. Beyond logistics, he has undertaken a range of professional development courses, including the Junior Staff Course, Contract Management Course, Instructor's Fitness Awareness Course, Systematic Approach to Training (SAT), Psychological Leadership Course, Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) Course, Lead Auditor Course, and Tetra Map Facilitator Course.
In 2019, he became the first Royal Brunei Air Force officer to attend the Air Command and Staff Course at the Royal Thai Air Force College, Thailand. In 2023, he participated in the 18th Executive Development Program by the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore (LKY NUS), in collaboration with the Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Defence Strategic Studies (SHHBIDSS). Most recently, in 2024, he became an alumnus of the most prestigious 6th Senior Fellowship in Public Service Programme at LKY NUS, Singapore.
Lieutenant Colonel (U) Pengiran Muhammad Farisan has held various logistics appointments within the Logistics Wing of the RBAirF. He has also served in roles outside the logistics domain, including Wing Commander at the Officer Cadet School, Officer Commanding of 65 Squadron, Staff Officer Grade 2 for the Inspectorate of RBAirF, A7 (Training), and Logistics at the Directorate of Logistics, MINDEF. He is also the first local officer to hold the position of Second-in-Command at the Officer Cadet School, Defence Academy RBAF. Before his current appointment as Commanding Officer of No. 4 Wing, he was the first Commanding Officer of the School of Military Trade at the Training Institute, RBAF.
Apart from his duty in the country, he has been deployed on two overseas missions namely the Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM) in Indonesia from 2005 to 2006 and the International Monitoring Team (IMT-12) in the Philippines from 2015 to 2016.
Other notable achievements include spearheading the first edition of the Royal Brunei Air Force Core Values Handbook project in 2013 and winning the first-ever football championship for the RBAF Football Team in the Brunei Super League 2015 as Team Manager.
In recognition of his contributions and dedicated service, he was awarded The Most Meritorious Service Medal (P.J.K) in 2006 and the Long Service Medal and Good Conduct (PKLPB) in 2022. Regionally, he was honored with the European Union and ASEAN Monitoring Mission Medal (2006), the Satya Lancana Dharma Nusa Medal from the Republic of Indonesia (2006), and the Military Merit Medal from the Republic of the Philippines (2016).
Lieutenant Colonel (U) Pengiran Muhammad Farisan is married to Noraizah bte Hj Jaáfar and is blessed with four children. A fitness enthusiast, he enjoys playing chess, football, and golf in his leisure time.
