Order of Setia Negara Brunei

The Most Blessed Order of Setia Negara Brunei (Malay: Darjah Setia Negara Brunei Yang Amat Bahagia), also translated as The Most Blessed Order of Loyalty to the State of Brunei, is an order of Brunei Darussalam. It was established on 29 November 1959 by Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III.

Order of Setia Negara Brunei
PSNB neck decoration and sash
Awarded by the Sultan of Brunei
Type	Order of chivalry
Established	1959
Country	Brunei
Awarded for	For committed, honourable, faithful, and exceptional service
Status	Currently constituted
Sovereign	Hassanal Bolkiah
Grades	First Class (PSNB) Second Class (DSNB) Third Class (SNB) Fourth Class (PSB)
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of Pahlawan Negara Brunei
Next (lower)	Order of Paduka Seri Laila Jasa

Current classes

The four classes of appointment to the Order are, from highest grade to lowest:

Class	Post-nominal	Title
First Class	PSNB	Dato Seri Setia
Second Class	DSNB	Dato Setia
Third Class	SNB	–
Fourth Class	PSB	–

Description

The First Class included a 100 millimetres (3.9 inches) sash badge with a long neck riband, silver-gilt and enamel, good very fine, and a star and crescent suspension measuring 67 millimetres (2.6 inches).

Recipients

For committed, honourable, faithful, and exceptional service. It is given to non-military personnel.

First Class

Unknown – Hassanal Bolkiah – Sultan of Brunei
Unknown – Omar Ali Saifuddien III – Sultan of Brunei
Unknown – Abdul Rahman Taib – Speaker of Legislative Council
Unknown – Mustappa Sirat – Minister of Communications
Unknown – Ali Apong – Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
Unknown – Yahya Bakar – Minister of Industry and Primary Resources
Unknown – Hazair Abdullah – Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
Unknown – Zakaria Sulaiman – Minister of Communications
Unknown – Pengiran Bahrin – Minister of Communications
Unknown – Pengiran Mohammed Abdul Rahman Piut – Member of Privy Council
Unknown – Pengiran Anak Siti Saerah – daughter of Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin
1967 – Yusof Husain – Member of Tujuh Serangkai
1976 – Ali Hussain Muhammad – Manteri Istana
1976 – Marianne E. Lloyd-Dolbey – Personal Secretary to Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III
2002 – Abu Bakar Apong – Minister of Health
2002 – Ahmad Jumat – Minister of Development
2002 – Al-Sayed Walid Ismail Al-Kurdi – husband of Princess Basma bint Talal
2006 – Abdullah Bakar – Minister of Development
2006 – Adanan Yusof – Minister of Home Affairs
2006 – Suyoi Osman – Minister of Development
2006 – Yahya Bakar – Minister of Industry and Primary Resources
2006 – Abdul Rahman Ibrahim – Minister of Finance II
2006 – Lim Jock Seng – Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade II
2011 – Yasmin Umar – Minister of Energy
2011 – Pengiran Mohammad Abdul Rahman – Minister of Religious Affairs
2011 – Hazair Abdullah – Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
2016 – Zulkarnain Hanafi – Minister of Health
2016 – Bahrin Abdullah – Minister of Development
2018 – Isham Jaafar – Minister of Health
2018 – Abdul Mokti – Minister at the Prime Minister's Office
2018 – Amin Liew – Minister of Finance and Economy II
2018 – Erywan Yusof – Minister of Foreign Affairs II
2018 – Suhaimi Gafar – Minister of Development
2018 – Mat Suny – Minister of Energy and Industry
2018 – Hamzah Sulaiman – Minister of Education
2018 – Abdul Mutalib Yusof – Minister of Communications
2022 – Nazmi Mohamad – Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
2022 – Romaizah Mohd Salleh – Minister of Education
2022 – Juanda Abdul Rashid – Minister of Development
2022 – Pengiran Shamhary – Minister of Transport and Infocommunications
2022 – Ahmaddin Abdul Rahman – Minister of Home Affairs
2024 – Abang Abdul Rahman Johari – Premier of Sarawak

Second Class

Unknown – Marsal Maun – Menteri Besar
Unknown – Pengiran Muhammad Yusuf – Menteri Besar
Unknown – Pengiran Abdul Momin Ismail – Menteri Besar
Unknown – Pengiran Muhammad Ali – Deputy Menteri Besar
Unknown – Isa Ibrahim – Minister at the Prime Minister's Office
Unknown – Abbas Al-Sufri – Acting Personal Secretary to Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III
Unknown – Ibrahim Mohd Jahfar – Speaker of Legislative Council
Unknown – Pengiran Anak Mohamed Alam – Speaker of Legislative Council
Unknown – Major General Pengiran Ibnu Basit – Commander of the Royal Brunei Navy
Unknown – Lieutenant Colonel John Simpson – Commander of the Royal Brunei Malay Regiment
Unknown – Pengiran Umar – Commissioner of Police
Unknown – Hussain Mohammad Yusof – Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
Unknown – Pengiran Abu Bakar – Speaker of Legislative Council
Unknown – Abdul Hamid Bakal – Member of the Legislative Council
Unknown – James Richard Henry Burns – Commissioner of Police
Unknown – George Edwin Coster – Assistant Commissioner in the Special Branch
Unknown – James Richard Henry Burns – Commissioner of Police
Unknown – Ahmad Daud – Member of Privy Council
Unknown – Abdullah Hanafi – Member of State Council
1960 – Pengiran Abu Bakar Salleh – Speaker of Legislative Council
1962 – Pengiran Jaya – Commissioner of Police
1962 – Eric Ernest Falk Pretty – British Resident to Brunei
1966 – Idris Talog Davies – Attorney General of Brunei
1966 – B. Hanafi
1968 – Pengiran Abdul Momin Othman – Member of Privy Council
1968 – Pengiran Mokhtar Puteh – Member of Privy Council
1971 – William lan Glass – Controller of Civil Aviation and Establishment Officer
1971 – William John Peel – British Resident to Brunei
1973 – Geoffrey Briggs – Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Brunei Darussalam
2006 – Abdul Hapidz – Member of the Legislative Council
2012 – Samuel Yapp Kai San – Chairman of the RIPAS Clinical Service Committee

Third Class

Typical Bruneian recipients include Permanent Secretaries.

Unknown – Colonel Abdul Jalil – Commander of the Royal Brunei Navy
Unknown – Lim Cheng Choo – Member of Privy Council
Unknown – Yusoff Abdul Hamid – Deputy Minister of Communications
Unknown – Kifrawi Kifli – Chief Justice of Brunei
Unknown – Hasrin Sabtu – Brunei Commissioner of Police
Unknown – Maidin Hashim – Diplomat
Unknown – Onn Siew Siong – member of Manteri
Unknown – Lieutenant Colonel Musa – Commander of the Training Institute
1970 – Hong Kok Tin – Member of the Legislative Council
1991 – Matussin Omar – Director of Brunei Museum
1993 – Hamdillah Abdul Wahab – Deputy Minister of Industry and Primary Resources
1993 – Dani Ibrahim – Deputy Minister of Home Affairs
2000 – Lim Jock Hoi – Secretary-General of ASEAN
2001 – Timothy Ong – Founder of Asia Inc Forum
2005 – Yakub Othman – Writer
2005 – Zainal Abidin Ali – Deputy Managing Director of Brunei Shell Petroleum
2005 – Abdul Ghani Metussin – Director of ASEAN-EC Management Centre
2005 – Matassim Jibah – Museum Director
2005 – Bujang Masu'ut – Director of Information
2005 – Nor Jeludin – Ambassador of Brunei to Japan
2005 – Omar Khalid – Vice-Chancellor of Institut Teknologi Brunei
2010 – Adina Othman – Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
2010 – Rozan Yunos – Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Development
2010 – Othman Uking – Member of the Legislative Council
2010 – Bahrin Mohd Noor – Assistant Senior Commissioner of Police
2010 – Abdul Wahab Omar – Acting Senior Commissioner of Police
2010 – Marzuke Mohsin – Director of Development
2010 – Emaleen Abdul Rahman Teo – Diplomat
2010 – Roselan Daud – Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2011 – Sulaiman Ahad – Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Religious Affairs
2011 – Abdul Aziz Yussof – Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Religious Affairs
2011 – Yahya Idris – Auditor General of Brunei
2011 – Salleh Bostaman – Managing Director of Brunei LNG
2013 – Mohamed Don Harith – Assistant Commissioner of Police
2013 – Roslin Bakar – Senior Superintendent of Police
2013 – Yahya Abdul Rahman – Director of Fire and Rescue Department
2017 – Shaikh Fadilah Ahmad – Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
2017 – Noor Qamar Sulaiman – Senior Special Duties Officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
2017 – Zohrah Sulaiman – Vice-Chancellor of UBD
2018 – Husaini Matzin – Senior Police Superintendent
2018 – Zaini Abdul Rahim – Senior Superintendent of Police
2019 – Norarfan Zainal – Rector of UNISSA
2022 – Siti Nirmala Mohammad – Permanent Secretary at the Prime Minister's Office
2022 – Nor Hashimah Taib – Attorney General of Brunei
2024 – Anie Haryani Rahman – Chief Executive Officer of Brunei Darussalam Food Authority
2025 – Captain Mohamad Sarif Pudin – Acting Commander of the Royal Brunei Navy

Fourth Class

15 July 2006 - Hajah Tursinah bte Hj. Shawal [Pegawai Tugas-Tugas Khas Kanan]
Unknown – Brigadier General Wardi – Commander of the Royal Brunei Air Force
Unknown – Brigadier General Shahril Anwar – Commander of the Royal Brunei Air Force
Unknown – Brigadier General Sharif – Commander of the Royal Brunei Air Force
Unknown – Colonel Mohammad Ismaon – Director of the Force Capability Development at the Ministry of Defence
Unknown – Captain Khairil – Acting Deputy Commander of the Royal Brunei Navy
Unknown – Khairunnisa Ash'ari – Member of the Legislative Council
Unknown – Iswandy Ahmad – Member of the Legislative Council
Unknown – First Admiral Spry – Commander of the Royal Brunei Navy
Unknown – Brigadier General Shanonnizam – Commander of the Royal Brunei Land Force
Unknown – Jammy Shah Al-Islam – Commissioner of Police
Unknown – Yakub Abu Bakar – Deputy Minister of Finance
Unknown – Sufian Sabtu – Deputy Minister at the Prime Minister's Office
Unknown – Jemat Ampal – Diplomat
Unknown – Pengiran Shariffuddin – Director of Brunei Museum
Unknown – Taha Abdul Rauf – Member of Legislative Council
1963 – Abdul Rahman Taha – Member of Privy Council
2002 – Brigadier General Abdul Razak – Deputy Minister of Defence
2006 – Abu Sufian Ali – Deputy Director of the Department of Multilateral Economy
2008 – First Admiral Othman – Commander of the Royal Brunei Navy
2011 – Musa Adnin – Honorary Consul to Mexico in Brunei
2012 – Brigadier General Khairul – Commander of the Royal Brunei Land Force
2012 – Kwon Oh-son – Head coach of Brunei national football team
2012 – Irwan Hambali – Commissioner of Police
2016 – Colonel Alirupendi – Joint Force Commander
2019 – Nik Hafimi – Member of the Legislative Council

Former recipients

2006 – Nawawi Taha – Personal and Confidential Secretary to Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah