SULTAN OMAR ALI SAIFUDDIN

III

THE 28th SULTAN OF BRUNEI

BORN ON 23 SEPTEMBER
1914
IN KAMPUNG SULTAN LAMA
 THE FIRST NATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT PLAN
 THE FIRST NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PLAN WAS INTRODUCED IN 1953 - 1958

 $100 MILLION WAS APPROVED BY THE

BRUNEI STATE COUNCIL FOR THIS
PURPOSE

 E.R.BEVINGTON WAS APPOINTED TO

HANDLE THE PLAN
 DEVELOPMENT OF OIL
INDUSTRY
 IN 1955, THE $14
MILLION GAS PLANT
WAS COMPLETED

 IT WAS OPENED ON 21
FEBRUARY 1955

 IN 1954, SURVEY AND

EXPLORATION WERE
CARRIED OUT BY THE
BRUNEI SHELL
PETROLEUM
COMPANY(BSPC)
DEVELOPMENT IN EDUCATION

• IN 1954, BRUNEI SET OUT A WRITTEN

POLICY ON EDUCATION

• THE AIM OF POLICY WAS TO ENSURE THE

PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
FOR:

1.PRIMARY AND SECONDARY

2.TECHNICAL
3.VOCATIONAL TRAINING
4.ADULT EDUCATION
 IN 1956, THE BRUNEI TEACHER TRAINING
CENTRE(BTTC) WAS SET UP

 IN 1958, BRUNEI’S TEACHER WERE SENT

TO KOTA BHARU TEACHERS’ TRAINING
COLLEGE(KBTC)

 IN 1958, AN ENGLISH MEDIUM SCHOOL

FOR GIRLS WAS SET UP IN BRUNEI
TOWN. THE SCHOOL WAS KNOWN AS
SEKOLAH TINGGI PEREMPUAN RAJA
ISTERI(STPRI)

 MORE SCHOOL WERE BUILT

 DEVELOPMENT IN RELIGIOUS
EDUCATION
 IN 1956, RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS OPERATING
IN THE AFTERNOON WERE ESTABLISHED IN
LINE WITH THE JOHORE SYSTEM

 BY 1957, EFFORTS WERE MADE TO TRAIN

MORE LOCALS BY OFFERING COURSES
LOCALLY

 SCHOLARSHIPS WERE OFFERED TO

STUDENTS TO CONTINUED THEIR HIGHER
EDUCATION OVERSEAS
 DEVELOPMENT IN
COMMUNICATIONS
 ROADS

 SHIPPINGS

 CIVIL AVIATION
DEVELOPMENT IN HEALTH AND
WELFARE SERVICES
 IN OCTOBER 1953, BRUNEI’S FIRST
NURSING BEGAN AT THE HOSPITAL IN
BRUNEI TOWN

 THE NUMBER OF MEDICAL WORKERS IN

BRUNEI CONTINUED TO INCREASE

 THERE WERE ALSO MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS

IN PUBLIC UTILITIES SUCH AS TREATED
WATER SUPPLIES AND ELECTRICITY
 THE SECOND NATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT PLAN

 THE SECOND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

PLAN WAS LAUNCHED IN 1962

 TO IMPROVED THE CULTURAL, ECONOMIC

AND SOCIAL INFASTRUCTURE

 TO IMPROVED THE LIVING STANDARD OF

PEOPLE
 DEVELOPMENT OF OIL
INDUSTRY
 IN 1963, A MAJOR OIL AND
GAS FIELD WAS
DISCOVERED AT SOUTH
WEST AMPA

 LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS

BECAME IMPORTANT(LNG)

 SINCE 1964, THE

DEVELOPMENT OF
BRUNEI’S OIL AND GAS
FIELDS HAS CONTINUED
ACTIVELY AND OIL
PRODUCTION HAS
STEADILY INCREASE
 Development in agriculture,
fishing and forestry
 TO INCREASE THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF
RICE PRODUCTION AND THE RUBBER
PRODUCTION

 TO INCREASE THE NUMBERS OF LIVESTOCK

 STUDIES WERE SET UP TO EXAMINE SUGAR,

PEPPER, COFFEE AND OTHER CROPS FOR BOTH
EXPORT AND HOME CONSUMPTION

 TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF LANDED CATCH

BY 25%

 CONVERSATION AND REFORESTRATION

 COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT
AND SUPPORT STRUCTURES

 TWO BIG PROJECTS NAMELY THE DEEPWATER PORT

AND THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, WERE PLANNED

 TO PROVIDE ELECTRICITY FOR RURAL AREAS

 UNDER THE PLAN, MORE HOMES, SHOPHOUSES,

OFFICES AND INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES WERE
CONSTRUCTED
 DEVELOPMENT IN HEALTH,
EDUCATION AND WELFARE
• A NUMBER OF IMPROVEMENTS TO THE HEALTH,
EDUCATION AND WELFARE OF THE COUNTRY WAS
COVERED UNDER THE PLAN

• MORE CLINICS AND HEALTH CENTRES WERE SET

UP

• ADULT EDUCATION AND SPORTS PROGRAMMES

WERE INTRODUCED

• THERE WERE PROVISIONS IN PLAN FOR

CONSTRUCTING MOSQUES AND RELIGIOUS
SCHOOLS
 DONE BY:
ABDUL ZUL’ADLY BIN MOHAIMIN
MOHD ABDUL WAFI QAMARUL ZAMAN BIN HJ
HASSAN
MOHD HADIZUL ARIF BIN ASMADI
AK MOHD AFIQ BIN PG HJ SHARIFFUDIN
AKMAL@ZAINUDDIN BIN OSMAN
ABDUL AZIZ BIN RAYA@TAIB
MOHD WAZIEN SADRUDDIN BIN BUJANG GHAZALI
MOHD NASRUL BIN ABBA