Order of Pahlawan Negara Brunei

The Most Gallant Order of Pahlawan Negara Brunei, also translated as The Most Gallant Order of the Hero of the State of Brunei, is an order of Brunei. It was established on 28 November 1959 by Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III.

Current classes

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

Class	Post-nominal	Title	Ribbon bar
First Class	PSPNB	Dato Seri Pahlawan
Second Class	DHPNB	Dato Hamzah Pahlawan
Third Class	PNB	–
Fourth Class	PJP	–

Description

In the numerous links of the collar, crossed daggers, swords, tridents, and arrows are created in a military-appropriate fashion. Red, green, and white enamel is used to embellish each of these emblems. The first class's items included a collar chain that measured about and had 16 medallions on it, including two crossed sabres, two crossed tridents, and two crossed lances. There were also eight smaller medallions of crossed daggers with different designs made of silver, gilt, and enamel; an adornment or sash badge measuring and a star measuring that was made of silver, gilt, and enamel, with a sash riband.

Recipients

Members of the armed forces who have displayed particularly valiant behavior are given this order.

First Class

Unknown – Field Marshal Hassanal Bolkiah – Sultan of Brunei
Unknown – General Omar Ali Saifuddien III – Sultan of Brunei
Unknown – Major General Husin – Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces
Unknown – Major General Ibnu – Deputy Minister of Defence
Unknown – Colonel Kefli – Commander of the Royal Brunei Navy
Unknown – George Edwin Coster – Assistant Commissioner in the Special Branch
1971 – Lieutenant Colonel John Simpson – Commander of the Royal Brunei Malay Regiment
1971 – James Richard Henry Burns – Commissioner of Police
1976 – Pengiran Umar – Commissioner of Police
1976 – Lieutenant Colonel Pengiran Ibnu Basit – Formation of RBLF Second Battalion
1976 – Lieutenant Colonel Mohammad – Member of Legislative Council
2005 – Mohd Bakri Omar – Inspector-General of Police
2008 – Police-General Sutanto – Chief of the Indonesian National Police
2008 – Musa Hassan – Inspector-General of Police
2011 – First Admiral Abdul Aziz – Commander of Joint Force Headquarters
2011 – First Admiral Abdul Halim – Commander of the Royal Brunei Navy
2011 – Brigadier General Yusof – Commander of the Royal Brunei Land Forces
2011 – Brigadier General Jofri – Commander of the Royal Brunei Air Force
2011 – Major General Tawih – Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces
2012 – Bahrin Mohd Noor – Deputy Commissioner of Police
2014 – Brigadier General Wardi – Commander of the Royal Brunei Air Force
2015 – Major General Pengiran Aminan – Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces
2015 – Major General Hamzah – Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces
2015 – First Admiral Pengiran Norazmi – Commander of the Royal Brunei Navy
2015 – Jammy Shah Al-Islam – Commissioner of Police
2016 – Brigadier General Shahril Anwar – Commander of the Royal Brunei Air Force
2018 – Irwan Hambali – Commissioner of Police
2018 – Brigadier General Khairul – Commander of the Royal Brunei Land Forces
2019 – Brigadier General Sharif – Commander of the Royal Brunei Air Force
2019 – First Admiral Othman – Commander of the Royal Brunei Navy
2021 – Major General Haszaimi – Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces
2021 – First Admiral Spry – Commander of the Royal Brunei Navy
2021 – Brigadier General Abdul Razak – Deputy Minister of Defence
2022 – Brigadier General Saifulrizal – Commander of the Royal Brunei Land Forces
2022 – Sulaiman Alidin – Deputy Commissioner of Police
2022 – Brigadier General Alirupendi – Joint Force Commander

Second Class

1963 – Pengiran Jaya – Commissioner of Police

Third Class

Unknown – Pengiran Mohammed Abdul Rahman Piut – Member of Privy Council
1963 – Pengiran Mokhtar Puteh – Member of Privy Council
1963 – Ali Ghani – killed during Brunei revolt in 1962

Fourth Class

1963 – Mohamed Tahir – killed during Brunei revolt in 1962
1963 – Selasa Othman – killed during Brunei revolt in 1962