Ismail Omar Abdul Aziz | |
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اسماعيل عمر عبدالعزيز | |
1st State Mufti of Brunei | |
In office 8 March 1967 – 3 February 1994 | |
Monarch | Hassanal Bolkiah[1] |
Deputy | Abdul Aziz Juned |
Preceded by | Office reinstated |
Succeeded by | Abdul Aziz Juned |
In office 1 April 1962 – 31 March 1965 | |
Monarch | Omar Ali Saifuddien III |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | 1911 Rengit, Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia |
Died | 3 February 1994 (aged 82) Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei |
Resting place | 4 February 1994 Kubah Makam Di Raja |
Nationality | Malaysian and Brunei PR |
Spouse | Kamaliah Suhaimi[2] |
Alma mater | University of Al-Azhar University of Cairo |
Profession | Muslim scholar |
Ismail bin Omar Abdul Aziz (1911 – 3 February 1994) was a Malaysian aristocrat and politician who became the first State Mufti of Brunei under the Ministry of Religious Affairs office, later State Mufti Office. He was a well-respected Malaysian expatriate ulema (a native Johorean Malay) whom have contributed greatly to Islam and the people, notably for the State of Johor and Brunei.