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Ibrahim Mohammad Jahfar

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Ibrahim bin Mohammad Jahfar (27 September 1902 – 19 February 1971) was an aristocrat, civil servant and magistrate. He was the first Malay to hold Brunei's highest executive position, serving as state secretary from 1941 to 1945. He also served as private secretary to Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III from 1951 to 1959 and as the country's first menteri besar (chief minister) from 1959 to 1962. Furthermore, he was appointed speaker of the Legislative Council of Brunei (LegCo) in 1963, a position he held until his death in 1971.