Dato Seri Paduka Awang Haji Mohamad Azmi bin Haji Mohd Hanifah graduated
with a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical and Process
Engineering from the University of Surrey, United
Kingdom, and started his career in Brunei Shell
Petroleum Sendirian Berhad (BSP) as a Graduate Process
Engineer in 1995. He has over 28 years of experience in
the Oil and Gas Industry, including 4-year posting in
Oman and 5-year secondment holding senior roles in the
Ministry of Energy and the Energy and Industry
Department, Prime Minister’s Office then. He also spent
almost 2 years with a local Oil and Gas Contractor
company.
In BSP, Dato Seri Paduka Awang Haji Mohamad Azmi has held several roles in
engineering disciplines as Process Engineer, Offshore
Campaign Engineer and Front-End Engineer. He delivered
projects of significant value by managing a number of
Engineering Departments such as the Corporate Front-End
Engineering, the West Asset Engineering, the Onshore
Engineering and Construction, and the Asset Engineering
Design.
In 2013 until 2018, Dato Seri Paduka Awang Haji Mohamad Azmi was seconded
to the Government as the Head of Energy Services Business
Development at the Energy Department, Prime Minister’s
Office prior to his appointments as the Deputy Permanent
Secretary (Energy & Industry), Permanent Secretary
(Industry) and Permanent Secretary (Energy & Industry). He
was also appointed as members to several Government Linked
Companies (GLC) and Government Statutory Bodies.
He rejoined BSP in 2020, as BSP Commercial Director. In
2021, he was appointed as Deputy Managing Director of BSP in
addition to his Commercial Director role.
By command of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan
of Brunei Darussalam, he was appointed as the Deputy
Minister (Energy) at the Prime Minister’s Office on 24
October 2023.
