Ismail Omar Abdul Aziz

Ismail bin Omar Abdul Aziz
State Mufti of Brunei
Vice Mufti of Johore 1956
Johore Chief Qadi 1958-1961
State Mufti of Brunei 1962 -1994
In office
1962–1994
MonarchOmar Ali Saifuddien III
Hassanal Bolkiah[1]
Succeeded byAbdul Aziz Juned
Personal details
Born1911
Johor, Malaysia
Died1994 (aged 82-83)
RIPAS Hospital, Brunei
Nationality Malaysian with
 Bruneian citizenship
Alma materUniversity of Al-Azhar
University of Cairo
ProfessionMuslim Scholar
Known forBrunei Mufti, The Sunni Defender

Dr. Awang Haji Ismail bin Omar Abdul Aziz was the first state mufti of Brunei under the Ministry of Religious Affairs office, later State Mufti Office. He was an Johorian and held many important posts in Johore. He became the State Mufti of Brunei in 1962 under the terms of 3 years. In 1965, he still stayed as the State Mufti until his death in 1994. He died in Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital.[citation needed]

He had declared many Fatwas during those years, one of which was the banning of selling alcoholic drinks.[2] Thus, he was well known among the Muslims in the region as The Sunni Defender.

References

  1. ^ Waqiuddin Razak (18 August 2014). "JUST IN: State Mufti to deliver talk on Brunei's Syariah Law at Universiti Islam Malaysia". The Brunei Times. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  2. ^ Ismail Omar Abdul Aziz (2001). Fatwa mufti kerajaan sepanjang tahun 1962-1969 (in Malay). Jabatan Mufti Kerajaan, Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Negara Brunei Darussalam. p. 471. ISBN 978-9991733357.



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