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Erywan Yusof

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In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Yusof is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Erywan. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia
Erywan Yusof
PSNB SPMB PJK PIKB PKL
اريوان يوسف
Dato Erywan in 2018
Minister of Foreign Affairs II
Incumbent
Assumed office
29 January 2018
MonarchHassanal Bolkiah
Preceded byLim Jock Seng
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade
In office
22 October 2015 – 30 January 2018
MonarchHassanal Bolkiah
MinisterHassanal Bolkiah
Lim Jock Seng
Preceded byAli Mohammad Daud
Personal details
SpousePengiran Salwana
Alma materUniversity College Swansea
OccupationDiplomat
Signature

Erywan bin Haji Mohd. Yusof is the incumbent 2nd Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brunei. He also served as ASEAN's first special envoy to Myanmar from August to December 2021 following the Myanmar coup d'état and the resulting civil war.[1][2]

Education

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Dato Erywan graduated from University College Swansea (now Swansea University) in 1991 with a Master of Science degree in Genetics and its Applications.[3]

Political career

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Erywan was appointed deputy minister of foreign affairs in the 2015 cabinet reshuffle on 22 October, and subsequently appointed deputy chairman of the Brunei Strategy Council in November 2015 and of the Brunei Economic Development Board in 2016.[3] Following a cabinet reshuffle on 30 January 2018, he was appointed as minister of foreign affairs II.

ASEAN Special Envoy to Myanmar

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On 4 August 2021, ASEAN Foreign Ministers selected Dato Erywan as the Special Envoy of the ASEAN Chair to Myanmar, to help mediate the country's crisis following the February 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.[1] He had previously been instrumental in helping to draft the Five-Point Consensus (5PC) in April 2021, which was subsequently adopted by the ASEAN Leaders' meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed Dato Erywan's appointment as a positive step towards promoting dialogue and consultation in view of Dato Erywan's extensive experience as a negotiator.[1] However, 413 civil society organisations in Myanmar publicly criticized ASEAN's appointment of Dato Erywan for excluding the exiled National Unity Government (NUG), civil society, and pro-democracy forces such as the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) from the decision-making process.[4][5]

On 6 October, Dato Erywan expressed serious concerns with the SAC's lack of progress in implementing the 5PC, signaling that ASEAN may not invite the SAC, to the ASEAN Summit later that month.[6] On 4 October 2023, Yusof was denied by the military junta his request to meet with jailed leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners, only allowing a meeting with former vice president Henry Van Thio and former assembly speaker T Khun Myat, both of whom were under house arrest at the time.[7] Ten days later, he abruptly cancelled his visit to Myanmar.[8][9] Min Aung Hlaing was ultimately barred from attending the summit on 26 October.[10][11] Hun Sen signaled he may replace Yusof with Cambodia's incumbent foreign minister Prak Sokhonn, who has criticized the Burmese military regime, when Cambodia chairs ASEAN next year.[12] Sokhonn succeeded Yusof as special envoy on 1 January 2022.[13]

Following another cabinet reshuffle in Brunei on 7 June 2022, Erywan retained his position as 2nd minister of foreign affairs.

Personal life

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Dato Erywan is married to Pengiran Datin Hajah Salwana binti Pengiran Haji Ibrahim.[14]

Honours

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Throughout his career, he has earned the following honours:[15]

Erywan in 2023

National

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See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Brunei

Foreign

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "ASEAN ministers pick Brunei diplomat as envoy to Myanmar". AP NEWS. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  2. ^ Hutt, David (6 January 2022). "Hun Sen taking Myanmar matters into his own hands". Asia Times. Asia Times Holdings Limited. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Dato Erywan Pehin Yusof - Swansea University". Swansea University. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Myanmar civil society groups reject regional envoy". Reuters. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Myanmar CSOs reject appointment of Brunei's Foreign Minister II as ASEAN's Special Envoy to Myanmar". Progressive Voice. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  6. ^ Bandial, Ain (6 October 2021). "ASEAN discusses excluding Myanmar junta chief from summit -envoy". Reuters. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  7. ^ The Irrawaddy (4 October 2021). "Myanmar Junta Rebuffs ASEAN Request to Meet Suu Kyi". The Irrawaddy. Irrawaddy Publishing Group. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  8. ^ "Envoy aborts visit to Myanmar, straining ASEAN relations". AP News. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  9. ^ Bandial, Ain (4 September 2021). "ASEAN's Myanmar envoy in talks with junta over visit and access to Suu Kyi". Bandar Seri Begawan. Reuters. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  10. ^ "Myanmar upset its military leader barred from regional meet". AP NEWS. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  11. ^ Yee, Tan Hui (27 October 2021). "Asean leaders' annual summit takes place without Myanmar". The Straits Times. Bangkok: SPH Media Limited, Co. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  12. ^ Robinson, Gwen (1 November 2021). "Can ASEAN overcome the 'Myanmar curse'?". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Cambodian foreign minister named ASEAN's new special envoy to Myanmar". Thai PBS World. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Her Majesty Audience Ceremony". Radio Television Brunei. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  15. ^ YANG DI-PERTUA DAN AHLI-AHLI MAJLIS MESYUARAT NEGARA
  16. ^ "MALAYSIA HOSTS WORKING VISIT OF THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS II BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 20-22 APRIL 2022". kln.gov.my. 21 April 2022.
  17. ^ Nooratini Haji Abas (17 July 2017). "Seramai 35 orang menerima Bintang Kebesaran NBD" (PDF). www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn (in Malay). p. 11. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  18. ^ Hezlinawati Haji Abd. Karim (17 July 2010). "85 dikurniakan Bintang-Bintang Kebesaran" (PDF). Pelita Brunei (in Malay). p. 14. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  19. ^ "2023 Spring Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  20. ^ "Conferment Ceremony of "the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun" of the Japanese Government upon Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Haji Erywan bin Pehin Datu Pekerma Jaya Haji Mohd Yusof, Minister of Foreign Affairs II of Brunei Darussalam". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Foreign Affairs II
30 January 2018 – present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade
22 October 2015 – 30 January 2018 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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