Rakiah Haji ABDUL LAMIT, Ambassador of Brunei Darussalam

Date of Birth : 18 May 1960

Marital Status : Single with an adopted daughter

Qualifications : 1982 – 1985 BA (Hon) South East Asia Studies / Anthropology,

University of Kent at Canterbury, United Kingdom

Current Posts:

May 2015 – Ambassador of Brunei Darussalam to the Federal Republic

of Germany

Nov 2015 – Non-Resident Ambassador of Brunei Darussalam to the

Swiss Confederation based in Berlin

Dec 2015 – Non-Resident Ambassador of Brunei Darussalam to the

Republic of Poland based in Berlin

Feb 2016 – Non-Resident Ambassador of Brunei Darussalam to the

Republic of Austria based in Berlin

Previous Positions:

1985 – 1990 Research Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

(MOFAT)

1990 – 1993 Second Secretary, Brunei High Commission in London,

United Kingdom

1993 – 1994 Assistant Director of Consular, MOFAT

1994 – 1999 First Secretary, Brunei High Commission in Kuala Lumpur,

Malaysia

1999 – 2001 Assistant Director of Consular, MOFAT

2001 – 2002 Deputy Director of Consular, MOFAT

2002 – 2005 Minister Counsellor, Embassy of Brunei Darussalam in

Beijing, People’s Republic of China

2005 – 2006 Deputy Director of ASEAN, MOFAT

2006 – 2008 Deputy Director of Protocol and Consular Affairs, MOFAT

2008 – 2012 High Commissioner of Brunei Darussalam to Canada

Aug 2012 – Oct 2013 Secretary to the ASEAN Summit 2013 Logistics Committee

Nov 2013 – Apr 2015 Director of Protocol and Consular Affairs, MOFAT

Hobbies : Travelling, Music, Movies, Reading