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In {{Circa|1963}}, McAfee was appointed as the Supervisor of Elections.<ref>{{Cite book |last=[[Colonial Office|Great Britain Colonial Office]] |first= |title=The Colonial Office List 1963 |date=1963 |publisher=[[The Stationery Office|H.M. Stationery Office]] |location=London |pages=102 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=[[Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office|Foreign and Commonwealth Office]] |title=A Year Book of the Commonwealth 1969 |date=1969 |publisher=H.M. Stationery Office |location=London |pages=391 |language=en}}</ref> According to a 3 June 1968 McAfee report, insufficient leadership prevented Brunei's political parties from successfully implementing a democratic government. Other parties, in contrast to the PRB, lacked compelling slogans, well-organised campaigns, and the ability to inspire the populace. Party leaders were unable to garner a sizeable majority in either of the [[1965 Bruneian general election|1965]] or 1968 elections; in the latter, the BAKER party received a mere 30% of the total vote. These inadequacies hindered the possibility of building an effective representative government in Brunei.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Abu Bakar |first=Nani Suryani |date=2015 |title=Modernity and ruled of monarchby |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309292169_Modernity_and_ruled_of_Monarch |journal=Jurnal Darussalam |location=Bandar Seri Begawan |publisher=[[Brunei History Centre]] |pages=11-12}}</ref>
In {{Circa|1963}}, McAfee was appointed as the Supervisor of Elections.<ref>{{Cite book |last=[[Colonial Office|Great Britain Colonial Office]] |first= |title=The Colonial Office List 1963 |date=1963 |publisher=[[The Stationery Office|H.M. Stationery Office]] |location=London |pages=102 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=[[Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office|Foreign and Commonwealth Office]] |title=A Year Book of the Commonwealth 1969 |date=1969 |publisher=H.M. Stationery Office |location=London |pages=391 |language=en}}</ref> According to a 3 June 1968 McAfee report, insufficient leadership prevented Brunei's political parties from successfully implementing a democratic government. Other parties, in contrast to the PRB, lacked compelling slogans, well-organised campaigns, and the ability to inspire the populace. Party leaders were unable to garner a sizeable majority in either of the [[1965 Bruneian general election|1965]] or 1968 elections; in the latter, the BAKER party received a mere 30% of the total vote. These inadequacies hindered the possibility of building an effective representative government in Brunei.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Abu Bakar |first=Nani Suryani |date=2015 |title=Modernity and ruled of monarchby |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309292169_Modernity_and_ruled_of_Monarch |journal=Jurnal Darussalam |location=Bandar Seri Begawan |publisher=[[Brunei History Centre]] |pages=11-12}}</ref>


Later in his career, McAfee was a member of the Council of Ministers,<ref name=":0" /> having held the position of interim State Secretary from May 1972 until February 1973.{{Sfn|Mohamad Yusop Damit|1995|p=405}}
In 1972, McAfee was appointed acting Registrar of Nationals in Brunei, replacing Patrick Forde, who was on leave. His appointment took effect on 19 April 1972, and was issued under the authority of the Brunei Nationality (Registration) Regulations, 1961.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 April 1972 |title=THE BRUNEI NATIONALITY ENACTMENT, 1961 |url=https://www.agc.gov.bn/AGC%20Images/LAWS/Gazette_PDF/1972/EN/S056.pdf |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=Attorney General's Chambers}}</ref> Later in his career, he was a member of the Council of Ministers,<ref name=":0" /> having held the position of interim State Secretary from May 1972 until February 1973.{{Sfn|Mohamad Yusop Damit|1995|p=405}}


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==

Revision as of 07:21, 8 October 2024

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Yang Berhormat Dato Paduka
Matnor McAfee
DPMB SMB POAS
متنور مچفياي
McAfee in c. 1960
State Secretary
Acting
In office
May 1972 – February 1973
MonarchHassanal Bolkiah
Preceded byPengiran Abdul Momin
Succeeded byAbdul Aziz Umar
Personal details
Born
Patrick G. McAfee

1923 (1923)
Crown Colony of Labuan
Died1973(1973-00-00) (aged 49–50)
Profession
  • Administrative officer
  • civil servant

Matnor McAfee (born Patrick G. McAfee; 1923–1973) was a Labuan-born administrative officer and civil servant in the Government of Brunei who formerly took office as the acting State Secretary from 1972 to 1973 and was a member of the Council of Ministers.[1]

Biography

Patrick G. McAfee, later known as Matnor McAfee, was born in Labuan in 1923 and passed away in 1973. He was the son of George McAfee, who served as Chief Police Officer[2] in Labuan from 1917 to 1920 and in Brunei from 1921 to 1928.[a] He received his education at an English school in Labuan. Over the course of his career, he held various administrative roles in different government departments.[4]

In 1955, McAfee was sent to the United Kingdom to study local government and tasked with preparing Brunei's Local Government Plan for its 1956 implementation,[4] though the public ultimately rejected the proposal. McAfee, along with fellow officer Sunny bin Ahmat, toured the state to gather feedback and explain the plan.[5] Despite their efforts, the plan faced significant opposition, largely driven by Malay schoolteachers and concerns over potential taxation and colonial dominance. Many feared that Bruneians, lacking sufficient education and experience, would lose influence to non-Bruneians under the new system, especially with the growing popularity of the Parti Rakyat Brunei (PRB).[6]

In c. 1963, McAfee was appointed as the Supervisor of Elections.[7][8] According to a 3 June 1968 McAfee report, insufficient leadership prevented Brunei's political parties from successfully implementing a democratic government. Other parties, in contrast to the PRB, lacked compelling slogans, well-organised campaigns, and the ability to inspire the populace. Party leaders were unable to garner a sizeable majority in either of the 1965 or 1968 elections; in the latter, the BAKER party received a mere 30% of the total vote. These inadequacies hindered the possibility of building an effective representative government in Brunei.[9]

In 1972, McAfee was appointed acting Registrar of Nationals in Brunei, replacing Patrick Forde, who was on leave. His appointment took effect on 19 April 1972, and was issued under the authority of the Brunei Nationality (Registration) Regulations, 1961.[10] Later in his career, he was a member of the Council of Ministers,[1] having held the position of interim State Secretary from May 1972 until February 1973.[4]

Personal life

Honours

See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Brunei

McAfee has been bestowed the following honours:[1]

Notes

  1. ^ The Brunei Police Force was founded under George McAfee, who also served as Chief Police Officer for Labuan before local Malay officers gradually replaced the seconded personnel from Labuan.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Brunei (1972). Annual Report on the Social and Economic Progress of the People of Brunei. Brunei Press. p. 583.
  2. ^ Blue Book for the Year 1912. Singapore: Government Printing Office. 1913. pp. K 173.
  3. ^ "Royal Brunei Police Force". ASEANAPOL. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Mohamad Yusop Damit 1995, p. 405.
  5. ^ Mohamad Yusop Damit 1995, p. 137.
  6. ^ Mohamad Yusop Damit 1995, p. 139–140.
  7. ^ Great Britain Colonial Office (1963). The Colonial Office List 1963. London: H.M. Stationery Office. p. 102.
  8. ^ Foreign and Commonwealth Office (1969). A Year Book of the Commonwealth 1969. London: H.M. Stationery Office. p. 391.
  9. ^ Abu Bakar, Nani Suryani (2015). "Modernity and ruled of monarchby". Jurnal Darussalam. Bandar Seri Begawan: Brunei History Centre: 11–12.
  10. ^ "THE BRUNEI NATIONALITY ENACTMENT, 1961" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 22 April 1972. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
Political offices
Preceded by State Secretary
1 June 1967 – 2 March 1969 		Succeeded by



Category:Bruneian Muslims Category:Bruneian civil servants Category:Members of the Order of the British Empire Category:1910s births Category:1974 deaths Category:Bruneian judges Category:Year of birth uncertain Category:People from Labuan

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