Rozan Yunos

Mohd Rozan bin Haji Mohd Yunos (born 10 July 1963), pen name Rozan Yunos, is a retired civil servant who worked for the Brunei government from 1987 until 2017. In addition to serving as permanent secretary in the Prime Minister's Office, the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sports, and the Ministry of Development, he has held a number of other positions. As of 2023, he is an adjunct professor at the Universiti Brunei Darussalam's Centre for Lifelong Learning.

Early life and education Rozan graduated from Keele University with a degree in law and economics in 1987. Harvard University awarded him a master's degree in public administration in 1997. Heriot-Watt University awarded him a second master's degree in business administration in 2002. He attended the Executive Development Program at Universiti Brunei Darussalam in 2005. Additionally, he acquired fellowship for public policy and management at John F Kennedy School and Chartered Management Institute, in 1996 and 1999 respectively.

Later life Rozan was a contributor to the documentation of Bruneian history and customs. He wrote for the "Golden Legacy" section of The Brunei Times newspaper, focusing on Brunei's past. In addition to his newspaper contributions, Rozan presented papers at various international, regional, and national forums. Taking note of the oral traditions conveyed by older generations, Rozan documented these accounts in blogs during the 1990s. Rozan later established the website bruneiresources.com, which served as a platform for his articles and other collected information. His research was often based on a collection of Brunei-related literature. He also included works from other academics who provided him with digital copies of their research.

As of 2023, Rozan works as an adjunct professor at the Universiti Brunei Darussalam's (UBD) Centre for Lifelong Learning (C3L). He also lectures at the Institute of Policy Studies and the Academy of Brunei Studies. After 30 years in the Bruneian government, where he held several positions including Permanent Secretary at the Prime Minister's Office, he joined C3L in 2017. and a Malaysian-born educator, Datin Hajah Faridah binti Abdullah. Rozan was married to Hajah Nafisah binti Haji Mohiddin (1958–2022) and they have one son, Muhammad Nafis. In a 2018 interview, it was stated that he enjoys watching Netflix on his break.