Ahmad Isa

Ahmad graduated from the United World College of South East Asia (UWCSEA) and obtained his Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Law from the University of Kent, United Kingdom from 1982 to June 1985. He began work as a counsel and deputy public prosecutor at the Attorney General's Chamber from Sep 1985 to November 1990. He graduated from Universiti Malaya in Malaysia in 1986 with a Certificate of Legal Practice, and in 1987 he was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Brunei Darussalam. In 1994, he was chosen to serve as a Commissioner of Oaths.[2]

Ahmad held the positions of Counsel and Deputy Public Prosecutor, Deputy Registrar of Trade Marks, Deputy Registrar of Companies, and Deputy Registrar of Business Names in the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) between 1985 and 1990. He was attached to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in addition to his responsibilities in the AGC from 1986 until October 1990.[6] In November 1990, after leaving the government, he joined Douglas Lind Ahmad Isa & Co. as a partner. Douglas Lind Ahmad Isa & Co. and Ibrahim Chee & Co. amalgamated to establish Ahmad Isa Lee & Lind in January 1992. In November 1997, Ahmad Isa Lee & Lind became Ahmad Isa & Partners.[2]

According to a broadcast on Radio Televisyen Brunei (RTB) on 5 October 2020 night, Ahmad has been named the next attorney general of Brunei. He succeeds Dato Hairol Arni, who was replaced as interim attorney general in July by Zuraini Sharbawi. On 27 July, the Sultan's ministry unexpectedly terminated the latter's services without giving a reason.[6] On 6 October 2020, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah officially appointed him.[2]

Along with representatives from 30 Commonwealth member nations, Attorney General Ahmad attended the High-Level Meeting of the Commonwealth Law Ministers on 18 February 2021. The primary legal issues raised by the COVID-19 pandemic in the Commonwealth, including ensuring that everyone has access to justice, upholding the rule of law in the fight against the pandemic, and the legal obstacles to equitable access to life-saving medications, including vaccines and equipment, were on the agenda.[7]

As part of the S R Nathan Fellowship, Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan invited Dato Ahmad Isa to visit Singapore from 15 to 17 February 2023. Lawrence Wong, Teo Chee Hean, Vivian Balakrishnan, and Edwin Tong all met with Dato Ahmad. Additionally, he has meetings with Sundaresh Menon and Lucien Wong planned. He went to briefings on the legal system, took tours of the Supreme Court, the Singapore Intellectual Property Office, the National University of Singapore's Faculty of Law, and the Centre for International Law.[8][9]