Vizier (Brunei)

[8] These ministers, who are often men of royal descent, fly separate flags above their homes: white for the Bandahara, green for the Di-Gadong, and scarlet for the Temenggong.In addition to serving as the senior official in things pertaining to Islam, he assumed the power or authority of the Sultan in the event that the latter was absent from the nation.[16] In the traditional Malay states, the person in charge of enforcing the law and overseeing the army and police was known as a Temenggong.This significant nonhereditary role was defined during the rise of the Malaccan Sultanate in the 15th century, which served as a hub for trade between Southeast Asia, China, and India.The temenggong played a crucial role in upholding the household tranquility necessary for the thriving trade of the Malaccan Sultanate.His responsibilities included maintaining order, caring for criminals, constructing jails, policing city streets, and ensuring the precision of weights and measures in commerce.The Manteri-Manteri Ugama, with appointed officers like Mudim, have managed Islamic matters since the time of Sultan Saiful Rijal.Despite British rule, these religious leaders continued to influence national affairs, as exemplified by Pehin Tuan Imam Haji Mohidin bin Nakhoda Jambul's appointment to the State Council in 1907.The royal umbrella, the kampilan and kelasak (shield), the sinipit (spear), and kaskol (gold betel container)[26] were the regalia.For example, the officers carrying the Sultan's regalia wore traditional black-backed woven cloth embellished with golden thread in the form of sinjang, arat, and dastar, a pattern of kain berturus (vertical).Items such as the keris (Malay dagger) and kaskol (gold betel container)[26] were given to royal dignitaries who received the title of Wazir, Cheteria, and Manteri.