BRIGADIER GENERAL ALDI BIN HAJI HASSAN
S.M.B., P.S.B., P.J.K., psc (j)
COMMANDER OF THE ROYAL BRUNEI LAND FORCES
Brigadier General Aldi bin Haji Hassan was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in October 1998 after completing his Officer Cadet Training at the SAFTI Military Institute (SAFTI MI), Republic of Singapore, in October 1997. He began his military career as the Platoon Commander of 'A' Company, First Battalion Royal Brunei Land Forces.
Over the course of his military service, Brigadier General Aldi has held various key command and staff appointments. These include Officer Commanding of the Special Task Platoon 1Bn RBLF, Staff Officer Grade 3 Training at RBLF Headquarters, Second-in-Command of Courses Company at the Training Centre RBAF, Officer Commanding of the Officer Cadet School RBAF, and Officer Commanding of C Company 1Bn RBLF. He was later appointed Officer Commanding of the School of Infantry at the Training Institute RBAF and subsequently served as the Acting Chief Instructor of the same institute. His leadership capability continued to be recognised when he was appointed as the Commanding Officer of 1Bn RBLF, followed by a staff appointment as Assistant Chief of Staff Admin at RBLF. He then served as Deputy Commandant of the Training Institute RBAF, Chief of Staff of the Royal Brunei Land Forces, and later, Chief of Staff at Joint Force Headquarters RBAF. In September 2024, Brigadier General Aldi was appointed as Deputy Joint Force Commander and subsequently served as the Acting Joint Force Commander starting 11 January 2025 until 31 July 2025. On 1 August 2025, he officially assumed the appointment as the 15th Commander of the Royal Brunei Land Forces.
Brigadier General Aldi's international operational experience includes serving in the International Monitoring Team in Mindanao, Republic of the Philippines, from 2004 until 2005 as part of the Brunei Contingent. Upon returning from the mission, he was conferred with the Pingat Jasa Kebaktian – Meritorious Service Medal. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel on 30 October 2015 and to the rank of Colonel in July 2023.
Throughout his career, Brigadier General Aldi has attended numerous military courses locally and abroad. These include the Platoon Commander Course at Pusat Latihan Tentera Darat (PULADA), Malaysia in 2000, the Light Role Reconnaissance Commander Course at the School of Infantry, Warminster, United Kingdom in 2001, the Jungle Warfare Tracking Instructor Course at Training Team Brunei, Seria in 2002, the Company Tactics Course (Kursus Komandan Kompi, SUSDANKI) at Pusat Pendidikan Infantri (PUSNIKIF) in Bandung, Indonesia in 2009, the Battalion Tactics Course at SAFTI MI, Singapore in 2011, and the Command and Staff Course at the Defence Academy RBAF in 2013. He also completed the Executive Development Programme at the Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam, in 2017 and attended the Program Pendidikan Regular Angkatan (PPRA) at the Lembaga Ketahanan Nasional Republik Indonesia (LEMHANNAS RI) in January 2024.
In recognition of his exemplary service, Brigadier General Aldi was awarded the Most Blessed Order of Setia Negara Brunei, Fourth Class in 2019 and the Most Honourable Order of Seri Paduka Mahkota Brunei, Third Class in 2023 by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam.
Brigadier General Aldi is an all-around sportsman and a golf enthusiast. He is married to Dayangku Noor Hafidzah binti Pengiran Haji Ahmad and is blessed with four sons and three daughters.
