Hisham Mohd Hanifah

Dato Seri Paduka Haji Hisham bin Haji Mohd Hanifah (born May 1967) or sometimes spelled Hisyam, is a Bruneian politician and civil servant from who was previously appointed as the Deputy Minister of Finance from 2015 to 2018, alongside Amin Liew Abdullah.

Education and early career
Hisham was born in May 1967. In 1991, he received his Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Accounting from Lancashire Polytechnic in the United Kingdom. Following his August 1991 enlistment in the government, he has held a number of positions. They included an accountant from the Ministry of Finance's Deputy Permanent Secretary, an accountant from the Revenue Division, an accountant from the Treasury Department, and an assistant director of the budget division. He served as the Ministry of Finance's Permanent Secretary (Policy and Investment) before taking on his current role.

Ministerial career
Hisham began serving as the Deputy Minister of Finance on 22 October 2015. He was present in the Malaysian Food Festival, which was organised by Royal Brunei Catering (RBC) and Malaysian Tourism from 6 April to 6 May 2017. After ending his tenure on 30 January 2018, he was appointed as the permanent secretary (fiscal).

Other positions
Hisham holds positions as a committee or board member in various organisations, including the National Security Committee, Institut Teknologi Brunei, Semaun Holdings, Brunei Darussalam Central Bank (BDCB), Khazanah Satu, Royal Brunei Airlines from 2008 to 2018 (RBA). Additionally, he was the chairman of other organisations including RBC, RBA Golf Club, Mulaut Abattoir, Telekom Brunei (Telbru), Makan Ceria, National Syariah Financial Supervisory Board, and the deputy chairman of the investment committee of the Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Foundation.

Honours
He has earned the following honours:
 * Ordine_della_Corona_del_Brunei_(Brunei).png Order of Seri Paduka Mahkota Brunei First Class (SPMB; 15 July 2017) – Dato Seri Paduka; Second Class (DPMB; 15 July 2015)