Hjh Rosmawatty Hj Abd Momin

Rosmawatty binti Abdul Mumin is a Bruneian civil servant and politician who was appointed as a member of Brunei's Legislative Council (LegCo) in 2023. She became the first woman to hold a director position at Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP). She was the first female manager from Brunei to hold this role at BSP and the Shell Group in the Asia-Pacific area.

Rosmawatty graduated from the University of Keele with a combine degree in physics and chemistry.

Early career

Rosmawatty began working for BSP in 1983 and had a number of roles till 2013. In addition to being the first female director of BSP and manager at BSP, she was also the first female member of the senior leadership teams at Shell Asia Pacific and BSP. She has improved oil and gas production both onshore and offshore while working to advance BSP through a number of high technical roles, including the prestigious Asset Manager of the West Unit. She was the first woman to join BSP's senior leadership team when she was appointed Asset Director on 2 May 2008. She took over as the company's asset director from Salleh Bostaman while serving as the west asset manager.

Rosmawatty has been employed by the Prime Minister's Office as the Permanent Secretary (Upstream) in the Energy Division on 15 August 2013, and has been tasked with the demanding and precise mission of supplying "sustainable energy for Brunei Darussalam's prosperity," as delineated in the recently released Energy White Paper.

Political career

Under Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah's orders, he has approved Rosmawatty's appointment as one of the new LegCo members. The appointments take effect on 20 January 2023. She asked about the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' (MFA) responsibility in handling unfavorable opinions expressed abroad and any backlash against the country's execution of Syariah laws at the 19th LegCo session on 11 March 2023. She also inquired as to whether the Ministry of Education (MoE) intended to substitute local teachers with CfBT Education Services instructors. During the same meeting, she proposed that local youngsters could be employed at the Brunei Darussalam Embassy overseas.

Rosmawatty gain recognition for her outstanding accomplishments at the Asia Inc Forum's Women Achievers Awards Ceremony, one of eight local female leaders to do so, the award was presented by Princess Masna on 19 August 2008, during the Women in Business Forum.

• Inspire's The 50 Most Influential Women in Brunei (2014)
• Asia Inc Forum's Women Achievers Awards (2008)