Dato Timothy Ong

Dato Timothy Ong is a leading Brunei businessman who is also the Acting Chairman of the Brunei Economic Development Board established by His Majesty, The Sultan of Brunei to create new employment and business opportunities in Brunei Darussalam. He is also a member of the board of the Sungai Liang Authority which is responsible for the development of a world class petrochemical hub in Brunei.
His business roles include being Chairman of BruCapital Holdings, Co-Chairman of The Edge Asia Inc, Chairman of Asia Inc Forum, Chairman of Hotel Associates, Deputy Chairman of National Insurance Company of Brunei Darussalam and independent director of Singapore Petroleum Company.

Dato Ong is active in public affairs in Brunei and abroad. He was Chairman of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) in 2000 and Co-Chairman of ABAC in 2001. He represented Brunei in the APEC Eminent Persons Group (EPG) from 1993 to 1995 and was Chairman of the 23rd ASEAN-Japan Business Meeting. In 2003, he served as Deputy Chairman of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC). He was Advisor to the APEC CEO Summit in 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2008 and is an Advisor to the APEC CEO Summit in Singapore in 2009.

Dato Ong sits on a number of regional councils including the Asian Advisory Board for Prudential Financial Inc, the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) and the East-West Center.

Dato Ong is the recipient of a number of state honours including most recently, the Most Honourable Order of Seri Paduka Mahkota Brunei (DPMB) which confers the title ‘Dato Paduka’. He was conferred the Grand Cross of the Order of Bernardo O’Higgins (highest civilian award) by the President of Chile in 2006 for his contribution to regional economic cooperation.

Dato Ong read Economics and Political Science at the Australian National University where he graduated with B.A. (Honours) at the top of his class. He obtained an M.Sc. (with Distinction) in International Relations from the London School of Economics.