Jemat bin Haji Ampal (born 18 February 1954)[1] is a retired Bruneian diplomat, civil servant and restaurateur who became the permanent representatives of Brunei to the United Nations (UN) in New York City from 1998 to 2001.
He was hired six years later as a diplomatic officer in the Research Department by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).
[4][5] Jemat was appointed as the MFA's private and confidential secretary to Prince Mohamed Bolkiah upon his return to Brunei in 1996.
Two years later, he received a new assignment to serve as Brunei's permanent representative to the UN in New York City, where he officially presented his credentials to Secretary-General Kofi Annan on 23 November 1998.
[10] On 11 October 2021, he was among the speakers to give a motivational talk in the to goal of advocating youth leadership and entrepreneurship at the Kampong Bolkiah Community Centre.