The position of menteri besar (chief minister)[2] was established in replacement of a resident and is headed by the sultan.

[4][5] The Sultan of Brunei was given ultimate executive control over the state, according to one of the key clauses of the 1959 Constitution.

In the process, the committee also set aside money for the British Army, who had been called in to put down the uprising, to have accommodation and other amenities.

[4] Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III established the Royal Commission in relation to the notion of Federation of Malaysia's creation.

[11] It seems customary for government ministers to ask for, or receive a request for, a private meeting with the Sultan instead than assembling at a table overseen by him.

The ultimate executive power is not with a "Prime Minister," but with "His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan".