Dayang Hajah Sufinah Hj Sahat

Dayang Hajah Sufinah binti Haji Sahat is Assistant Managing Director of Development and Surveillance at Brunei Darussalam Central Bank (BDCB), where she oversees financial sector development, financial consumer protection, financial infrastructure, and economic surveillance. She joined BDCB in 2011 and previously served as Assistant Managing Director of Corporate Development from 2018 to December 2025, overseeing key functions including finance, human resources, technology, legal affairs and corporate services.

Concurrently, she served as Chief Executive Officer of the Brunei Institute of Leadership and Islamic Finance (BILIF) from 2018, a position she held for almost seven years. During her tenure, she led the institute’s strategic development and advanced leadership and Islamic finance capabilities within the industry.

Her experience across central banking, Islamic finance and institutional transformation brings a broad perspective on how policy, innovation, infrastructure and human capital can support inclusive and sustainable financial sector growth.
She is a Fellow of ACCA and holds an MBA from York St John University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and Financial Management from the University of Sheffield.