Ismail Omar Abdul Aziz

Dr. Awang Haji Ismail bin Omar Abdul Aziz was the first state mufti of Brunei under the Ministry of Religious Affairs office, later State Mufti Office. He was a Malaysian expatriate ulema (a native Johorean Malay) and held many important posts in Johore. He became the State Mufti of Brunei in 1962 under the terms of 3 years. In 1965, he still stayed as the State Mufti until his death in 1994. He died in Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital at Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam.

Yang Dimuliakan Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Dato Seri Utama Dr. Haji Ismail Omar Abdul Aziz DK
Ismail in 1962
1st State Mufti of Brunei Vice Mufti of Johore 1956 Johore Chief Qadi 1958-1961 State Mufti of Brunei 1962-1994
In office 1 April 1962 – 3 February 1994
Monarchs	Omar Ali Saifuddien III Hassanal Bolkiah[1]
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Abdul Aziz Juned
Personal details
Born	1911 Rengit, Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia (then the Unfederated Malay States, British Malaya)
Died	3 February 1994(1994-02-03) (aged 82–83) RIPAS Hospital, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Resting place	Kubah Makam Di Raja
Nationality	Malaysian with  Bruneian permanent residency
Spouse	Kamaliah Suhaimi[2]
Alma mater	University of Al-Azhar University of Cairo
Profession	Muslim Scholar
Known for	Mufti
Nickname	The Sunni Defender

He had declared many Fatwas during those years, one of which was the banning of selling alcoholic drinks.[3] Thus, he was well known among the Muslims in the region as The Sunni Defender.