March 10, 2021 Professor BA Hussainmiya The passing away of Pehin Jawatan Dalam Seri Maharaja Dato Seri Utama (Dr) Haji Awang Mohd Jamil Al-Sufri bin Begawan Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Seri Paduka Haji Awang Umar on March 4, 2021 morning has taken away one of the most remarkable personalities in modern Brunei history. Pehin Dato Seri Utama (Dr) Haji Awang Mohd Jamil Al-Sufri was the historian of Brunei who produced works on Brunei history, genealogy, traditional customs and conventions, royal titles, Malay Islamic Monarchy (MIB), education and essays on Brunei heroes and more. His final volume on Brunei Tarsila was completed for publication just before his passing. Despite his age, he kept working to produce the volume, undaunted. For Bruneians, he needs no introduction. He was knowledgeable in the family history of Bruneians of all stations. Based on name alone, he was able to recall the whole history of the ancestry. Blessed with a photographic memory, he not only had the royal genealogy memorised but most genealogical family trees in the country. He also had encyclopedic knowledge of the origins of Brunei and kingship. He did not keep his wealth of information to himself but shared with all.