In 1956, on the personal request of Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III, the government of Johore sent a Senior Islamic Religious Officer, Tuan Guru Haji Othman Haji Said to Brunei to assist the government of Brunei in establishing a similar Government Islamic Religious School as in Johore.
In 1956, Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III requested that the Johore government send a Senior Islamic Religious Officer to Brunei to assist in establishing a similar Islamic religious school as in Johore.