Sabah State Mosque
5°57′36″N 116°4′2″E / 5.96000°N 116.06722°E / 5.96000; 116.06722
Sabah State Mosque (Malay: Masjid Negeri Sabah) is the state mosque of Sabah, located at Sembulan roundabout between Jalan Mat Salleh and Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
History
Construction began in 1970 and was completed in 1975.[citation needed] The architectural design was by Arkitek Jurubina Bertiga, led by Dato Baharuddin Abu Kassim.[1] The mosque was officially opened on 28 June 1977 by the sixth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Yahya Petra of Kelantan.[citation needed]
Sabah State Mausoleum
The Sabah State Mausoleum is situated near the mosque. Tun Fuad Stephens, Chief Minister of Sabah (1976) who died in the Double Six Tragedy plane crash on 6 June 1976, became the first person laid to rest at this mausoleum.
Notable burials
- Tun Fuad Stephens (Donald Stephens) – Sabah state Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) (1973–1975) and Chief Ministers of Sabah (1963–1964, 1973–1976) (died 1976)
- Tun Mohd Hamdan Abdullah – Sabah state Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) (1975–1977) (died 1977)
- Tun Pengiran Ahmad Raffae – Sabah state Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) (1965–1973) (died 1995)
- Tun Mohammad Said Keruak – Sabah state Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) (1987–1994) (died 1995)
- Tun Mohamad Adnan Robert – Sabah state Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) (1979–1987) (died 2003)
- Tun Sakaran Dandai – Sabah state Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) (1995–2002) (died 2021)
Gallery
- Street view of Sabah State Mosque
- Close up view of Sabah State Mosque
- Dome of Sabah State Mosque
- Minaret of Sabah State Mosque
- Inside of Sabah State Mosque
- Inside roof of Sabah State Mosque
- Inside floor of Sabah State Mosque]
See also
References
- ^ Nawawi, Ar. Norwina Mohd; Majid, Noor Hanita Abdul; Kassim, Puteri Shireen Jahn; Othman, Rosniza; Sharif, Harlina Mohd. "ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW ON THE CONTEMPORARY MOSQUE ARCHITECTURE OF MALAYSIA: WHERE ARE WE HEADING?" (PDF). The International Symposium of The New Quests for The Mosque Architecture in The Contemporary Era. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
External links
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- Sabah Museum (headquarters)
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