Sabah state award recipients over the years
October 24th, 2009Also known as the Sabah Yang di-Pertua Negri’s birthday honours list, or Sabah honours list.
The full list of persons who have received all the awards since 1962 is available at e-bintang.
Up till 2008, some observations:
135 persons have been awarded the state’s highest honour, the Seri Panglima Darjah Kinabalu (Grand Commander of the Order of Kinabalu) which carries the title “Datuk Seri Panglima.”
1,052 persons have been awarded the state’s second highest honour, the Panglima Gemilang Darjah Kinabalu (Commander of the Order of Kinabalu) which carries the title “Datuk.”
So in all the state has given out about 1,200 Datukships thus far. Is that too many – i.e. so many that Datuks have to have their own promotional products in order to stand out?
In 1962, the first year the state honours were given, 21 people received JPs (Justice of Peace).
In 1963, 80 people received honours, including the first 22 people to be made Datuks:
ABANG HJ. MUSTAPHA (DATO BANDAR) (CBE)
ABDULLAH B. UDANG (OKK) (MBE)
ALIUDIN B. DATU HARUN (HON) (DATU)
ANGIAN B. ANDULAG (HON) (OKK)
BARRETT R.G.
DAVIDSON H.W. (HON)
DONALD STEPHENS (HON)
FONG PENG LOI (MBE)
GHANI GILONG (HON)
INDAN B. KARI (OKK)
ISMAIL B. MOHD. YUSOF
JONES W.K.H. (HON)
KHOO SIAK CHIEW (HON)
LAI EN KONG
LI YUN HIN (HON)
MUHAMMAD GHAZALI B. SHAFIE
NUAR B. HJ. ARSAT (OKK)
PANGIRAN AHMAD RAFFAE
PENGIRAN GALPAM (HON)
TEMENGGONG JUGAH ANAK BARIENG
TURNER R.N. (HON. CMG)
VINCENT LONJINGAU (HON)
From my readings, the award was initially known as “The Sabah Illustrious Order of Kinabalu – 1st Class (Darjah Yang Amat Mulia Kinabalu – Panglima Darjah Kinabalu and officially abbreviated P.D.K.)” and currently known as the Panglima Gemilang Darjah Kinabalu (PGDK).
In that same year, later giants in the local political scene received their first honours: Ahli Darjah Kinabalu (ADK) medals for OKK Sakaran Dandai and 24-year-old Peter Mojuntin.
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the BIG Question is – when will you be conferred Datukship lato…????
Or at least ASDK or JP….!!!!!
I know Sabud is not a recepient of any medal so far — only Medal of Honour in Mogolimpasa Session!!!!!
Probably never. And I like what a prominent person said some time ago: you should only get your awards AFTER you retire, because that is when you can really be judged on your achievements.
in that case we need BSK – botol stout kecil!!!! or PJN – Pingat Jantung Negara for everlasting life!!!!
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