Azhar Mansor
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Azhar Mansor (born 11 February 1958) is the first Malaysian to sail solo around the world. He made his trip in 1999, sailing the ship '' Jalur Gemilang''. His round the world trip, with stops, took 190 days, 6 hours 57 minutes and 2 seconds


Honour

* : ** Knight Commander of the Order of the Gallant Prince Syed Putra Jamalullail (DPPJ) – Dato' (1999)


Successes

Datuk Azhar has managed to set a new world record via an East about route, attempted by no-one and has been verified by the WSSRC (World Speed Sailing Record Council) as an official record. Azhar is currently based in Langkawi managing Telaga Harbour Park, one of Malaysia's finest
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Footnotes

Living people People from Perlis Malaysian sailors Single-handed circumnavigating sailors Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian Muslims 1958 births {{Malaysia-bio-stub