Sabah State Mosque () is the state mosque of

Sabah Sabah () is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah has land borders with the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and Indonesia's North Kalima ...

, 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. The architectural design was by Arkitek Jurubina Bertiga, led by Dato Baharuddin Abu Kassim. The mosque was officially opened on 28 June 1977 by the sixth

Yang di-Pertuan Agong The King of Malaysia, officially ''Yang di-Pertuan Agong'' ( Jawi alphabet, Jawi: ), is the constitutional monarch and Figurehead, ceremonial head of state of Malaysia. The office was established in 1957, when the Federation of Malaya gained ...

, Sultan Yahya Petra of

Kelantan Kelantan (; Kelantan-Pattani Malay, Kelantanese Malay: ''Klate''; ) is a state in Malaysia. The capital, Kota Bharu, includes the royal seat of Kubang Kerian. The honorific, honorific name of the state is ''Darul Naim'' ("The Blissful Abode"). ...

Sabah State Mausoleum

The Sabah State Mausoleum is situated near the mosque.

Tun Fuad Stephens Muhammad Fuad Stephens, (born Donald Aloysius Marmaduke Stephens; 14 September 1920 – 6 June 1976) was a Malaysian people, Malaysian politician who served as the 1st and 5th Chief Minister of Sabah from September 1963 to December 1964 and aga ...

, 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 In Malaysia, the Governor, officially Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Jawi script, Jawi: , ) is a constitutional title given to the head of state in States and federal territories of Malaysia, states without a ruler, namely: Penang, Malacca, Sabah and S ...

(Governor) (1973–1975) and Chief Ministers of Sabah (1963–1964, 1973–1976) ''(died 1976)'' * Tun Mohd Hamdan Abdullah – Sabah state

(Governor) (1975–1977) ''(died 1977)'' * Tun Pengiran Ahmad Raffae – Sabah state

(Governor) (1965–1973) ''(died 1995)'' * Tun Mohammad Said Keruak – Sabah state

(Governor) (1987–1994) ''(died 1995)'' * Tun Mohamad Adnan Robert – Sabah state

(Governor) (1979–1987) ''(died 2003)'' * Tun Sakaran Dandai – Sabah state

(Governor) (1995–2002) ''(died 2021)''

Gallery

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