Sabah State Mosque
| Sabah State Mosque | |
|---|---|
Masjid Negeri Sabah | |
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Branch/tradition | Sunni |
| Leadership | Ustaz Suhaidi bin Hj Kuanting@Saad Al-Hafiz |
| Location | |
| Location | Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia |
  Shown within Kota Kinabalu | |
| Geographic coordinates | 5°57′36″N 116°4′2″E / 5.96000°N 116.06722°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Dato Baharuddin Abu Kassim |
| Type | mosque |
| Completed | 1975 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 5,000 worshippers |
| Dome(s) | 17 |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
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
[edit]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
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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
[edit]- 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
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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 -
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Inside floor of Sabah State Mosque]
![Inside floor of Sabah State Mosque]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Inside_floor_of_Sabah_State_Mosque.jpg/120px-Inside_floor_of_Sabah_State_Mosque.jpg)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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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