Sabah State Mosque

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 edit

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 edit

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]

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.