Sabah State Mosque

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Affiliation Islam Dome(s) 17 Minaret height 66 m Number of minarets 1		Completed 1975 Opened 1975 Capacity 5,000 Architectural type Mosque

Location Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia Address Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman, 88100 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia Architectural styles Modern architecture, Islamic architecture Similar Kota Kinabalu City Mosq, Sabah Museum, Atkinson Clock Tower, Menara Tun Mustapha, Likas Stadium

Sabah state mosque

Sabah State Mosque or 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.

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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, Sultan Yahya Petra of Kelantan.

Sabah State Mausoleum

The Sabah's 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

Tun Fuad Stephens (Donald Stephens) – Sabah state Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) (1973 - 1975) and Chief Ministers of Sabah (1963 - 1964, 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 Said Keruak – Sabah state Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) (1987 - 1994) (died 1995)

Tun Mohd Adnan Robert – Sabah state Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) (1979 - 1987) (died 2003)

References

Sabah State Mosque Wikipedia

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