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.

Sabah State Mosque
Masjid Negeri Sabah
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Shafi'i
Leadership	Imam Besar : Ustaz Suhaidi bin Hj Kuanting@Saad Al-Hafiz (In Office 16 April 2019 - Now)
Location
Location	Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Geographic coordinates	5°57′36″N 116°4′2″E
Architecture
Architect(s)	Dato Baharuddin Abu Kassim Arkitek Jurubina Bertiga
Type	Mosque
Style	Islamic, Modern, Middle Eastern
Completed	1975
Specifications
Capacity	5,000
Dome(s)	17
Minaret(s)	1
Minaret height	215 feet

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)

See also

• Islam in Malaysia

External links

• Official website