| Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Distinguished Service Order) | |
| Type: | Order of Honour |
| Country: |  Singapore |
| For: | Any person who has performed within Singapore any act or series of acts which constitute distinguished conduct |
| Status: | Active |
| Post-Nominals: | DUBC |
| Higher: | Sijil Kemuliaan |
| Same: | Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera) |
| Lower: | Pingat Kehormatan |
| Image3: | Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang ribbon (1968–1996).png |
| Caption3: | Ribbon prior to 1996 |
| Former Grades: | Pingat Bakti Chemerlang (Distinguished Service Medal) |
The Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (en|'''Distinguished Service Order''') is a Singaporean national honour instituted in 1968.[1] It was created to replace the Pingat Bakti Chemerlang (en|Distinguished Service Medal) and is awarded to any person who has performed within Singapore any act or series of acts which constitute distinguished conduct.[2] It may be awarded to people performing acts of distinguished conduct outside Singapore under special circumstances.
The medal of the Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang is worn as a neck decoration pendant from a ribbon. Recipients are entitled to use the post-nominal letters DUBC.
The military equivalent of the award is the Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera).[3]
Source:[4]
| Year | Recipient | Affiliation at time of award | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Howe Yoon Chong | Chairman, Housing and Development Board; Member of Parliament, Potong Pasir | ||
| 1978 | Tan Boon Teik | Attorney-General of Singapore | [5] [6] | |
| 1985 | Ee Peng Liang | Philanthropist | ||
| 1989 | Lee Hee Seng | Chairman, Public Service Commission | [7] | |
| Yong Pung How | Supreme Court Judge | |||
| 1990 | Lee Khoon Choy | author, artist, politician, Senior Minister of State and ambassador | ||
| Tommy Koh | academic, Dean of the Faculty of Law, Ambassador | |||
| 1991 | Wee Chong Jin | Former Chief Justice of Singapore | ||
| 1999 | Chan Sek Keong | Attorney-General, Attorney-General's Chambers | ||
| Ngiam Tong Dow | Chairman, HDB and CPF Board, Ministry of Finance | |||
| Ya'akub Zainal | Police commissioner of the Royal Brunei Police Force | [8] | ||
| 2000 | Lim Pin | Vice-chancellor, NUS and Prof, Dept of Medicine, NUS, Ministry of Education | ||
| Lim Chong Yah | Chairman, National Wages Council, Ministry of Manpower | |||
| Lee Ek Tieng | Group managing director, GIC Private Limited and Deputy chairman, MAS, Ministry of Finance | |||
| 2001 | Alan F C Choe | Ex-Chairman, SDC and chairman, Sentosa Cove Pte Ltd, Ministry of Trade and Industry | ||
| Lee Seng Wee | Chairman, OCBC Ltd, Prime Minister's Office | |||
| 2002 | Andrew Chew Guan Khuan | Chairman, Public Service Commission | ||
| Yeo Ning Hong | Chairman, PSA Corporation | |||
| 2003 | Norian Mai | Inspector-General of Royal Malaysia Police | ||
| Cham Tao Soon | University Distinguished Professor, President's Office, Nanyang Technological University | |||
| 2006 | Lee Ching Yen, Stephen | managing director, Great Malaysia Textile Manufacturing Company Pte Ltd | ||
| Teo Chan Seng, Eddie | Singapore's High Commissioner, Canberra, Australia | |||
| Al-Muhtadee Billah | Crown Prince of Brunei | [9] | ||
| 2007 | Cheng Wai Keung | Chairman, Neptune Orient Lines Ltd | ||
| Lee Seng Gee | Chairman, Lee Foundation | |||
| Lim Chee Onn | Executive chairman, Keppel Corporation Limited | |||
| 2008 | Chao Hick Tin | Judge of Appeal, Supreme Court | [10] | |
| Koh Boon Hwee | Chairman, Board of Trustees, Nanyang Technological University | |||
| Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police | ||||
| 2009 | Fock Siew Wah | Group chairman, PSA International Pte Ltd | ||
| Musa Hassan | Inspector-General of Royal Malaysia Police | |||
| 2010 | Bambang Hendarso Danuri | 19th Chief of the Indonesian National Police | [11] | |
| Tan Gee Paw | Chairman, Public Utilities Board, Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources | |||
| 2011 | Chan Heng Chee | Ambassador, Singapore Embassy in Washington, Ministry of Foreign Affairs | ||
| Wee Cho Yaw | Founding President, Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations and Pro-Chancellor, Nanyang Technological University | [12] | ||
| 2012 | Peter Seah Lim Huat | Chairman, DBS Group Holdings Ltd; Chairman, Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd; Chairman, Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd | ||
| Tan Chin Tiong | Ambassador-at-Large | |||
| 2013 | Hasrin Sabtu | Police commissioner of the Royal Brunei Police Force | [13] | |
| Timur Pradopo | 20th Chief of the Indonesian National Police | [14] | ||
| Tan Sri Haji Ismail Bin Haji Omar | Inspector-General of the Royal Malaysia Police Police | [15] | ||
| 2014 | Chua Thian Poh | President, Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations; Chairman, Ren Ci Hospital; Chairman, Business China; Chairman, Board of Trustees of Chinese Development Assistance Council; Honorary President, Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry | [16] | |
| 2015 | Ch'ng Jit Koon | Former Adviser to Tiong Bahru, Bukit Merah and Tanjong Pagar Grassroots Organisations | [17] | |
| Liu Thai-Ker | Chairman, Centre for Liveable Cities Advisory Board | |||
| Sidek Saniff | Former Adviser to Aljunied Grassroots Organisations | |||
| Tan Wee Kiat | Chief Executive Officer, Gardens by the Bay, Advisor, National Parks Board | |||
| Tee Tua Ba | Ambassador (Non-Resident) to Switzerland | |||
| Winston Choo Wee Leong | Ambassador (Non-Resident) to Israel | |||
| Bahrin Mohd Noor | Police commissioner of the Royal Brunei Police Force | [18] | ||
| 2016 | Badrodin Haiti | 22nd Chief of the Indonesian National Police | [19] | |
| Peter Ho Hak Ean | Chairman, Urban Redevelopment Authority | [20] | ||
| 2017 | Ho Kwon Ping | Chairman, Singapore Management University, Board of Trustees | [21] | |
| Chin Siat Yoon | Former Ambassador to Japan | [22] | ||
| Police commissioner of the Royal Brunei Police Force | [23] | |||
| 2018 | Philip Ng Chee Tat | Former Chairman, Singapore University of Technology and Design | [24] | |
| Wong Ngit Liong | Former Chairman, NUS Board of Trustees | |||
| 2019 | Ang Kong Hua | Chairman, Sembcorp Industries Ltd; Chairman, GIC Investment Board | [25] | |
| Gerard Ee Hock Kim | Chairman, Charity Council | |||
| Chiang Chie Foo | Chairman, CPF Board; Chairman, PUB | |||
| Tan Sri Mohamad Fuzi Harun | 11th Inspector-General of the Royal Malaysia Police | [26] | ||
| 2020 | Koh Choon Hui | Chairman, Singapore Children's Society | ||
| Wang Gungwu | Former Chairman, ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute; Former Chairman, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore; Former Chairman, East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore | [27] | ||
| Tito Karnavian | 29th Minister of Home Affairs of the Republic Of Indonesia | [28] | ||
| 2021 | Benny Lim | Chairman, National Parks Board | [29] | |
| Richard Magnus | Chairman, Public Transport Council | |||
| 2022 | Gopinath Pillai | Diplomat and former Indian Heritage Centre advisory board chairman | [30] | |
| Lee Tzu Yang | Chairman, Public Service Commission | |||
| Tan Chorh Chuan | Chief health scientist, Ministry of Health | |||
| 2023 | Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan | 5th Coordinating Ministry for Maritime and Investments Affairs of Indonesia | [31] | |
| 2024 | Irwan Hambali | Police commissioner of the Royal Brunei Police Force | [32] |