Sabah State Mosque Explained

Sabah State Mosque
Native Name:Masjid Negeri Sabah
Native Name Lang:ms
Map Type:Malaysia Sabah Kota Kinabalu
Map Size:220px
Coordinates:5.96°N 116.0672°W
Religious Affiliation:Islam
Location:Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Tradition:Sunni
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Leadership:Ustaz Suhaidi bin Hj Kuanting@Saad Al-Hafiz
Architect:Dato Baharuddin Abu Kassim
Architecture Type:mosque
Year Completed:1975
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Capacity:5,000 worshippers
Dome Quantity:17
Minaret Quantity:1
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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

Construction began in 1970 and was completed in 1975. 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.

Sabah State Mausoleum

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

See also

Notes and References

  1. 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? . The International Symposium of The New Quests for The Mosque Architecture in The Contemporary Era . 16 February 2024.