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Sabah State Mosque

Coordinates: 5°57′36″N 116°4′2″E / 5.96000°N 116.06722°E / 5.96000; 116.06722
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Sabah State Mosque
Masjid Negeri Sabah
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Branch/traditionSunni
LeadershipUstaz Suhaidi bin Hj Kuanting@Saad Al-Hafiz
Location
LocationKota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Sabah State Mosque is located in Kota Kinabalu
Sabah State Mosque
Shown within Kota Kinabalu
Geographic coordinates5°57′36″N 116°4′2″E / 5.96000°N 116.06722°E / 5.96000; 116.06722
Architecture
Architect(s)Dato Baharuddin Abu Kassim
Typemosque
Completed1975
Specifications
Capacity5,000 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

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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

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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

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See also

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References

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  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?" (PDF). The International Symposium of The New Quests for The Mosque Architecture in The Contemporary Era. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
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