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.

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

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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