Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang
The Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (English: the Distinguished Service Order) is a Singaporean national honour instituted in 1968.[1] It was created to replace the Pingat Bakti Chemerlang (English: the 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.
| Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Distinguished Service Order) | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Order of Honour |
| Established | 1968 |
| Country | Singapore |
| Awarded for | Any person who has performed within Singapore any act or series of acts which constitute distinguished conduct |
| Status | Active |
| Post-nominals | DUBC |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Sijil Kemuliaan |
| Next (lower) | Pingat Kehormatan |
| Equivalent | Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera) |
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Ribbon prior to 1996
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]
Recipients
Source:[4]
| Year | Recipient | Affiliation at time of award | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Howe Yoon Chong | Chairman, Housing and Development Board; Member of Parliament, Potong Pasir | [2] |
| 1978 | Tan Boon Teik | Attorney-General of Singapore | |
| 1985 | Ee Peng Liang | Philanthropist | [2] |
| 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 | [2] |
| 1999 | Chan Sek Keong | Attorney-General, Attorney-General's Chambers | |
| Ngiam Tong Dow | Chairman, HDB and CPF Board, Ministry of Finance | ||
| Haji Ya'akub | Commissioner of Police of the Royal Brunei Police | ||
| 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 | Al-Muhtadee Billah | Crown Prince of Brunei | |
| Lee Ching Yen, Stephen | managing director, Great Malaysia Textile Manufacturing Company Pte Ltd | ||
| Teo Chan Seng, Eddie | Singapore's High Commissioner, Canberra, Australia | ||
| 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 | [5] |
| Koh Boon Hwee | Chairman, Board of Trustees, Nanyang Technological University | ||
| Mick Keelty | 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 | 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 | ||
| 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 | Pehin Dato Hj Hasrin | Commissioner of Police of the Royal Brunei Police Force | [6] |
| Timur Pradopo | Chief of the Indonesian National Police | [7] | |
| Tan Sri Haji Ismail Bin Haji Omar | Inspector-General of the Royal Malaysia Police Police | [8] | |
| 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 | [9] |
| 2015 | Ch'ng Jit Koon | Former Adviser to Tiong Bahru, Bukit Merah and Tanjong Pagar Grassroots Organisations | [10] |
| 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 | ||
| 2016 | Peter Ho Hak Ean | Chairman, Urban Redevelopment Authority | [11] |
| 2017 | Ho Kwon Ping | Chairman, Singapore Management University, Board of Trustees | [12] |
| Chin Siat Yoon | Former Ambassador to Japan | [13] | |
| 2018 | Philip Ng Chee Tat | Former Chairman, Singapore University of Technology and Design | [14] |
| Wong Ngit Liong | Former Chairman, NUS Board of Trustees | ||
| 2019 | Ang Kong Hua | Chairman, Sembcorp Industries Ltd; Chairman, GIC Investment Board | |
| 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 | [15] | |
| 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 |
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