Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang

The Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (English: Distinguished Service Order) is a Singaporean national honour instituted in 1968.[1] It was created to replace the Pingat Bakti Chemerlang (English: 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)
TypeOrder of Honour
Established1968; 56 years ago (1968)
Country Singapore
Awarded forAny person who has performed within Singapore any act or series of acts which constitute distinguished conduct
StatusActive
Post-nominalsDUBC
Former gradesPingat Bakti Chemerlang (Distinguished Service Medal)
Precedence
Next (higher)Sijil Kemuliaan
Next (lower)Pingat Kehormatan
EquivalentDarjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera)

Ribbon after 1996

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.[citation needed]

The military equivalent of the award is the Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera).[3]

Recipients

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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 [5][6]
1985 Ee Peng Liang Philanthropist [2]
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 [2]
Tommy Koh academic, Dean of the Faculty of Law, Ambassador [citation needed]
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
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 [citation needed]
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
Mick Keelty Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police [citation needed]
2009 Fock Siew Wah Group chairman, PSA International Pte Ltd
Musa Hassan Inspector-General of Royal Malaysia Police [citation needed]
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]
Jammy Shah Al-Islam 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]

See also

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References

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