Darjah Utama Temasek

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Darjah Utama Temasek
(Order of Temasek)
TypeOrder of Honour
Established1962;62 years ago (1962)
CountryFlag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
EligibilityCitizens of Singapore
Awarded forService
StatusActive
Grades
Order of Temasek (With High Distinction)
Post-nominalsDUT(x)
Precedence
Next (higher) Bintang Temasek
Next (lower) Darjah Utama Nila Utama
Darjah Utama Temasek ribbon (from 1996).svg
Ribbon after 1996
Darjah Utama Temasek ribbon (1962-1996) ribbon.svg
Ribbon prior to 1996

The Darjah Utama Temasek (English: Order of Temasek) is Singapore's second most prestigious national honour and was instituted in 1962. It is an Order conferred by the President of Singapore only to citizens of Singapore. It may be awarded to non-citizens only under special circumstances. [1]

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As of 29 July 2019, the Order has three different grades: [2]

The rules of award state that no more than 12 people (other than people admitted in an honorary capacity) may be admitted to the Order of Temasek (With High Distinction - previously known as First Class) at any one time. [1] [3] As of October 2023, there are currently 9 people in the Order of Temasek (With High Distinction). There is no limit to the number of people admitted to the other two grades.

History

The Order was first instituted in 1962. It was then the most important national honour. The Order would have only twelve members, with Yang di-Pertuan Negara conferring the membership on advice from the Prime Minister. A chancellor would be appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Negara from among the members of the order, who would hold the seal of the order. Any warrants issued by order would be countersigned by both chancellor and the Yang di-Pertuan Negara. [4]

The Order became the second most important national honour in 1970, when the Bintang Temasek (the Star of Temasek) was created and ranked over all other orders and medals. [5]

The rules governing the order was since revised several times. Gazette notices establishing the Rules that instituted the Order were published in 1975, 1996 and 2019. [1] [2] The 1996 Rules would revoke the 1975 Rules. [1] With the 1996 Rules, there would be three grades of the Order, First Class, Second Class and Third Class. [1] Only Singapore citizens could be admitted to the Order, with non-Singapore citizens being admitted in an honorary capacity. [1] The First Class grade would have a limited capacity of twelve members, whilst the other grades have no such restriction. [1] The Seal of the Order would bear the design of the Badge.

Members would be distinguished by the positions of the Badge and Star of the Order on their attire. Members of First Class grade would have their Badge worn the right hip from a sash passing over the left shoulder and under the right arm, and their Star worn on the left side of their outer garment. Members of Second Class grade would have their Badge worn suspended round the neck from a ribbon, and their Star is to be worn on the left side of their outer garment. Members of Third Class grade would only have the Badge of the Order, and it is to be worn suspended round the neck from a ribbon. [1]

Ordinarily, only Singapore citizens could be admitted to the Order, but in special circumstances non-Singapore citizens may also be admitted in an honorary capacity. [1]

In 2019, the 1996 Rules was amended to update the nomenclature of the grades of the Order. [2] The grades would be known as:

The updated nomenclature would also be retrospectively applied on members conferred under the previous nomenclature. [2]

Recipients

YearGrade (if any)RecipientCitation/NotesRef.
1962 Lim Kim San Former Cabinet of Singapore minister; Former Chairman, Housing and Development Board [3]
1963 Ahmed Ben Bella Prime Minister of Algeria [6]
1967 Eisaku Satō Prime Minister of Japan
1972First Class (Honorary) Elizabeth II Queen of the United Kingdom [3]
1972First Class (Honorary) Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Consort of the British monarch [7] [8]
1974First Class (Honorary) Ferdinand Marcos President of the Philippines [9]
1974First Class (Honorary) Soeharto President of Indonesia [10]
1985First Class Goh Keng Swee Former Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore [3] [11]
1990First Class S. Rajaratnam Former Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore [3]
First Class (Honorary) Hassanal Bolkiah Sultan of Brunei
1993First Class Wee Kim Wee Former President of Singapore [12]
1999First Class Yong Pung How Former Chief Justice of Singapore
2005(Honorary) Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
2007Second Class S. Dhanabalan Former Chairman, Temasek Holdings
2008Second Class Chan Sek Keong Former Chief Justice of Singapore [13]
2009First Class (Honorary) Qaboos bin Said Al Said Sultan of Oman [ citation needed ]
2013First Class S. R. Nathan Former President of Singapore [14]
2014First Class (Honorary) Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono President of Indonesia [15]
2015First Class S. Dhanabalan Former Chairman, Temasek Holdings; Member, Council of Presidential Advisers [16]
2018First Class Tony Tan Former President of Singapore [17]
2019With Distinction J. Y. Pillay Former Chairman, Council of Presidential Advisers [18]
2020With High Distinction S. Jayakumar Senior Legal Adviser to the Minister for Foreign Affairs [19] [20]
2023With High Distinction Halimah Yacob Former President of Singapore [21]

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