List of Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang recipients

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This is a list of recipients of the Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang, a national honour instituted in 1968. The honour was formerly known as Pingat Bakti Chemerlang from 1963 to 1967.

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Recipients

Pingat Bakti Cemerlang (1963–1967)

YearRecipientNotesRef.
1963 Phay Seng Whatt Chairman, Public Service Commission [1] [2] [3]
1964 Puan Noor Aishah For contributions to social welfare [4] [5] [6]
1966 Albert Winsemius (1971).jpg Albert Winsemius Economic adviser to Singapore [7] [8] [9]
1967 George Bogaars Permanent secretary, Ministry of the Interior and Defence [10] [11]
Hon Sui Sen, 1946.png Hon Sui Sen Chairman, Economic Development Board [10] [11]

Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (1968–present)

YearRecipientNotesRef.
1968 Howe Yoon Chong [12] [13] [14]
1971 Tan Teck Khim Commissioner of Police, Singapore Police Force [15] [16]
1972 Anne, Princess Royal [17] [18]
Tang I-Fang Former chairman, Economic Development Board [19] [20]
1978 Tan Boon Teik Attorney-general of Singapore [21] [22]
Pang Tee Pow [21] [23]
1982 Tan Teck Chwee Chairman, Public Service Commission [24] [25] [26]
1985 Ee Peng Liang Chairman, Singapore Council of Social Service [27] [28] [29]
1989 Lee Hee Seng Chairman, Public Service Commission [30] [31] [32]
Yong Pung How at the ground-breaking ceremony for the new School of Law building, Singapore Management University - 20140120-01.jpg Yong Pung How Former chairman, Singapore Broadcasting Corporation [30] [31] [32]
1990 Chiang Hsiao-wu Former trade representative of Taiwan to Singapore [33] [34]
Lee Khoon Choy Special contributions to the Government [35] [36]
Rahim IshakSpecial contributions to the Government [35] [36] [37]
Ya'acob Mohamed
  • Special contributions to the Government
  • Posthumous award
 [35] [36] [37]
Singaporean diplomat Tommy Koh (cropped).JPG Tommy Koh Ambassador-at-large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs [35] [38] [39]
1991 Wee Chong Jin Former Chief Justice of Singapore [40] [41] [42]
Sim Kee Boon (cropped).jpg Sim Kee Boon Chairman, Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore [40] [41] [43]
1993 Mohammed Hanif Omar Inspector-general, Royal Malaysia Police [44] [45]
1995 Ong Swee Law [46] [47] [48]
1996 Abdul Rahim Mohd Noor Inspector-general, Royal Malaysia Police [34] [49]
1999 Ngiam Tong Dow [50] [51]
Chan Sek Keong 2012 (cropped).jpg Chan Sek Keong Attorney-general of Singapore [50] [51]
Ya'akub Zainal Police commissioner, Royal Brunei Police Force [52] [53]
2000 Lim Chong Yah

Chairman, National Wages Council

 [54] [55]
Lim Pin Vice-chancellor, National University of Singapore [54] [55]
Lee Ek Tieng 1970.jpg Lee Ek Tieng [54] [55]
2001 Lee Seng Wee Chairman, OCBC Bank [56] [57]
Alan Choe Former chairman, Sentosa Development Corporation [56] [57]
2002 Andrew Chew Chairman, Public Service Commission [58] [59]
Yeo Ning Hong Chairman, PSA International [58] [59]
2003 Norian Mai Inspector-general, Royal Malaysia Police [60] [61]
Cham Tao Soon University Distinguished Professor, Nanyang Technological University [62] [63]
2006 Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah - 53890488781.jpg Al-Muhtadee Billah Crown Prince of Brunei [64] [65]
Stephen Lee Ching YenManaging director, Great Malaysia Textile Manufacturing Company Pte Ltd [66] [67]
Eddie Teo Former high commissioner of Singapore to Australia [66] [68]
2007 Cheng Wai Keung Chairman, Neptune Orient Lines [69] [70]
Lee Seng Gee Chairman, Lee Foundation [69] [70]
Lim Chee Onn Executive chairman, Keppel Ltd. [69] [70]
2008 Mick Keelty.jpg Mick Keelty Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police [71] [72]
Chao Hick Tin [73] [74]
Koh Boon Hwee Chairman, Nanyang Technological University [73] [75]
2009 IGP Musa Hassan 004.jpg Musa Hassan Inspector-general, Royal Malaysia Police [76] [77]
Fock Siew Wah Group chairman, PSA International [78] [79]
2010 Tan Gee Paw SG50 Infectious Diseases interview.jpg Tan Gee Paw Chairman, Public Utilities Board [80] [81]
General Police Bambang Hendarso Danuri.png Bambang Hendarso Danuri 19th Chief of the Indonesian National Police [82] [83]
2011 Wee Cho Yaw Pro-chancellor, Nanyang Technological University [84] [85]
Chan Heng Chee, 2002 (larger crop).jpg Chan Heng Chee Ambassador of Singapore to the United States [84] [85]
2012 Mohd Sidek Hassan Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia [86]
Peter Seah Lim Huat [87] [88]
Tan Chin Tiong Ambassador-at-large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs [87] [89]
2013 Hasrin Sabtu - 53858126549.jpg Hasrin Sabtu Police commissioner, Royal Brunei Police Force [90] [91]
Ismail Omar Inspector-general, Royal Malaysia Police [92] [93]
General Police Timur Pradopo.png Timur Pradopo 20th Chief of the Indonesian National Police [94] [95]
2014Chua Thian Poh [96] [97]
2015 Sidek Saniff Former adviser to Aljunied Grassroots Organisations [98] [99]
Ch'ng Jit Koon Former adviser to Tiong Bahru, Bukit Merah and

Tanjong Pagar Grassroots Organisations

 [98] [99]
Tan Wee Kiat [99] [100]
Liu Thai Ker, 2013.jpg Liu Thai Ker Chairman, Centre for Liveable Cities Advisory Board [99] [100]
Tee Tua Ba Non-resident ambassador of Singapore to Switzerland [99] [100]
Winston Choo Non-resident ambassador of Singapore to Israel [99] [100]
Bahrin Mohd Noor Police commissioner, Royal Brunei Police Force [101]
2016 Peter Ho Chairman, Urban Redevelopment Authority [102] [103]
Jend. (Pol.) Badrodin Haiti.jpg Badrodin Haiti 22nd Chief of the Indonesian National Police [104] [105]
2017 Ho Kwon Ping.jpg Ho Kwon Ping Chairman, Singapore Management University [106] [107]
Chin Siat Yoon Former ambassador of Singapore to Japan [106] [108]
Jammy Muhd Shah Al-Islam.jpg Jammy Shah Al-Islam Police commissioner, Royal Brunei Police Force [109] [110] [111]
2018 Wong Ngit Liong Former chairman, National University of Singapore [112] [113]
Philip Ng Chee TatFormer chairman, Singapore University of Technology and Design [113] [114]
2019 Mohamad Fuzi Harun Inspector-general, Royal Malaysia Police [115] [116]
Chiang Chie Foo
  • Chairman, Central Provident Fund Board
  • Chairman, Public Utilities Board
 [117] [118]
Ang Kong Hua [117] [118]
Gerard Ee Chairman, Charity Council [117] [118]
2020 Wang Gungwu - 20101125.jpg Wang Gungwu [119]
Koh Choon Hui Chairman, Singapore Children's Society [119] [120]
Prof Tito Karnavian.jpg Tito Karnavian 29th Minister of Home Affairs of the Republic Of Indonesia [121] [122]
2021Richard MagnusChairman, Public Transport Council [123] [124]
Benny Lim Siang Hoe Chairman, National Parks Board [125] [126]
2022 Tan Chorh-Chuan World Economic Forum 2013.jpg Tan Chorh Chuan
  • Chief health scientist, Ministry of Health
  • Executive director, MOH Office for Healthcare Transformation
 [127] [128]
Lee Tzu Yang Chairman, Public Service Commission [127] [128]
Padmashree Gopinathan Pillai.jpg Gopinath Pillai Former chairman, Indian Heritage Centre Advisory Board [127] [128]
2023 Indonesian Coordinating Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan in Washington, D.C. on 4 August 2023 - (cropped).jpg Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan 5th Coordinating Ministry for Maritime and Investments Affairs of Indonesia [129] [130]
Kwa Chong Seng Former chairman, ST Engineering [131] [132]
Kay Kuok Oon Kwong [131] [132]
Timothy de Souza Member, Founders' Memorial Committee [131] [132]
Bobby Chin Yoke Choong Former chairman, Housing and Development Board [131] [132]
2024 Teo Ming Kian [133] [134]
Phillip Tan Eng SeongChairman, Yellow Ribbon Singapore [133] [134]
Syed Hassan bin Syed Mohammad bin Salim Al-AttasMember, Presidential Council for Minority Rights [133] [134]
Peter Ong [133] [134]
Hsieh Fu Hua [133] [134]
Jennie Chua Chairman, Woodlands Health Campus Development Board Committee [133] [134]
Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani Former inspector-general, Royal Malaysia Police [135] [136]
Irwan Hambali - 53890896754.jpg Irwan Hambali Police commissioner, Royal Brunei Police Force [137] [138]
2025 Lui Pao Chuen
  • Temasek Defence Professor
  • Chairman, Singapore Nuclear Research and Safety Institute
  • Former chairman, Ministry of Finance Development Projects Advisory Panel
 [139]
LimTzePeng.jpg Lim Tze Peng
  • Artist
  • Posthumous award
 [139] [140]
Razarudin Husain Inspector-general, Royal Malaysia Police [141] [142]

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