Pingat Jasa Gemilang

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Pingat Jasa Gemilang
(Meritorious Service Medal)
TypeMedal
Established1962;62 years ago (1962)
CountryFlag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Awarded forService of conspicuous merit in Singapore, or in special circumstances elsewhere
StatusActive
Post-nominalsPJG
Precedence
Next (higher) Pingat Gagah Perkasa
Next (lower) Bintang Bakti Masyarakat
Equivalent Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera)
Pingat Jasa Gemilang ribbon (from 1996).png
Ribbon after 1996
Pingat Jasa Gemilang ribbon (1962-1996).png
Ribbon prior to 1996

The Pingat Jasa Gemilang (English: Meritorious Service Medal) is a Singaporean national honour and medal instituted in 1962. [1] It may be awarded to any person who has performed "service of conspicuous merit characterised by resource and devotion to duty, including long service marked by exceptional ability, merit and exemplary conduct within Singapore". It may also be awarded to any person outside of Singapore under exceptional circumstances. [2]

Contents

Recipients are entitled to use the post-nominal letters PJG.[ citation needed ]

The Singapore Armed Forces equivalent of the award is the Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera). [3]

History

The Pingat Jasa Gemilang was one of six state awards instituted on 19 April 1962. [4] The rules of the award were revised in July 1996. [1]

Description

Award recipients

There have been more than 103 recipients of the Pingat Jasa Gemilang since 1998. Several notable recipients include: [5]

YearRecipientNotesRef
1962 Tan Howe Liang weightlifter
Stanley Toft Stewartpolitician
1974 S. R. Nathan politician
1978 Ngiam Tong Dow Civil servant
1979 Tommy Koh diplomat
1990 Chor Yeok Eng politician
1992 Chen Wen Hsi artist (posthumous)
1996 Liu Kang artist [6]
1998 Tee Tua Ba High Commissioner in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
2003 Khoo Boon Hui Commissioner of the Singapore Police Force
Tan Swie Hian artist
2005 Chan Heng Chee diplomat
Mohideen MP Haja Rubinretired Supreme Court Judge
2006 Edwin Nadason Thumboo poet and academic
Joscelin Yeo swimmer
2007 Lee Hsien Yang former CEO of SingTel
Gerard Ee Chairman of the National Kidney Foundation
2008 Feng Tianwei table tennis player
Wang Yuegu table tennis player
Li Jiawei table tennis player
2010 Peter Ong Head of Civil Service
2012 Wong Ngit Liong Chairman of National University of Singapore Board of Trustees [7]
2015 Canagasabai Kunalan athlete and educator
2015 Hamdan Abu Bakar Bruneian politician [8]
2016 Joseph Schooling swimmer
Yip Pin Xiu swimmer [9]
2017 Mohamad Fuzi Harun Inspector-General of Police, Royal Malaysia Police [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Pingat Jasa Gemilang (The Meritorious Service Medal) Rules 1996 - Singapore Statutes Online". sso.agc.gov.sg. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  2. "The Meritorious Service Medal (Pingat Jasa Gemilang)". Archived from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  3. "Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera) — (the Meritorious Service Medal — Military) Rules 1981 - Singapore Statutes Online". sso.agc.gov.sg. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  4. Chern, Alphonsus (13 August 2015). "Singapore badges of honour". The Straits Times. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  5. Singapore, Prime Minister's Office (17 November 2018). "PMO | Recipients". Prime Minister's Office Singapore. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  6. Foong, Woei Wan (2 June 2004). "Artist Liu Kang, 93, dies". The Straits Times . p. 3.
  7. "President and Mrs Tony Tan Keng Yam with recipient of …". www.nas.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  8. "Investiture of Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Meritorious Service Medal) On Director, Brunei Internal Security Department". Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  9. "Swimmers Joseph Schooling, Theresa Goh to receive National Day Awards". Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  10. Auto, Hermes (28 September 2017). "Former Malaysian Special Branch chief conferred prestigious award | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 20 December 2022.