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Sabah State Mosque | |
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Masjid Negeri Sabah | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Branch/tradition | Sunni |
Leadership | Ustaz Suhaidi bin Hj Kuanting@Saad Al-Hafiz |
Location | |
Location | Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia |
Geographic coordinates | 5°57′36″N116°4′2″E / 5.96000°N 116.06722°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Dato Baharuddin Abu Kassim |
Type | mosque |
Completed | 1975 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 5,000 worshippers |
Dome(s) | 17 |
Minaret(s) | 1 |
Sabah State Mosque (Malay : Masjid Negeri Sabah) is the state mosque of Sabah, located at Sembulan roundabout between Jalan Mat Salleh and Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
Construction began in 1970 and was completed in 1975.[ citation needed ] The architectural design was by Arkitek Jurubina Bertiga, led by Dato Baharuddin Abu Kassim. [1] The mosque was officially opened on 28 June 1977 by the sixth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Yahya Petra of Kelantan.[ citation needed ]
The Sabah State Mausoleum is situated near the mosque. Tun Fuad Stephens, Chief Minister of Sabah (1976) who died in the Double Six Tragedy plane crash on 6 June 1976, became the first person laid to rest at this mausoleum.