# Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak

The Darjah Utama Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Sarawak (Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak) is the highest state order in the state of Sarawak. It is conferred to those who rendered excellent service towards the development of the state of Sarawak and Malaysia. The Order was established in 1964, a year after Sarawak's independence with the formation of Malaysia. The history of the order can be traced back to 1928, where a similar order named Order of the Star of Sarawak was established by the White Rajahs. However, the revived order has no connection with the previous order, except for the similarity of the name of the order. The motto of the Order is based on the state motto and the current one was adopted in 1988. The design of the order ribbon was changed twice, first in 1973 and again in 1988. The design follows the colors of the Sarawakian flag: blue, red and white (1973 design), and yellow, black and red (1988 design). Both the Officer of the Star of Sarawak (JBS) and Officer of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (JBS) share the same necklace design.

## Classes

| Order | Post-nominal | Title | Created | Changed | Living recipients at each time of appointment only | Photo |
| Knight Grand Commander (Satria Bintang Sarawak) previously "Darjah Utama Bintang Paduka Seri Sarawak", later "Darjah Utama Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Sarawak" | S.B.S. (formerly D.P.S.S., later D.U.B.S.) | Pehin Sri | 1983 | 1988,2003 | 8 | 1 |
| Knight Commander (Panglima Negara Bintang Sarawak) | P.N.B.S. | Dato Sri formerly Dato' | 1964 | 1973,1988 | 8 | 2 |
| Commander (Panglima Setia Bintang Sarawak) | P.S.B.S. | Dato formerly Dato' | 1997 | None | 18 | 3 |
| Companion (Johan Bintang Sarawak) | J.B.S. | None | 1973 | 1988 | 52 | 4 |
| Officer (Pegawai Bintang Sarawak) | P.B.S. | None | 1964 | 1973,1988 | Unlimited | 5 |
| Member (Ahli Bintang Sarawak) | A.B.S. | None | 1964 | 1973,1988 | Unlimited | 6 |
| Knight (Bentara Bintang Sarawak) | B.B.S. | None | 1973 | 1988 | Unlimited | 7 |
| Timeline | Ribbon bars | Ribbon bars | Ribbon bars | Ribbon bars | Ribbon bars | Ribbon bars | Ribbon bars |
| Timeline | D.P.S.S./D.U.B.S./S.B.S. | P.N.B.S. | P.S.B.S. | J.B.S. | P.B.S. | A.B.S. | B.B.S. |
| Since 1988 | S.B.S. (2003 - present) | | | | | | |
| Since 1988 | D.U.B.S. (1988 - 2003) | | | | | | |
| 1973 - 1988 | D.P.S.S. (1983 - 1988) | | | | | | |
| 1964 - 1973 | | | | | | | |

## Recipients
### Satria Bintang Sarawak (S.B.S.)

Recipients of the Knight Grand Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak include:

#### 2003

| Recipient | Office | Notes | Ref. |
| Tan Sri Datuk Patinggi Dr. Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud | 4th Chief Minister of Sarawak | 26 March 1981 – 28 February 2014 | |
| Datuk Patinggi Dr. Mahathir Mohamad | 4th Prime Minister of Malaysia | 16 July 1981 – 31 October 2003 | |

#### 2017

| Recipient | Office | Notes |
| Tun Datuk Patinggi Haji Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Abang Barieng | 3rd Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak | 2 April 1977 – 1 April 1981 |
| Tun Datuk Patinggi Haji Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Abang Barieng | 6th Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak | 22 February 2001 – 28 February 2014 |
| Tan Sri Datuk Patinggi (Dr.) Haji Adenan Satem | 5th Chief Minister of Sarawak | 1 March 2014 – 11 January 2017 |

#### 2024

| Recipient | Office | Notes | Ref. |
| Tun Dato Sri Dr. Haji Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar | 8th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak | 26 January 2024 – present | |

### Panglima Negara Bintang Sarawak (P.N.B.S.)

Recipients of the Knight Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak (P.N.B.S.) also receive the title "Dato Sri". They include:

#### 2002

| Recipient | Office | Ref. |
| Datuk Lim Haw Kuang | Chairman of Royal Dutch Shell, Malaysia | |
| Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib | Group Chairman of Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad | |

#### 2003

| Recipient | Office |
| General Tan Sri Dato' Seri Panglima Mohd Zahidi Zainuddin | Chief of Defence Forces of Malaysia |
| Tan Sri Dato' Seri Panglima Norian Mai | Inspector-General of Police of Malaysia |
| Datuk Seri Dr. Ling Liong Sik | former Minister of Transport of Malaysia |
| Datuk Seri Dr. Ling Liong Sik | MP for Labis |
| Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz | Minister of International Trade and Industry of Malaysia |
| Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz | MP for Kuala Kangsar |
| Dato' Seri Samy Vellu Sangalimuthu | Minister of Works of Malaysia |
| Dato' Seri Samy Vellu Sangalimuthu | MP for Sungai Siput |
| Dato' (Dr.) Mohd Effendi Norwawi | Minister of Agriculture of Malaysia |
| Dato' (Dr.) Mohd Effendi Norwawi | MP for Kuala Rajang |
| Dato' Haji Mohamad Asfia Awang Nasar | Speaker of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly |
| Datuk Wong Soon Koh | Minister for Infrastructure and Communications Development of Sarawak |
| Datuk Wong Soon Koh | MLA of Sarawak for Bawang Assan |
| Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Samsudin Osman | Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia |
| Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr. Shamsudin Hitam | Secretary-General of the Treasury of Malaysia |
| Dato' Seri Dr. Zainul Ariff Hussain | Director-General of Implementation Co-ordination Unit of the Prime Minister's Department of Malaysia |
| Tan Sri Dato' Mohd Hassan Marican | Chairman of Petronas |
| Saleh Abdullah Kamel | Chairman & Founder of Dallah Al-Baraka |

#### 2005

| Recipient | Office |
| Tan Sri Dato' Indera Dr. Hadenan Abdul Jalil | Auditor General of Malaysia |
| Tan Sri Haji Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman | Chairman of Election Commission of Malaysia |
| Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 5th Earl of Cranbrook | Earl of Cranbrook |

#### 2006

| Recipient | Office |
| Tan Sri Dato' Sri Mohd Bakri Omar | Inspector-General of Police of Malaysia |
| Dato' Sri Chan Kong Choy | Minister of Transport of Malaysia |
| Dato' Sri Chan Kong Choy | MP for Selayang |
| Datu Ahmad Tarmizi Sulaiman | Financial secretary of Sarawak |
| Datuk Awang Tengah Ali Hasan | Minister for Planning and Resource Management II of Sarawak |
| Datuk Awang Tengah Ali Hasan | MLA of Sarawak for Bukit Sari |
| Datuk William Mawan Ikom | Minister for Social Development and Urbanisation of Sarawak |
| Datuk William Mawan Ikom | MLA of Sarawak for Pakan |
| Datuk Dr. Leo Michael Toyad | former Minister of Tourism of Malaysia |
| Datuk Dr. Leo Michael Toyad | MP for Mukah |

#### 2007

| Recipient | Office |
| Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Arshad Ayub | Chairman of PFM Capital Propriety Limited |
| Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Arshad Ayub | Chairman of AmanahRaya Investment Bank Limited |
| Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Arshad Ayub | Chairman of the board of directors of University of Malaya |
| Tan Sri Datuk Wira Musa Hassan | Inspector-General of Police of Malaysia |

#### 2008

| Recipient | Office |
| Tun Dato' Sri Dr. Lim Keng Yaik | former Minister of Energy, Water and Communications of Malaysia |
| Tun Dato' Sri Dr. Lim Keng Yaik | former Minister of Primary Industries of Malaysia |
| Tun Dato' Sri Dr. Lim Keng Yaik | former MP for Beruas |
| Tan Sri Dato' Seri Utama Nor Mohamed Yakcop | Minister of Finance II of Malaysia |
| Tan Sri Dato' Seri Utama Nor Mohamed Yakcop | MP for Tasek Gelugor |
| Dato' Seri Haji Mohamed Khaled Nordin | Minister of Higher Education of Malaysia |
| Dato' Seri Haji Mohamed Khaled Nordin | MP for Pasir Gudang |
| Tan Sri Dato' Seri Haji Muhyiddin Yassin | Minister of International Trade and Industry of Malaysia |
| Tan Sri Dato' Seri Haji Muhyiddin Yassin | MP for Pagoh |
| Tan Sri Dato' Seri Mohd Sidek Hassan | Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia |
| Tan Sri Dato' Seri Mohd Sidek Hassan | President of International Islamic University Malaysia |
| Haji Mahmud Abu Bekir Taib | |
| Dr. Albert Hong Hin Kay | Chairman and managing director of RSP Architects Planners & Engineers Propriety Limited |
| Dr. Albert Hong Hin Kay | Honorary Consul of Tunisia in Singapore |

#### 2009

| Recipient | Office |
| Tan Sri Dato' Sri Abdul Gani Patail | Attorney General of Malaysia |
| Datuk Douglas Uggah Embas | Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of Malaysia |
| Datuk Douglas Uggah Embas | MP for Betong |
| Datuk Michael Manyin Jawong | Minister for Tourism and Cities Development of Sarawak |
| Datuk Michael Manyin Jawong | MLA of Sarawak for Tebedu |

#### 2010

| Recipient | Office |
| General Tan Sri Dato' Seri Azizan Ariffin | Chief of Defence Forces of Malaysia |
| Tan Sri Dato' Sri Dr. Wan Abdul Aziz Wan Abdullah | Secretary-General of the Treasury of Malaysia |
| Dato' Sri Mahmood Adam | Secretary-General of the Ministry of Home Affairs of Malaysia |
| Datuk Nasir Sakaran | Minister in the Chief Minister's Department of Sabah |
| Datuk Nasir Sakaran | MLA of Sabah for Senallang |

#### 2011

| Recipient | Office | Ref. |
| Dato' Sri Mohammad Ali Mahmud | MLA of Sarawak for Muara Tuang | |
| Pehin Jawatan Dalam Seri Maharaja Dato Seri Utama Dr. Haji Awang Mohd Jamil AlSufri Begawan Urdana Khatib Dato Seri Paduka Awang Umar | | |

#### 2012

| Recipient | Office |
| Dato' John Lau Kah Sieng | Founder of Kumpulan Design/Arkitek KDI Propriety Limited |
| Yaw Chee Ming | Chief Executive Officer of Samling Global Limited |
| Pehin Orang Kaya Shahbandar Dato Seri Setia Haji Awang Mohd Nawawi Allahyarham Pehin Orang Kaya Shahbandar Haji Awang Mohd Taha | Private and Confidential Secretary to His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam |

#### 2013

| Recipient | Office |
| Dato' Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi | Minister of Home Affairs of Malaysia |
| Dato' Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi | MP for Bagan Datuk |
| Dato' Seri Hishammuddin Hussein | Minister of Defence of Malaysia |
| Dato' Seri Hishammuddin Hussein | MP for Sembrong |
| Tan Sri Dato' Seri Ali Hamsa | Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia |
| Prof. Emeritus Tan Sri Dato' Sri Paduka Dr. Lim Kok Wing | |
| Kazuhisa Kogo | President of Tokuyama Corporation |

#### 2014

| Recipient | Office |
| Datuk Seri Panglima Shafie Apdal | Minister of Rural and Regional Development of Malaysia |
| Datuk Seri Panglima Shafie Apdal | MP for Semporna |
| Pehin Orang Kaya Datuk Paduka Awang Lim Jock Seng | Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade II of Brunei |
| Datuk Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar | Deputy Minister of Home Affairs of Malaysia |
| Datuk Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar | MP for Santubong |
| Dato' Ir. Haji Wahab Suhaili | Executive Chairman of Jurutera Perunding Wahba Propriety Limited |
| Dato' Ir. Haji Wahab Suhaili | former MLA of Sarawak for Batang Sadong |

#### 2015

| Recipient | Office | Ref. |
| General Tan Sri Dato' Seri Zulkifeli Mohd Zin | Chief of Defence Forces of Malaysia | |
| Tan Sri Dato' Seri Mohamad Zabidi Zainal | Director-General of the Public Service Department of Malaysia | |

#### 2016

| Recipient | Office |
| Tan Sri Dato' Seri Haji Ambrin Buang | Auditor General of Malaysia |
| Tan Sri Dato Bustari Yusuf | Executive Chairman of OBYU Holdings Propriety Limited |
| Datuk Dr. Stephen Rundi Utom | Minister for Public Utilities of Sarawak |
| Datuk Dr. Stephen Rundi Utom | MLA of Sarawak for Kemena |

#### 2017

| Recipient | Office |
| Dato' Sri Hajah Rohani Abdul Karim | Minister of Women, Family and Community Development of Malaysia |
| Dato' Sri Hajah Rohani Abdul Karim | MP for Batang Lupar |
| Dato' Sri Richard Riot Jaem | Minister of Human Resources of Malaysia |
| Dato' Sri Richard Riot Jaem | MP for Serian |
| Datuk Hajah Fatimah Abdullah | Minister for Welfare, Community Well Being, Women, Family and Childhood Development of Sarawak |
| Datuk Hajah Fatimah Abdullah | MLA of Sarawak for Dalat |
| Datuk Fong Joo Chung | Sarawak state legal counsel |
| Datuk Fong Joo Chung | former Attorney General of Sarawak |

#### 2018

| Recipient | Office |
| Dato' Seri Tiong King Sing | MP for Bintulu |
| Datuk Sharifah Mordiah Tuanku Fauzi | former Assistant Minister for Welfare and Women Affairs of Sarawak |
| Datuk Sharifah Mordiah Tuanku Fauzi | former MLA of Sarawak for Samariang |

#### 2019

| Recipient | Office |
| Prof. Datuk Dr. Sim Kui Hian | Minister for Local Government and Housing of Sarawak |
| Prof. Datuk Dr. Sim Kui Hian | MLA of Sarawak for Batu Kawah |
| Datuk Gramong Juna | former Assistant Minister for Tourism of Sarawak |
| Datuk Gramong Juna | former MLA of Sarawak for Machan |
| Datu Mohamad Abu Bakar Marzuki | Deputy state secretary of Sarawak |

#### 2021

| Recipient | Office |
| Dato' Sri Nancy Shukri | Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture of Malaysia |
| Dato' Sri Nancy Shukri | MP for Batang Sadong |
| Datuk Lee Kim Shin | Minister of Transport of Sarawak |
| Datuk Lee Kim Shin | MLA of Sarawak for Senadin |
| Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah | Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture of Sarawak |
| Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah | MLA of Sarawak for Asajaya |
| Datuk Talat Mahmood Abdul Rashid | Attorney-General of Sarawak |
| Datu Dr. Wan Lizozman Wan Omar | Financial Secretary of Sarawak |
| Datu Kho Kak Beng | Founder of KKB Engineering Berhad |

### Panglima Setia Bintang Sarawak (P.S.B.S.)

Recipients of the Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak (P.S.B.S.) include:-
* The Late Dato Dr Judson Sakai Tagal - 2004 (Posthumous)
* Dato Zakaria Jaffar - 2004
* Dato Che Min Che Ahmad - 2004
* Dato Henry Lau Lee Kong - 2004
* Dato Hussain Paris - 2004
* Dato Vincent G. Chapman - 2004
* Dato Ursula Goh, Co-Founder, Sarawak Federation of Women's Institute - 2004
* Dato Dr. James Dawos Mamit - 2006
* Datin Amar Dato Dayang Morliah Awang Daud, Wife of the Sarawak Minister of Public Utilities - 2009
* Dato William Wei How Sieng, Advisor, HWS Properties Sdn. Bhd. - 2009
* Dato Sarbanun Abdul Kadir Marican, veteran artist - 2009
* Dato Dr Abu Bakar Abdullah @ Tom Belarek, president, Sarawak Orang Ulu Association - 2009
* Dato Mohamad Ramji Alli, Elections Commission - 2009
* Dato Bujang Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce, businessman - 2009
* The Rev'd Dato Pastor Dr Su Chii Ann, religious leader and president, Sarawak Chinese Annual Conference (SCAC) - 2009
* Dato Paul Teo Choo Tee - 2009
* Yang Arif Dato Rhodzariah Bujang, High Court judge - 2011
* Professor Dato Dr Jamil Hamali, Universiti Teknologi Mara Sarawak Rector - 2011
* Dato Mohammad Medan Abdullah, Senior General Manager, Group Corporate Affairs, Petronas - 2011
* Dato Janet Lau Ung Mie, Women's Wing Chief, Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP) Bahagian Sibu Division - 2011
* Dato Dr Liew Wee Lik, pakar bedah kardiotorasik, Normah Medical Specialist Centre - 2011
* Dato Alexander Maiyor, president, Miri Melanau Association - 2011
* Dato Mohamad Sait Ahmad, Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director, Inland Revenue Board - 2011
* Dato Wan Morshidi Tuanku Abdul Rahman, president, Miri Malay Association- 2011
* Dato Usop Wahap @ Sani Wahap, former State Assembly Member (ADUN) for Lambir - 2011
* Dato Ir. Abang Jemat Abang Bujang, chief executive officer, Sacofa Sdn Bhd - 2011
* Dato Haji Abang Haji Talhata bin Haji Abang Hazemi, former director, Sarawak Prisons Department - 2011
* Dato Koh Yaw Hui - 2011
* Dato Rugayah Abdul Majid - 2011
* Seyed Ali Dabier Moghaddam - 2011 (Honorary)
* James Chan Khay Syn, 4th Mayor of Council of the City of Kuching South - 2012
* Dato Temenggong Vincent Lau - 2015
* Datuk Paduka Muhammad Juanda Abdul Rashid - 2015 (Honorary)
* Brig. Gen. (R) Dato Muhammad Daniel Damian Abdullah, Commander, Brigade 9 Infantry (Brigade 9) - 2017
* Dato Haji Ahmad Lai bin Bujang, Member of Parliament for P218 Sibuti - 2017
* Dato Dr Yao Sik Chii, former Sarawak Director of Health - 2017
* Dato Rabiah Johari, Member of the State Public Service Commission - 2017
* Dato Sharkawi Alis - 2017
* Dato Alex Ting Kuang Kuo - 2017
* Temenggong Dato Helmi Mohd Gol - 2017
* Dato Bernard Agan Assan - 2017
* Dato Goh Leng Chua - 2017
* Dato Yepni @ Yet Adenan - 2017
* Sgt. (Rtd) Dato Awang anak Raweng, GC, former Iban Scout with the 10th Platoon, Company D, Worcestershire Regiment Battalion 1 - 2018
* Dato Yong Piaw Soon, group managing director of Harbour-Link Group Bhd - 2018
* Dato Tan Jit Kee, managing director of Hong Seng Construction (E.M.) Sdn. Bhd. and President of the Kuching Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and Industry - 2018
* Dato Chieng Buong Toon, Deputy President II, Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP) - 2018
* Dato Marcus Leong, conductor, Simfoni Orkestra Negeri Sarawak (SONS) - 2018
* Dato Musa Giri - 2018
* Dato Dr Munirah Mohd Hassan - 2018
* Ustaz Dato Ismawi Duet, Sarawak Islamic Religious Council - 2018
* Ustaz Dato Mustapha Kamal Ahmad Fauzi, Grand Imam of the State of Sarawak - 2018
* Dato Hj. Sulaiman Hj. Narawi, former secretary, Sarawak Public Service Commission, and former Member of the Elections Commission - 2018
* Dato Janang Bungsu, managing director of Konsortium Bumi Consultants and Services Sdn Bhd - 2018
* Dato Philimon Nuing, Walikota of the Kapit District Council - 2018

### Johan Bintang Sarawak (J.B.S.)

Recipients of the Companion of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak (J.B.S.) include:-
* The Late Datuk Marcus Raja - 2004 (Posthumous)
* The Late Lawrence Th’ng Kok Kuang - 2004 (Posthumous)
* Datin Judith Satem Nee Palmer - 2004
* Dr Chou Chii Ming - 2004
* Jelaing Mersat, Malaysian Deputy Minister of Home Affairs - 2009
* Abang Mohamad Atei Abang Medaan, Mayor of Kuching North - 2009
* James Chan Khay Syn, Mayor of Kuching South - 2009
* Mohd. Amin Hassan, Executive Committee Member, Sarawak United National Youth Organisation (SABERKAS) - 2009
* Mohamed Ali Mohamed Sheriff - 2009
* Abang Amir Abang Latip - 2009
* Dayang Madinah Tun Abang Haji Openg - 2009
* Haw Min @ Chiew Min Wai, Penghulu for Niah - 2016
* Ting Hua Sing, treasurer, Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP) - 2016

### Pegawai Bintang Sarawak (P.B.S.)

Recipients of the Officer of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak (P.B.S.) include:-
* Pemanca Sahari Gani - 2015
* Tan Hock Heng - 2015
* Bibi Macpherson@McPherson - 1999

### Ahli Bintang Sarawak (A.B.S.)

* Douglas Uggah Embas, Political Secretary to the Chief Minister of Sarawak - 1985
* Koh Ek Chong, Councillor, Miri City Council - 2008
* Julie Ting Chek Ho - 2021

### Bentara Bintang Sarawak (B.B.S.)

* Douglas Uggah Embas, Political Secretary to the Chief Minister of Sarawak - 1984