Dato' Datuk (or its variant Dato or Datu) is a Malay title commonly used in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia, as well as a traditional title by Minangkabau people in West Sumatra, Indonesia. The title of the wife of Datuk is Datin. Origin The oldes ...

Azhar Mansor is the first

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

n to sail solo around the world.Azhar gets a hero's welcome
He made his trip in 1999, sailing the ship '' Jalur Gemilang''. His round the world trip, with stops, took 190 days, 6 hours 57 minutes and 2 seconds

Successes

Datuk Azhar has managed to set a new world record via an East about route, attempted by no-one and has been verified by the WSSRC (World Speed Sailing Record Council) as an official record. Azhar is currently based in Langkawi managing Telaga Harbour Park, one of Malaysia's finest marinas.

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Living people People from Perlis Malaysian sailors Single-handed circumnavigating sailors Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian Muslims 1958 births {{Malaysia-bio-stub