The Sijil Kemuliaan ( en, Certificate of Honour) is a

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instituted in 1962. It is typically awarded to Singaporean citizens, but in special circumstances may be awarded to non-citizens as an honorary award (i.e. the Honorary Certificate of Honour). The medal of the award bears the inscription "''Kerana Jasa Untok Negara''" which translates to "For Services to the State" in

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. There are currently no living recipients of the award in Singapore. Recipients of the honour are entitled to use the post-nominal letters SK.

History

The Sijil Kemuliaan was instituted on 19 April 1962. The rules of the award were revised in July 1996.

Recipients

As of 2022, there are only three recipients. *

Lim Hak Tai Lim Hak Tai, (; 28 May 1893 – 14 February 1963) was one of Singapore's pioneer artist at the turn of the 20th century, and was the person who inspired the Nanyang School of art form, to reflect the ' Nanyang' (South-east Asia) region, both i ...

- Founder of the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts *

Wong Peng Soon Wong Peng Soon, (; 17 February 1917 – 22 May 1996) was a Malayan/Singaporean badminton player who reigned as a top player in Malaya from the 1930s to the 1950s when it was a single nation. Noted for his smooth but powerful strokes and gra ...

- Malayan/Singaporean badminton player *

Zubir Said Zubir Said (22 July 1907 – 16 November 1987) was a Singaporean composer most notable for composing the national anthem of his country, "Majulah Singapura" – "Onward Singapore". A self-taught musician, Zubir also worked as a score arrang ...

- Singaporean composer (including the

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of Singapore).

References

{{Orders, decorations, and medals of Singapore Civil awards and decorations of Singapore