Tun Mustapha Tower is a 122 metre, 30-story glass tower in

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Sabah Sabah () is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the North Kalimantan province of Indone ...

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. It was built in 1976 by

Mori Building Company is a Japanese family-owned property management firm. As of 2015 its president and CEO is Shingo Tsuji. Its headquarters are in the Roppongi Hills Mori Tower in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Minato, Tokyo. Mori Building has been managing office buil ...

, a Japanese builder. The building was formerly named Yayasan Sabah Tower as it housed

Sabah Foundation The Sabah Foundation ( ms, Yayasan Sabah) or Yayasan Sabah Group (YSG) is a state sanctioned organisation that was developed to promote educational and economic opportunities for its people. It was founded by Tun Mustapha Harun and manages a di ...

(Yayasan Sabah), a state-sponsored foundation to promote education and economic development in the state. In 2001, the tower was renamed to honour

Tun Datu Mustapha Datu Mustapha bin Datu Harun, or Tun Mustapha for short (31 July 1918 – 2 January 1995), was a Malaysian politician who served as the 3rd Chief Minister of Sabah from May 1967 to November 1975 and the 1st Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah from ...

, a former Sabah chief minister. It is the fifth tallest building in Borneo after the 132-metre tall

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, 129-metre tall Jesselton Quay Citypads, 126-metre tall

Wisma Sanyan Wisma Sanyan was the tallest building in the state of Sarawak, Malaysia from its completion in 2001 to 2019.

and the 125-metre tall Harrington Suites. There is a revolving floor on the 18th floor, which slowly spins to give a complete view of Likas Harbour. It makes one 360 degree rotation per hour. In 1997,

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successfully scaled the building, with government approval, for a fundraiser.

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