Sultan Abu Bakar School (SMK Sultan Abu Bakar/SABS/SMKSAB) is a secondary school situated in

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. It is entitled as a Premier School by the Malaysian Ministry of Education due to its excellence in academic and co-curriculum. Nowadays, the Ministry of Education accepts

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History

In 1955, when Kuantan was made the state capital, a new site was chosen for the school in Jalan Beserah. A site near Jalan Beserah, with the area of , was the new site for the school. Construction started in 1956. The school was officially opened on 16 August 1957 by the then Sultan of Pahang, Al-Marhum Sultan Abu Bakar Riayathuddin Al Muadzam Shah Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Abdullah Al Muktasim Billah.http://thestar.com.my/education/story.asp?file=/2007/5/6/education/17613081 Datuk Idris bin Babjee was the first principal of the school.

Motto

Through Endeavour We Succeed, "Alah Bisa Tegal Biasa"http://smksabktn.blogspot.com/2010/01/slogan.html

Gallery

Sabskuantan2.jpg, View From Block M Sultan Abu Bakar School bus.jpg, School bus Signs at Sultan Abu Bakar School.jpg, Bimbingan and Kaunseling

Notable alumni

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References

{{Reflist Secondary schools in Malaysia Kuantan Educational institutions established in 1957 1957 establishments in Malaya