Darjah Utama Nila Utama
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The Darjah Utama Nila Utama (Order of Nila Utama) is Singapore
's third most important national honour and was instituted in 1975.
There are 3 grades of the Order of Nila Utama:
The Order is conferred by the President
on the advice of the Prime Minister
.
Recipients of the honour are entitled to use the post-nominal letters DUNU.
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
's third most important national honour and was instituted in 1975.
There are 3 grades of the Order of Nila Utama:
- the First Class, consisting of the Badge and the Star of the Order
- the Badge is to be worn on the right hip from a sash passing over the left shoulder and under the right arm, and the Star is to be worn on the left side of the outer garment
- the Second Class, consisting of the Badge and the Star of the Order
- the Badge is to be worn suspended round the neck from a ribbon, and the Star is to be worn on the left side of the outer garment
- the Third Class, consisting of the Badge of the Order
- the Badge is to be worn suspended round the neck from a ribbon.
The Order is conferred by the President
President of Singapore
The President of the Republic of Singapore is Singapore's head of state. In a Westminster parliamentary system, as which Singapore governs itself, the prime minister is the head of the government while the position of president is largely ceremonial. Before 1993, the President of Singapore was...
on the advice of the Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Singapore
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore is the head of the government of the Republic of Singapore. The President of Singapore appoints as Prime Minister a Member of Parliament who, in his opinion, is most likely to command the confidence of a majority of MPs.The office of Prime Minister...
.
Recipients of the honour are entitled to use the post-nominal letters DUNU.
Description
- Badge
- The Badge of the Order of Nila Utama consists, on the obverse side, of a star in white enamel bordered with gold. In the centre of the Badge is a medallion of red and gold enamel with a crescent and 5 stars encircled by the inscription "ORDER OF NILA UTAMA" in gold letters. There are 2 laurel wreathLaurel wreathA laurel wreath is a circular wreath made of interlocking branches and leaves of the bay laurel , an aromatic broadleaf evergreen. In Greek mythology, Apollo is represented wearing a laurel wreath on his head...
s of gold, one behind the Star and the other above the Star. - The reverse side of the Badge bears the State ArmsCoat of arms of SingaporeThe coat of arms of Singapore was adopted in 1959, the year Singapore became self-governing within the British Empire. The committee that created it, headed by then Deputy Prime Minister Toh Chin Chye, was also responsible for the national flag and the national anthem...
.
- The Badge of the Order of Nila Utama consists, on the obverse side, of a star in white enamel bordered with gold. In the centre of the Badge is a medallion of red and gold enamel with a crescent and 5 stars encircled by the inscription "ORDER OF NILA UTAMA" in gold letters. There are 2 laurel wreath
- Star
- The Star of the Order of Nila Utama is in chipped silver and consists, on the obverse side, of an inner white enamelled star bordered with gold. In the centre of the Star is a medallion of red enamel with a crescent and 5 stars encircled by the inscription "ORDER OF NILA UTAMA" in gold letters.
- The reverse side of the Star is plain.
- The sash and the neck ribbon of the Order of Nila Utama are red with a white centre band and a grey stripe to each side.
Recipients
- First Class - Philip YeoPhilip YeoPhilip Yeo Liat Kok is the Chairman of both SPRING Singapore and Singbridge International Investments. He was formerly the Special Adviser for Economic Development in the Prime Minister's Office from April 2007 to August 2011. Until 2007, he was the chairman of A*STAR, a government agency in...
- Singaporean public servant - First Class - Tommy KohTommy KohTommy Koh was born in Singapore on 12 November 1937. He is an international lawyer, professor and Ambassador-At-Large for the Government of Singapore...
- Ambassador-at-Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs