Darjah Utama Nila Utama

The Darjah Utama Nila Utama (English: Order of Nila Utama) is Singapore's third most prestigious national honour instituted in 1975.^[1] It is an Order conferred by the President of Singapore and was originally intended to be the highest award to be conferred to a foreign dignitary. It was later awarded to mostly citizens of Singapore.^[2]

Darjah Utama Nila Utama (Order of Nila Utama)
Type	Order of Honour
Established	1975; 48 years ago (1975)
Country	Singapore
Awarded for	Service
Status	Active
Grades	Order of Nila Utama (With High Distinction) Order of Nila Utama (With Distinction) Order of Nila Utama
Post-nominals	DUNU
Precedence
Next (higher)	Darjah Utama Temasek
Next (lower)	Sijil Kemuliaan
Ribbon after 1996 Ribbon prior to 1996

As of 1 August 2019, the Order has three different grades:^[3]

• the Order of Nila Utama (With High Distinction),
• the Order of Nila Utama (With Distinction), and
• the Order of Nila Utama.

Recipients of the honour are entitled to use the post-nominal letters DUNU.^{[citation needed]}

History

Prior to August 2019, the 3 grades of the Order of Nila Utama were known as:^[3]

• First Class of the Order of Nila Utama
• Second Class of the Order of Nila Utama
• Third Class of the Order of Nila Utama

Recipients

Year	Grade (if any)	Recipient	Affiliation / Citation at time of award	Ref.
1990	First Class	Toh Chin Chye	Former Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore	^[2]^[4]
	First Class	Michael Fam	Chairman, Mass Rapid Transit Corporation	^[2]
	Second Class	Othman Wok	Former politician
2006	First Class	Lim Siong Guan	Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance	^[5]
	First Class	Philip Yeo	Chairman, Agency for Science, Technology and Research
2008	First Class	Tommy Koh	Ambassador-at-Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs	^[6]
	Second Class	Andrew Chew Guan Khuan	Chairman, Public Service Commission	^[5]
2012	First Class	J. Y. Pillay	Chairman, Council of Presidential Advisers	^[7]
2015	First Class	Stephen Lee Ching Yen	Immediate Past President, Singapore National Employers Federation	^[5]
2017	First Class	Eddie Teo Chan Seng	Chairman, Public Service Commission	^[8]
2019	With High Distinction	Lim Chee Onn	Member, Council of Presidential Advisers	^[5]
2021	With Distinction	Peter Seah Lim Huat	Chairman, DBS Bank	^[9]

References

1. "Darjah Utama Nila Utama (The Order of Nila Utama) Rules 1996 - Singapore Statutes Online". sso.agc.gov.sg. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
2. Chern, Alphonsus (13 August 2015). "Singapore badges of honour". The Straits Times. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
3. "Darjah Utama Nila Utama (The Order of Nila Utama) (Amendment) Rules 2019 - Singapore Statutes Online". sso.agc.gov.sg. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
4. Ang, Benson (February 2012). "Dr Toh Chin Chye:1921-2012 VIP With Simple Taste". The New Paper. Singapore. pp. 4, 6.
5. Singapore, Prime Minister's Office (17 November 2018). "PMO | Recipients". Prime Minister's Office Singapore. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
6. 2008 National Day Awards to recognise special contributions for Pedra Branca case 2008
7. . Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 10 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
8. Seow, Joanna (5 November 2017). "Nearly 500 receive top awards from President Halimah for their service to Singapore". The Straits Times. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
9. Ho, Grace (9 August 2021). "Top honours for DBS chairman Peter Seah Lim Huat in this year's National Day awards". The Straits Times. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

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