The Pingat Jasa Gemilang () is a Singaporean national honour and medal instituted in 1962. It may be awarded to any person who has performed "service of conspicuous merit characterised by resource and devotion to duty, including long service marked by exceptional ability, merit and exemplary conduct within Singapore". It may also be awarded to any person outside of Singapore under exceptional circumstances.
Recipients are entitled to use the post-nominal letters PJG.
The Singapore Armed Forces equivalent of the award is the Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera).
History The Pingat Jasa Gemilang was one of six state awards instituted on 19 April 1962. The rules of the award were revised in July 1996.
Description The medal is silver-gilt having, on the obverse side, a rhomboid artifice superimposed upon a multi-perforated base. In the centre of the artifice is a shield bearing a crescent and 5 stars and below it a scroll with the inscription "PINGAT JASA GEMILANG". The reverse bears the State arms. The ribbon is grey with a red centre band flanked on each side by a white stripe and a thin red stripe.
Award recipients There have been more than 103 recipients of the Pingat Jasa Gemilang since 1998. Several notable recipients include: +YearRecipientNotesRef1962Tan Howe Liang weightlifterStanley Toft Stewart politician1967John Le CainCommissioner of the Singapore Police Force1970Cheng Tong FattDiplomat1974S. R. Nathanpolitician1978Ngiam Tong DowCivil servant1979Tommy Kohdiplomat1984Lee Ek Tiengcivil servant1990Chor Yeok Engpolitician1992Chen Wen Hsiartist (posthumous)1996Liu Kangartist1998Tee Tua BaHigh Commissioner in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei2003Khoo Boon HuiCommissioner of the Singapore Police ForceTan Swie Hianartist2005Chan Heng CheediplomatMohideen MP Haja Rubinretired Supreme Court Judge2006Edwin Nadason Thumboopoet and academicJoscelin Yeo swimmer2007Lee Hsien Yangformer CEO of SingTelGerard EeChairman of the National Kidney Foundation 2008Feng Tianweitable tennis playerWang Yuegutable tennis playerLi Jiaweitable tennis player2010Peter OngHead of Civil Service2012Wong Ngit LiongChairman of National University of Singapore Board of Trustees2014Lee Tzu YangChairman of the Public Service Commission2015Canagasabai Kunalanathlete and educator2015Hamdan Abu BakarBruneian politician 2016Joseph SchoolingswimmerYip Pin Xiuswimmer2017Mohamad Fuzi HarunInspector-General of Police, Royal Malaysia Police
See also
:Category: Recipients of the Pingat Jasa Gemilang :Category: Recipients of the Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera)
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