Darjah Utama Nila Utama (Order of Nila Utama) | |
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Type | Order of Honour |
Established | 1975 |
Country | Singapore |
Awarded for | Service |
Status | Active |
Grades |
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Post-nominals | DUNU |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Darjah Utama Temasek |
Next (lower) | Sijil Kemuliaan |
Ribbon after 1996 Ribbon prior to 1996 |
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]
As of 1 August 2019, the Order has three different grades: [3]
Recipients of the honour are entitled to use the post-nominal letters DUNU.[ citation needed]
Prior to August 2019, the 3 grades of the Order of Nila Utama were known as: [3]
Year | Grade (if any) | Recipient | Affiliation / Citation at time of award | Ref. |
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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] |