Pingat Jasa Gemilang


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.

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:
YearRecipientNotesRef
1962Tan Howe Liangweightlifter
1962Stanley Toft Stewartpolitician
1967John Le CainCommissioner of the Singapore Police Force
1970Cheng Tong FattDiplomat
1974S. R. Nathanpolitician
1978Ngiam Tong DowCivil servant
1979Tommy Kohdiplomat
1984Lee Ek Tiengcivil servant
1990Chor Yeok Engpolitician
1992Chen Wen Hsiartist
1996Liu Kangartist
1998Tee Tua BaHigh Commissioner in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
2003Khoo Boon HuiCommissioner of the Singapore Police Force
2003Tan Swie Hianartist
2005Chan Heng Cheediplomat
2005Mohideen MP Haja Rubinretired Supreme Court Judge
2006Edwin Nadason Thumboopoet and academic
2006Joscelin Yeoswimmer
2007Lee Hsien Yangformer CEO of SingTel
2007Gerard EeChairman of the National Kidney Foundation
2008Feng Tianweitable tennis player
2008Wang Yuegutable tennis player
2008Li Jiaweitable tennis player
2010Peter OngHead of Civil Service
2012Wong Ngit LiongChairman of National University of Singapore Board of Trustees
2014Lee Tzu YangChairman of the Public Service Commission
2015Canagasabai Kunalanathlete and educator
2015Hamdan Abu BakarBruneian politician
2016Joseph Schoolingswimmer
2016Yip Pin Xiuswimmer
2017Mohamad Fuzi HarunInspector-General of Police, Royal Malaysia Police