Tun Datu Mustapha Memorial, Memorial park and museum in Putatan, Malaysia
Tun Datu Mustapha Memorial is a memorial park with a mausoleum and exhibition spaces located in Putatan. The complex features manicured grounds and display areas that showcase the life story and contributions of a key historical figure in Sabah's development.
The cemetery grounds at Kampung Ulu/Ulu Seberang, about two kilometres west of Putatan town centre, were formerly a fort of the local leader Mat Salleh. Tun Mustapha died on 2 January 1995 at the Sabah Medical Center in Teluk Likas, Kota Kinabalu, and was buried here the following day. The site was later placed under monument protection as a memorial park, and the memorial stone in Malay and English was erected in September 1999.
Tun Mustapha died on 2 January 1995 at the Sabah Medical Center in Teluk Likas, Kota Kinabalu, and was buried the next day in the Muslim cemetery at Kampung Ulu/Ulu Seberang. The memorial stone, inscribed in Malay and English, was placed in September 1999. The grave lies within a working village cemetery, so visitors may see local Muslim burials alongside the tomb.
The memorial stands within the Muslim cemetery of Kampung Ulu/Ulu Seberang, about two kilometres west of central Putatan. The grave lies on the cemetery grounds, and the memorial stone, inscribed in Malay and English, was placed in September 1999. Visitors should dress and behave as in any active Muslim burial ground.
The cemetery site was formerly a fort of Mat Salleh, the Sabah resistance leader. Tun Mustapha died on 2 January 1995 at the Sabah Medical Center in Teluk Likas, Kota Kinabalu, and was buried here the following day; the memorial stone in Malay and English was only placed in September 1999.
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