Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak

Darjah Utama Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Sarawak
Darjah Utama Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Sarawak ;
Awarded by The State Government of Sarawak
Type	Order
Established	1964
Motto	Dum Spiro Spero (Berharap Selagi Bernafas, As long as I breathe, I hope) (1964-1972) ; Hidup Selalu Berkhidmat (Live to Serve) (1973-1988) ; Bersatu, Berusaha, Berbakti (United, Striving, Serving) (1988-present)
Eligibility	Malaysian citizens, but citizens of countries other than Malaysia can be conferred honorary awards though.
Awarded for	State Order of Merit
Status	Currently constituted
Grades	7 (S.B.S.), (P.N.B.S.), (P.S.B.S.), (J.B.S.), (P.B.S.), (A.B.S.), (B.B.S.)
Statistics
Total inductees	860 (living recipients at each time of appointment only)
Precedence
Next (higher)	None
Next (lower)	Darjah Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Kenyalang Sarawak (Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak)
	; ;

The Darjah Utama Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Sarawak (Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak) is the highest state order in the state of Sarawak. It is conferred to those who rendered excellent service towards the development of the state of Sarawak and Malaysia.^[1] The Order was established in 1964, a year after Sarawak's independence with the formation of Malaysia. The history of the order can be traced back to 1928, where a similar order named Order of the Star of Sarawak was established by the White Rajahs. However, the revived order has no connection with the previous order, except for the similarity of the name of the order. The motto of the Order is based on the state motto and the current one was adopted in 1988.^{[citation needed]} The design of the order ribbon was changed twice, first in 1973 and again in 1988. The design follows the colors of the Sarawakian flag: blue, red and white (1973 design), and yellow, black and red (1988 design). Both the Officer of the Star of Sarawak (JBS) and Officer of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (JBS) share the same necklace design.^{[citation needed]}

Classes of the Order
Order	Post-nominal	Title	Created	Changed	Living recipients at each time of appointment only	Photo
Satria Bintang Sarawak (Knight Grand Commander)	S.B.S.	Pehin Sri^[2]	2003	None	8	1
Panglima Negara Bintang Sarawak (Knight Commander)	P.N.B.S.	Dato Sri^[2] formerly Dato'	1964	1973,1988	8	2
Panglima Setia Bintang Sarawak (Commander)	P.S.B.S.	Dato^[2] formerly Dato'	1964	1973,1988	18	3
Johan Bintang Sarawak (Companion)	J.B.S.	None	1964	1973,1988	52	4
Pegawai Bintang Sarawak (Officer)	P.B.S.	None	1964	1973,1988	Unlimited	5
Ahli Bintang Sarawak (Member)	A.B.S.	None	1964	1973,1988	Unlimited	6
Bentara Bintang Sarawak (Knight)	B.B.S.	None	1964	1973,1988	Unlimited	7

Ribbon bars
Since 1988	S.B.S.	P.N.B.S.	P.S.B.S.	J.B.S.	P.B.S.	A.B.S.	B.B.S.
1973 - 1988
1964 - 1973

^ (Swk.G.N. 751/2003 p. 686)
^ ^a ^b ^c "Susunan Keutamaan Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sarawak". Ceremonies & Internation Conventions Division, Prime Minister's Department. Retrieved 4 January 2018.

[1] (Swk.G.N. 751/2003 p. 686)

[:5-2] "Susunan Keutamaan Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sarawak". Ceremonies & Internation Conventions Division, Prime Minister's Department. Retrieved 4 January 2018.

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