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Five individuals will be conferred the Distinguished Service Order, or Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang, in this year\u2019s National Day Awards.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The recipients are Land Transport Authority (LTA) Board chairman Alan Chan, former Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) Board chairman Edmund Cheng, artist Dr Iskandar Jalil, Ustaz Mohamad Hasbi Bin Hassan and former Sentosa Development Corporation chairman Bob Tan.<\/span><\/p>\n Mr Chan served as CEO of Singapore Press Holdings from 2003 to 2017. He was appointed chairman of the LTA Board in 2016 and continues to serve in the role. Mr Chan was also a recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal in 2012.<\/span><\/p>\n Mr Cheng served on the CAAS Board for more than nine years, first as deputy chairman from 2016 before becoming chairman in 2018. He stepped down on Aug 1, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n He was chairman of ground-handling company SATS from 2003 to 2016, as well as chairman of the Singapore Tourism Board from 1993 to 2001.<\/span><\/p>\n Mr Cheng received the Meritorious Service Medal in 2015, the Public Service Star (Bar) in 2010 and the Public Service Star in 1999.<\/span><\/p>\n Dr Iskandar is a potter and eminent local ceramist who was conferred the Cultural Medallion – Singapore\u2019s highest arts accolade – in 1988.<\/span><\/p>\n He received the Public Service Star in 2012 and the Meritorious Service Medal in 2015. That year, he was also conferred the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette by the Japanese government.<\/span><\/p>\n In recognition of his work as a ceramist and educator, Dr Iskandar was conferred an honorary Doctor of Letters (honoris causa) from the Nanyang Technological University in 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n Ustaz Hasbi is co-founder and co-chairman of the Religious Rehabilitation Group, a voluntary group of Islamic scholars and teachers that rehabilitate radicalised individuals in Singapore.<\/span><\/p>\n He has been president of the Singapore Islamic Scholars and Religious Teachers Association (PERGAS) since 2003. He is also a member of the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS), its Fatwa Committee and the Asatizah Recognition Board.<\/span><\/p>\n Mr Tan is the former chairman of the Sentosa Development Corporation, where he served for seven years before stepping down on Apr 1, 2026. He is currently the chairman of the boards of SBS Transit, SBS Transit Rail and Jurong Engineering.<\/span><\/p>\n He received the Friend of Labour Award in 2000, the Public Service Star in 2010, the NTUC Meritorious Service Award in 2013, the Meritorious Service Medal in 2017, the Distinguished Service Award in 2018 and the Distinguished Service Star Award in 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n