Azhar Mansor

Yang Berbahagia Datuk Azhar Mansor (born 11 February 1958) is the first Malaysian to sail solo around the world.^[2] He made his trip in 1999, sailing the ship Jalur Gemilang. His round the world trip, with stops, took 190 days, 6 hours 57 minutes and 2 seconds^[1]

Yang Berbahagia Datuk Azhar Mansor DPPJ
Azhar sailing his yacht Jalur Gemilang in 1999
Born	(1958-02-11) 11 February 1958 (age 67) Perlis, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Occupation	Sailor
Years active	1998–present
Known for	The first Malaysian to complete a solo circumnavigation of the globe on sailing yacht Jalur Gemilang.
Awards	Performance Certificate from WSSR (World Speed Sailing Record Council) for Round the World, assisted, (stops,) eastabout, single-handed.[1]

Honour

• Perlis
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Gallant Prince Syed Putra Jamalullail (DPPJ) – Dato' (1999)^[3]

Successes

Datuk Azhar has managed to set a new world record via an East about route, attempted by no-one and has been verified by the WSSRC (World Speed Sailing Record Council) as an official record.^[1]

Azhar is currently based in Langkawi managing Telaga Harbour Park, one of Malaysia's finest marinas.