Selangor Sultan awards 20 Datukship

Royal exchange: Sultan Sharafuddin receiving the blessed water from his brotherTengku Abdul Samat ibni Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Al Haj inconjunction with the Sultan’s birthday in Shah Alam Wednesday. — Bernama

SHAH ALAM: As promised, the Selangor Sultan did not award any Datukship to any politician this year.

Low: Conferred theDSIS (SecondClass)

Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah also restricted the number of Datukship to only 20 recipients in conjunction with his 63rd birthday anniversary.

However, a surprise on the list was Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) acting general manager Low Siew Moi who was awarded the Datuk Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (DSIS) (Second Class) which carries the title “Datuk.”

Low’s appointment as acting general manager in October had become controversial after objections from various quarters.

The other recipient of the DSIS is film producer and director Shuhaimi Baba.

Khalid: Conferredthe DPMS (SecondClass)

Heading the list of 95 recipients of state honours and awards is Home Ministry secretary general Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof who receives the Darjah Kebesaran Seri Paduka Mahkota Selangor (SPMS) (First Class), which carries the title “Datuk Seri” for men at the investiture at Istana Alam Shah, Klang.

The SPMS title was also awarded to former Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) chief Rear Admiral (Rtd) Tan Sri K. Thanabalasingam.

The Darjah Kebesaran Datuk Setia Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (SSIS) which carries the title “Datuk Setia” was given to Datuk Abdul Halim Abdul Rauf, who was former Selangor State Secretary and former Director-General of the Implementation Coordination Unit (ICU) in the Prime Minister’s Department.

Conferred the SPMS(First Class)

Besides Low and Shuhaimi, the other recipients of the DSIS were former Deputy Public Prosecutor Salehuddin Saidin, Orang Besar Daerah Hulu Selangor Aman Shah Mohd Shahar, Keeper of the Selangor Royal Household Raja Marthiah Raja Amran who has served the palace for 40 years, Assistant Chief of Staff in the Communications and Electronics Division, Armed Forces Headquarters, Admiral Nasaruddin Othman, Sarmid Holdings Malaysia Sdn Bhd chairman Datuk Sarip Hamid, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) lecturer in the Islamic Studies Faculty Assoc Prof Dr Hailani Muji Tahir, Royal Malay Regiment (RMR) Brigadier General Sheikh Mokhsin Sheikh Hassan, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) deputy vice-chancellor (Academic and International Affairs) Prof Dr Aini Ideris and Subang Jaya Medical Centre orthopaedic surgeon Dr Anuar Onah.

National bowler Shalin Zulkifli will receive the Darjah Kebesaran Setia Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (SIS) while Selangor Information Department director Saptuyah Senson the Darjah Kebesaran Ahli Mahkota Selangor (AMS).

Abdul Aziz:Conferred theSPMS (First Class

The recipients of the Darjah Kebesaran Datuk Paduka Mahkota Selangor (DPMS) (Second Class) which carries the title “Datuk” are Tengku Putri Arafiah Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah, Selangor police chief Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar, Malaysian Ambassador to Equador and Colombia Datin Rashidah Ramli, National Heritage Department’s Heritage Commissioner Datuk Prof Emeritus Siti Zurina Abdul Majid, Chief of Staff cum Admiral of Education and Training, Education and Training Headquarters RMN Admiral Musa Omar, Universiti Putra Malaysia dean of the Engineering Faculty Prof Abang Abdullah Abang Mohamed Ali, Public Services Department (PSD) director of the Emoluments Division Yap Kin Sian, Selangor director of Land and Mines Abd Nasir Hassan, Selayang Municipal Council president Zainal Abidin Azim, Petaling District Officer Zulkepli Ahmad and Satay Kajang Haji Samuri Sdn Bhd managing director Samuri Juraimi.

Fourteen people will receive the Darjah Kebesaran Setia Mahkota Selangor (SMS).

Among them are Datin Dr Nooral Zeila Junid from the Dental Health Division of the Health Ministry, Senior Judge of the Shah Alam Sessions/Magistrate’s Courts, M.Gunalan, Evaluation Director of the Selangor Evaluation and Property Services Department Dr Rahah Ismail and Head of the Pathology Department, Kuala Lumpur Hospital, Dr Muhammad Arif Mohd Hashim.

Meanwhile, besides Shalin and Saptuyah, 11 others are awarded the SIS, while 18 receive the AMS, 18 others receive the Darjah Kebesaran Ahli Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (AIS) and seven the Bintang Perkhidmatan Cemerlang (BPC). — Bernama.