Posthumous Tun for Azizan


KUALA LUMPUR: The late Tan Sri Azizan Zainul Abidin, who was president of Putrajaya Corporation and Petronas, was posthumously awarded the country’s highest award, the Seri Setia Mahkota Malaysia, which carries the title “Tun,” in conjunction with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s birthday today.

Azizan, who was a respected figure in the government sector and the corporate world, died on July 14, 2004 at the age of 68.

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