GEORGE TOWN: Penang Yang di-Pertua Negri Tun Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak will confer state awards on 1,380 recipients – the highest number since 2018 – in conjunction with his 73rd birthday celebration.
Three individuals have been awarded the Darjah Panglima Pangkuan Negeri (DPPN), which carries the title Datuk Seri.
The three are renowned dates importer and distributor Datuk Seri Yusuf Taiyoob, Malaysia Semiconductor Industry Association (MSIA) president Datuk Seri Wong Siew Hai and former Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Keluarga Bhd (STMKB) group chief executive officer Datuk Seri Mohamed Hassan Md Kamil.
Notable recipients of the Darjah Gemilang Pangkuan Negeri (DGPN) which carries the Datuk Seri Title as well are Penang state secretary Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Jailani Muhamed Yunus, Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP) chief executive officer Datuk Seri Jaseni Maidinsa, Securities Commission (SC) chairman Datuk Seri Awang Adek Hussin, Penang Medical College senior consultant forensic pathologist Assoc Prof Datuk Seri Dr Bhupinder Singh Jeswant Singh and former Seberang Prai City Council mayor Datuk Seri Rozali Mohamud who have been awarded the Darjah Gemilang Pangkuan Negeri (DGPN), among 16 others.
State Speaker Datuk Law Choo Kiang said the ceremony will be held over four days.
"It will begin on Saturday (July 23) with 193 receiving their titles.
"On Monday (July 25), 399 recipients will be awarded their titles, while on Tuesday (July 26), 391 will receive their titles and on Thursday (July 28), 398 people will receive their titles.
"All four days will be held at Dewan Sri Pinang here," he told a press conference at Dewan Sri Pinang on Friday (July 22).
Law said this was the highest number of recipients in five years since 2018.
"From looking back at the past five years, this year has the most recipients.
"The recipients' list will be gazetted after the ceremony but since I have announced it, they can be mentioned with their new titles.
"Although the original date of the ceremony was July 7, which is the official birthday celebration, we are holding it tomorrow (July 23)," he added.
The Penang Governor has agreed to confer 1,380 awards and medals, comprising three receiving the DPPN, 21 receiving Darjah Gemilang Pangkuan Negeri (DGPN), 18 receiving Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negeri (DMPN), 117 receiving Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri (DSPN), 107 receiving Darjah Johan Negeri (DJN), 19 receiving Bintang Cemerlang Negeri (BCN), 197 receiving Pingat Kelakuan Terpuji (PKT), 333 receiving Pingat Jasa Kebaktian (PJK), 536 receiving Pingat Jasa Masyarakat (PJM) and 29 receiving Pingat Bakti Setia (PBS) this year.
Both DPPN and DGPN carry the title Datuk Seri, while DMPN and DSPN come with the title Datuk.
Ahmad Fuzi was sworn in as the eighth Yang di-Pertua Negri of Penang on Labour Day last year. The former Bukit Mertajam High School boy succeeded Tun Dr Abdul Rahman Abbas, who had served as the state’s seventh governor since 2001.
