GEORGE TOWN: It wasn’t the first award she received but for retired principal Fadilah Mohd Zain, to be bestowed the Darjah Johan Negeri (DJN) from the state is no less significant.Recounting her pleasant surprise at getting the phone call informing her of the award, the 70-year-old mother of three said she was truly honoured to be given the award by the Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak.
“I believe not many teachers receive such an honour and it means a lot to me, especially as I was born and raised in Kuala Lumpur but only moved to Penang when I got married in the 1980s,” she said.
