Mohd Amar leads recipients of Kelantan state awards

Award recipients: (From left) Kelantan state assembly Speaker Mohd Amar, Chief of Defence Forces Jeneral Tan Sri Mohammad and Kelantan police chief Muhamad Zaki.

KOTA BARU: Kelantan state assembly Speaker Datuk Mohd Amar Abdullah topped the list of 772 recipients of the state honours in conjunction with the 54th birthday celebration of the Sultan of Kelantan, Sultan Muhammad V.

Mohd Amar was honoured with the Dato’ Sri Amar D’Raja award by Tengku Mahkota of Kelantan, Tengku Dr Muhammad Faiz Petra Sultan Ismail Petra, during a prestigious investiture ceremony held at Istana Balai Besar yesterday.

Chief of Defence Forces Jeneral Tan Sri Mohammad Ab Rahman was conferred the Darjah Kebesaran Kesateria Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Perkasa (SPKK), which carries the title “Datuk”.

Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) director-general Datuk Abdul Kadir Abu Hashim and Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry secretary-general Datuk Aminuddin Hassim were awarded the Darjah Kebesaran Setia Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Terbilang (SPSK), which carries the title “Datuk”.

Meanwhile, recipients of the Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Mulia (DPMK) which carries the title “Datuk”, are Kelantan police chief Datuk Muhamad Zaki Harun; Kelantan state financial officer Datuk Norazman Abd Ghani; Immigration Department director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh; Malaysian Ambassador to Indonesia Datuk Syed Md Hasrin Tengku Hussin; and Kota Baru High Court Judge Datuk Roslan Abu Bakar.

Nine individuals received the Darjah Kebesaran Jiwa Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Mulia (DJMK) which carries the title “Datuk”.

One of the individuals included in the group is Mohd Muazzam Mohamed, who serves as the chief executive officer of Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad.

Five recipients of the Darjah Kebesaran Kesateria Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Perkasa (DPKK) include Eighth Infantry Brigade commander Brig-Jen Azudin Hassan; Jen Datuk Muhammad Hafizuddeain Jantan, who holds the position of Army chief; and Jen Tan Sri Mohd Asghar Khan Goriman Khan, who serves as the chief of the Royal Malaysian Air Force.

A total of 15 individuals were conferred the Darjah Kebesaran Setia Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Terbilang (DPSK) which carries the title “Datuk”.

Among them are Kelantan Education Department director Mohd Zamri Abdul Aziz; Kelantan Land and Mines director Rosnazli Amin; and consultant cardiologist at the Medical Department, Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital (HRPZ II), Dr Mohd Sapawi Mohamed.

The sole recipient of the Darjah Kebesaran Jasa Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Setia (DPJK) which also carries the title “Datuk” was Customs Department deputy director-general Datuk Aidid Tajuddin. — Bernama