130 honoured in Terengganu

Special occasion: Sultan Mizan conferring the SSMZ award to Shamsul Azri during the ceremony at Istana Syarqiyyah. — Bernama

Chief Secretary leads list of state award recipients

KUALA TERENGGANU: Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar headed the list of 130 recipients of Terengganu state’s honours and titles, held in conjunction with the 63rd official birthday of the Sultan of Terengganu, Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin.

Shamsul Azri was conferred the Darjah Kebesaran Seri Setia Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Terengganu (SSMZ) Yang Amat Terpilih award, which carries the title Datuk Seri, by Sultan Mizan during a ceremony at Istana Syarqiyyah here yesterday.

Army Chief Jen Tan Sri Muhammad Hafizuddeain Jantan and Melati Ehsan Holdings Berhad executive chairman Tan Sri Yap Suan Chee were also conferred the same honour, Bernama reported.

Congratulations: Jen Muhammad Hafizuddeain (left) and Yap were among those honoured.

Meanwhile, the Darjah Kebe­sa­ran Datuk Setia Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Terengganu (DSMZ) Yang Amat Terpilih award, which carries the title Datuk, was conferred to Malay­sia’s Ambassador to China Datuk Norman Muhammad, hotel and sports tourism consultant Abdul Rah­man Zabidin, Yayasan Tuanku Nur Zahirah board of trustees member Toh Puan Seri Nur Rahmah Mohd Zin, Persatuan Amal dan Kebajikan Bencana Malaysia patron Datuk Wira Shaikh Abdul Halim Shaikh Salah Marie Alkathiri and Medan Mutiara Sdn Bhd executive chairman Datuk Mazli Mohan Alias.

In addition, Sultan Mizan bestowed the Darjah Kebesaran Datuk Paduka Mahkota Tereng­ganu (DPMT) Yang Amat Dihor­mati award, which carries the title Datuk, to 23 recipients inclu­ding state agriculture, agroindustry, food security and commodities committee chairman Dr Azman Ibrahim; state entrepreneurship, human resources, cooperatives and consumer affairs committee chairman Ariffin Deraman; state infrastructure, utilities and rural development committee chairman Hanafiah Mat; Terengganu Syarie Chief Judge Rosdi Harun; former Terengganu state education department director Jelani Sulong; Terengganu Incorporated Sdn Bhd president and chief executive officer Burhanuddin Hilmi Mohamed @ Harun and Tereng­ganu Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council CEO Assoc Prof Dr Ahmad Azrin Adnan.

Sultan Mizan also conferred the Darjah Kebesaran Setia Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Terengganu Yang Amat Terpilih award to 23 recipients, the Setia Mahkota Terengganu Yang Amat Dihormati award (13 recipients), Ahli Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Terengganu Yang Amat Terpilih award (21 recipients) and Ahli Mahkota Terengganu Yang Amat Dihormati award (42 recipients).