MELAKA: Chief Justice Datuk Seri Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh led the list of recipients for the state awards and medals in conjunction with the 76th birthday of Melaka’s Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Dr Mohd Ali Rustam at Seri Negeri here.
He was conferred the Darjah Utama Negeri Melaka (DUNM), which carries the title of Datuk Seri Utama, yesterday.
Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing and Defence Force chief Jen Tan Sri Mohd Nizam Jaffar were awarded the Darjah Gemilang Seri Melaka (DGSM), which carries the title Datuk Seri, Bernama reported.
The Darjah Cemerlang Seri Melaka (DCSM), which carries the title Datuk Wira, was awarded to Melaka state secretary Datuk Azhar Arshad, Customs Department director-general Datuk Anis Rizana Mohd Zainudin and National Defence University of Malaysia vice-chancellor Lt-Jen Datuk Arman Rumaizi Ahmad.
Other recipients were Badan Amal Kasih Ibu Putrajaya chairman Datuk Seri Anggraini Sentiyaki, Plaza Premium Lounge chief executive officer Song Hoi See and SME Development Bank chief executive officer Datuk Mohammad Hardee SN Ibrahim.
In addition, the Darjah Mulia Seri Melaka (DMSM), which carries the title of Datuk, was awarded to Court of Appeal judge Dr Shahnaz Sulaiman, Malaysia’s ambassador to Russia Datuk Cheong Loon Lai, Kedah police chief Comm Adzli Abu Shah and Johor police chief Comm Ab Rahaman Arsad.
Also receiving the award were Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA) lecturer Prof Dr Mohd Shahrir Mohd Sani, Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd president and chief executive officer Datuk Khairul Kamarudin, MSR Green Energy Sdn Bhd director Datuk Tarminder Singh Balwant Singh and Les’ Copaque Production Sdn Bhd managing director Datuk Burhanuddin Md Radzi.
Among those awarded the Darjah Pangkuan Seri Melaka (DPSM), which carries the title of Datuk, were Malaysia’s ambassador to Algeria Rizany Irwan Muhamad Mazlan, legal adviser to the Melaka state government Khairul Azreem Mamat, Sungai Rambai assemblyman Siti Faizah Abdul Azis, Pantai Kundor assemblyman Tuminah Kadi @ Mohd Hashim and lawyer and e-learning trainer RK Vijayaraj.
Other recipients were Prosecution Division III deputy head at the Attorney General’s Chambers, Kamal Baharin Omar, Melaka Football Club president K. Devan, international star and Melaka Tourism ambassador for 2024 Fan Bingbing, and Media Prima group managing director Mohd Rafiq Mat Razali.
Tun Mohd Ali also conferred the Jaksa Pendamai to former Melaka state secretary Datuk Dr Ismail Salleh, former state executive council member Datuk Ismail Othman and former Kota Melaka MP Datuk Wong Nai Chee.
Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) Melaka bureau part-time reporter, Rashidah Abd Rahim, received the Pingat Jasa Kebaktian (PJK).
In addition, 93 individuals were honoured with the Darjah Seri Melaka, 159 with the Bintang Cemerlang Melaka, 233 with the Bintang Khidmat Terpuji, 351 with the Pingat Jasa Kebaktian, 138 with the Pingat Bakti Masyarakat, and six with the Pingat Khidmat Lama.
