KUALA LUMPUR: His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, on Thursday (Feb 5) conferred federal awards, medals and honours on 54 recipients in conjunction with the 2026 Federal Territory Day celebration at Istana Negara.
Also present at the investiture ceremony was Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, Queen of Malaysia.
Leading the list of recipients was Court of Appeal President Datuk Abu Bakar Jais (pic), who was conferred the Seri Mahkota Wilayah (SMW), which carries the title Datuk Seri.
Other recipients of the SMW were Chief Judge of Malaya Datuk Seri Hashim Hamzah, Economy Ministry secretary-general Datuk Seri Nor Azmie Diron and Kuala Lumpur Mayor Datuk Seri Fadlun Mak Ujud.
The ceremony also saw 15 individuals receiving the Panglima Mahkota Wilayah (PMW) award, which carries the title Datuk, led by Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Chang Lih Kang.
Other PMW award recipients were Digital Ministry secretary-general Datuk Fabian Bigar; Education director-general Datuk Dr Mohd Azam Ahmad; Defence Ministry deputy secretary-general (Policy) Datuk Mohd Yani Daud; Federal Territories Department deputy director-general (Management and Socio-Economic) Datuk Parang Abai @ Thomas; and Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry deputy secretary-general (Management) Datuk S Surrendren.
Also conferred with the PMW were Royal Malaysian Navy deputy chief, Vice Admiral Datuk Badarudin Taha; Police Logistics and Technology Department director, Commissioner Datuk Gilbert Philip Layang; Navy Training and Doctrine Commander, Rear Admiral Datuk Mohd Razib Tahir; and Malaysia Sea Games Organising Committee (MASOC) Secretariat chief executive officer Datuk Abdul Rashid Yaakub.
Other PMW recipients included Universiti Utara Malaysia professor Datuk Prof Dr Norazah Mohd Suki; Universiti Putra Malaysia, director of Malaysian Cryptology Technology and Management Centre, Datuk Prof Dr Muhammad Rezal Kamel Ariffin; Leadership and Management University (ELMU) Vice-chancellor of Enforcement, Datuk Prof Dr Mohd Kassim Noor Mohamed; OKA Marketing Sdn Bhd manager Datuk Lim Chee Hong; and former national badminton athlete Datuk Soo Beng Kiang. - Bernama
