KUALA LUMPUR: Chief Justice Datuk Seri Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh headed the list of 161 recipients of federal awards, medals and honours conferred in conjunction with the official birthday of His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia.
His Majesty bestowed the Darjah Seri Setia Mahkota (SSM) upon Wan Ahmad Farid, 63, the sole recipient of the award which carries the title “Tun”.
National track cycling champion Datuk Mohd Azizulhasni Awang was conferred the Darjah Bakti (DB) for his outstanding achievement and contributions to the sport and for elevating Malaysia’s standing on the world stage.
The Darjah Panglima Mangku Negara (PMN), carrying the title “Tan Sri”, was awarded to the Chief of Defence Force Gen Datuk Seri Malek Razak Sulaiman, Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail, and Country Garden Pacificview Sdn Bhd executive director Datuk Dr Daing A. Malek Daing A Rahaman.
Foreign Ministry secretary-general Datuk Seri Amran Mohamed Zin, Treasury secretary-general Datuk Johan Mahmood Merican and Army Chief Gen Datuk Azhan Md Othman were among five individuals conferred the Panglima Setia Mahkota (PSM) award, which also carries the title “Tan Sri”.
Air Force Chief Gen Datuk Seri Muhamad Norazlan Aris and Yayasan Sultan Ibrahim Johor trustee Datuk Avinderjit Singh Harjit Singh were also awarded the PSM.
Ten individuals were awarded the Darjah Panglima Jasa Negara (PJN), which carries the title “Datuk”. They include Court of Appeal Judge Leonard David Shim, Higher Education Ministry secretary-general Datuk Dr Aminuddin Hassim, Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry secretary-general Datuk Hairil Yahri Yaacob, Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) director-general Datuk Zulfikri Osman, and Malaysia’s Ambassador to Russia Datuk Cheong Loon Lai.
Also among the PJN recipients were Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka director-general Dr Hazami Jahari, women and community activist Datuk Rugayah Abdul Majid, Mranti Corporation Sdn Bhd chairman Prof Dr Rofina Yasmin Othman, Telekom Malaysia Group managing director and chief executive officer Amar Huzaimi Md Deris, and Country Garden Pacificview Sdn Bhd executive director Datuk Teo Chee Yow.
Three individuals were awarded the Panglima Setia Diraja (PSD), which also carries the title “Datuk”, namely Malaysia’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Datuk Yubazlan Yusof, the King’s senior private secretary, Datuk Jaba Mohd Noah, and the King’s Royal Malaysian Air Force aide-de-camp Brig Gen Datuk Amrul Yacob.
Meanwhile, 12 individuals were conferred the Darjah Johan Mangku Negara (JMN), including Putrajaya Corporation president Datuk Mohd Sakeri Abdul Kadir, head of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department at Kuala Lumpur Hospital Dr Kok Tuck Choon, National Unity and Integration Department director-general Zulkifli Hashim, and Selayang Hospital consultant paediatrician Dr Tang Swee Ping.
Eleven individuals were conferred the Johan Setia Mahkota (JSM) award, including Transport Ministry’s Air Accident Investigation Bureau chief inspector Brig-Gen Tan Chee Kee, Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry deputy director-general of enforcement (operations) Shamsul Nizam Khalil, and consultant radiologist at Sultanah Fatimah Specialist Hospital, Dr Laili Suriani Ab Latip.
Foreign Ministry Policy Planning and Coordination Department director-general Datuk Shariffah Norhana Syed Mustaffa was among recipients of the Darjah Johan Setia Diraja (JSD), while former national mixed doubles badminton player and Rio 2016 Olympic silver medallist Goh Liu Ying was among 10 recipients of the Kesatria Mangku Negara (KMN).
The Bintang Kesatria Setia Diraja (KSD) was also awarded to Col Sheikh Ali Ahmad, aide-de-camp to the Sultan of Johor, and DSP Liyana Mohd Toff, aide-de-camp to the Permaisuri of Johor.
A total of 28 individuals were awarded the Ahli Mangku Negara (AMN), while 42 received the Pingat Pangkuan Negara (PPN) and 15 were conferred the Pingat Bentara Setia Diraja (BSD).
