Kelantan Sultanah heads the state award list

KOTA BHARU, Nov 12 (Bernama) -- Kelantan Sultanah Nur Diana Petra Abdullah heads the list of 769 recipients of the state awards and medals in conjunction with the Sultan of Kelantan, Sultan Muhammad V’s 53rd birthday today.

Her Highness Sultanah Nur Diana Petra was conferred with the title Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultanah of Kelantan, and the Darjah Kerabat Yang Amat Dihormati Al-Yunusi (DK), at the investiture ceremony held at Istana Balai Besar, here.

Also conferred the DK award was His Highness Paduka Seri Pengiran Perdana Wazir Sahibul Himmah Wal Waqar Pengiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien.

Meanwhile, Her Highness Che Puan Mahkota Kelantan Che Puan Sofie Louise Johansson conferred the title Seri Paduka Mahkota Kelantan (SPMK), which carries the title of Datuk.

Also having received the SPMK award is Pengiran Muda Abdul Qawi Ibni DYTM Paduka Seri Pengiran Perdana Wazir Sahibul Himmah Wal Waqar Pengiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah from Brunei Darussalam.

Meanwhile, Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Ismail Petra was bestowed the title Tengku Bendahara of Kelantan.

Sultan Muhammad V also awarded the Darjah Seri Paduka Jiwa Mahkota Kelantan (SJMK), which carries the title ‘Datuk’, to the deputy mufti of Kelantan, Datuk Nik Abdul Kadir Nik Mohamad; Finance Minister, Datuk Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz and Environment and Water Minister (KASA), Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man.

Also having received the Darjah Kebesaran Setia Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Terbilang (SPSK), which carries the title ‘Datuk’, are chief commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), Tan Sri Azam Baki and the secretary-general of the Foreign Ministry, Datuk Seri Amran Mohamed Zin.

The sole recipient of the Darjah Seri Paduka Jasa Mahkota Kelantan (SPJK), which carries the title ‘Datuk’, is the former Prisons director-general, Datuk Zulkifli Omar.

A total of 12 recipients of the Darjah Kebesaran Jiwa Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Mulia (DJMK), which carries the title ‘Datuk’, include the state's Local Government, Housing and Health Committee chairman, Datuk Dr Izani Husin.

Seven recipients of the Darjah Kebesaran Kesateria Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Perkasa (DPKK) include the 3rd Infantry Division commander, Major General Datuk Rashidin Hashimi Ab Rashid and 8th Infantry Brigade commander, Brigadier General Datuk Abu Hasan Assha'ari Kamis@Shaffiee.

As many as 18 recipients received the Darjah Kebesaran Setia Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Terbilang (DPSK), which carries the title ‘Datuk’, including Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital (HRPZ II) director, Datuk Dr Abdul Haris Muhammad; former Kelantan police chief, Datuk Shafien Mamat and Road Transport Department (RTD) director-general, Datuk Zailani Hashim.

The two recipients of the Darjah Kebesaran Jasa Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Setia (DPJK), which also carries the title ‘Datuk’, are Kelantan police chief, Datuk Muhamad Zaki Harun and the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency director-general, Maritime Admiral Datuk Mohd Zubil Mat Som.

-- BERNAMA