Penang is the latest state to strip convicted former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak of his honours.
State governor Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak stripped Najib of the Darjah Utama Pangkuan Negeri (DUPN) title, which carries the Datuk Seri honorific.
A statement by acting state secretary Mohd Zakuan Zakaria cited Najib's conviction and sentencing as the reason behind the move.
Najib was awarded the title in 2009.
The former premier is currently serving a 12-year prison sentence after the Federal Court upheld his conviction over the SRC International Sdn Bhd case involving RM42 million.
On Monday, Najib and his wife Rosmah Mansor - who had also been convicted for corruption - had their titles from Selangor stripped.
The couple also had their titles from Negeri Sembilan stripped in 2018.
However, the couple still has numerous Datuk Seri titles from other states.
Najib still has seven from Pahang, Perak, Malacca, Kedah, Perlis, Sabah, and Sarawak.
As for Rosmah, she has titles from Pahang, Malacca, Kedah, Sabah, and Sarawak, which carries the Datuk Seri title or its equivalent. - Mkini
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