Kelantan state assembly speaker tops list of royal award recipients

Kelantan state assembly speaker Mohd Amar Abdullah topped the list of 772 recipients of the state honours in conjunction with the 54th birthday celebration of the state ruler, Sultan Muhammad V, today.

Amar received the Dato’ Sri Amar D’Raja award from the Tengku Mahkota of Kelantan, Tengku Dr Muhammad Faiz Petra Sultan Ismail Petra, at the investiture ceremony held at Istana Balai Besar. 

Chief of Defence Force General Mohammad Ab Rahman was conferred the Darjah Kebesaran Kesateria Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Perkasa, which carries the title “Datuk”. 

Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan) director-general Abdul Kadir Abu Hashim  and Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry secretary-general Aminuddin Hassim were awarded the Darjah Kebesaran Setia Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Terbilang, which carries the title “Datuk”. 

Meanwhile, recipients of the Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Mulia, which carries the title “Datuk”, are Kelantan police chief Muhamad Zaki Harun, Kelantan financial officer Norazman Abd Ghani, Immigration Department director-general Ruslin Jusoh, Malaysia’s Ambassador to Indonesia Syed Md Hasrin Tengku Hussin@Syed Hussin, and Kota Bharu High Court judge Roslan Abu Bakar. 

Nine individuals received the Darjah Kebesaran Jiwa Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Mulia, which carries the title “Datuk”, including Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad group chief executive officer Mohd Muazzam Mohamed.

Five received the Darjah Kebesaran Kesateria Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Perkasa, including the commander of the 8th Infantry Brigade Brig Gen Azudin Hassan, Army chief Gen Muhammad Hafizuddeain Jantan, and Royal Malaysian Air Force chief Gen Mohd Asghar Khan Goriman Khan. 

A total of 15 individuals were conferred the Darjah Kebesaran Setia Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Terbilang which carries the title “Datuk”, including Kelantan Education Department director Mohd Zamri Abdul Aziz; Kelantan Land and Mines director Rosnazli Amin and consultant cardiologist at the Medical Department, Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital (HRPZ II) Dr Mohd Sapawi Mohamed. 

The sole recipient of the Darjah Kebesaran Jasa Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Setia, which also carries the title “Datuk”, was Customs Department deputy director-general Aidid Tajuddin. 

- Bernama