Chief secretary to the government, army chief receive Terengganu's highest honours
KUALA TERENGGANU: Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar heads the list of 130 recipients of the state's awards today in conjunction with the 63rd birthday of Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin.
Shamsul Azri was conferred the Darjah Kebesaran Seri Setia Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Terengganu (SSMZ) Yang Amat Terpilih, which carries the title "Datuk Seri", at the investiture in Istana Syarqiyyah here.
Army chief General Tan Sri Muhammad Hafizuddeain Jantan and Melati Ehsan Holdings Bhd executive chairman Tan Sri Yap Suan Chee also received the same honour from Sultan Mizan.
Sultan Mizan also conferred the Darjah Kebesaran Datuk Setia Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Terengganu (DSMZ) Yang Amat Terpilih, which carries the title "Datuk", on five individuals.
They are Malaysia Ambassador to China Datuk Norman Muhamad, hotel and sports tourism consultant Abdul Rahman Zabidin, Tuanku Nur Zahirah Foundation (YTNZ) trustee Toh Puan Seri Nur Rahmah Mohd Zin, National Disaster Welfare and Charity Association patron Datuk Shaikh Abdul Halim Shaikh Salah Marie Alkathiri and Medan Mutiara Sdn Bhd executive chairman Datuk Mazli Mohan Alias.
The Darjah Kebesaran Datuk Paduka Mahkota Terengganu (DPMT) Yang Amat Mulia, which also carries the title "Datuk", was awarded to 23 individuals, including three state executive councillors, namely Dr Azman Ibrahim, Hanafiah Mat and Ariffin Deraman.
Other recipients include state federal development director Abdul Kahar Abdul Latif, Dungun district officer Jusman Ibrahim, Terengganu Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council (Maidam) chief executive officer Associate Professor Dr Ahmad Azrin Adnan and former state Education Department director Jelani Sulong.
Sultan Mizan also bestowed the Darjah Kebesaran Setia Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin (SMZ) on 23 recipients, the Setia Mahkota Terengganu (SMT) Yang Amat Dihormati on 13 recipients, the Ahli Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Terengganu (AMZ) Order on 21 recipients, and the Ahli Mahkota Terengganu (AMT) Order on 42 recipients.
Present at the ceremony were Sultanah Nur Zahirah, Terengganu Yang Dipertuan Muda Tengku Muhammad Ismail and Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar.
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