Armed forces chief tops honours list at Sultan of Kedah's birthday
ALOR STAR: Armed Forces chief General Tan Sri Mohd Nizam Jaffar led the list of recipients honoured by the Sultan of Kedah, Al-Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin Sultan Badlishah, in conjunction with the Ruler's 83rd birthday celebration at Istana Anak Bukit today.
Nizam received the Darjah Datuk Seri Setia Pahlawan Yang Amat Dihormati (SSPK), which carries the title Datuk Seri Pahlawan.
Former chief justice Tun Zaki Tun Azmi was bestowed the title Datuk Seri Indera Setia as an Orang Besar Lapan, while businessman Tan Sri Datuk Seri Syed Azman Syed Ibrahim was conferred the title Datuk Seri Derma Wangsa.
Joint Forces Commander Lieutenant General Datuk Zahani Zainal Abidin of the Royal Malaysian Air Force and Royal Malaysian Navy deputy chief Vice-Admiral Datuk Shamsuddin Ludin were conferred the Darjah Datuk Setia Pahlawan Negeri Kedah Yang Amat Dihormati (DSPK), which carries the title Datuk Pahlawan.
State Public Works, Natural Resources, Water Supply and Environmental Committee chairman Mohamad Yusoff Zakaria was conferred the Darjah Datuk Setia Sultan Sallehuddin Kedah (DSSS), which carries the title Datuk.
Kubang Pasu district officer Muhamad Mahazi Ibrahim, Malaysia's Ambassador to Bahrain Shazryll Zahiran, Road Transport Department director-general Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission director of investigations Datuk Zainul Darus, Kedah Justices of the Peace Council honorary secretary Ahmad Fatahi Omar, and Fuji Electric Malaysia executive director Chong Nee Hwa were the recipients of the Darjah Datuk Setia Diraja Kedah (DSDK), which also carries the title Datuk.
Brigadier-General Abd Hafiz Ahmad and Brigadier-General Saiful Bahari Zainol were each conferred the Darjah Datuk Setia Pahlawan (DDSP), which carries the title Datuk.
State executive councillors Dzowahir Abdul Ghani and Wong Chia Zhen were among four recipients of the Setia Sultan Sallehuddin Kedah (SSS) award. The other recipients were Ayer Hitam assemblyman Azhar Ibrahim and Tunku Putri Nur Asma Tunku Ja'afar Laksmana.
Eight recipients were awarded the Setia Diraja Kedah (SDK), including Sungai Petani Municipal Council president Tunku Iskandar Shah Tunku Muszaffar Shah; Pendang district officer Nasrun Datuk Mohd Sheriff; Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital cardiology and electrophysiology consultant Dr Kantha Rao Narasamuloo; Veterinary Services Department senior director Dr Mohd Noor Hisham Mohd Haron; Public Works Department building facility branch director Ahmad Shahruzi Ahmad; Kedah Forestry Department director Muhamad Abdullah; Kedah Squash Association president Andrew Lim Hwa Eng; and Kedah Sailing Association deputy president Mohd Afendy Abdullah.
The Sultan also conferred various state orders and medals, including the Ahli Mahkota Kedah (AMK) on 34 recipients; Ahli Setia Pahlawan (ASP) on 11; Bintang Perkhidmatan Cemerlang Kedah (BCK) on 24; Bintang Kebaktian Masyarakat (BKM) on 46; Ahli Cemerlang Semangat Jerai Kedah (ASK) on four; Pingat Perkhidmatan Cemerlang Kedah (PCK) on 27; Pingat Jasa Kebaktian (PJK) on 41; and Pingat Perkhidmatan Lama (PPL) on 22 recipients.
Present at the investiture ceremony were the Raja Muda of Kedah Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah, Raja Puan Muda of Kedah Che Puan Muda Zaheeda Mohamad Ariff, Tunku Mahkota of Kedah Tunku Shazuddin Ariff, Tunku Puan Mahkota of Kedah Che Puan Nur Julie Ariff.
Also present were the Tunku Bendahara of Kedah, Datuk Seri Diraja Tan Sri Tunku Abdul Hamid Thani and Tunku Temenggong of Kedah Tan Sri Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz Sultan Abdul Halim.
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