AG leads honours list in conjunction with King's birthday

The Star

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KUALA LUMPUR: Attorney General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar (pic) heads the list of 104 recipients of this year's federal awards, medals and honours in conjunction with the official birthday of His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia.
His Majesty bestowed the Darjah Panglima Mangku Negara (PMN) award, which carries the title Tan Sri, upon Dusuki, 58, at the investiture ceremony in Istana Negara here on Monday (June 2).
Other recipients were Chief of Defence Forces Gen Tan Sri Mohd Nizam Jaffar, Chief Judge of Malaya Tan Sri Hasnah Mohammed Hashim, Navy Chief Adm Tan Sri Zulhelmy Ithnain, and Deputy Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay.
Prime Minister's Department senior deputy secretary-general Datuk Abd Shukor Mahmood and Attorney General's Chambers Legal Division head Datuk Donald Joseph Franklin were among five individuals awarded the Panglima Jasa Negara (PJN), which carries the title of Datuk.
Other recipients were Public Service deputy director-general (Development) Datuk Dr Mohd Bakhari Ismail, Treasury deputy secretary-general (Management) Datuk Ramzi Mansor, and Hospital Sultanah Aminah cardiothoracic surgeon Datuk Dr Simon Jerome Vendargon.
The Johan Mangku Negara (JMN) award was conferred upon Education Service Commission secretary Md Radzi Hashim, National Population and Family Development Board director-general Abdul Shukur Abdullah, and Digital Ministry deputy secretary-general (Digital Development) Ma Sivanesan Marimuthu @ Muthiah.
Other recipients were Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) deputy chief executive officer (Export Acceleration) Abu Bakar Yusof, Universiti Teknologi Mara deputy vice-chancellor (Student Affairs) Prof Dr Mohd Sazili Shahibi, and the Employees Provident Fund's Investment Division Equity Department head Lim Tze Seong.
Four individuals received the Johan Setia Mahkota (JSM) award, namely Public-Private Partnership Unit deputy director-general (Development) Chek Zainuddin Chek Jusoh, Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry Technology Transfer and Commercialisation (R&D) Division secretary Boniface Edwin Manung, Malaysian Highway Authority deputy director-general (Business) Mohd Hadzmir Yusoff, and Higher Education Ministry Strategic Planning Division secretary Fazidah Mustafa.
Malaysia's Ambassador to China Datuk Norman Muhamad, Malaysia's Ambassador to Indonesia Datuk Syed Md Hasrin Tengku Hussin, and Dewan Rakyat secretary Dr Nizam Mydin Bacha Mydin received the Darjah Johan Setia Diraja (JSD) honours.
National Paralympic badminton athlete and Malaysia's first gold medallist at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, Cheah Liek Hou, was among 14 recipients accorded the Kesatria Mangku Negara (KMN) award.
The Bintang Kesatria Setia Diraja (KSD) was awarded to Ceremonial and International Conference Secretariat Division principal assistant secretary Syed Zaqwanariff Zainudin, and Istana Negara Security Division chief security officer Asst Supt Mohd Fairouz Hamdi Mohd Yamin.
Sixteen individuals were conferred the Bintang Ahli Mangku Negara (AMN) medal, including Tan Lee Bee, the sign language interpreter at the Federal Court of Malaysia. Additionally, 45 individuals received the Pingat Pangkuan Negara (PPN) medal, and the Pingat Bentara Setia Diraja (BSD) was awarded to three people.
The sole recipient of Bintang Jasa Perkasa Persekutuan (JPP) was Royal Malaysian Navy personnel Lt Cmdr Mohd Firdaus Arbaain, who rescued four victims, including two children, from drowning in an incident involving a tourist boat at Teluk Batik, Perak, in August 2023.
In conjunction with Sultan Ibrahim's official birthday, 116 individuals were conferred the 2025 federal awards, medals and honours this year. – Bernama