
1,015 honoured in Sabah awards
KOTA KINABALU (June 20): A total of 1,015 people are conferred awards in conjunction with Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Musa Aman's 74th official birthday.
Four are given the highest state award while 78 receive the second highest state award.
Leading the list was Policy Advisory Committee to the Prime Minister member Dato Ahmad Fuad Md Ali, who was conferred the 'Seri Panglima Darjah Kinabalu' (SPDK), which carries the 'Datuk Seri Panglima' title.
Three other people who received the SPDK award were State Rural Development Minister Datuk Jahid Jahim, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail and businessman Datuk Lim Yu Ming.
Meanwhile, 78 people have been given the 'Panglima Gemilang Darjah Kinabalu' (PGDK) award, which carries the 'Datuk' title, including Deputy Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan and Deputy Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Dr Fuziah Salleh, Kapayan assemblywoman Jannie Lasimbang and Pantai Manis assemblyman Mohd Tamin Zainal.
In addition, the PGDK award was conferred to Senator Anna Bell Perian, Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) vice president Chong Pit Fah, National Trust Party (Amanah) Sabah chairman Lahirul Latigu and Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) youth chief Christopher Mandut.
Also receiving the PGDK were Sabah Electricity chief executive officer IR Mohd Yaakob Jaafar, State Health director Dr Maria Suleiman, Sabah Parks director Maklarin Lakim, Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) president Datuk Joehari Ayub Aman and High Court judge Alexander Siew How Wai.
For the third highest award, the 'Ahli Setia Darjah Kinabalu', a hundred people were listed, including former state Unduk Ngadau winners Daphne Iking and Dolly Jimayol, Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (Gagasan Rakyat) Petagas chief Mohd Isquzawan Israq Arsit and Sabah Masters Athletic Association (Samas) president Ramjit Nairulal.
There are 181 recipients of the 'Ahli Darjah Kinabalu' award, while 248 have been given the 'Bintang Setia Kinabalu' award, including state footballer Ronny Harun.
A total of 109 people will be receiving the Commendable Service Award.
As for the Justice of People (JP) title, ten people were conferred, including Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Sabah chief Datuk Karunanithy Y Subbiah, SMJ Energy Sdn Bhd board non-executive director Datuk Mohd Sofian Alfian Nair and Society of Hope Sabah president Josephine Hadikusumo.
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