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137 conferred state awards by Sarawak Governor at investiture ceremony
Wan Junaidi confers the PBK award to Fauziah Mardiana. – Photo from Sarawak Public Communications Unit
KUCHING (June 18): A total of 137 individuals were conferred state awards and titles by the Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Pehin Sri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar during an investiture ceremony held at the Astana Negeri today.
The ceremony commenced with the conferment of the Darjah Utama Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Kenyalang Sarawak, Pegawai Bintang Kenyalang (PBK) to 10 recipients.
Leading the list was Datin Fauziah Mardiana Sepawi from the Government Servants Welfare and Sports Council (Maksak) Women Sarawak Education Bureau.
Among the PBK recipients was also Professor Ts Dr Shanti Faridah Salleh, Director of the Institute of Sustainable and Renewable Energy (ISuRE) at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas).
Twenty others, including Dr Ho Ai Chia, Dr Sally Suriani Ahip, Dr Mohamad Norjayadi Tamam, and Dr Rudy Tawie Joseph Sipi, received the Pingat Pentadbiran Awam Pingat Perkhidmatan Bakti (PPB).
The ceremony also saw 18 individuals receiving the Darjah Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Sarawak, Ahli Bintang Sarawak (ABS), while another 18 were conferred the Darjah Utama Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Kenyalang Sarawak, Ahli Bintang Kenyalang (ABK).
Additionally, 39 individuals were awarded the Pingat Pentadbiran Awam Pingat Perkhidmatan Terpuji (PPT).
Notable recipients included Abdul Aziz Kadri, Abdul Karim Dollah, Ain Lamat, Amin Mangi, Amirul Syafiq @ Kertini Karnil, and Amir Hamzah Jahidin.
There were 32 recipients of the Darjah Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Sarawak, Bentara Bintang Sarawak (BBS), with notable recipients such as Awang Sahpura Awang Mangku, Aidel Jemat, Bohari Mohamad Zini, Chundi Jipon and Emran Pa'ee.
Present at the ceremony were Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg, Sarawak State Secretary Datuk Amar Mohammad Abu Bakar Marzuki, Sarawak Police Commissioner Dato Mancha Ata, Sarawak Attorney General Dato Sri Saferi Ali, deputy ministers, and senior government officials. investiture state awards Wan Junaidi
