KOTA BARU: Kelantan Sultanah Nur Diana Petra Abdullah heads the list of 769 recipients of the state awards and medals given out in conjunction with Sultan Muham-mad V’s 53rd birthday.
Her Highness Sultanah Nur Diana Petra was conferred the title of Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultanah of Kelantan, and the Darjah Kerabat Yang Amat Dihormati Al-Yunusi (DK) at the investiture ceremony held at Istana Balai Besar here yesterday.
Also conferred the DK award was His Highness Paduka Seri Pengiran Perdana Wazir Sahibul Himmah Wal Waqar Pengiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien.
Meanwhile, according to Bernama, Her Highness Che Puan Mahkota Kelantan Che Puan Sofie Louise Johansson was conferred the title Seri Paduka Mahkota Kelantan (SPMK), which carries the title of Datuk.
Also receiving the SPMK award was Pengiran Muda Abdul Qawi Ibni DYTM Paduka Seri Pengiran Perdana Wazir Sahibul Himmah Wal Waqar Pengiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah from Brunei Darussalam.
Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Ismail Petra was bestowed the title Tengku Bendahara of Kelantan.
Sultan Muhammad V also awarded the Darjah Seri Paduka Jiwa Mahkota Kelantan (SJMK), which carries the title Datuk, to the deputy mufti of Kelantan, Datuk Nik Abdul Kadir Nik Mohamad, Finance Minister Datuk Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz and Environment and Water Minister Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man.
Also receiving the Darjah Kebesaran Setia Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Terbilang (SPSK), which carries the title Datuk, are Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki and Foreign Ministry secretary-general Datuk Seri Amran Mohamed Zin.
The sole recipient of the Darjah Seri Paduka Jasa Mahkota Kelantan (SPJK), which carries the title Datuk, is the former Prisons director-general Datuk Zulkifli Omar.
Twelve others received the Darjah Kebesaran Jiwa Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Mulia (DJMK), which carries the title Datuk, including the state’s local government, housing and health committee chairman Datuk Dr Izani Husin.
The seven recipients of the Darjah Kebesaran Kesateria Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Perkasa (DPKK) include the Third Infantry Division commander Mejar-Jen Datuk Rashidin Hashimi Ab Rashid and Eighth Infantry Brigade commander Brig-Jen Datuk Abu Hasan Assha’ari Kamis@Shaffiee.
A total of 18 recipients were awarded the Darjah Kebesaran Setia Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Terbilang (DPSK), which carries the title Datuk, including Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II director Datuk Dr Abdul Haris Muhammad, former Kelantan police chief Datuk Shafien Mamat, and Road Transport Department director-general Datuk Zailani Hashim.
The two recipients of the Darjah Kebesaran Jasa Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Setia (DPJK), which also carries the title Datuk, are Kelantan police chief Datuk Muhamad Zaki Harun and Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency director-general Maritime Admiral Datuk Mohd Zubil Mat Som.