KUALA LUMPUR, June 2 — Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar topped the list of 104 recipients of the 2025 Federal awards, medals and honours in conjunction with the official birthday of His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, the King of Malaysia, at Istana Negara today.
The sovereign bestowed the Darjah Panglima Mangku Negara (PMN) award upon Dusuki, 58. The award carries the ‘Tan Sri’ title.
Also conferred the PMN was Chief of Defence Force General Tan Sri Mohd Nizam Jaffar.
Darjah Panglima Setia Mahkota (PSM), which also carries the ‘Tan Sri’ title, was conferred upon Chief Judge of Malaya Tan Sri Hasnah Mohammed Hashim, Navy Commander 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 the Attorney-General’s Chambers Legal Division head Datuk Donald Joseph Franklin were among five individuals awarded the Panglima Jasa Negara (PJN), which carries the ‘Datuk’ title.
Other recipients were Public Service Deputy Director-General (Development) Datuk Mohd Bakhari Ismail, Treasury Deputy Secretary-General (Management) Datuk Ramzi Mansor, and Sultanah Aminah Hospital Cardiothoracic Surgeon Datuk Dr Simon Jerome Vendargon.
The Johan Mangku Negara (JMN) award was conferred upon the Education Service Commission Secretary Md Radzi Hashim, National Population and Family Development Board (LPPKN) Director-General Abdul Shukur Abdullah, and the Digital Ministry’s Deputy Secretary-General (Digital Development) Ma. Sivanesan Marimuthu @ Muthiah.
Other recipients include the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation's (Matrade) Deputy Chief Executive Officer Abu Bakar Yusof, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Deputy Vice-Chancellor Prof Mohd Sazili Shahibi, the Employees Provident Fund's (EPF), Investment Division's Equity Department Lim Tze Seong.
Four individuals received the Johan Setia Mahkota (JSM) award: the Public-Private Partnership Unit's (UKAS) Deputy Director-General Chek Zainuddin Chek Jusoh; the Science, Technology, and Innovation Ministry's Technology Transfer and Commercialisation (R&D) Division Secretary Boniface Edwin Manung, Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) Deputy Director-General (Business) Mohd Hadzmir Yusoff, and the Higher Education Ministry's Secretary of the Strategic Planning Division Fazidah Mustafa.
Meanwhile, Malaysia’s Ambassador to China Datuk Norman Muhamad, Ambassador to Indonesia Datuk Syed Md Hasrin Tengku Hussin, and Dewan Rakyat Secretary 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 the Ceremonial and International Conference Secretariat Division's Management Unit's Principal Assistant Secretary Syed Zaqwanariff Zainudin and to Istana Negara's Security Division's Chief Security Officer ASP Mohd Fairouz Hamdi Mohd Yamin.
Sixteen individuals were conferred the Bintang Ahli Mangku Negara (AMN) medal, including the Federal Court of Malaysia's sign language interpreter Tan Lee Bee. 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 (TLDM) personnel Lieutenant Commander 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
