KUALA LUMPUR, June 1 — Chief Justice Datuk Seri Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh headed the list of 144 recipients of Federal Awards, Medals, and Honours conferred in conjunction with the Official Birthday of His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, the King of Malaysia, at Istana Negara today.
The 63-year-old, who was appointed the country's 17th Chief Justice on July 28 last year, was the sole recipient of the Darjah Seri Setia Mahkota, which carries the title 'Tun'.
The sovereign conferred the 2026 Federal Awards, Medals, and Honours at the investiture ceremony, which Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, Queen of Malaysia, also attended.
National track cycling champion Datuk Mohd Azizulhasni Awang was conferred the Darjah Bakti, the country's highest honour, for his outstanding achievement and contributions to cycling and for elevating Malaysia's standing on the world stage.
The Darjah Panglima Mangku Negara, carrying the title 'Tan Sri', was awarded to the Chief of Defence Force Gen Datuk Seri Malek Razak Sulaiman, the Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail, and Country Garden Pacificview Sdn Bhd executive director Datuk Daing A Malek Daing A Rahaman.
Meanwhile, Treasury Secretary-General Datuk Johan Mahmood Merican, Foreign Ministry Secretary-General Datuk Seri Amran Mohamed Zin, and Army Chief Gen Datuk Azhan Md Othman were among five individuals conferred the Panglima Setia Mahkota (PSM) award, which also carries the title 'Tan Sri'.
Air Force Chief Gen Datuk Seri Muhamad Norazlan Aris and Yayasan Sultan Ibrahim Johor trustee Datuk Avinderjit Singh Harjit Singh were also awarded the PSM.
Ten individuals were awarded the Darjah Panglima Jasa Negara (PJN), which carries the title 'Datuk', including Court of Appeal Judge Leonard David Shim, Higher Education Ministry Secretary-General Datuk Aminuddin Hassim' Investment, Trade. and Industry Ministry Secretary-General Datuk Hairil Yahri Yaacob; Majlis Amanah Rakyat Director-General Datuk Zulfikri Osman, and Malaysia’s Ambassador to the Russian Federation Datuk Cheong Loon Lai.
Also among the PJN recipients were Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Director-General Hazami Jahari, women and community activist Datuk Rugayah Abdul Majid, Mranti Corporation Sdn Bhd chairman Prof Rofina Yasmin Othman, Telekom Malaysia group managing director cum chief executive officer Amar Huzaimi Md Deris, and Country Garden Pacificview Sdn Bhd Executive Director Datuk Teo Chee Yow.
Three individuals were awarded the Panglima Setia Diraja, which also carries the title 'Datuk', including Malaysia’s High Commissioner to South Africa Datuk Yubazlan Yusof, the King’s senior private secretary Datuk Jaba Mohd Noah, and the King’s Royal Malaysian Air Force aide-de-camp Brig Gen Datuk Amrul Yacob.
Meanwhile, 12 individuals were conferred the Darjah Johan Mangku Negara, including Putrajaya Corporation President Datuk Mohd Sakeri Abdul Kadir, the Kuala Lumpur Hospital's Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department head Dr Kok Tuck Choon, National Unity and Integration Department Director-General Zulkifli Hashim, and the Selayang Hospital's Consultant Paediatrician and Head of Department Dr Tang Swee Ping.
Eleven individuals were conferred the Johan Setia Mahkota award, including the Transport Ministry's Air Accident Investigation Bureau Chief Inspector Brig Gen Tan Chee Kee, Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry Deputy Director-General of Enforcement (Operations) Shamsul Nizam Khalil, and the Sultanah Fatimah Specialist Hospital's consultant radiologist Dr Laili Suriani Ab Latip.
Foreign Ministry Policy Planning and Coordination Department Director-General Datuk Shariffah Norhana Syed Mustaffa was among the recipients of the Darjah Johan Setia Diraja, while former national mixed doubles badminton player and Rio 2016 Olympic silver medallist Goh Liu Ying was among 10 recipients of the Kesatria Mangku Negara.
The Bintang Kesatria Setia Diraja was also awarded to the Sultan of Johor's aide-de-camp Col Sheikh Ali Ahmad and the Permaisuri of Johor's aide-de-camp DSP Liyana Mohd Toff.
A total of 28 individuals were awarded the Ahli Mangku Negara, while 42 received the Pingat Pangkuan Negara and 15 were conferred the Pingat Bentara Setia Diraja.
In total, 161 individuals were conferred Federal Awards, Honours, and Medals for 2026 in conjunction with this year’s Official Birthday celebrations of His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia.
