KLANG, Nov 7 — A total of 19 individuals received honours from Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj, through the conferment of Selangor state awards, in conjunction with the Silver Jubilee celebration marking His Royal Highness’ 25 years on the throne today.
The state ruler conferred the Dato’ Paduka Mahkota Selangor (DPMS) award on 11th Infantry Brigade commander Brigadier General Datuk Pahlawan Safwan @ Asri Ismail, who led the list of eight recipients of the award.
Also receiving the same award were Malaysian Consul-General in Istanbul Ahmad Amiri Abu Bakar; Hydrography director-general Dr Najhan Md Said; and former Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Shahrin Sahib @ Sahibuddin.
The other recipients were Energy Transition and Water Transformation Ministry deputy secretary-general (Energy) Mareena Mahpudz; SD Guthrie Berhad group president and chief executive officer Mohd Haris Mohd Arshad; YTL Corporation Berhad group legal adviser Datin Seri Kathleen Che Wai Lin; and Grab Holdings Limited founder, chairman and chief executive officer Anthony Tan Ping Yeow.
The Dato’-Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (DSIS) award was conferred on six recipients, including Kuala Langat district and land officer Tengku Rohana Tengku Nawawi; Selangor Public Works Department director Shukri Ishak; and World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur group managing director Datuk Seri Irmohizan Ibrahim.
Also receiving the same award were Malaysia Branch of The Royal Asiatic Society president Tengku Mohamed Fauzi Tengku Abdul Hamid; Khazanah Nasional Berhad managing director Datuk Amirul Feisal Wan Zahir; and Malaysia Resources Corporation Berhad group chief financial officer Ann Wan Tie.
Meanwhile, Sultan Sharafuddin conferred the Setia Mahkota Selangor award on 25th Battalion Royal Malay Regiment commanding officer Lt Colonel Anwar Saaharatol Mat Kamal, based at Bentong Camp, and Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission chief development officer NE Stella Jeevani.
The Setia-Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah award was conferred on Cyber Intelligence head Colonel Mohd Azlizan Uda; Malaysian Army Lt Colonel Wong Wai Loong; and Lt Colonel Mohd Khairi Mohd Yussoff.
The investiture ceremony, held at the Balairung Seri of Istana Alam Shah, was also attended by Tengku Permaisuri of Selangor Tengku Permaisuri Hajah Norashikin, Raja Muda of Selangor Tengku Amir Shah, and Datin Paduka Seri Afzaa Fadini Dato’ Abdul Aziz.
In a related development, the Istiadat Menjunjung Duli ceremony, held in conjunction with the proclamation of titles for palace dignitaries and Dato’ Diraja Selangor, also took place as part of the celebration.
The ceremony involved palace dignitaries Engku Sri Paduka Diraja Raja Dato’ Reza Alhaj Raja Dato’ Zaib Shah Alhaj; Tengku Orang Kaya Menteri Diraja Tengku Ezrique Ezzuddean Tengku Ardy Esfandiari Alhaj; and Dato’ Diraja Selangor, Dato’ Sri Maharaja Diraja Dato’ Dr Aljafri Tan Sri Abdul Majid.
The three individuals had previously pledged their allegiance and loyalty to the Sultan of Selangor on October 25 in a ceremony practised since the era of Raja Lumu.
The ceremony was also attended by Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari and his wife, Datin Seri Masdiana Mohamed, as well as members of the Selangor State Executive Council.
