THE chief justice and two former Cabinet ministers figures head the list of 1,518 recipients of federal awards, honours and medals in conjunction with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Muhammad V’s birthday celebration today.

Justice Raus Sharif, and former ministers S. Samy Vellu and Michael Chen Wing Sum will be conferred the Seri Setia Mahkota (SSM) award, which carries the title “Tun”.

Raus was appointed chief justice for three years effective August 4 this year.

Samy Vellu, who is currently the special envoy to India and South Asia for Infrastructure, was works minister, while Chen had served as housing, local government and new villages minister.

Court of Appeal president Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin,

Armed Forces chief General Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed Noor and the newly-appointed Inspector-General of Police Mohamad Fuzi Harun, will be made Panglima Mangku Besar (PMN), which carries the title “Tan Sri”.

Forty-eight people were awarded the Panglima Setia Mahkota (PSM), which also carries the title ‘Tan Sri’, including Communications and Multimedia Ministry secretary-general  Sharifah Zarah Syed Ahmad and Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Dzulkifli Ahmad.

Other recipients of PSM include the director-general of the Implementation Coordination Unit (ICU) of the Prime Minister’s Department Zaki Ansore Mohd Yusof, Federal Court Judge Aziah Ali, Election Commission chairman (EC) Che Mohd Hashim Abdullah and Public Service director-general Zainal Rahim Seman.

Also receiving the award are Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal Syed Danial Syed Ahmad, Malaysian Rubber Board chairman Dr Muhammad Leo Michael Toyad Abdullah and Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) chairman Dr Halim Shafie.

A total of 51 individuals received the Panglima Jasa Negara (PJN) award which carries the title “Datuk”, among them High Court Judge Stephen Chung Hian Guan, MACC deputy chief commissioner (Operations) Azam Baki, Multimedia Development Corporation chief executive officer Yasmin Mahmood, CUEPACS president Azih Muda and Daihatsu Motor Co Ltd director Shigeharu Toda.

National badminton and squash icons Lee Chong Wei and Nicol Ann David were also awarded the PJN.

The Prime Minister’s Department’s Constitutional and Intergovernmental Relations Division Secretary Dr Farizah Ahmad is among the eight recipients of the Panglima Setia Diraja (PSD) Award which also carries the title “Datuk”.

Other recipients of the PSD award are Waz Lian Group executive chairman Ng Soon Hong; Siemens Malaysia president and chief executive officer Prakash Chandran Madhu Sudanan; Negara Mining Sdn Bhd executive chairman Lam Yin Chon and Chief Secretary to the Government’s senior private secretary  Norazman Ayob.

In addition, 26 individuals received the Johan Mangku Negara (JMN) award, while another 86 received the Johan Setia Mahkota (JSM) award.

There were a total of 250 recipients of the Bintang Kesatria Mangku Negara (KMN) medal including five sport figures.

They are national paralympic athletic head coach R. Jaganathan, Paralympic sprinter Mohamad Ridzuan Mohamad Puzi, keirin world champion Mohd Azizulhasni Awang, Paralympic shot-putter Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli and Paralympic long jumper Abdul Latif Romly.

Meanwhile, 11 individuals received the Bintang Kesatria Di Raja (KSD),  Bintang Ahli Mangku Negara (AMN) medal (412),  Pingat Pangkuan Negara (PPN) (581) and Bintang Bentara Setia Di Raja (BSD) (37).

There were two recipients of the Panglima Gagah Berani (PGB) medal, namely former Special Branch deputy director II Dr Leong Chee Woh and former Special Task Force squadron commander Md Radzi Md Isa. – Bernama,  September 9, 2017.