Chief Secretary Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar heads 238 recipients of Perak state honours for Sultan Nazrin Shah’s 69th birthday celebration.
KUALA LUMPUR: Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar tops the list of 238 recipients receiving Perak state honours and medals.
The awards commemorate the 69th birthday of the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah, to be celebrated tomorrow.
Shamsul Azri, 56, who became the 16th Chief Secretary to the Government in August 2024, receives the Darjah Dato’ Seri Cura Si Manja Kini (SPCM) with the title Datuk Seri.
Perak State Assembly Speaker Datuk Mohammad Zahir Abdul Khalid, Solicitor-General II Datuk Umar Saifuddin Jaafar and Orang Besar Empat Negeri Perak Datuk Dr Syed Jaafar Syed Aznan receive the Darjah Dato’ Seri Paduka Mahkota Perak (SPMP).
Chief of Defence Force General Tan Sri Mohd Nizam Jaffar and Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail receive the Darjah Dato’ Seri Panglima Taming Sari (SPTS).
Public Works Department Director-General Datuk Seri Ir Roslan Ismail receives the Darjah Dato’ Paduka Cura Si Manja Kini (DPCM).
Perak State Executive Council members A. Sivanesan and Khairudin Abu Hanipah are among 17 recipients of the Darjah Dato’ Paduka Mahkota Perak (DPMP).
Former Bernama CEO Roslan Ariffin, now Director of the Tun Abdul Razak Broadcasting and Information Institute, also receives the DPMP.
The late former Ayer Kuning assemblyman Ishsam Shahruddin is posthumously awarded the Darjah Paduka Mahkota Perak (PMP).
Malaysia’s world champion badminton pair Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei are among 58 recipients of the Pingat Pekerti Terpilih (PPT).
Six individuals receive the Darjah Dato’ Pahlawan Taming Sari (DPTS) with the title Datuk Pahlawan.
Other awards include Darjah Paduka Cura Si Manja Kini (13 recipients), Darjah Ahli Cura Si Manja Kini (14 recipients), and Darjah Ahli Mahkota Perak (39 recipients).
Another 46 individuals receive the Pingat Jasa Kebaktian while nine receive the Pingat Lama Perkhidmatan.
Orang Kaya Bendahara Seri Maharaja Gen (Rtd) Tan Sri Dr Mohd Zahidi Zainuddin announced the Investiture Ceremony will be held in two sessions.
The first session on November 9 and the second on November 15 will take place at the Balairong Seri, Istana Iskandariah, Kuala Kangsar.
Celebrations begin with a Yassin recitation and Doa Selamat ceremony at Masjid Ubudiah, Kuala Kangsar, after Friday prayers.
The same ceremony will be held at all district mosques statewide, led by respective Orang Besar Jajahan and District Officers.
The Sultan of Perak has consented to sponsor lunch meals for 9,900 inmates at four correctional facilities this Friday. – Bernama
