Congratulations Dato' Mohd Ridhuan Ismail

The Tengku Panglima Perang of Pahang Tengku Abdul Aziz Sultan Abu Bakar heads a list of 1,033 recipients of awards and medals in conjunction with the 85th birthday of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang today.

Tengku Abdul Aziz was among 28 recipients of the Darjah Sri Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang (SSAP) award, which carries the title 'Datuk Seri'.

Sultan Ahmad Shah conferred the awards and medals during the first investiture session at Istana Abu Bakar here.

The other recipients of the SSAP included Pahang royal family members Tengku Faridah Sultan Abu Bakar; Tengku Datuk Nor Aizah Sultan Abu Bakar; Tengku Datuk Zabedah Sultan Abu Bakar.

The others were Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom; Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Idris Haron; Court of Appeal president Tan Sri Md Raus Sharif; Attorney-General's Chambers prosecution division head Datuk Tun Abdul Majid Hamzah; Pahang state assembly deputy speaker Datuk Mohamed Jaafar.

Also conferred the SSAP were Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit (MAMPU) director-general Datuk Seri Zainal Rahim Seman; Irrigation and Drainage and Department director-general Zainor Ibrahim; Natural Resources and Environment Ministry secretary-general Datuk Azizan Ahmad and Tabung Haji chief executive officer Tan Sri Ismee Ismail.

Other recipients of the SSAP were Royal Malaysian Air Force Air Support commander Lieutenant-General Datuk Sabri Adam; Penang police chief Datuk Abd Rahim Hanafi; Widad Group managing director Datuk Muhammad Ikmal Opat Abdullah and Public Service Commission member Datuk Abdul Shukor Ibrahim.

Three individuals received the Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Pahang Yang Amat Mulia Sri Indera Mahkota Pahang (SIMP), which carries the title 'Datuk'.

They are Malaysian Armed Forces Wives' Welfare Association (BAKAT) Supreme Council chairman for the air wing (Udara) Puan Sri Khairani Mohd Zain; Pahang state development officer Datuk Mohamad Roslan Harun and National Water Services Commission (SPAN) chief executive officer Mohd Ridhuan Ramli.



For the Darjah Kebesaran Sultan Ahmad Shah (DSAP) which also carries the title 'Datuk', there were 30 recipients including the Orang Besar Berlapan Tengku Datuk Ibrahim @ Alam Shah Tengku Abdul Ghani; MFDM Holdings Sdn Bhd director Datin Seri Zurina Dadameah Zulkiflee Dadameah; Veterinary Services Department acting director-general Dr Kamarudin Md Isa.

Other recipients included International Trade and Industry Ministry Deputy Secretary General (Trade) Hiswani Harun; Pahang State Economic Planning Unit director Datuk Suhaimi Mohd Yunus; Pahang Land and Mines Department director (Development) Datuk Nazri Abu Bakar.

Also among the recipients were Pahang Agriculture Development Authority general manager Datuk Wan Bakri Wan Ismail; Pahang Health Department director Dr Zainal Ariffin Omar; Pahang Irrigation and Drainage Department director Shaharuddin Ibrahim and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) vice-chancellor Prof Dr Mohd Ismail Abdul Aziz.

A total of 148 people were conferred the Darjah Indera Mahkota Pahang (DIMP) which carries the tittle 'Datuk' including Pahang Foundation general manager Mahmud Mohd Nawawi; Malaysia's ambassador to Morocco, Jamal Hassan; the Malaysia's ambassador to the Republic of Croatia, Saiful Azam Matinus Abdullah.

Also awarded the DIMP were Bera district officer Razihan Adzharuddin; International Trade and Industry Ministry Bumiputera Entrepreneurs Division director Mohammad Radhi Abdul Razak; Tabung Haji senior general manager (Operations) Adi Azuan Abdul Ghani; Pahang Tabung Haji director Mohammad Mokhzani Mukhtar.

Other recipients are Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department deputy director III SAC Mohd Nadzri Zainal Abidin; Bukit Aman Special Branch deputy director SAC Yusoff Mohd Amin; senior private secretary to Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Col Ab Jabar Mohamad Aris and Telekom Malaysia Berhad executive vice president Rafaal Samsi.

Twenty-nine people were awarded the Darjah Setia Ahmad Shah Pahang (SAP); the Darjah Setia Mahkota Pahang (SMP)(65 recipients); the Darjah Ahli Ahmad Shah Pahang (AAP) (77 recipients); and 158 were bestowed the Ahli Mahkota Pahang (AMP) award.

A total of 159 people received the Pingat Khidmat Cemerlang (PKC); the Pingat Kelakuan Terpuji (PKT) (137 recipients); and the Pingat Jasa Kebaktian (PJK) (199 recipients).

-- BERNAMA