ARAU: Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Dr Ali Hamsa and Armed Forces chief General Tan Sri Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed Noor today headed a list of 282 recipients of awards and medals in conjunction with Raja of Perlis’ 74th birthday.
Ali and Raja Affandi were conferred with Darjah Seri Paduka Mahkota Perlis (SPMP), which carries the Datuk Seri title.
Raja of Perlis Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Putra Jamalullail conferred the awards at an investiture ceremony at Arau Palace.
Army Field Commander Lt Gen Datuk Mohd Zaki Mokhtar was the sole recipient of Darjah Dato Setia Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail (DWSJ), which carries the title Datuk Wira.
Dewan Bahasa and Pustaka director-general Datuk Abdul Adzis Abas was conferred Darjah Dato Paduka Mahkota Perlis (DPMP), which carries Datuk title.
Meanwhile, Perlis state executive councillor Khairi Hasan and three others received the Darjah Dato Setia Paduka Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail (DSPJ) award, which carries the title Datuk.
The others were commander of the Ninth Infantry Brigade Malaysia Brig Gen Dzulkafli Mustafa, Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCOM) 13th Brigade commander Brig Gen Muhammad Anwar Abdullah and Petronas Dagangan Berhad chief executive officer Mohd Ibrahimnuddin Mohd Yunus.
Universiti Sains Malaysia School of Chemical Sciences lecturer Prof Dr Hasnah Osman was conferred Darjah Dato Panglima Sirajuddin Jamalullail (DPSJ) which carries the title Datuk.
The ceremony also saw five people awarded Darjah Setia Mahkota Perlis (SMP), 28 others receiving Darjah Seri Sirajuddin Perlis (SSP) and another 34 recipients awarded with Ahli Mahkota Perlis (AMP).