Thu Sep 12 09:22:00 UTC 2024: ## Sultan of Pahang Bestows Honors on Birthday

**KUANTAN, Sept 12** – The Sultan of Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, presented awards, medals, and honors to a range of recipients in celebration of his 65th birthday on Thursday. The ceremony took place at Balai Mahkota, Istana Abdulaziz.

The highest honor, the Darjah Kebesaran Al-Sultan Abdullah Pahang Yang Amat Di Mulia – Peringkat Pertama Sri Setia Al-Sultan Abdullah Ahmad Shah (SAAS), was bestowed upon the Sultan’s eldest sister, Tengku Puteri Seri Lela Wangsa Tengku Tan Sri Dr Meriam Al-Marhum Sultan Ahmad Shah, who also received the title Datuk Sri Setia.

Other notable recipients included:

* **Datuk Seri:** Deputy Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk R. Ramanan, former health ministry secretary-general Datuk Harjeet Singh, former Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) chief executive officer Datuk Indera Baharin Din, and Southern Acids (M) Bhd managing director Dr Low Kok Thye, all receiving the Darjah Kebesaran Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang Yang Amat Di Mulia – Peringkat Pertama Sri Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang (SSAP).

* **Datuk Indera:** Joint Force Commander of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Lieutenant-General Datuk Noor Mohamad Akmar Mohd Dom, RMAF Air Operations commander Lieutenant-General Datuk Mohd Shahda Ismail, Tunku Abdul Rahman University Of Management and Technology (TAR UMT) president Prof Dr Lee Sze Wei, and Menara Network Sdn Bhd managing director Datuk Ab Razif Asmuni, all receiving the Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Pahang Yang Amat Mulia – Peringkat Pertama Sri Indera Mahkota Pahang (SIMP).

The Sultan also conferred the Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Pahang Yang Amat Mulia – Peringkat Kedua Darjah Indera Mahkota Pahang (DIMP) and its accompanying Datuk title upon several individuals, including:

* Orang Asli Development Department director-general Datuk Sapiah Mohamad Nor
* Tanjung Lumpur assemblyman Rosli Abdul Jabar
* Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s political secretary Ahmad Farhan Fauzi
* Perak Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission director Ahmad Sabri Mohamed
* Raub district officer Mohd Khuzaidi Harun
* Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department deputy director (investigation/operations) Deputy Comm Fadil Marsus
* Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah deputy vice-chancellor (Academic and International Affairs) Lieutenant-Colonel Prof Dr Ahmad Ziad Sulaiman
* RHB Banking Group managing director Mohd Rashid Mohamad
* Stella Maris International School (Kuala Lumpur) president Tang Beng Cheok
* FMT Media Sdn Bhd executive chairman Nelson Fernandez

The ceremony marked a day of recognition and celebration of achievements across various sectors in Pahang.

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