KUALA LUMPUR: His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, on Thursday (Feb 5) conferred federal awards, medals and honours on 54 recipients in conjunction with the 2026 Federal Territory Day celebration at Istana Negara. Also present at the investiture ceremony was Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, Queen of Malaysia. Leading the list of recipients was Court of Appeal President Datuk Abu Bakar Jais (pic), who was conferred the Seri Mahkota Wilayah (SMW), which carries the title Datuk Seri. Other recipients of the SMW were Chief Judge of Malaya Datuk Seri Hashim Hamzah, Economy Ministry secretary-general Datuk Seri Nor Azmie Diron and Kuala Lumpur Mayor Datuk Seri Fadlun Mak Ujud. Other PMW award recipients were Digital Ministry secretary-general Datuk Fabian Bigar; Education director-general Datuk Dr Mohd Azam Ahmad; Defence Ministry deputy secretary-general (Policy) Datuk Mohd Yani Daud; Federal Territories Department deputy director-general (Management and Socio-Economic) Datuk Parang Abai @ Thomas; and Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry deputy secretary-general (Management) Datuk S Surrendren.

Source: The Star February 05, 2026 05:14 UTC