Updated: 19 April, 2008

Kelantan

• Medals of Kelantan   Christopher Buyers

   
• State Awards of Kelantan John D. McMeekin

• Orders, Decorations and Medals of Kelantan Megan Robertson

• Sultanate of Kelantan Ali Kelantan Medal Instituted in 1925, this medal is given to lower grades of officials and to ordinary citizens for services to the throne. The medal is a beautifully crafted decoration, and the silver work seemed to have been hand-made. Emmanuel Halleux

• Military men head honours list Three top military brass lead the honours list in conjunction with the Sultan of Kelantan Sultan Ismail Petra's 58th birthday celebration. They are navy chief Admiral Tan Sri Ramlan Mohamed Ali, Defence Ministry's military intelligence director-general Lt-Gen Datuk Mohd Salleh Ismail and the navy's fleet commander Vice-Admiral Datuk Mohd Amdan Kurish. They will be conferred the Ahli Yang Kehormat Yang Pertama (Seri Paduka) Bagi Darjah Kebesaran Kesateria Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Perkasa (SPKK) which carries the title "Datuk". Kelantan financial officer Datuk Shkori Mohamed, Finance Ministry treasury secretary-general Datuk Dr Wan Abdul Aziz Wan Abdullah and Education Ministry secretary-general Tan Sri Dr Zulkurnain Awang will receive the Ahli Yang Pertama (Seri Paduka) Bagi Darjah Kebesaran Setia Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Terbilang (SPSK) which carries the title "Datuk". Malaysia's permanent representative to the United Nations Datuk Hamidon Ali will receive the Ahli Yang Kehormat Yang Pertama (Seri Paduka) Bagi Darjah Kebesaran Setia Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Terbilang (SPSK) which also carries the title "Datuk". They are among 35 people who will receive their datukship from the Sultan at a special ceremony. Kelantan state secretary Datuk Aiseri Alias said yesterday that a total of 691 recipients, including civil servants, were included in this year's honours list, making it the largest batch to date. Today's ceremony will see 79 recipients receiving their awards and medals while the rest will get theirs at two ceremonies on April 14 and April 17 at the same venue. Among those receiving their datukship are SBJ Binajaya Development Sdn Bhd chief executive Datuk Tan Huat @ Tan Liang Chong, who will be conferred the Ahli Yang Kedua (Datuk Paduka) Bagi Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Mulia (DPMK). Businessman Datuk Chai Kin Loong will receive the Ahli Yang Kehormat Yang Kedua (Datuk Paduka) Bagi Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Mulia (DPMK). Felda Plantations Sdn Bhd senior executive director (farm) Md Tahir Mohammed and Sentosa Jaya Development Sdn Bhd managing director Razali Daud will receive the Ahli Yang Kedua (Datuk Paduka) Bagi Darjah Kebesaran Jiwa Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Mulia (DJMK). Others are Armed Forces acting assistant chief of staff (personnel services) Brig-Gen Datuk Abdul Aziz Ibrahim and Air Force assistant chief of staff (planning and development) Brig-Gen Datuk Che Yahaya Idris who will get the Ahli Yang Kedua (Datuk Paduka) Bagi Darjah Kebesaran Kesateria Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Perkasa (DPKK). Defence Ministry military intelligence deputy director-general Brig-Gen Abdul Hadi Hussin and Army assistant chief of staff/military Brig-Gen Khamsan Ngari will receive the Ahli Yang Kehormat Yang Kedua (Datuk Paduka) Bagi Darjah Kebesaran Kesateria Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Perkasa (DPKK). Some 20 datukship recipients will be conferred the Ahli Yang Kedua (Datuk Paduka) Bagi Darjah Kebesaran Setia Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Terbilang (DPSK). They include National Service director-general Abdul Hadi Awang Kechil, police special branch chief assistant director (research and secretariat) SAC 1 Dr Abdul Rahman Ismail, Malaysia's ambasaddor to Algeria Badruddin Abdul Rahman, Public Works Department mechanical engineering director Che Mat Che Wanik, state Land and Mines Department director Kamaruddin Awang, Election Commission secretary Datuk Kamaruzaman Mohd Noor and Defence Ministry assistant secretary-general (development) Datuk Ismail Ibrahim. Others include Fire and Rescue Department deputy director-general (operations) Datuk Mahadi Md Ali, World Bank executive director Mat Aron Deraman, Education Ministry deputy section secretary Mohamed Stapa, Women Development Department director-general Dr Sharifah Zarah Syed Ahmad and Universiti Putra Malaysia science faculty dean Professor Dr Wan Md Zin Wan Yunus. The eight recipients of the Ahli Yang Kehormat Yang Kedua (Datuk Paduka) Bagi Darjah Kebesaran Setia Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Terbilang (DPSK) are police deputy administration director SAC 1 Ahmad Ibrahim, police secretariat secretary SAC II Azian Yahya, former state Customs director Datuk Che Jamil Ahmad, Finance Ministry deputy federal accountant (operations) Jamaluddin Abu Samah, state Drainage and Irrigation Department director Lim Chow Hock, Malaysian ambassador to Vietnam Lim Kim Eng, Universiti Malaysia Sabah vice-chancellor Datuk Professor Mohd Noh Dalimin @Dolimin and police federal reserve team commander SAC II Roslan Ahmad. Seven recipients will receive the Justice of the Peace. They are Chamber Development Sdn Bhd director Goh Gaik Meng, Hussin Yaacob Trading Sdn Bhd managing director Hassan Hussin, Dr Joginder Singh Rakhra, A & D Printing and Stationery manager Mohd Nasir Abdul Ghani, Star Security Services Sdn Bhd Captain (R) Wan Marzudi Wan Omar, Tumpat deep-sea fishing boat operator Shuhaimi Abdul Rahman and lawyer Teo Poh Oon. Dr Azmi Setapa, political secretary to the Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister, will receive the Ahli Yang Keempat (Bentara) Bagi Darjah Kebesaran Setia Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Terbilang (BSK). nst.com.my 30 Mar 08

• Ribbons of Kelantan Antonio Prieto Barrio

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• Also see Medals of Malaysia