TYT confers titles on 28


BIRTHDAY GREETINGS: Salahuddin (left) accompanied by Taib, acknowledges the people’s greeting at Padang Merdeka.

KUCHING: Head of State Tun Datuk Patinggi Abang Muhammad Salahuddin yesterday conferred titles on 28 individuals at an investiture ceremony held at the Lapau of the Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Complex.

State Legislative Assembly Speaker Dato Sri Mohd Asfia Awang Nasar headed the list with the Datuk Amar Bintang Kenyalang (DA) award, which carries the title ‘Datuk Amar’. He was the sole recipient of the award held in conjunction with Salahuddin’s 90th birthday celebration yesterday. Asfia, who is also former Semop assemblyman, has been Speaker since 2001.

Meanwhile, Muara Tuang assemblyman Datuk Seri Mohammad Ali Mahmud was the sole recipient of the Panglima Negara Bintang Sarawak (PNBS) award, which carries the title ‘Dato Sri’.

Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department Datin Fatimah Abdullah was given the Panglima Gemilang Bintang Kenyalang (PGBK), which carries the title ‘Datuk’.Others who received the same award were Assistant Ministers Sylvester Entri Muran, Mohd Naroden Majais and Mong Dagang, as well as Tarat assemblyman Roland Sagah Wee Inn.

Major General Datuk Mazelan Kasap, Brigadier General Stephen Mundaw and national hero Temenggong Kanang Langkau were also bestowed with the title ‘Datuk’.

The Head of State also conferred the Darjah Jasa Bakti Sarawak (DJBS) which carries the title ‘Datu’ to Jabidah Monseri and Mohamed Ali Mohd Sheriff.

Thirteen others were awarded the Panglima Setia Bintang Sarawak (PSBS) which carries the title ‘Dato’.

They were Kuching Judge Rhodzariah Bujang, Rugayah Abdul Majid, Janet Lau, Mohamad Sait Ahmad, Prof Dr Jamil Hamali, Wan Morshidi Tuanku Abdul Rahman and Usop Wahab @ Sani Wahap.

Receiving the same award were Petronas Senior General Manager of Corporate Affairs Mohammad Medan Abdullah, Alexander Maiyor, Abang Jemat Abang Bujang, Abang Talhata Abang Hazemi, Dr Liew Wee Liik and Koh Yaw Hui.

Managing director of Hyundai Technologies at Sama Jaya, Seyed Ali Dabier Moghaddam, was the sole recipient of the PSBS honorary award.

Among those present at the ceremony were Salauddin’s wife Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Norkiah, Chief Minister Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud and wife Puan Sri Ragad Kurdi Taib, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Alfred Jabu Numpang and wife Dato Sri Empiang Jabu.

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