By Zareef Muzammil
SHAH ALAM, Dec 7 — A total of 31 recipients out of the 1,096 nominated will receive awards and titles in conjunction with the 75th birthday celebrations of Sultan Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah AlHaj.
State Secretary Datuk Mohd Amin Ahmad Ahya said out of the total, two will be awarded the Darjah Kebesaran Seri Paduka Mahkota Selangor (S.P.M.S.) which carries the title “Dato’ Seri”.
He said nine people would receive the Darjah Kebesaran Datuk Setia-Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (S.S.I.S.) award which carries the title “Dato’ Setia” and “Datin Seri Paduka Setia”.
“Eleven individuals will receive the Darjah Kebesaran Datuk Paduka Mahkota Selangor (D.P.M.S.) award which carries the title ‘Dato’ ’ and 16 others to be awarded the Darjah Kebesaran Datuk-Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (D.S.I.S.), which also carries the same title,” he said in a statement read out by Selangor Department of Information Services director-general Ali Suhaili, here today.
Mohd Amin said His Royal Highness had this year fulfilled the quota of awards and medals allocated for the frontliners as a show of appreciation for their sacrifices and dedication in battling the Covid-19 outbreak since March.
He said for this year, the state government received 3,000 applications, 1,096 of which were for the state awards and honours, while 1,904 were for the state medals.
All recipients have passed screenings by the police, Malaysian Insolvency Department and Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, he added.
