Order of the Crown of Kedah

Order of the Crown of Kedah
Darjah Yang Maha Mulia Sri Mahkota Kedah
Awarded by Sultan of Kedah
TypeOrder
StatusCurrently constituted
SovereignSallehuddin of Kedah
GradesKnight Grand Commander (SPMK), Knight Commander (DPMK), Companion (SMK), Member (AMK)
Precedence
Next (higher)Glorious Order of the Crown of Kedah
Next (lower)Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah

Ribbon bar of the order [1]

The Most Illustrious Order of the Crown of Kedah (Bahasa Melayu: Darjah Yang Maha Mulia Sri Mahkota Kedah) is an honorific order of the Sultanate of Kedah

History

It was founded by Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah on 21 February 1964.

Classes

It is awarded in four classes:

  • Knight Grand Commander or Dato' Sri Paduka Mahkota Kedah - SPMK
    • The male titular has right to the prefix Dato' Seri and his wife, to the prefix Toh Puan
  • Knight Commander or Dato' Paduka Mahkota Kedah - DPMK
    • The male titular has right to the prefix Dato' and his wife, to the prefix Datin
  • Companion or Setia Mahkota Kedah - SMK
  • Member or Ahli Mahkota Kedah - AMK
Ribbon
SPMK DPMK SMK AMK
Former ribbon pattern
. . .

Award conditions

  • Knight Grand Commander or Dato' Sri Paduka - SPMK.
    This Order is conferred on those of high position and standing who are well known for their excellence in the performance of their duties, in whatever field of service, to the State and the Nation. The recipient is dubbed with the title, "Dato' Seri". This is considered the highest Order, and it may be held by only 20 persons at one time. [2]
  • Knight Commander or Dato' Paduka - DPMK
    This Order ranks second to the Darjah Yang Mulia Seri Mahkota, and is conferred on those who have, for a number of years, performed meritorious deeds with great responsibility to the State and Nation. It is awarded to those of high position and great influence. Conferment of this Order is limited to 100 persons only. For government officers, this Order is only given to those in the Management and Professional level or those of similar status. [2]

Insignia

  • Knight Grand Commander or Dato' Seri - SPMK . Photo.[2]
    The insignia is composed of a collar, a badge hanging from a sash and a breast star.
  • Knight Commander or Dato' - DPMK. Photos : Men & Women [2]
    The former insignia was composed of a badge hanging from a sash with reversed colours to make a difference, and a breast star.
    The current insignia of a male titular is composed of a badge hanging from a collar sash and a breast star
    The current insignia of a female titular is composed of a badge hanging from a breast knot and a breast star
  • Companion or Setia - SMK. Photos : Men & Women [2]
    The insignia of a male titular is composed of a badge hanging from a collar sash.
    The insignia of a female titular is composed of a badge hanging from a breast knot.
  • Member or Ahli - AMK. Photos : Kedah [2]
    The insignia is composed of a badge hanging from a ribbon.

Recipients

Knights Grand Commander (SPMK)

  • 1968: Syed Ahmad Shahabuddin[3]
  • 1969: Syed Sheh Barakbah[4]
  • 1985: Syed Nahar bin Tun Syed Sheh Shahabuddin
  • 1989: Tunku Yaakob ibni Sultan Abdul Hamid
  • 1997: Ahmad Zaidi Adruce
  • 2008: Syed Hamid Albar
  • 2008: Tunku Hajah Hamidah
  • 2008: Azizan Abdul Razak[5]
  • 2014: Mukhriz Mahathir[6]
  • 2017: Sultan Sallehuddin, Sultan of Kedah (Grand Master since 2017)
  • 2017: Tunku Sakinah
  • 2018: Che Puan Muda Zaheeda Mohamad Ariff[7]
  • 2021: Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor[8][9]
  • Unknown: Abdul Rahman Ya'kub

Knights Commander (DPMK)

  • 1995: Abdul Ghani bin Abdullah
  • 1995: Abdul Ghani bin Aziz
  • 1996: Salmah Ismail
  • 1997: Ismail Hassan
  • 2005: Yaakub Mohammad
  • 2005: Robaayah Zambahari
  • 2005: Abdul Rahim Abdul Razak
  • 2005: Rosli Mohd. Ali
  • 2005: Jamil Osman
  • 2005: Jamaludin L. Bakar
  • 2006: Wan Adnan Muhamad
  • 2006: Zainal Adzam Abd. Ghani
  • 2006: Zainuddin Maidin
  • 2007: Abdul Rahman Abdul Hamid
  • 2007: Nordin Kardi
  • 2007: Ibrahim bin Abu Shah
  • 2008: Tunku Khatijah binti Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Alhaj
  • 2009: Zulkiple Kassim
  • 2010: Abdul Aziz Ibrahim
  • 2010: Abdul Manap Ibrahim
  • 2010: Ahmad Hasbullah Mohd Nawawi
  • 2010: Shahron Ibrahim
  • 2011: Zalekha Hassan
  • 2011: Mahdi Yusoff
  • 2011: Ibrahim Bahari
  • 2012: Othman Abd Razak
  • 2013: Mohamad Zabidi Zainal
  • 2013: Mohd Noor Daud
  • 2013: Azizan Md Delin
  • 2014: Ab. Ghani Ariffin
  • 2014: Khalid Ramli
  • 2015: Azemi Kasim
  • 2015: Umi Kalsom Wan Awang
  • 2015: Joseph Adaikalam
  • 2016: Syeikh Abd Rahman Abdullah
  • 2016: P. Kamalanathan[10]
  • 2016: Zamri Yahya
  • 2016: Salleh Buang

References

  1. ^ Colecciones Militares, Kedah 1
  2. ^ a b c d e f Royal Official Website, Order of the Crown of Kedah (SPMK & co), Details on conferment conditions - list as of 2003 - photos
  3. ^ "MB Kedah dapat anugerah Dato". Berita Harian. 21 February 1968. p. 5.
  4. ^ "Darjah kerabat Kedah untok Sultan2 Pahang dan Kelantan". 29 January 1969. p. 3.
  5. ^ "Sultanah leads honours list". The Star. 16 July 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  6. ^ K. HARINDERAN (19 January 2014). "Muhyiddin, Mukhriz head Kedah sultan's awards list". The Rakyat Post. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  7. ^ Petah Wazzan Iskandar (21 January 2018). "Sultanah Maliha ketuai 3 kerabat terima darjah Kedah". Berita Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Kedah MB is now 'Datuk Seri'". www.nst.com.my.
  9. ^ "Kedah MB heads award list in conjunction with Sultan's birthday". www.thestar.com.my.
  10. ^ "68 terima darjah kebesaran Kedah". www.bharian.com.my.
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