KUANTAN: Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Datuk Arthur Joseph Kurup heads the list of 58 recipients of state awards, honours and medals in conjunction with the 66th birthday of the Sultan of Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah.
The awards were presented by the Sultan at an investiture ceremony held at Balai Mahkota, Istana Abdulaziz, here Saturday.
Also in attendance were the Tengku Ampuan of Pahang, Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, and the Tengku Mahkota of Pahang, Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah.
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Arthur was among the recipients of the Sri Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang (SSAP) award, which carries the title Datuk Seri, along with Pahang state secretary Datuk Nazri Abu Bakar, Bank Negara governor Datuk Seri Shaik Abdul Rasheed Abdul Ghaffour, and Army chief General Tan Sri Muhammad Hafizuddeain Jantan.
Also conferred the SSAP were Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) board member Datuk Seri Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin; Matrade Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Datuk Mohd Mustafa Abdul Aziz; Director of the National Budget Office, Ministry of Finance, Datuk Ab Rahim Ab Rahman; and Deputy Secretary-General (Finance) of the Ministry of Health (MOH) Datuk Zahrul Hakim Abdullah @ Ab Allah.
Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) Director-General Datuk Nor Hisham Mohammad; Bukit Aman Management Department director Datuk Abdul Aziz Abdul Majid; Malayan Banking Berhad group president and CEO Datuk Khairussaleh Ramli, and head of the Cardiology Department at the National Heart Institute (IJN) Datuk Dr Azmee Mohd Ghazi were also among the SSAP award recipients.
Other SSAP recipients were B.Grimm And Co. Chairman Datuk Dr. H.C Harald Link; Prima Merdu Sdn Bhd Chairman and Executive Director Datuk Amer Hamzah Ahmad; Tong Chun Development Sdn Bhd Managing Director Datuk Ken Ng Chee Kean; and Magma Group Berhad Group Managing Director Datuk Liang Chee Fong.
The Darjah Sri Indera Mahkota Pahang (SIMP), which carries the title Datuk Indera, was conferred on three individuals, namely Pahang Finance officer Datuk Fadzilla Salleh, former chairman of the Royal Malaysian Police Family Association (Perkep) Puan Sri Zainah Othman, and Director-General of the Department of National Unity and Integration Datuk Che Roslan Che Daud.