A total of 51 people were awarded the Tan Sri title in conjunction with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Muhammad V’s birthday today.

Three of them were awarded the order of Panglima Mangku Negara.

They are Court of Appeal president Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin; Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) chief Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed Noor; and newly minted inspector-general of police Datuk Seri Mohamad Fuzi Harun.

Forty-eight others were conferred the order of Panglima Setia Mahkota (PSM), which also carries the Tan Sri title.

They are director-general of the Implementation and Coordination Unit Datuk Seri Ahmad Zaki Ansore Mohd Yusof; Federal Court Judge Datuk Wira Aziah Ali; Election Commission chairperson Datuk Seri Mohd Hashim Abdullah; and Public Service Department director-general Datuk Seri Zainal Rahim Seman.

Also conferred the award are former Economic Planning Unit director-general Datuk Seri Dr Rahamat Bivi Yusoff; Tengku Temenggong of Kelantan Datuk Tengku Mohamad Rizam Tengku Abdul Aziz; and Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission chief Datuk Dzulkifli Ahmad.

Secretary-general of the Communication and Multimedia Ministry Datuk Seri Sharifah Zarah Syed Ahmad; Keeper of the Rulers Seal Datuk Seri Syed Danial Syed Ahmad; and K & N Kenanga Holdings Bhd chairperson Datuk Tengku Noor Zakiah Tengku Ismail also received the award.

Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman is among the recipients of the award for the political organisation category, which also listed two Umno veterans, Datuk Seri Dr Siti Zaharah Sulaiman and Datuk Seri Dr Suleiman Mohamed.

Also receiving the award are Dewan Negara president Datuk Seri S Vigneswaran; MIC chairperson Datuk Rajoo Dasari @ Govindasamy; and former MCA leader Datuk Tee Cheng York @ Tee How.

For the local government and statutory body category, the recipients are Bank Negara governor Datuk Muhammad Ibrahim; Malaysian Rubber Board chairperson Datuk Seri Dr Muhammad Leo Michael Toyad Abdullah; Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission chairperson Datuk Seri Dr Halim Shafie; Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia vice-chancellor Datuk Dr Noor Azlan Ghazali; and Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Mhd Amin Nordin Abd Aziz.

Two commanders in ATM were also conferred the PSM award. They are Armed Forces chief general Datuk Seri Zulkiple Kassim and Air Force chief general Datuk Seri Affendi Buang.

Twenty individuals from private and voluntary organisations, as well as associations were also awarded the PSM. They are Albukhary Foundation vice-executive chairperson Datuk Seri Ismail Yusof; Safuan Group Bhd executive chairperson Datuk Mat Shah Sapuan; Ahmad Zaki Resources Bhd deputy executive chairperson Datuk Seri Wan Zaki Wan Muda; and Binary University Sdn Bhd executive chairperson Datuk Prof Joseph Adaikalam.

Also conferred the PSM are Press Metal Bhd group CEO  Datuk Koon Poh Keong; Globaltec Formation Bhd chairperson Datuk Seri Dr Goh Tian Chuan; Sunsuria Bhd chairperson Datuk Ter Leong Yap; ENRA Group Bhd deputy executive chairperson Datuk Kamaluddin Abdullah; vice-president of the Association of Malaysian Malay Vehicle Importers and Traders Datuk Seri Abg Khalid Abg Marzuki; Petroliam Nasional Bhd (PETRONAS) president and CEO Datuk Wan Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin; HSS Engineers Bhd executive director Datuk Seri S Kunasingam; and Akisama group managing director Datuk Chang Koon Wah.

Also in the list are Iswarabena Sdn Bhd managing director Datuk Seri S Selvarajoo; Pelita Samudera Pertama (M) Sdn Bhd managing director Datuk D Murugan; Mangkubumi Sdn Bhd group executive chairperson Datuk Seri Zainudin Karjan; Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd managing director Datuk Lim Kuang Sia; Ekovest Sdn Bhd managing director Datuk Seri Lim Keng Cheng; Only World Group Holdings Bhd managing director and CEO officer Datuk Seri Koh Cheng Keong; Ideal Property Development Sdn Bhd managing director Datuk Ooi Kee Liang; and Tanah Permai Sdn Bhd executive chairperson Datuk Lim Pau Chang.

Other recipients are Big C Supercenter Public Company Limited chairperson Chareon Sirivadhanabhakdi; Western Digital (M) Sdn Bhd President and CEO Steve Miligan; Malaysia Earl International Development Sdn Bhd president Datuk Seri Dr Yuhao Aixinjueluo; XINYI Glass Holding LTD CEO Datuk Gerry Tung Ching Sai; and Xin Wang International group CEO Datuk Chuang Chou-Wen.

- Bernama