GEORGE TOWN: Veteran politician Tan Sri Lim Kit Siang heads the state's highest honour list in conjunction with the Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak's 75th birthday this year.
Lim is the sole recipient of the Darjah Utama Pangkuan Negeri (DUPN), which carries the title "Datuk Seri Utama".
A total of 28 recipients will receive the Darjah Gemilang Pangkuan Negeri (DGPN), which carries the title "Datuk Seri".
The 29 are among 1,346 recipients at this year's state honours.
State legislative assembly speaker Datuk Law Choo Kiang said Ahmad Fuzi had agreed to confer 142 state awards, comprising DUPN, DGPN, Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negeri (DMPN) and Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri (DSPN) this year.
"A total of 10 recipients will receive the DMPN and 103 recipients the DSPN, which carry the title 'Datuk'.
"Meanwhile, 102 people will receive the Darjah Johan Negeri (DJN), 30 people the Bintang Cemerlang Negeri (BCN), 205 people the Pingat Kelakuan Terpuji (PKT), 328 people the Pingat Jasa Kebaktian (PJK), 516 people the Pingat Jasa Masyarakat and 22 people the Pingat Bakti Setia (PBS).
"For this year, the Pingat Gagah Perwira (PGP) will be given to Sergeant Mazlan Abdul Rahman, who saved two people who fell off the Penang Bridge in January this year. In appreciation for his bravery, the Tuan Yang Terutama will confer him with the PGP award," he said.
Among the DGPN recipients were former Media Prima Berhad chairman Datuk Abdul Mutalib Mohamed Razak, Bank Negara Malaysia governor Datuk Shaik Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour, Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) director Datuk Khaw Kok Chin and Army Western Field Commander (Panglima Medan Barat Tentera Darat ke-24) Lt Gen Datuk Muhammad Huzaimi Sabri.
Others included Law himself, state secretary Datuk Rosli Isa and Prime Minister's Department Implementation Coordination Unit director-general Datuk Azman Ibrahim.
Among the notable recipients of the DMPN included Penang Deputy Chief Minister I Datuk Dr Mohamad Abdul Hamid, Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department deputy director (investigation/legal) Datuk Mohamed Usuf Jan Mohamad and Honorary Consul General of The Republic of Fiji Datuk Cha Hoo Peng.
Among the recipients of the DSPN included Micron Technology Asia Business Partnering senior director M. Moorthy, Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia (AIM) managing director Mohamed Shamir Abdul Aziz, state executive councillor Rashidi Zinol, state Health Department director Dr Fazilah Shaik Allaudin and Penang special branch chief Senior Assistant Commissioner Winston Tan Thye Wa.
The names of the award recipients are as follows:
Darjah Utama Pangkuan Negeri (DUPN), (carries the title 'Datuk Seri Utama'): Tan Sri Lim Kit Siang
Darjah Gemilang Pangkuan Negeri (DGPN), (carries the title 'Datuk Seri'): Datuk Dr Yee Thiam Sun; Datuk Haja Najmudeen Abd Kader; Datuk N. Ramanathan AR A Nachiappan; Datuk Gooi Soon Chai; Datuk Simon Toh Boon Wan; Datuk Yeap Beow Chong; Datuk Abdul Razak Abdul Majid; Datuk Lim Hock Seng; Datuk Lai Pin Yong; Datuk S. Sugumaran; Lt Gen Datuk Muhammad Huzaimi Sabri; Datuk Khaw Kok Chin; Datuk Tee Eng Ho; Datuk Twang King Hung @ Chuang Keng Kung; Datuk Rosli Isa; Datuk Law Choo Kiang; Datuk Norliza Abdul Rahim; Datuk Nordin Muhamad; Datuk Nazir Hussin Akhtar Hussin; Brid Gen Datuk Abdul Rahim Abdul Rahman; Datuk Azmir Merican Azmi Merican; Datuk Abdul Mutalib Mohamed Razak; Datuk Abdul Rashid Ismail; Kol Bersekutu (PA) Datuk Abdul Malik Abdullah; Datuk Seo Kian Haw; Datuk Shaik Abdul Rasheed Abdul Ghaffour; Datuk Lim Wah Lee; and Datuk Azman Ibrahim.
Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negeri (DMPN) (carries the title 'Datuk'): Datuk Cha Hoo Peng; Datuk G Mariadas; Datuk Abdul Subahan Mydin Pitchay; Datuk Mohamed Sani Bakar; Datuk Ong Eng Bin; Kamarulazman Muhamed; Datuk Mohamed Usuf Jan Mohamad; Datuk Cheng Mei Man; Datuk Dr Mohamad Abdul Hamid; and Datuk William Ng Yan Meng.
Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri (DSPN) (carries the title 'Datuk'): Roselan Ramli; Laksamana Muda Baharudin Wan Md Nor; Mohd Tuah Ismail; Dr Mohd Zahari Ismail; Datuk Teoh Boon Thong; Saravanan M Sinapan; Tan Ewe Chuah; Aida Yusof; J. Govindasamy; Chuang Kuang Han; P. Viswanathan; Ooi Hooi Kiang; Lim Ngak Ee; Choong Yit Chuan; Tan Kim Oh; Datuk Abdull Shukor Saleh; Yau Ann Nian; Jibran Khalil Sindamadar; Associate Professor Dr Mohd Sukki Othman; Mohammad Sahar Mat Din; Santok Singh Ranjit Singh; Mohamed Shamir Abdul Aziz; Ooi Eng Leong; Gooi Ching Koay; Datuk Dr Shaik Hussein Mydin; Ho Kwee Hong; Tan Tick Tiam; Tan Tee Chiew; Harvinder Singh Darshan Singh; Hamdan Abdul Majeed; Dr Gerald Lawrence W J Manickam; Ajay Madhusudan Marathe; Lt Col Bersekutu (PA) Chuah Gim Chuan; Yaep Chin Yee; Heng Soo Peng; Datuk Wira Ng Wah Sim; Ong Chong Joo; Chu Jenn Weng; Chee Yook Chiang; Goh Kiat Choon; Dr Mohammad Ilyas Shahabuddin: Siobhan Maire Das; Chew Chuon Jin; Chung Chok Yin; Mohd Jamil Othman; Professor Dr Ishwar Singh Ranjit Singh; Ong Kok Hua; Phuah Choon Meng; Eddy Amir Salim; Dr Rizal Abu Bakar; Muhamad Maiden MKM Abd Majid; Ong Joo Ming; Teoh Choo Nam; Wan Azman Wan Kamal; A Rahim Muda; Mohd Yusri Mohd Yusoff; Dr Vijayaindiaran R Viswalingam; Dr Fazilah Shaik Allaudin; Dr Mohamed Amir Shah Abdul Aziz; Lim Kim Eng; Ng Chye Weng; Professor TS Chang Kah Loon; Rijal Abdullah Sharri; Murugiah KP Samy; Chen XiuFeng; L. Krishnan; S Prebagaran Subramaniam; A. Gilbert; Datuk Uswath Khan Kirudu Mohamed; Ang Chuan Im; N. Munusamy; Ng Hung Weng; Dr Mohd Azhar Abd Hamid; Beh Liang Kim; Mohd Nazri Yasmin; Kalai Kumar M Chelliah; Pathmanathan Krishnan Kutty Raman Nair; Sharimahton Mat Saleh; Raschada Jiwalai; Mohammad Azhar Hamdan; Kamarul Haizal Koderat; Ahmad Nadzri Abdul Majid; Rosli Halim; Dr Ismail Parlan, Senior Assistant Commissioner Winston Tan Thye Wah; Baderul Amin Abdul Hamid; Abdul Kahar Abdullah; Laksamana Pertama Roslee Mohamad Isa; Abdul Said Hussain; Mohd Asri Baharum @ Harun; Puan Sri Christine Khir Johari; Rashidi Zinol; Ambassador Amarjit Singh Sarjit Singh; Professor Ahmad Rashidy Razali; Sy Choon Yen; Mejar Bersekutu (PA) Chong Soon Kheng; Cheng Yew Chuan; B. Puvan; Professor Dr Aznan Hasan; Mejar (Kehormat) Moorthy Murugaiah; Rokiah Mohd; Datuk Mohamed Aswan Seeni Mohamed Nizalath; and Johari Kassim.
This year's investiture has been fixed for tomorrow, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday next week.