Kuala lumpur: Chief Justice Datuk Seri Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh headed the list of 144 recipients of Federal Awards, Medals, and Honours conferred in conjunction with the Official Birthday of His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, at Istana Negara today. Wan Ahmad Farid, 63, who was appointed the country's 17th Chief Justice on July 28 last year, was the sole recipient of the Darjah Seri Setia Mahkota (SSM), which carries the title 'Tun'.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, Sultan Ibrahim conferred the 2026 Federal Awards, Medals, and Honours at the investiture ceremony, which Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, Queen of Malaysia, also attended. National track cycling champion Datuk Mohd Azizulhasni Awang was conferred the Darjah Bakti (DB), the country's highest honour, for his achievements and contributions to cycling and for elevating Malaysia's standing on the world stage.
The Darjah Panglima Mangku Negara (PMN), carrying the title 'Tan Sri', was awarded to the Chief of Defence Force Gen Datuk Seri Malek Razak Sulaiman, Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail, and Country Garden Pacificview Sdn Bhd Executive Director Datuk Dr Daing A Malek Daing A Rahaman. Meanwhile, Treasury Secretary-General Datuk Johan Mahmood Merican, Foreign Ministry Secretary-General Datuk Seri Amran Mohamed Zin, and Army Chief Gen Datuk Azhan Md Othman were among five individuals conferred the Panglima Setia Mahkota (PSM) award, which also carries the title 'Tan Sri'.
Air Force Chief Gen Datuk Seri Muhamad Norazlan Aris and Yayasan Sultan Ibrahim Johor trustee Datuk Avinderjit Singh Harjit Singh were also awarded the PSM. Ten individuals were awarded the Darjah Panglima Jasa Negara (PJN), which carries the title 'Datuk', including Court of Appeal Judge Leonard David Shim and Higher Education Ministry Secretary-General Datuk Dr Aminuddin Hassim.
Additionally, the Darjah Panglima Setia Diraja (PSD), which also carries the title 'Datuk', was awarded to Malaysia's High Commissioner to South Africa, Datuk Yubazlan Yusof, the King's senior private secretary, Datuk Jaba Mohd Noah, and the King's Royal Malaysian Air Force aide-de-camp Brig Gen Datuk Amrul Yacob. Meanwhile, 12 individuals were conferred the Darjah Johan Mangku Negara (JMN), including notable public service figures such as Putrajaya Corporation President Datuk Mohd Sakeri Abdul Kadir and National Unity and Integration Department Director-General Zulkifli Hashim.
A total of 161 individuals were conferred Federal Awards, Honours, and Medals for 2026 in conjunction with this year's Official Birthday celebrations of His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia.