KUCHING: A total of 149 individuals were conferred Sarawak state honours in an investiture ceremony held at the Astana Negeri Sarawak here today (April 30).
The ceremony was officiated by Head of State, Tun Pehin Sri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, and was also attended by his wife, Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Fauziah Mohd Sanusi.
The conferment began with the ‘Darjah Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Sarawak’ (P.B.S) honour, which was awarded to Dr Hadi Abdul Jalil.
This was followed by the ‘Darjah Utama Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Kenyalang Sarawak’ (P.B.K) award, which was presented to 13 recipients, while the ‘Pingat Pentadbiran Awam Pingat Perkhidmatan Bakti’ (P.P.B) award was conferred on 18 individuals.
Meanwhile, the ‘Darjah Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Sarawak’ (A.B.S) honour was awarded to 10 individuals, followed by the ‘Darjah Utama Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Kenyalang Sarawak’ (A.B.K) award which was conferred on 25 recipients.
In addition, the ‘Pingat Pentadbiran Awam Pingat Perkhidmatan Terpuji’ (P.P.T) honour was awarded to 38 individuals, while the ‘Darjah Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Sarawak’ (B.B.S) was presented to 44 recipients.
Also present at the ceremony were State Secretary, Datuk Amar Mohamad Abu Bakar Marzuki, and his wife, Datin Amar Baduyah Bujang; Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Department (Integrity and Ombudsman) Datuk Dr Juanda Jaya; and his wife, Datin Shanti Achmad Ramly; Deputy Minister for Youth, Sports and Entrepreneur Development, Datuk Gerald Rentap Jabu; and his wife, Datin Rosemarie Wong; as well as Sarawak Mufti Department’s Director, Ahmad Sukarno Saini.
