GEORGE TOWN: Three people head the state's honours list in conjunction with Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak's 73rd birthday.
Yusuf Taiyoob Sdn Bhd executive chairman Datuk Seri Yusuf Taiyoob, Malaysia Semiconductor Industry Association president Datuk Seri Wong Siew Hai and former Takaful Malaysia chief executive officer Datuk Seri Mohamad Hassan Kamil will receive the second highest award, the Darjah Panglima Pangkuan Negeri (DPPN), which carries the title "Datuk Seri".
The three are among 1,380 recipients at this year's state honours.
Penang State Legislative Assembly Speaker Datuk Law Choo Kiang said Fuzi had agreed to confer 159 state awards this year, involving the DPPN, Darjah Gemilang Pangkuan Negeri (DGPN), Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negeri (DMPN) and Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri (DSPN).
"The list of recipients of state awards that carry the titles Datuk Seri and Datuk will be gazetted after the ceremony.
"The number of award recipients is the highest since 2018."
A total of 21 people will receive the DGPN, which also carries the title "Datuk Seri".
Eighteen people will receive the DMPN and 117 will receive the DSPN, both of which carry the title "Datuk".
A total of 107 people will receive the Darjah Johan Negeri, 19 will receive the Bintang Cemerlang Negeri, 197 will receive the Pingat Kelakuan Terpuji, 333 will receive the Pingat Jasa Kebaktian, 536 will receive the Pingat Jasa Masyarakat and 29 will receive the Pingat Bakti Setia.
Notable people who will receive state awards include Comptroller of the Royal Household of Istana Negara Datuk Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin (DGPN), former state secretary Datuk Dr Ahmad Jailani Muhamed Yunus (DGPN), Securities Commission executive chairman Datuk Dr Awang Adek Hussin (DGPN), former Penang Hospital forensic pathologist Associate Professor Datuk Dr Bhupinder Singh Jeswant Singh (DGPN), Penang Water Supply Corporation chief executive officer Datuk Jaseni Maidinsa (DGPN) and former Seberang Prai City Council mayor Datuk Rozali Mohamud (DGPN).
Law said this year's investiture would be divided into four sessions — Saturday, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday — at Dewan Sri Pinang here.
He said the first session would involve 193 recipients, the second would involve 399, the third would involve 391 and the fourth would involve 398.
Fuzi celebrated his official birthday on July 7.
The names of award recipients are as follows:
DPPN:
Datuk Seri Yusuf Taiyoob, Datuk Seri Wong Siew Hai and Datuk Seri Mohamed Hassan Md Kamil.
DGPN:
Datuk Indera Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin, Datuk Dr Ahmad Jailani Muhamed Yunus, Datuk Seri Awang Adek Hussin, Datuk Bey Leang Seng, Associate Professor Datuk Dr Bhupinder Singh Jeswant Singh, Datuk Chan Kong Yew, Datuk Gobalakrishnan Narayanasamy, Datuk Dr Haminnuddin Abd Hamid, Datuk Jaseni Maidinsa, Professor Datuk Dr Kamal Nasharuddin Mustapha, Datuk Kulasegaran Sabaratnam, Datuk Kuvenaraju Pachappen, Datuk Dr Lim Huat Bee, Datuk Lim Kok Khong, Datuk Lim Tiong Chin, Datuk Ir Mohamad Zulkefly Sulaiman, Datuk Palaniappan Krishnan, Datuk Sr Rozali Mohamud, Datuk Tan Choo Hin, Datuk Tan Kean Tet and Datuk Tan King Seng.
DMPN:
Datuk Ang Cho Teing, Datuk Anual Hassan, Datuk Benjamin KRK Samy @ R. Antory, Datuk Dr Cheong Yew Teik, Choong Chee Meng, Dr Fouad Hayel Saeed Anam, Datuk Khoo Kay Hock, Datuk Dr Kuldip Singh K. Sohan Singh, Datuk Mohamad Anil Shah Abdullah, Mohd Hussain Abdullah, Datuk Supramaniam Kasia Pillai, Datuk Taizoon Hyder Tyebkhan, Datuk Tan Heng Kheng @ Tan Ah Poh, Datuk Tan Hiang Joo, Professor Datuk Dr Tan Shau Hwai, Datuk Teh Yong Khoon, Datuk Yeoh Moh Chai and Zaiviji Ismail Abdullah.
DSPN:
Abdul Halim Ramli, Abdul Jalil Mohd Hassan, Abdul Rahman Johor, Associate Professor Dr Adnan Yusoff, Ahmad Fuad Abdul Razak, Ahmad Izram Osman, Dr Ahmad Nazzan Abdullah, Ahmad Rahiza Abd Jalil, Ahmad Rizal Mohd Hanapiah, Ahmad Tarmidzi Ramly, Professor Dr Amirul Al-Ashraf Balakrishnan Abdullah, Amran Hazali, Ang Lim Kean, Dr Angeline Yeoh Aing Chiee, Dr Anita Bhajan Manocha, Annamalai Dhachanamoorthy, Dr Aria Putera Ismail, Arulldas Sinnappan, Ashok Rudy Ratnanesan, Asri Ab Rahman, Augustine Lee Kong Beng, Aziz Bakar, Azlan Mohamed Dzaiddin, Dr Azuhairy Azid, Baharul Azhar Omar, Dr Balamurugan A. Gopal, Beh Cheng Siong, Beh Leang Huat, Chan Kean Hin, Dr Chan Kwai Cheng, Che Nazli Jaapar, Cheah Cheng Ean, Cheah Kah Peng, Chiah Hock Yew, Chng Huck Theng, Chong Ah Moy, Chong Kin Sen, Choong Ah Hin, Edwin Paramjothy L. Michael Muniandy, Professor Dr Ewe Hong Tat, F'ng Meow Cheng, Ganesh Kalimuthu, Geh Guat Yeow, Gog Guek Eng, Gooi Chin Hooi, Gulab Mahatam Rai, Dr Gunasegaran Ramiah, Heng Teik Keong, Jabar Azman Jaafar, Dr Jafri Abdul Jalil, Kamaluddin Ibrahim Ali, Keoh Lean Cheaw, Khoo Boo Lim, Khoo Kay Chee, Dr L. Selva Kumaran N. Letchumanan, Lee Hui Ta, Professor Dr Lee Toong Chow, Dr Liew Yew Fong, Lim Chin Ghee, Lim Wei Loong, Loh Nam Hooi, Dr Ma'arof Sudin, Major-General Mahadzer Amin, Professor Dr Mohamad Abdul Hamid, Professor Dr Mohamad Fauzan Noordin, Mohamed Meera Sahib Mohamed Noordeen, Mohammad Hisham Shafie, Brigadier-General Mohd Akib Yusof, Mohd Mohtar Mahamud, Mohd Nordin Samah, Mohd Shaiful Ibrahim, Mohd Zahry Shaikh Abdul Rahman, Ng Keng Tong @ Ng Khim Tong, Ng Seng Hock, Nirmala Devi M. Narayanasamy, Professor Dr Nor Azazi Zakaria, Professor Dr Noraida Endut, Normah Osman, Ambassador Norman Muhamad, Ong Chai Chun, Ong Teik Kim, Ooi Hoe Leng, Ooi Peng Ee, Oon Ah Nooi, Dr Parmjit Singh Kuldip Singh, Permalu Marappan, Peyadesa PLB Singha, Dr Pitchay M. Chinniah, Pow Kim Seng, Rajendran P. Anthony, Dr Rezuan Ahmad, Dr Roslan Ahmad, Rosli Othman, Ruslan Khalid, Sanmarkan TS Ganapathi, Saw Soon Kooi, Selvanathan Arokiasamy, Shanmuganathan Palanisamy, Sim Choo Kheng, Sitarun Nisa Abdul Aziz, Soori Themed Appanah, Datuk Seri Subahan Kamal, Sulaiman Yahaya, Dr Tan Boon Nunt, Tan Hock Kheng, Datuk Tan Kok Aun, Ambassador Tan Yang Thai, Teh Chiap Hong, Ting Chek Choon, Wazir Singh Bishan Singh, Wei Khian Hua, Yap Ean Eng, Zainuddin Yusoff, Ambassador Zakri Jaafar, Professor Dr Zulfigar Yasin, Zulkafli Kamaruddin and Zulkiefly Saad.