KLANG: Orang Besar Istana Datuk Syed Budriz Putra Jamalullail Syed Amir Abidin Jamalullail led six recipients of Selangor state honours conferred today in conjunction with the Silver Jubilee marking the 25th year of Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah's reign.
Also attending the investiture ceremony at the Balairung Seri of Istana Alam Shah here were Tengku Permaisuri of Selangor Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin and Raja Muda Selangor Tengku Amir Shah, accompanied by his wife, Datin Paduka Seri Afzaa Fadini Abdul Aziz.
Syed Budriz Putra Jamalullail, who is president of the Royal Selangor Polo and Equestrian Club, received the Seri Paduka Mahkota Selangor (S.P.M.S.), which carries the title 'Datuk Seri' for male recipients and 'Datin Paduka Seri' for female recipients.
At the ceremony, Sultan Sharafuddin also conferred the S.P.M.S. on Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Transition and Water Transformation Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof, Chief Justice Tun Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh, and Westports Holdings Bhd executive chairman Datuk Ruben Emir Gnanalingam Abdullah.
The Sultan also conferred the Dato' Setia-Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (S.S.I.S.) award, which carries the title 'Datuk Setia' for male recipients and 'Datin Paduka Setia' for female recipients, on Datuk Diraja Selangor Datuk Lela Jasa Diraja Datuk Richard Alexander John Curtis.
Also receiving the same award was former Selangor state legal adviser Datuk Salim Soib @ Hamid, who served from 2020 to 2026.
The ceremony also included the proclamation of titles and the oath-taking and homage ceremony for members of the Selangor royal household and Selangor royal dignitaries.
Two individuals were proclaimed Orang Besar Istana: Raja Datuk Reza Alhaj Raja Zaib Shah Alhaj, who received the title Engku Sri Paduka Diraja, and Tengku Ezrique Ezzuddean Tengku Ardy Esfandiari Alhaj, who received the title Tengku Orang Kaya Menteri Diraja.
Datuk Dr Aljafri Abdul Majid was also proclaimed Dato' Diraja Selangor with the title Dato' Sri Maharaja Diraja.
During the ceremony, all three took their oaths and signed declarations accepting their titles before receiving long krises from Sultan Sharafuddin.
They are also required to leave Selangor for seven days from today before returning for the homage ceremony.
The ceremony was also attended by Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari and members of the state executive council.
Meanwhile, State Secretary Datuk Dr Ahmad Fadzli Ahmad Tajuddin said in a statement that 25 nominees had been endorsed at a meeting of the Selangor Council of the Royal Court on Oct 6 to receive state honours, before the list was approved by the Sultan.
"Of the total, six recipients of First Class state honours will receive their awards on Oct 25, while the remaining 19 recipients of Second and Third Class state honours will receive theirs at the Selangor Darul Ehsan State Honours Investiture Ceremony scheduled for Nov 1.
"All endorsed nominees underwent and passed screening by the police on security and criminal records, the Insolvency Department and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC)," he said.
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