Order of the Royal Family of Malaysia
Order of the Royal Family of Malaysia | |
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Awarded by The Sovereign of Malaysia | |
Type | State Order |
Established | 18 April 1966 |
Ribbon | Red |
Eligibility | Yang di-Pertuan Agong only |
Awarded for | Installation as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) |
Status | Currently constituted |
Sovereign | Yang di-Pertuan Agong |
Grades | Member |
Post-nominals | D.K.M. |
Statistics | |
Last induction | 2024[1] |
Total inductees | 14 Members |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Grand Knight of Valour[2] |
Next (lower) | Order of the Crown of the Realm[2] |
Ribbon bar of the Order |
The Most Excellent Order of the Royal Family of Malaysia (Malay: Darjah Yang Maha Utama Kerabat Diraja Malaysia) is a Malaysian federal award conferred to the Malay rulers who were appointed as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia. It only has one rank.
This award is limited to 10 living recipients only at any time.[3] The award was instituted on 18 April 1966 and gazetted on 30 June 1966. The last award was granted in 2024. It does not carry any title.
Insignia
[edit]The D.K.M. comprises a collar, a star and a badge.
The collar is made of gold-plated silver. The gold star is in a radial form with an embossed fern motive.
The sash is made from red silk and the end is tied with a ribbon. The badge is also in a radial form and surmounted by a hibiscus. It suspends from the Malaysian Royal Crown.
The sash is worn from the left shoulder to the right hip.
Recipients
[edit]D.K.M.
[edit]The recipients do not receive any title.
- 1960: Putra of Perlis
- 1965: Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu
- 1970: Abdul Halim of Kedah
- 1975: Yahya Petra of Kelantan
- 1980: Ahmad Shah of Pahang
- 1984: Iskandar of Johor
- 1989: Azlan Shah of Perak
- 1994: Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan
- 1999: Salahuddin of Selangor
- 2002: Sirajuddin of Perlis
- 2007: Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu
- 2017: Muhammad V of Kelantan
- 2019: Abdullah of Pahang
- 2024: Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor
Currently living recipients
[edit]- Sirajuddin of Perlis
- Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu
- Muhammad V of Kelantan
- Abdullah of Pahang
- Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor
References
[edit]- ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
- ^ a b "PANDUAN PENCALONAN DKBPP 2018" (PDF). Bahagian Istiadat & Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa. Retrieved 2018-09-05. (in Malay)
- ^ Istiadat Pertabalan Ke Bawah DYMM Seri Paduka Baginda YDPA XV [Installation Ceremony of His Majesty Yang di-Pertuan Agong XV] (in Malay). Department of Information Malaysia. 2017. p. 68. ISBN 978-983-54-0595-2.