Johor Regent confers state titles to seven individuals

JOHOR BARU: Johor Regent Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim has conferred state titles to seven individuals, four of whom were bestowed datukship in conjunction with His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, The King Of Malaysia’s official birthday.

Leading the list of recipients is Datuk Dennis Muhammad Abdullah, husband to Tunku Tun Aminah Sultan Ibrahim. He has been conferred with Darjah Mahkota Johor Yang Amat Mulia Pangkat Pertama Dato’ Sri Paduka Mahkota Johor (SPMJ), which carries the title Datuk.

The other three award recipients of the Darjah Sultan Ibrahim Johor Yang Amat Disanjungi Pangkat Kedua (DMIJ), which also carries the “Datuk” title, are the personal pilot of Johor Sultan Major (R) Datuk Roslee Mardofee, the commander of the 7th brigade Brigadier General Datuk Mohamad Suria Mohamad Saad, and Mados’s Sdn Bhd general manager Datuk Ong Eng Leong.

The investiture ceremony was held at the Audience Hall in Istana Bukit Serene here on Saturday (March 23).

Tunku Tun Aminah, Tunku Temenggong Johor, Tunku Idris Iskandar Sultan Ibrahim, Tunku Panglima Johor, Tunku Abdul Rahman Sultan Ibrahim, and Tunku Putera Johor, Tunku Abu Bakar Sultan Ibrahim, were present at the ceremony.

Also present were Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi, Johor Council of Royal Court president Datuk Dr Abdul Rahim Ramli and Johor State Secretary Tan Sri Datuk Dr Azmi Rohani.

Meanwhile, three district officers were also conferred with Darjah Sultan Ibrahim Johor Yang Amat Disanjungi Pangkat Ketiga Setia Mulia Sultan Ibrahim Johor (SIJ).