Order of the Defender of the Realm

Order of the Defender of the Realm
The Most Esteemed Order of the Defender of the Realm is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country. The Order Motto are 'Dipeliharakan Allah-Pangkuan Negara' (By the Grace of God-Defender of the Realm).
The order was instituted on 6 August 1958 and initially had the five highest ranks. The medal was added on 19 August 1960.
Order ranks
The order has six ranks:
Grand Commander
Grand Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (S.M.N.).
This rank is limited to 25 living recipients at any time, except foreign citizens who are conferred honorary awards. The recipient of this award receives the title Tun and his wife Toh Puan.
The collar comprises the crests of the states in Malaysia with an eleven-pointed star made of gold-plated silver. The ribbon is of dark blue silk and has yellow stripes on both the edges. It has a central white stripe, charged with a smaller red stripe in its middle.
Commander
Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (P.M.N.)
It is limited to 75 living recipients at any time, excluding foreign citizens who are conferred honorary awards. The recipient of this award receives the title Tan Sri and the recipient's wife takes the title of Puan Sri.
The Star is made of gold-plated silver and so is the badge but smaller in size. The ribbon has white stripes on both the edges and red stripes in the centre. The red stripes lie on the yellow stripes. The end of the ribbon is tied with a ribbon and the badge suspends from below the ribbon.
Companion
Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (J.M.N.)
Living recipients are limited to 700 only at any time, excluding foreign citizens who receive it as an honorary award. It does not carry any title.
The badge of the Johan Mangku Negara is an eleven-pointed star made of gold-plated silver. Each point is white and in between are a star and crescent moon. They are made of gold-plated silver. In the centre of the star is a white circle decorated with carvings of the Malaysian Royal Crown. The badge has a radius of 2¼ inches. It suspends from a ribbon which is of the same colour as that of the Grand Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm but has narrower stripes. The badge is worn around the neck. The badge for women has a ribbon which is tied in a bow. The badge suspends from the bow and is pinned to the chest.
Officer
Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (K.M.N.)
There is no limit to the number of persons to be awarded this honour. It can also be conferred on foreign citizens as an honorary award. It does not carry any title.
The badge of the Kesatria Mangku Negara is similar in shape as that of the Johan Mangku Negara. It has a radius of 2 inches. The badge suspends from a riband measuring 1½ inches. The ribbon is of the same colour as that of the Johan Setia Negara. There is a kris on the ribbon, upright with its blade pointing downward. The kris is enclosed in a circle. The badge is pinned on the chest. For the women, the ribbon is tied in a bow and the badge suspends from below the knot of the bow. The kris in the circle is pinned on the bow of the ribbon.
Member
Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (A.M.N.)
There is no limit to the number to be awarded this honour. It can also be conferred on foreign citizens as an honorary award.
The design the badge is the same as that of the Darjah Kesatria Mangku Negara but the kris lies in the centre. The badge has a radius of 1¾ inches. It is pinned to the chest. It suspends from a riband which is of the same colour as that of the Kesatria Mangku Negara. For women, the riband is tied in a bow and the badge suspends from below the centre of the bow.
Medal
Medal of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (P.P.N.)
There is no limit to the number to be honored with this award. It can also be conferred on foreign citizens as an honorary award. It does not carry any title.
The Pangkuan Negara medal is round and made of silver. On the surface is a carving of the Malaysian Royal Crown. The slogan DIPELIHARAKAN ALLAH is surmounted on the Crown. The alphabets are in Roman and Jawi. Under the Malaysian Royal Crown is another inscription, PANGKUAN NEGARA, also in Roman and Jawi alphabets. At the back of the badge is the Federal Crest with the inscription JASA CEMERLANG in Roman and Jawi. The badge suspends from a ribbon, which is of the same shape and colour as that of the Ahli Mangku Negara and is about 1½ inches wide.
Recipients
Official source
Grand Commanders (S.M.N.)
The grand commander receives the title Tun and his wife Toh Puan.
1958: Tunku Kurshiah
1958: Tunku Ismail
1958: Tunku Munawir
1958: Tengku Yahya Petra
1958: Leong Yew Koh
1958: Raja Uda
1958: Tan Cheng Lock
1959: Abdul Razak Hussein
1959: Henry Lee Hau Shik
1959: Tengku Budriah
1961: Abdul Malek Yusuf
1963: Yusof Ishak, Yang di-Pertuan Negara of Singapore (later President of the Republic of Singapore)
1964: Abang Openg
1964: Mustapha Harun
1967: Pengiran Ahmad Raffae
1968: Syed Sheh Shahabudin
1970: Syed Sheh Barakbah
1970: Tuanku Bujang
1970: Sharifah Rodziah Barakbah
1972: Abdul Aziz Abdul Majid
1975: Fuad Stephens
1976: Sardon Jubir
1976: Syed Zahiruddin
1977: Mohd Hamdan Abdullah
1978: Abang Muhammad Salahuddin
1978: Ahmad Koroh
1979: Mohamad Adnan Robert
1981: Hussein Onn, 3rd Prime Minister of Malaysia
1982: Abdul Rahman Ya'kub
1982: Awang Hassan
1987: Sultan Ibrahim Ismail, Sultan of Johor
1989: Ahmad Zaidi Adruce
1989: Hamdan Sheikh Tahir
1989: Mohammad Said Keruak
1989: Syed Ahmad Shahabuddin
1996: Sakaran Dandai
2003: Ahmadshah Abdullah
2003: Mahathir Mohamad, 4th and 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia
2004: Mohd Khalil Yaakob, Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Melaka
2009: Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, 5th Prime Minister of Malaysia
2011: Juhar Mahiruddin, Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah
2014: Abdul Taib Mahmud, Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak
2020: Mohd Ali Rustam, Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Melaka
2021: Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak, Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang
Commanders (P.M.N.)
The commander receives the title Tan Sri and his wife Puan Sri.
Honorary recipients
Honorary Grand Commanders (S.M.N. (K))
The honorary grand commander also receives the title Tun and his wife Toh Puan.
1958: Lim Yew Hock, Chief Minister of Singapore
1959: Djuanda Kartawidjaja, Prime Minister of Indonesia
1960: Gerald Templer, British High Commissioner in Malaya
1962: Thanat Khoman, Foreign Minister of Thailand
1962: Thanom Kittikachorn, Prime Minister of Thailand
1963: Norodom Monineath, Queen consort of Cambodia
1964: Dhani Nivat, Member of the Thai Royal Family
1964: Hayato Ikeda, Prime Minister of Japan
1964: Masayoshi Ōhira, Foreign Minister of Japan
1964: Norodom Kantol, Prime Minister of Cambodia
1964: Prapas Charusathien, Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Army
1964: Wan Waithayakon, Member of the Thai Royal Family
1965: Abdel Hakim Amer, Vice President of Egypt
1965: Ali Sabri, Vice President of Egypt
1965: Anwar Sadat, Vice President of Egypt
1965: Zein al-Sharaf Talal, Queen Mother of Jordan
1965: Firyal, Spouse of Muhammad bin Talal
1965: Hassan bin Talal, Crown Prince of Jordan
1965: Hassan Ibrahim, Vice President of Egypt
1965: Hussein el-Shafei, Vice President of Egypt
1965: Chung Il-kwon, Prime Minister of South Korea
1965: Muhammad bin Talal, Member of the Jordanian Royal Family
1965: Muna al-Hussein, Princess Consort of Jordan
1965: Nguyễn Cao Kỳ, Prime Minister of Vietnam
1965: Hussein ibn Nasser, Prime Minister of Jordan
1965: Wasfi al-Tal, Prime Minister of Jordan
1965: Zakaria Mohieddin, Vice President of Egypt
1966: Chang Kay Young
1966: James Beveridge Thomson, Lord President of the Federal Court of Malaysia
1967: Albert II, Member of the Belgian Royal Family
1967: Eisaku Satō, Prime Minister of Japan
1970: Adam Malik, Foreign Minister of Indonesia
1970: Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Member of the House of Saud
1971: Souvanna Phouma, Prime Minister of Laos
1975: Kukrit Pramoj, Prime Minister of Thailand
1979: Kriangsak Chamanan, Prime Minister of Thailand
1982: Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia
1984: Elena Ceaușescu, First Lady of Romania
1984: Prem Tinsulanonda, Prime Minister of Thailand
1989: Jefri Bolkiah, Member of the Bruneian Royal Family
1995: Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden
2000: Maha Vajiralongkorn, Crown Prince of Thailand
2000: Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Member of the House of Saud
2001: Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of Bahrain
2003: Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia
2003: Marcello Pera, President of the Italian Senate
2003: Pier Ferdinando Casini, President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies
2005: Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden
2010: Moza bint Nasser, Consort to the Emir of Qatar
2011: Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
2012: Naruhito, Crown Prince of Japan
2012: Masako, Crown Princess of Japan
2023: Khaled bin Mohamed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
Honorary Commanders (P.M.N. (K))
The honorary commander were also receives the title Tan Sri and his wife Puan Sri.
References
External links
Malaysia: Most Distinguished Order of the Defender of the Realm
Defender of the Realm
Defender of the Realm, Order of the
Awards established in 1958
1958 establishments in Malaya