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The Most Esteemed Order of the Defender of the Realm ( ms, Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara) 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.) ( ms, Seri Maharaja Mangku Negara).Official Malay monarchy website
, Seri Maharaja Mangku Negara (S.M.N.), photo of the decoration

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 stipe, charged with a smaller red stripe in its middle.

Commander

* Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (P.M.N.) ( ms, Panglima Mangku Negara)

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.) ( ms, Johan Mangku Negara)

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.) ( ms, Kesatria Mangku Negara)

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.) ( ms, Ahli Mangku Negara)Official Malay monarchy website
Ahli Mangku Negara (A.M.N.), photo of the decoration

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.) ( ms, Pingat Pangkuan Negara)Official Malay monarchy website
Pingat Pangkuan Negara (P.P.N.), photo of the decoration

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

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

{{Orders, decorations, and medals of Singapore

Defender of the Realm
Defender of the Realm, Order of the
Awards established in 1958
1958 establishments in Malaya