The Illustrious Order of Loyalty to Sultan 'Abdu'l Halim Mu'azzam Shah (Bahasa Melayu: Darjah Yang Mulia Sri Setia Sultan 'Abdu'l Halim Mu'azzam Shah) is an honorific order of the Sultanate of Kedah.
History It was founded by Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah on 15 July 1983 in three classes. A further and upper class was added in 2008 : Grand Commander or Darjah Seri Setia Sultan 'Abdu'l Halim Mu'azzam Shah – SHMS.
Classes It is awarded in four classes: Grand Commander or Darjah Seri Setia Sultan 'Abdu'l Halim Mu'azzam Shah – SHMS The male titular has right to the prefix Dato' Seri Diraja and his wife, to the prefix Datin Seri Diraja Commander or Datuk Sri Paduka Sultan 'Abdu'l Halim Mu'azzam Shah – DHMS The male titular has right to the prefix Dato' Paduka' and his wife, to the prefix Datin Paduka Companion or Setia Sultan 'Abdu'l Halim Mu'azzam Shah – SMS Star or Bintang Setia Sultan 'Abdu'l Halim Mu'azzam Shah – BMS Ribbon SHMS DHMS SMS BMS
Award conditions Knight Commander or Datuk Sri Paduka – DHMS The Order is conferred on those in high positions who have performed meritorious services to the State and Nation. Its recipients are dubbed with the title, "Dato' Paduka" Royal Official Website, Order of Loyalty to Sultan 'Abdu'l Halim Mu'azzam Shah (DHMS & co) Details on conferment conditions - list as of 2003 - photos
Insignia Grand Commander (SHMS). The insignia is composed of a collar, a badge hanging from a sash and a breast star (Photo). Commander (DHMS). The insignia is composed of a badge hanging from a sash and a breast star (Photo ). Companion (SMS) The insignia is composed of a badge hanging from a collar sash for a male titular (Photo) and from a breast knot for a female titular (Photo ). Star (BMS). The insignia is composed of a badge hanging from a ribbon (Photo ).
Recipients
Grand Commander (S.H.M.S.)
2008: Sultan Abdul Halim (Founder) 2008: Tunku Sallehuddin (later Sultan Sallehuddin) 2008: Tunku Abdul Hamid Thani 2008: Tunku Soraya 2008: Mahdzir Khalid 2010: Osman Aroff 2014: Muhyiddin Yassin 2017: Tengku Maliha Tengku Ariff (later Sultanah Maliha) 2017: Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah
Commander (D.H.M.S.)
1983: Osman Aroff 1983: Mohd Ghazali Mohd Seth 1988: Abdullah Ismail 1988: Ahmad Zainol Abidin 1988: Daim Zainuddin 1988: Shaari Mohd Daud 1990: Mohd Hanif Omar 1990: Sallehuddin Mohamed 1991: Mohamed Hashim Mohd Ali 1995: Ahmad Basri Mohd Akil 1995: Ismail Omar 1996: Abdul Rahman Ibrahim 1996: Syed Mansor Syed Kassim Barakbah 1997: Halim Ali 1997: Meechai Nugoolgit (Honorary) 1997: Khir Johari 1997: Morihiko Hiramatsu (Honorary) 1997: Shafie Abdullah 1997: Ting Phek Khing 1997: Tunku Abdul Aziz 1998: Mohd Saad Endut 1998: Omar Mohamed A Binladin (Honorary) 1999: Sallehuddin Mohamed 1999: Mohd Hanif Omar 1999: Abdul Hamid Othman 2000: Mohd Zahidi Zainuddin 2001: Ismail Shafie 2002: Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir 2003: Abdul Halil Mutalib 2003: Sheikh Hasbullah Abdul Halim 2004: Badruddin Amiruldin 2005: Mohd Bakri Omar 2006: Abdul Aziz Zainal 2006: Abu Bakar Taib 2006: Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah 2006: Azizan Ariffin 2006: Ilyas Din 2007: Nor Mohamed Yakcop 2007: Mohd Anwar Mohd Nor 2007: Samsudin Osman 2007: Khalid Abdullah 2007: Azahari Md. Taib 2007: William Chek Lin Kwai 2008: Mohd Sidek Hassan 2008: Syed Unan Mashri Syed Abdullah 2008: Kua Sian Kooi 2008: Lee Kim Yew 2008: Rahmat Abu Bakar 2008: Beh Heng Seong 2008: Ghazali Ibrahim 2008: Md Rozai Shafian 2011: Syeikh Muhamad Baderudin Ahmad 2011: Rasli Basir 2011: Zulkifeli Mohd Zin 2011: Ismee Ismail 2012: Zulkifli Zainal Abidin 2012: Khalid Abu Bakar 2012: Lim Kok Wing 2013: Mukhriz Mahathir 2013: Rodzali Daud 2014: Mohd Puat Mohd Ali 2014: Syed Ismail Syed Azizan 2014: Fng Ah Seng 2015: Ali Hamsa 2017: Bakar Din 2017: Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim
See also Orders, decorations, and medals of the Malaysian states and federal territories#Kedah Orders, decorations, and medals of Kedah List of post-nominal letters (Kedah)
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