The Most Exalted Order of the Crown of the Realm ( ms, Darjah Utama Seri Mahkota Negara) is a

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n federal award. It is ranked lower than the

Order of the Royal Family of Malaysia The Most Excellent Order of the Royal Family of Malaysia ( ms, 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 r ...

. It should not be confused with the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia.

Classes and recipients

It has one rank and is conferred on 30 living recipients only at any time. It is conferred to the Queen of Malaysia and newly appointed Malay rulers in his state. Fifteen, out of the total, are conferred on foreign princes, foreign Heads of State and other distinguished individuals. It does not carry any title.

Insignia

The D.M.N. comprises a collar, a star, and a badge. * There are two sheathed kris crossed upright in the centre of the collar. * The nine-pointed star and the crescent moon of the award are made of gold. * The badge is a five-pointed star with the jawi verse of Allah on top of the crown, which has a crescent and motto "Berpegang Tegoh Pada Allah" below the crown. (The current spelling of the motto should be "Berpegang Teguh Pada Allah", but amendments of the new spelling is not made) * The sash is of yellow silk. In the centre are red stripes and the end is tied with a ribbon. The edges of the ribbon have white narrow stripes lying in between two blue stripes. The sash of the order is worn from the left shoulder to the right hip. The Order was instituted on 16 August 1958 and gazetted on 21 August 1958.

Recipients

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D.M.N.

The recipients do not receive any title. * 1958:

Abdul Rahman Abd al-Rahman ( ar, عبد الرحمن, translit=ʿAbd al-Raḥmān or occasionally ; DMG ''ʿAbd ar-Raḥman''; also Abdul Rahman) is a male Arabic Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' Abd'', '' ...

, Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan * 1958: Abu Bakar,

Sultan of Pahang Sultan of Pahang () is the title of the hereditary constitutional head of Pahang, Malaysia. The current sultan is Al-Sultan Abdullah ibni Sultan Ahmad Shah. He is the Head of Islam in the state and the source of all titles, honours and dignit ...

* 1958: Hisamuddin,

Sultan of Selangor Sultan of Selangor (سلطان سلاڠور) is the title of the constitutional ruler of Selangor, Malaysia who is the head of state and head of the Islamic religion in Selangor. The current monarch, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah ascended the ...

* 1958:

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Sultan of Johor The Sultan of Johor is a hereditary seat and the sovereign ruler of the Malaysian state of Johor. In the past, the sultan held absolute power over the state and was advised by a ''bendahara''. Currently, the role of ''bendahara'' has been tak ...

* 1958: Ibrahim IV, Sultan of Kelantan * 1958: Ismail Nasiruddin,

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* 1958: Putra, Raja of Perlis * 1958: Yusuf Izzudin Shah, Sultan of Perak * 1959:

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Sultan of Kedah The Kedah Sultanate (كسلطانن قدح) is a Muslim dynasty located in the Malay Peninsula. It was originally an independent state, but became a British protectorate in 1909. Its monarchy was abolished after it was added to the Malayan Un ...

* 1960: Ismail,

* 1961: Munawir, Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan * 1961: Yahya Petra, Sultan of Kelantan * 1961: Salahuddin,

* 1962: Budriah,

Raja Permaisuri Agong ''Raja Permaisuri Agong'' ( Jawi: راج ڤرمايسوري اݢوڠ; full title: ''Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Raja Permaisuri Agong''; سري ڤدوک بݢيندا راج ڤرمايسوري اݢوڠ, literally ''The Que ...

* 1963: Idris Shah II, Sultan of Perak * 1966: Intan Zaharah,

* 1968: Ja'afar, Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan * 1970: Tunku Abdul Rahman,

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* 1971: Bahiyah,

* 1974: Ahmad Shah,

* 1976:

Abdul Razak Hussein Tun Haji Abdul Razak bin Dato' Hussein ( ms, عبد الرزاق بن حسين, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 11 March 1922 – 14 January 1976) was a Malaysian lawyer and politician who served as the 2nd Prime Minister of Malaysia ...

* 1976: Zainab,

* 1979: Ismail Petra of Kelantan, Sultan of Kelantan * 1979: Afzan,

* 1980: Kurshiah,

* 1981:

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* 1984:

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* 1984: Zanariah,

* 1985:

Azlan Shah Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Yussuff Izzuddin Shah Ghafarullahu-lah ( Jawi: ; 19 April 1928 – 28 May 2014) was the 34th Sultan of Perak and served as the ninth Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia from 26 April 1989 to 25 ...

, Sultan of Perak * 1989: Bainun,

* 1994: Najihah,

* 1999: Siti Aishah,

* 1999: Mizan Zainal Abidin,

* 2001: Sirajuddin, Raja of Perlis * 2001: Fauziah,

* 2003: Sharafuddin,

* 2007: Nur Zahirah,

* 2009: Muhriz, Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan * 2011:

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, Sultan of Kelantan * 2012: Haminah,

* 2014: Nazrin Shah, Sultan of Perak * 2015: Ibrahim Ismail,

* 2018: Sallehuddin,

* 2019: Abdullah,

* 2019: Azizah,

Honorary Recipients

D.M.N. (K)

The honorary recipients do not receive any title. * 1958: Omar Ali Saifuddien III,

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* 1959: Carlos P. Garcia,

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* 1960: Ngo Dinh Diem, President of the Republic of Vietnam * 1962:

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, President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan * 1962:

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, King of Thailand * 1962:

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, Queen consort of Thailand * 1963: Norodom Sihanouk,

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* 1964: Norodom Kantol,

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* 1964: Sisowath Kossamak, Queen Mother of Cambodia * 1964: Hirohito,

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* 1965: Park Chung-hee,

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* 1965: Yuk Young-soo, First Lady of the Republic of Korea * 1965: Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt * 1965: Hussein bin Talal, King of Jordan * 1965: Tahia Kazem, First Lady the Arab Republic of Egypt * 1967: Wilhelmine Lübke, Spouse of the Federal President of Federal Republic of Germany * 1967:

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, Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany * 1968:

Haile Selassie Haile Selassie I ( gez, ቀዳማዊ ኀይለ ሥላሴ, Qädamawi Häylä Səllasé, ; born Tafari Makonnen; 23 July 189227 August 1975) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He rose to power as Regent Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia (' ...

, Emperor of Ethiopia * 1968: Imelda Marcos, First Lady of the Republic of the Philippines * 1968:

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* 1968:

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, Emperor of Iran * 1968: Farah Pahlavi, Empress consort of Iran * 1970:

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, Crown Prince of Japan * 1970: Michiko, Crown Princess of Japan * 1970:

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, President of the Republic of Indonesia * 1970:

Siti Hartinah Raden Ayu Siti Hartinah (23 August 1923 – 28 April 1996), also known as Siti Hartinah Soeharto or Tien Soeharto, was the First Lady of Indonesia from 1967 until 1996. She was the wife of second Indonesian president, Suharto. Known as Ibu ...

, First Lady of the Republic of Indonesia * 1972:

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, Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms * 1980:

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* 1980: Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait * 1981: Chun Doo-hwan,

* 1981:

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, First Lady of the Republic of Korea * 1982: Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King of Saudi Arabia * 1982:

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, President of the Republic of Romania * 1986:

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, Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany * 1986: Marianne von Weizsäcker, Spouse of the Federal President of Federal Republic of Germany * 1988: Roh Tae-woo,

* 1988:

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, First Lady of the Republic of Korea * 1990: Carlos Andrés Pérez, President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela * 1991: Carlos Salinas de Gortari, President of the United Mexican States * 1991:

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, President of the Argentine Republic * 1991:

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, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil * 1991: Qaboos bin Said al Said, Sultan of Oman * 1991: Patricio Aylwin, President of the Republic of Chile * 1995: Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, President of the Republic of Chile * 1995: Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil * 1995:

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* 1995: Juan Carlos,

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* 1995:

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, President of the Republic of Finland * 1996:

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, President of the Republic of Peru * 1996:

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* 1996: Julio María Sanguinetti, President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay * 1996: Kim Young-sam,

* 1996: Norodom Monineath, Queen consort of Cambodia * 1997: Aleksander Kwaśniewski,

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* 1997:

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, Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany * 1998: Hassan Gouled Aptidon, President of the Republic of Djibouti * 2000: Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain * 2001: Andrés Pastrana Arango, President of the Republic of Colombia * 2001:

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, President of the Council of State of Cuba * 2002: Stjepan Mesić,

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* 2003:

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, President of the Italian Republic * 2005: Silvia, Queen consort of Sweden * 2007: Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of the Republic of Indonesia * 2009: Michelle Bachelet, President of the Republic of Chile * 2010:

Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Hamad bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani ( ar, حمد بن خليفة الثاني; born 1 January 1952) is a member of the ruling Al Thani Qatari royal family. He was the ruling Emir of Qatar from 1995 ...

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* 2017: Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King of Saudi Arabia * 2019: Saleha, Queen consort of Brunei * 2022: Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of the Republic of Turkey

References

External links

Malaysia: Most Exalted Order of the Crown of the Realm
{{Malaysian honours Crown of the Realm Crown of Realm, Most Exalted Order of the Awards established in 1958 1958 establishments in Malaya