Order of the Crown of Kelantan

Order of the Crown of Kelantan Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Mulia
Awarded by Sultan of Kelantan
Type	Order
Founded	9 August 1916
Status	Currently constituted
Sovereign	Sultan Muhammad V
Grades	Knight Grand Commander (SPMK) Knight Commander (DPMK) Companion (PMK)
Precedence
Next (higher)	Royal Family Order of Kelantan
Next (lower)	Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan
Ribbon bar of the order

The Most Illustrious Order of the Crown of Kelantan or the Star of Muhammad (Malay: Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Mulia or Bintang Al-Muhammadi) is an honorific order of the Sultanate of Kelantan. ^[1]

It is awarded in three classes:

• Knight Grand Commander (Seri Paduka-S.P.M.K.),
• Knight Commander (Dato' Paduka-D.P.M.K.) and
• Companion (Paduka-P.M.K.).

Male and female recipients of these royal awards, the Seri Paduka Mahkota Kelantan (SPMK) and the Dato' Paduka Mahkota Kelantan (DPMK) are entitled to be addressed with the honorary title “Dato'” and their female spouse “Datin”. There is no accompanying title for their male spouse.

Notable recipients

Knight Grand Commander (SPMK)

• Ismail Petra of Kelantan (1968) ^[2]
• Sardon Jubir (1972) ^[3]
• Mohamed Zahir Ismail (1981) ^[4]
• Tengku Ampuan Rahimah (1988) ^[5]
• Raja Perempuan Budriah (1988) ^[5]
• Tunku Ampuan Najihah (1992) ^[6]
• Ibrahim Ismail of Johor (1994) ^[7]
• Tunku Puan Nora (1994) ^[8]
• Endon Mahmood (2004) ^[6]
• Najib Razak (2004) ^[6]
• Ahmad Fairuz Abdul Halim (2005) ^[6]
• Tengku Mohamad Rizam (2010) ^[6]
• Rosmah Mansor (2010) ^[6]
• Zaki Azmi (2010) ^[6]
• Tengku Amir Shah (2011) ^[6]
• Zulkifeli Mohd Zin (2011) ^[9]
• Raja Mohamed Affandi (2014) ^[10]
• Arifin Zakaria (2014) ^[6]
• Sallehuddin of Kedah (2016) ^[11]
• Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin (2018) ^[12]
• Sultanah Nur Diana Petra Abdullah (2022) ^[6]
• Sofie Louise Johansson Petra (2022) ^[13]
• Pengiran Muda Abdul Qawi (2022) ^[14]
• Anwar Ibrahim (2024) ^[15]

Knight Commander (DPMK)

• Hashim Aman (1978) ^[16]
• Megat Junid (1997) ^[6]
• Arifin Zakaria (1999) ^[6]
• Chan Kong Choy (2003) ^[17]
• Chor Chee Heung (2003) ^[17]
• Ng Yen Yen (2004) ^[6]
• Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (2005) ^[18]
• Tiong King Sing (2009) ^[19]
• Mohamed Apandi Ali (2011) ^[20]
• Zainal Rahim Seman (2016) ^[21]
• Aini Ideris (2017) ^[22]
• Husaini Omar (2018) ^[23]

Companion (PMK)

• Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail (1964) ^[24]
• Mohd Sany Abdul Ghaffar (1968) ^[25]

See also

• Orders, decorations, and medals of the Malaysian states and federal territories
• Orders, decorations, and medals of Kelantan
• List of post-nominal letters (Kelantan)

References

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3. "吉蘭丹蘇丹華誕臣民一百十四人膺勳" [The Sultan of Kelantan celebrates his birthday and 114 people are honored]. 南洋商报 (Nanyang Siang Pau). 11 July 1972. p. 17.
4. Sultan: Be on guard against anti-nationals. New Sunday Times. 31 March 1981.
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13. "Che Puan Sofie Louise Johansson Petra were also conferred with the Ahli Yang Kehormat Yang Pertama (Seri Paduka) Bagi Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Mulia (SPMK) award which carries the title Dato'". New Straits Times . 12 November 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
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16. "吉兰丹州苏丹 今庆六十华诞" [The Sultan of Kelantan celebrates his 60th birthday today]. 星洲日報. 15 July 1978. p. 6.
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19. "641 terima anugerah sempena Hari Keputeraan" (in Malay). Utusan Melayu. 30 March 2009. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
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23. "Mukhriz dahului senarai 602 penerima Kehormatan Kelantan". Berita Harian (in Malay). 11 November 2018. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
24. "CHIEF OF STAFF HEADS RULER'S AWARDS LIST". The Straits Budget. 15 July 1964. p. 16.
25. "Sultan Brunai menerima kurniaan". Berita Harian . 11 July 1968. p. 7.

External links

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