The Most Illustrious Royal Family Order of Kedah Darjah Kerabat Yang Amat Mulia Kedah | |
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Awarded by ![]() Sultan of Kedah | |
Type | Dynastic order |
Royal house | Sri Mahawangsa |
Status | Currently constituted |
Founder | Abdul Halim |
Grand Master | Sallehuddin of Kedah |
Grades | Member |
Post-nominals | D.K. |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | State of Kedah Star of Valour |
Next (lower) | Halimi Family Order of Kedah |
![]() Ribbon bar of the order [1] |
The Most Illustrious Royal Family Order of Kedah (Malay : Darjah Kerabat Yang Amat Mulia Kedah) is the highest dynastic order of the House of Sri Mahawangsa and the second highest chivalric order of the state of Kedah ranking immediately after the State of Kedah Star of Valour. The order was constituted by Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah on 21 February 1964.
The Royal Family Order of Kedah was founded by Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah on 21 February 1964. The order is conferred on the rulers of the Malay states, their consorts, foreign heads and their consorts, senior members of the royal families and eminent individuals for their most distinguished services to Kedah and Malaysia.
The Royal Family Order of Kedah is conferred in a single class of Member. The recipients bear the post-nominal letters of D.K. The recipients do not bear any honorific title.
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