266 received Melaka State Honorary Titles and Awards

266 recipients were enlisted to receive the Melaka State Honorary Medal, Titles and Awards in conjunction of the 73rd Birthday Celebration of His Excellency the Yang Dipertua Negeri (Head of State) of Melaka, Tun Mohd. Khalil Yaakob in the first session ceremony. The first in the list is the Works Minister, Datuk Seri Shaziman bin Abu Mansor who been conferred the award of Darjah Gemilang Seri Melaka (DGSM), which carries the title 'Datuk Seri'.

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Works Minister, Datuk Seri Shaziman bin Abu Mansor been conferred the Darjah Gemilang Seri Melaka (DGSM) which carries the title 'Datuk Seri' by the Yang Dipertua Negeri of Melaka.

In the same ceremony, His Excellency Tun Mohd Khalil also consent to confer the award to the late Cameraman of BernamaTV, Allahyarham Noramfaizul Mohd Nor who died while covering a report in Somalia on last September 2, 2011. He is the first ever person to be conferred with the award of Bintang Gagah Perwira (BGP) since the title was introduced in 1978. The award was received by his wife, Norazrina binti Jaafar.

(picture from Bernama)

Widow of Allahyarham Noramfaizul, Norazrina received the Bintang Gagah Perwira (BGP) which been conferred to her late husband by the Yang Dipertua Negeri of Melaka.

Another 431 recipients will be conferred in the second session of the ceremony today.