KUCHING, Oct 10: Sarawak Head of State (TYT) Tun Pehin Sri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar conferred State honours on 35 recipients during an investiture ceremony held in conjunction with his 80th official birthday celebration at Dewan Istiadat, Astana Negeri, today.
The ceremony was attended by his wife, Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Fauziah Mohd Sanusi, Sarawak Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg, and Abang Johari’s daughter, Dayang Norjihan Abang Johari.
Four recipients were conferred the Panglima Negara Bintang Sarawak (PNBS), which carries the title Dato Sri. They were Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Datuk Azizah Nawawi, Dewan Negara president Dato’ Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah, Universiti Teknologi MARA pro-chancellor and former Kalaka assemblyman Datuk Abdul Wahab Aziz, and ABM Fujiya Berhad chairman Datuk Tay Ah Ching @ Tay Chin Kin.
