Grab co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Anthony Tan Ping Yeow has been officially conferred the title of Datuk by the Sultan of Selangor.
Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah presented the Darjah Kebesaran Dato’ Paduka Mahkota Selangor (DPMS) to the tech billionaire on Saturday (7 Nov) at Istana Alam Shah during the Sultan’s Silver Jubilee celebration.
The announcement instantly went viral across Malaysia and Singapore due to a glaring paradox that mainstream corporate press releases completely bypassed.
Tan was born in Malaysia and launched the ride-hailing app in Kuala Lumpur in 2012 as MyTeksi.
