Chief Justice Tun Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh headed the list of 52 recipients at the Pahang state honours investiture ceremony held on August 1, 2026, at Balai Mahkota, Istana Abdulaziz, Kuantan [1, 2, 3, 4]. The event marked the 67th birthday celebration of Sultan Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, who personally presented the awards [1, 2, 3, 4].
Wan Ahmad Farid received the Sri Setia Al-Sultan Abdullah Ahmad Shah Pahang (SAAS) award, which carries the title Datuk Seri Setia [1, 2, 3, 4]. The Sri Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang (SSAP) award, carrying the title Datuk Seri, was given to 16 individuals, including Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi, Dewan Rakyat deputy speaker Datuk Dr Ramli Mohd Nor, Deputy Minister of Economy Datuk Mohd Shahar Abdullah, and Pahang Local Government chairman Datuk Mohammad Fakhruddin Mohd Ariff [1, 2, 3, 4].
Other prominent SSAP awardees were Army Chief General Tan Sri Azhan Md Othman, Royal Malaysian Customs Department director-general Datuk Amran Ahmad, Local Government Department director-general Datuk Mohd Fadzli Mohd Kenali, and International Islamic University Malaysia rector Professor Emeritus Datuk Dr Osman Bakar [1, 2, 3, 4]. Patricians like Universiti Tun Abdul Razak chancellor Datuk Mohamed Nizam Abdul Razak, Armed Forces Joint Forces commander Lieutenant-General Datuk Tengku Muhammad Fauzi Tengku Ibrahim, and Deputy Air Force Chief Lieutenant General Datuk Nur Hafis Abdul Karim also received the SSAP honour [2, 3, 4].
Additional SSAP recipients included Air Education and Training commander Lieutenant General Datuk Muhammad Tarminzi Mustapha and singer Datuk Shaheila Abdul Majid (Sheila Majid) [2, 3, 4].
The Sri Indera Mahkota Pahang (SIMP) award, which carries the title Datuk Indera, was conferred on two leaders: Koperasi Serbausha Makmur Berhad chairman Datuk Zamri Mohamed and Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation CEO Datuk Abu Bakar Yusof [2, 3, 4]. Eight individuals received the Darjah Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang (DSAP) award, which carries the title Datuk [2, 3, 4].
Among those attending the ceremony were Pahang Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail, other state government leaders, the Tengku Ampuan of Pahang Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, and Tengku Mahkota Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah [1, 2, 3, 4].
