4/17/2023 0 Comments Dato meaningThe PJN award is limited to 200 living recipients and is sometimes given to foreign recipients as honorary awards. The federal award Datuk title is conferred by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and can be divided into two ranks: Panglima Jasa Negara award (PJN) and Panglima Setia Diraja (PSD). Jackie Chan received his Datukship from the then Yang di-Pertua Agong in 2015 (Credit: Vulcanpost) Selangor has enforced a limit to the number of recipients a year (40 recipients) and submits the names of the nominees for checks by the police, Insolvency Department, and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission. This has led to some states imposing stricter conditions when conferring the title. There are some rumours of Dato’s gaining the title through suspicious means and news of apparent Dato’s being connected to illegal activities or committing criminal offences. A Datuk Seri who became infamous after caught assaulting a RELA member on CCTV (Credit: Twitter and mStar) Generally, there is no limit to the number of recipients of this title, but this has grown to become a problem of late. We’re not gonna get too far into it because it’s really long and complicated, but for further reading, you can check them all out according to each state here. The wife of a male Datuk/Dato’ gains the title Datin, or To’ Puan (Terengganu). Examples include Dato’ Paduka, Wira, Diraja and Pahlawan. In the case of non-hereditary Dato’ titles, these also vary in ranking and name according to each respective state. Besides his other awards, Najib also inherited a Dato’ship from his father because they are both a part of the Orang Kaya Indera Shahbandar family of Pahang, one of the four elite families of the state. One example of this is in former Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Najib Abdul Razak’s case. Yes, a Dato’ title can be both hereditary and non-hereditary, and no, we aren’t talking about the informal “Datuk” you use to call your grandfather.įormer premier Dato’ Sri Najib Razak also has a hereditary Dato’ship (Credit: Today Online) ![]() The confusion doesn’t stop there though, because aside from that, a Dato’ title can also be passed down from father to son. (Credit: TRP)įor simplification, we’re covering the state award versions first and the federal versions in a separate point below (both versions rank pretty much equally though). ![]() It’s complicated because each state decided to come up with their own terms. Probably the most confusing title of all in Malaysia is the Datuk/Dato’ title because there are both federal and state award versions as well as variations according to state.Īn easy way to remember the difference between Datuk and Dato’ is that generally Datukships are federal titles given by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, while Dato’ships are state titles given by sultans.īut this is a very loose generalisation because (as you can see in the table below) it really differs according to state. Shah Rukh Khan received an honorary Datukship in 2008 from the Yang di-Pertua Negeri Melaka (Credit: Olive QA)
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