Order of the Defender of the Realm

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Order of the Defender of the Realm
Ribbon and Star of (highest) S.M.N rank
Awarded by

The Sovereign of Malaysia
TypeState Order
Established9 August 1958
RibbonBlue with a white-edged red central stripe and yellow edges.
Motto'Dipeliharakan Allah - Pangkuan Negara' (By the Grace of God - Defender of the Realm)
EligibilityFormer Prime Ministers, State Governors (Yang di-Pertua Negeri), Civil servants
Awarded forMeritorious service to the country
StatusCurrently constituted
SovereignYang di-Pertuan Agong
GradesGrand Commander / Commander / Companion / Officer / Member / Medallist
Post-nominalsS.M.N. / P.M.N. / J.M.N. / K.M.N. / A.M.N. / P.P.N.
Statistics
First induction1958[1]
Last induction2024
Total inductees45 Grand Commanders
147 Commanders
1,417 Companions
10,909 Officers
24,324 Members
34,524 Medallists
50 Honorary Grand Commanders
102 Honorary Commanders
199 Honorary Companions
181 Honorary Officers
265 Honorary Members
207 Honorary Medallists
Precedence
Next (higher)Order of the Crown of the Realm[2]
Next (lower)Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia[2]

Ribbon of the Order

The Most Esteemed Order of the Defender of the Realm (Malay: Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara) is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country. The Order Motto are 'Dipeliharakan Allah-Pangkuan Negara' (By the Grace of God-Defender of the Realm).

The order was instituted on 6 August 1958 and initially had the five highest ranks. The medal was added on 19 August 1960.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
  2. ^ a b "PANDUAN PENCALONAN DKBPP 2018" (PDF). Bahagian Istiadat & Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa. Retrieved 2018-09-05. (in Malay)
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference SMN was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference PPN was invoked but never defined (see the help page).