ISTANA NURUL IMAN, Monday 20 May 2013 – His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam consented to confer honorary medals in conjuction with His Majesty 66th Birthday Celebration at an Investiture Ceremony held at Balai Singgahsana Indera Kencana, Istana Nurul Iman.
His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Deputy Sultan as personal representative of His Majesty presented 563 individuals with honorary medals in recognition for their long and faithful services as well as contribution to the nation.
Present at the ceremony was His Royal Highness Prince ‘Abdul Malik. Also present were Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran-Pengiran Chateria, Cabinet Ministers, Legislative Council Members, Deputy Ministers and Manteri-Manteri Pedalaman, Foreign Diplomats and High Commissioners, Permanent Secretaries, Senior Government Officers, Penghulus and Ketua Kampong.
The medals were presented in three categories – Meritorious Service Medal(PJK) to 64 recipients, Excellent Service Medal(PIKB) to 315 recipients and Long Service Medal(PKL) to 184 recipients. A total of 126 medal recipients consisted of officials and civilian servants from Ministry of Defence and the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF).
The ceremony concluded with a recital of doa selamat by Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Imam Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Abdul Hamid bin Bakal.
126 ANGGOTA ABDB DAN AWAM KEMENTERIAN PERTAHANAN TERIMA PINGAT KEHORMATAN
ISTANA NURUL IMAN, Isnin 20 Mei 2013
– Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang
Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam telah berkenan mengurniakan Pingat
Kehormatan Negara Brunei Darussalam bersempena dengan Hari Keputeraan
Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia ke 66 tahun. Majlis berlangsung di Balai
Singgahsana Indera Kenchana, Istana Nurul Iman.
Duli
Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Muda Mahkota Pengiran Muda Haji
Al-Muhtadee Billah, Timbalan Sultan selaku wakil peribadi Kebawah Duli
Yang Maha Mulia telah berkenan mengurniakan pingat kepada 563 penerima
sebagai pengiktirafan perkhidmatan dan sumbangan mereka kepada negara.
Berangkat
sama ialah Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Muda ‘ Abdul Malik.
Hadir sama ialah Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran-Pengiran Chateria,
Menteri-Menteri Kabinet, Ahli-ahli Majlis Mesyuarat, Timbalan-timbalan
Menteri dan Manteri-Manteri Pedalaman, Diplomat Asing dan Pesuruhjaya
Tinggi, Setiausaha-setiausaha Tetap, Pegawai-pegawai Kanan Kerajaan,
Penghulu dan Ketua Kampong.
Pingat
Jasa Kebaktian(PJK) dikurniakan kepada 64 penerima, Pingat Indah Kerja
Baik(PIKB) kepada 315 penerima dan Pingat Kerja Lama(PKL) kepada 184
penerima. Seramai 126 penerima pingat tersebut terdiri
dari Pegawai-pegawai dan kakitangan awam dari Kementerian Pertahanan dan
anggota ABDB.
Majlis
diakhiri dengan bacaan doa selamat oleh Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Imam
Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Abdul Hamid bin Bakal.