Malaysia is a constitutional monarch. The same model based on the UK system. It is surprising as Malaysia was under the colony of Britain for about 100 years. The only different, if UK had 1 king or queen, Malaysia had may more. For that reason, it is easier to receive honors here.
In June every year, the King or known as The Agong, will be awarding the honors to the selected few. The List for 2003 is given below:
1. Seri Setia Mahkota (SSM)Tan Sri Datuk Abdullah Mohd Salleh, Tan Sri Fatimah Hashim2. Panglima Setia Mahkota (PSM)Datuk Seri Panglima Abdul Gani Patail, Datuk Wira Ab Rashid Ab Rahman, Datuk Haidar Mohd Noor, Datuk Paduka Abdul Halil Abd Mutalib, Datuk Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak, Datuk Zaini Omar, Datuk Zainol Abidin Abd Rashid, Prof Datuk Dr Anuwar Ali, Datuk Seri Datin Paduka Zaleha...