{"id":4855,"date":"2022-09-15T07:31:24","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T07:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asiaposts.com\/penang-selangor-revoke-state-titles-awarded-to-former-malaysian-pm-najib\/"},"modified":"2022-09-15T07:31:24","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T07:31:24","slug":"penang-selangor-revoke-state-titles-awarded-to-former-malaysian-pm-najib","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiaposts.com\/penang-selangor-revoke-state-titles-awarded-to-former-malaysian-pm-najib\/","title":{"rendered":"Penang, Selangor revoke state titles awarded to former Malaysian PM Najib"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>KUALA LUMPUR: Penang has followed in the footsteps of Selangor by revoking a title previously bestowed on former prime minister Najib Razak on Thursday (Sep 15), after he started serving a prison sentence for corruption last month.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>According to acting Penang state secretary Mohd Zakuan Zakaria, Penang Governor Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak agreed for the state government to revoke a title Najib received in 2009 in light of his conviction in the SRC International case.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cBased on his conviction and sentence, his membership as a recipient of the Darjah Utama Pangkuan Negeri (D.U.P.N.) that carries the title of Dato\u2019 Seri Utama is revoked effective on Sep 15, 2022,\u201d Mr Mohd Zakuan said in a statement.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>The revocation was in accordance with the governor\u2019s powers under the state\u2019s constitution and regulations in the state\u2019s awards statute, he added.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>On Sep 12, Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah stripped titles bestowed to Najib and his wife Rosmah Mansor.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Selangor state secretary Haris Kasim said that the removal of the titles was in line with the Selangor ruler\u2019s prerogative to do so under the state constitution and awards statute.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Najib was conferred the award which carries the Dato&#8217; title in 1992, and later another award that carries the Dato&#8217; Seri title in 2004.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The award Rosmah received in 2005 carries the Datin Paduka Seri title.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Penang has followed in the footsteps of Selangor by revoking a title previously bestowed on former prime minister Najib Razak on Thursday (Sep 15), after he started serving a prison sentence for corruption last month. 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