Royal Family Order of Kelantan

The Most Esteemed Royal Family Order of Kelantan or the Star of Yunus (Malay: Darjah Kerabat Yang Amat Di-Hormati or Bintang al-Yunusi) is an honorific order of the Sultanate of Kelantan.

History

Instituted on 9 August 1916, this order is conferred on members of the Kelantan royal family and members of other royal families in Malaysia. It is also presented to individuals in high positions who have contributed significantly to the State.

Classes

The order is awarded in a single class, Star of Yunus or Bintang al-Yunusi (DK). The maximum number of recipients at one time is 25 living persons, but there are no limits for honorary recipients of the order.

Notable recipients

• Ibrahim of Kelantan
• Tengku Anis
• Nik Ahmad Kamil Nik Mahmud
• Tunku Abdul Rahman
• Abdul Razak Hussein
• Hussein Onn
• Yahya Petra of Kelantan (1939)
• Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei (1968)
• Ismail Petra of Kelantan (1968)
• Tengku Abdul Aziz (1968)
• Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah (1978, revoked 2010, reinstalled 2018)
• Mahmud of Terengganu (1985)
• Muhammad V of Kelantan (1986)
• Queen Saleha (1999)
• Pengiran Isteri Mariam (1999)
• Queen Sirikit (2000)
• Mahathir Mohamad (2002, revoked 2018)
• Sharafuddin of Selangor (2002)
• Sirajuddin of Perlis (2002)
• Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu (2002)
• Tengku Muhammad Fa-iz Petra (2003)
• Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra (2003, revoked 2010, reinstalled 2019)
• Tuanku Tengku Fauziah (2004)
• Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (2006)
• Tengku Amalin A’ishah Putri (2006)
• Muhriz of Negeri Sembilan (2010)
• Ibrahim Ismail of Johor (2010)
• Nazrin Shah of Perak (2015)
• Tengku Mohamad Rizam (2017)
• Sallehuddin of Kedah (2017)
• Sultanah Nur Diana Petra Abdullah (2022)
• Mohamed Bolkiah, Prince of Brunei (2022)
• Abdullah of Pahang (2023)

See also

• Orders, decorations, and medals of the Malaysian states and federal territories
• Orders, decorations, and medals of Kelantan
• List of post-nominal letters (Kelantan)

References

External links

• Colecciones Militares (Antonio Prieto Barrio), [1]