Order of the Royal Family of Malaysia

Order of the Royal Family of Malaysia
Order of the Royal Family of Malaysia ;
Awarded by ; ; The Sovereign of Malaysia
Type	State Order
Established	18 April 1966
Ribbon	Red
Eligibility	Yang di-Pertuan Agong only
Awarded for	Installation as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King)
Status	Currently constituted
Sovereign	Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Grades	Member
Post-nominals	D.K.M.
Statistics
Last induction	2024
Total inductees	14 Members
Precedence
Next (higher)	Grand Knight of Valour
Next (lower)	Order of the Crown of the Realm
	; Ribbon bar of the Order; ;

The Most Excellent Order of the Royal Family of Malaysia (Malay: Darjah Yang Maha Utama Kerabat Diraja Malaysia) is a Malaysian federal award conferred to the Malay rulers who were appointed as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia. It only has one rank.

This award is limited to 10 living recipients only at any time.^[3] The award was instituted on 18 April 1966 and gazetted on 30 June 1966. The last award was granted in 2024. It does not carry any title.

Insignia

The D.K.M. comprises a collar, a star and a badge.

The collar is made of gold-plated silver. The gold star is in a radial form with an embossed fern motive.

The sash is made from red silk and the end is tied with a ribbon. The badge is also in a radial form and surmounted by a hibiscus. It suspends from the Malaysian Royal Crown.

The sash is worn from the left shoulder to the right hip.^{[citation needed]}

Recipients

Official source

D.K.M.

The recipients do not receive any title.

Currently living recipients

References

^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
^ ^a ^b "PANDUAN PENCALONAN DKBPP 2018" (PDF). Bahagian Istiadat & Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa. Retrieved 2018-09-05. (in Malay)
^ Istiadat Pertabalan Ke Bawah DYMM Seri Paduka Baginda YDPA XV [Installation Ceremony of His Majesty Yang di-Pertuan Agong XV] (in Malay). Department of Information Malaysia. 2017. p. 68. ISBN 978-983-54-0595-2.

External links

Malaysia: Most Excellent Order of the Royal Family of Malaysia

[1] "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".

[oow-2] "PANDUAN PENCALONAN DKBPP 2018" (PDF). Bahagian Istiadat & Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa. Retrieved 2018-09-05. (in Malay)

[3] Istiadat Pertabalan Ke Bawah DYMM Seri Paduka Baginda YDPA XV [Installation Ceremony of His Majesty Yang di-Pertuan Agong XV] (in Malay). Department of Information Malaysia. 2017. p. 68. ISBN 978-983-54-0595-2.

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Order of the Royal Family of Malaysia
Awarded by The Sovereign of Malaysia
Type	State Order
Established	18 April 1966
Ribbon	Red
Eligibility	Yang di-Pertuan Agong only
Awarded for	Installation as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King)
Status	Currently constituted
Sovereign	Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Grades	Member
Post-nominals	D.K.M.
Statistics
Last induction	2024^[1]
Total inductees	14 Members
Precedence
Next (higher)	Grand Knight of Valour^[2]
Next (lower)	Order of the Crown of the Realm^[2]
Ribbon bar of the Order