Badges, medals, and car emblems bearing Datuk titles have been found on sale online. Items bearing honorific titles made to mislead people into believing individuals are Datuks, such as medals and car emblems, are also illegal.

May 12, 2023 · The most commonly used titles are Datuk for men and Datin for women, but there are other titles such as Dato’ (for both men and women), Tan Sri and Puan Sri for those who have achieved greater success.

Datuk (or Datuak) is a traditional, honorary title bestowed on a person by the agreement of a people or tribe in the Minangkabau language, spoken by the Minangkabau people of Indonesia and Malaysia. [1]

Mar 9, 2021 · Efforts are being made to set up a new national body in Malaysia to register genuine holders of the honorific title “datuk”, after it emerged that some fake titles were being sold on social media...

Feb 4, 2015 · Datuk is a traditional Malay honorific title commonly used in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brunei. Its variant is Dato and its equivalent is Datu in the Philippines. In Malaysia the title "Datuk" has two meanings: formal and informal. The informal ones holds that Datuk is equivalent to one's "grandfather" or refers to a male elder.

Oct 6, 2022 · Moving back to the differences between the titles Dato’ and Datuk – the easiest way to remember the difference is a Datuk (or Datuk Seri) is a federal title bestowed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, or the King of Malaysia, while a Dato’ is a state title bestowed by sultans.

The bearer of this order brings the title of "Datuk Seri Panglima", while the wife of the male bearer bears the title of "Datin Seri Panglima". Husband of the woman bearer brings no title. This class of order has the star, badge, sash and collar.

Oct 16, 2023 · Sultan Pahang says award recipients must not display crests on vehicles. The Sultan of Pahang, Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, who is also the current...

Jul 9, 2020 · Following the outcry over a book banned for alleged misrepresentation of the Jata Negara, checks by Malaysiakini showed that there is a widespread sale of items bearing the …

Datuk is probably the most common and the old joke is that if you throw a stone into a crowd it will hit a Datuk. You can find a comprehensive guide to Malaysia's system of orders, decorations and medals on Wikipedia.