Order of the Royal Family of Malaysia | |
Awarded By: | The Sovereign of Malaysia |
Type: | State Order |
Eligibility: | Yang di-Pertuan Agong only |
For: | Installation as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) |
Status: | Currently constituted |
Head Title: | Sovereign |
Head: | Yang di-Pertuan Agong |
Grades: | Member |
Post-Nominals: | D.K.M. |
Established: | 18 April 1966 |
Last Induction: | 2024[1] |
Total: | 14 Members |
Higher: | Grand Knight of Valour[2] |
Lower: | Order of the Crown of the Realm |
Ribbon: | Red |
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 2019. It does not carry any title.
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.
The recipients do not receive any title.