The Most Illustrious Royal Family Order of Kedah Darjah Kerabat Yang Amat Mulia Kedah | |
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Awarded by![]() Sultan of Kedah | |
Type | Dynastic order |
Royal house | Sri Mahawangsa |
Status | Currently constituted |
Founder | Abdul Halim |
Grand Master | Sallehuddin of Kedah |
Grades | Member |
Post-nominals | D.K. |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | State of Kedah Star of Valour |
Next (lower) | Halimi Family Order of Kedah |
![]() Ribbon bar of the order[1] |
TheMost Illustrious Royal Family Order of Kedah (Malay:Darjah Kerabat Yang Amat Mulia Kedah) is the highest dynastic order of the House of Sri Mahawangsa and the second highest chivalric order of the state ofKedah ranking immediately after theState of Kedah Star of Valour. The order was constituted by SultanAbdul Halim of Kedah on 21 February 1964.
The Royal Family Order of Kedah was founded by SultanAbdul Halim of Kedah on 21 February 1964. The order is conferred on the rulers of the Malay states, their consorts, foreign heads and their consorts, senior members of the royal families and eminent individuals for their most distinguished services to Kedah and Malaysia.
The Royal Family Order of Kedah is conferred in a single class of Member. The recipients bear the post-nominal letters of D.K. The recipients do not bear any honorific title.
The insignia of the order comprises a collar, a sash, a star and the badge. The sash of the order is yellow with red and green side stripes and is wornfrom the left shoulder to the right hip[2]