Order of Loyalty to the Royal Family of Malaysia

The Most Distinguished Order of Loyalty to the Royal Family of Malaysia (Malay: Darjah Yang Amat Dihormati Setia Diraja) is a Malaysian federal award presented for service and loyalty to the Crown, often to members of the armed forces, police and civil service.

Order of Loyalty to the Royal Family of Malaysia
Awarded by The Sovereign of Malaysia
Type	State Order
Established	3 September 1965
Ribbon	Yellow with a red-edged white central stripe and green edges.
Motto	Setia dan Bakti
Awarded for	Service and loyalty to the Crown, often to members of the armed forces, police and civil service.
Status	Currently constituted
Sovereign	Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Grades	Commander / Companion / Officer / Herald
Post-nominals	P.S.D. / J.S.D. / K.S.D. / B.S.D.
Statistics
First induction	1965[1]
Last induction	2017
Total inductees	184 Commanders 258 Companions 382 Officers 1,736 Heralders 9 Honorary Commanders 5 Honorary Companions 0 Honorary Officers 2 Honorary Heralders
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of Meritorious Service[2]
Next (lower)	Star of the Commander of Valour[2]
The ribbon of the order

Order ranks

Ribbon pattern of the ranks
P.S.D.	J.S.D.
K.S.D.	B.S.D.

Commander

The highest class of the order is the Knight Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal Family of Malaysia (P.S.D.) (Malay: Panglima Setia Diraja).

The award recipient receives the title Datuk and his wife Datin.

There is no limit to the number of persons to be awarded this honour. It can also be conferred on foreign citizens as an honorary award. It does not carry any title.

Companion

Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal Family of Malaysia (J.S.D.) (Malay: Johan Setia Diraja) is the second class of this order.

There is no limit to the number of persons to be awarded this honour. It can also be conferred on foreign citizens as an honorary award. It does not carry any title.

Officer

Officer of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal Family of Malaysia (K.S.D.) (Malay: Kesatria Setia Diraja) is the third class of this order.

There is no limit to the number of persons to be awarded this honour. It can also be conferred on foreign citizens as an honorary award. It does not carry any title.

Herald

Herald of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal Family of Malaysia (B.S.D.) (Malay: Bentara Setia Diraja) is the lowest class of this order.

There is no limit to the number of persons to be awarded this honour. It can also be conferred on foreign citizens as an honorary award. It does not carry any title.

References

1. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
2. "PANDUAN PENCALONAN DKBPP 2018" (PDF). Bahagian Istiadat & Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa. Retrieved 2018-09-05. (in Malay)

External links

• Malaysia: Order of the Royal Household