Type Order of Honour Post-nominals D.K.M. | Status Currently issued Established 18 April 1966 | |
Eligibility Yang di-Pertuan Agong only Awarded for Installation as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (king) | ||
The Most Excellent Order of the Royal Family of Malaysia (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. Only 10 recipients may be awarded this honour.
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The award was instituted on 18 April 1966 and gazetted on 30 June 1966. It only has one rank.
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.