Pahang is one of the states in Malaysia that awards honours and titles.
9 recipients of Sri Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang (SSAP)16 recipients of Sri Indera Mahkota Pahang (SIMP)16 recipients of Darjah Sultan Ahmad Shah (DSAP)77 recipients of Darjah Indera Mahkota Pahang (DIMP)all of which carry the title Dato'.
In 2012, 796 people received honors in Pahang.
Eleven people received the Sri Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang (SSAP) awardEleven people received the Sri Indera Mahkota Pahang (SIMP) awardTwenty people received the Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang (DSAP) awardNinety-eight people received the Indera Mahkota Pahang (DIMP) award656 people received other awardsIn May 2013, the crown prince Abdullah Ahmad Shah, presented awards on behalf of his father at an investiture ceremony at the Abu Bakar Palace in Pekan. In December 2013, the crown prince Abdullah Ahmad Shah, presented additional awards on behalf of his father.
The SSAP medal, and the title Dato' Seri was awarded to:
Hassan Malek, Minister of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and ConsumerismY.A.A. Tan Sri Dato' Sri Datin Paduka Zaleha Zahari, Federal Court JudgeSyed Ismail Syed Azizan. director of the Bukit Aman Police Headquarters Commercial Crime Investigation DepartmentDatuk Seri Adnan Md Ikhsan, Federal Territories Ministry secretary-generalAlias Ahmad, Immigration Department director-generalDr Emel Faizal Mohd Mokhtar, managing director and chief executive of Yayasan FeldaDr Goh Tian Chuan, Board of Directors executive chairman of Kumpulan Globaltec Formationand six other people.
Six people received the Darjah Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang (DSAP) award120 people received the Darjah Indera Mahkota Pahang (DIMP) awardTwelve people received the Setia Ahmad Shah Pahang (SAP) awardEleven people received the Setia Mahkota Pahang (SMP) awardTwelve people received one of the Ahli Ahmad Shah Pahang (AAP), Ahli Mahkota Pahang (AMP), Pingat Khidmat Cemerlang (PKC) and Pingat Kelakuan Terpuji (PKT) awardsTwenty-four people received the Pingat Jasa Kebaktian (PJK) awardEleven people received the Darjah Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang (DSAP) award114 people received the Darjah Indera Mahkota Pahang (DIMP) awardTen people received the Setia Ahmad Shah Pahang (SAP) awardTen people received the Setia Mahkota Pahang (SMP) awardEleven people received the Ahli Ahmad Shah Pahang (AAP) awardEleven people received the Ahli Mahkota Pahang (AMP) awardAt an investiture ceremony at Abu Bakar Palace, crown prince Abdullah handed out 199 medals and other awards on behalf of his father, Sultan Ahmad Shah.
Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah, Director-General of Health, was one of four recipients of the Sri Sultan Ahmad Shah (SSAP) award.
Seven people received Darjah Sri Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang (SSAP) award.Nine people received the Darjah Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang (DSAP) award53 people received the Darjah Indera Mahkota Pahang (DIMP) award11 people received the Setia Ahmad Shah Pahang (SAP) award13 people received the Setia Mahkota Pahang (SMP) award6 people received Darjah Sri Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang (SSAP) award.83 people received the Darjah Indera Mahkota Pahang (DIMP) award22 people received the Darjah Setia Ahmad Shah Pahang (SAP) award33 people received the Setia Mahkota Pahang (SMP) award18 people received the Darjah Ahli Ahmad Shah Pahang (AAP) award52 people received the Ahli Mahkota Pahang (AMP) award 