Relative preeminence of officials for ceremonial purposes
This article is about the order of precedence for dignitaries in the state of Penang. For the federal list of precedence for Malaysian dignitaries, see
Malaysian order of precedence.
The Penang order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the state of Penang. It has no legal standing but is used to dictate ceremonial protocol at events of a state nature.
Order of precedence
Order of precedence in Penang[1] is as follows:
| No. |
Description
|
| 1 |
The King
|
| 2 |
The Queen
|
| 3 |
The Governor
|
| 4 |
The Governor's spouse
|
| 5 |
Rulers and their spouses
|
| 6 |
Regents
|
| 7 |
Governors of other States and their spouses
|
| 8 |
Prime Minister
|
| 9 |
Deputy Prime Minister
|
| 10 |
Chief Minister
|
| 11 |
Crown Princes and heirs of states
|
| 12 |
Rulers' representatives
|
| 13 |
Former Governors (currently none)
|
| 14 |
Former Chief Ministers (ordered by departure from office):
- Koh Tsu Koon (11 March 2008)
- Lim Guan Eng (14 May 2018)
|
| 15 |
Grand Commanders of the Most Distinguished Order of the Defender of the Realm (SMN)
|
| 16 |
Grand Commanders of the Distinguished Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (SSM)
|
| 17 |
Grand Commanders of the Order of the Defender of State (DUPN)
|
| 18 |
Chief Justice
|
| 19 |
President of the Senate
|
| 20 |
Speaker of the House of Representatives
|
| 21 |
Chief Ministers of other States
|
| 22 |
Deputy Chief Ministers
|
| 23 |
Federal Ministers
|
| 24 |
Chief Secretary to the Government
|
| 25 |
High Commissioners, Ambassador and Chargé d'Affaires
|
| 26 |
Chief Judge of Malaya
|
| 27 |
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
|
| 28 |
Judges of the High Court
|
| 29 |
Judicial Commissioners
|
| 30 |
State Secretary
|
| 31 |
Members of the Executive Council
|
| 32 |
State Legal Adviser
|
| 33 |
State Financial Officer
|
| 34 |
State Mufti
|
| 35 |
Commanders of the Order of the Defender of State (DGPN)
|
| 36 |
- Deputy President of the Senate
- Deputy Speakers of the House of Representatives
- Federal Deputy Ministers
- Deputy Chief Ministers of other States
|
| 37 |
Parliamentary Secretaries
|
| 38 |
Ministers of States of Sabah and Sarawak, and Members of other State Executive Councils
|
| 39 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
|
| 40 |
Senators
|
| 41 |
Members of the House of Representatives
|
| 42 |
Members of other State Legislative Assemblies
|
| 43 |
Foreign consuls in the State
|
| 44 |
Commander of the 2nd Division
|
| 45 |
State Chief Police
|
| 46 |
Companions of the Order of the Defender of State (DMPN)
|
| 47 |
Officers of the Order of the Defender of State (DSPN)
|
| 48 |
Senior Federal and State Government Officers in the State
|
| 49 |
Members of the Order of the Defender of State (DJN)
|
| 50 |
Members of the Distinguished Service Star (BCN)
|
| 51 |
Justices of the Peace
|
See also
References
- ^ Mohd. Tohar, Mokhtar; M. Basri, Ahmad Fawzi (2010). Protokol di Malaysia: Tradisi dan Amalan. Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. pp. 383–385.
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