The Most Illustrious Royal Family Order of Kedah () is the highest dynastic order of the House of Sri Mahawangsa and the second highest chivalric order of the state of Kedah ranking immediately after the State of Kedah Star of Valour. The order was constituted by Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah on 21 February 1964.
History The Royal Family Order of Kedah was founded by Sultan Abdul 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.
Grade and insignia Grade 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.
Insignia 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 worn from the left shoulder to the right hip Photo of Sultan Abdul Halim and Sultanah Haminah Hamidun wearing the "Royal Family Order of Kedah"
Recipients 1964: Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah (Founding Grand Master) 1964: Sultanah Bahiyah 1964: Tunku Puan Besar Kurshiah 1968: Tunku Abdul Malik 1969: Sultan Yahya Petra of Kelantan 1969: Sultan Abu Bakar of Pahang 1978: Sultan Salahuddin of Selangor 1980: Raja Putra of Perlis 1982: Yang di-Pertuan Besar Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan 1982: Tunku Ampuan Najihah 1982: Tunku Abdul Rahman 1985: Sultan Mahmud of Terengganu 1985: Sultan Ismail Petra of Kelantan 1985: Raja Perempuan Tengku Anis 1985: Sultan Iskandar of Johor 1985: Tunku Puan Zanariah 1986: Sultan Azlan Shah of Perak 1987: Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang 2002: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu 2002: Sultanah Nur Zahirah 2002: Raja Sirajuddin of Perlis 2003: Sultan Sharafuddin of Selangor 2003: Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad 2004: Sultanah Haminah 2010: Yamtuan Besar Muhriz of Negeri Sembilan 2012: Sultan Muhammad V of Kelantan 2017: Sultan Sallehuddin of Kedah (Grand Master, since 2017) 2018: Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor 2018: Sultanah Maliha 2019: Sultan Abdullah of Pahang 2022: Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah
See also List of honours of the Kedah Royal Family by country
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