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Six Outstanding Individuals Conferred Prestigious 2014 Merdeka Award

04 SEP 2014, BY MERDEKA AWARD SECRETARIAT

The Merdeka Award Trust, founded by PETRONAS, ExxonMobil and Shell, announced Thursday that it has conferred six eminent individuals  the 2014 Merdeka Award, for their outstanding and lasting contributions in their respective fields to the nation and the people of Malaysia.

The announcement was made by His Royal Highness Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah, the Sultan of Perak Darul Ridzuan and Royal Patron of the Merdeka Award Trust, at an event held at the Malaysian Petroleum Club.

Present at the Announcement were members of the Merdeka Award Board of Trustees Tan Sri Dato’ Shamsul Azhar Abbas, President & Group CEO of PETRONAS and Mr See Kok Yew, Chairman of the ExxonMobil Subsidiaries in Malaysia. The event was also attended by members of the Merdeka Award Selection Committee and Nomination committees and members of the media.

Selected through an extensive and stringent process, these eminent individuals stood above the rest as the most worthy candidates who embody the true Spirit of Merdeka and the pursuit of excellence.

"The search, nomination and selection of Merdeka Award recipients, which began in January this year, were extensive and rigorous,” His Royal Highness Sultan Nazrin said. "In the final round of selection only the most outstanding achievements and contributions are recognised."

The 2014 Merdeka Award recipients are:

• Education and Community: DATUK MOHD NOR KHALID (LAT)
  For outstanding contribution to the promotion and pluralism of Malaysia’s cultural identity through the use of cartoons and for the promotion of understanding and respect among Malaysia’s diverse ethnic communities.
• Environment: MOHD KHAN MOMIN KHAN
  For outstanding contribution to wildlife research and conservation through the setting up of captive breeding centres as well as for pioneering and successfully managing the human-wildlife conflict in affected areas.
• Health, Science and Technology: DATUK DR CHOO YUEN MAY
  For outstanding contribution to the development of novel, efficient and green processes for the palm-based industry through research and commercialisation of various technologies.
• Outstanding Scholastic Achievement: PROFESSOR DR ABDUL LATIF AHMAD(Joint Recipient)
  For outstanding contribution to the scholarly research and development of technologies in the areas of polymer science, wastewater treatment and membrane separation technology.
• Outstanding Scholastic Achievement: PROFESSOR DR AHMAD FAUZI ISMAIL(Joint Recipient)
  For outstanding contribution to scholarly research and the development of technologies for commercialisation in membrane performance for both gas separation, and water and wastewater treatment.
• Outstanding Contribution to the People of Malaysia: DATO’ EARL OF CRANBROOK
  For outstanding contribution in pioneering research and conservation of Malaysia’s forest biodiversity and the ecology and biology of Malaysian mammals and birds, and for advocating environmental conservation.