Datuk
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Datuk is a Malaysian honorific title conferred by state or federal rulers to individuals in recognition of their significant contributions to the nation or society.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dato' Seri | 1 |
| Datuk Seri | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Malaysian honorific title
ⓘ
title of honour ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
federal awards in Malaysia
ⓘ
state awards in Malaysia ⓘ |
| conferredBy |
Malaysian federal rulers
ⓘ
Malaysian state rulers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conferredFor |
significant contributions to society
ⓘ
significant contributions to the nation ⓘ |
| country | Malaysia ⓘ |
| domain |
civil honours
ⓘ
public service recognition ⓘ |
| grantedBy |
Malaysian state Sultans (for certain state awards carrying the title)
ⓘ
Yang di-Pertua Negeri (in non-royal Malaysian states, for certain awards carrying the title) NERFINISHED ⓘ Yang di-Pertuan Agong (for certain federal awards carrying the title) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEquivalentOrSimilarTitle | Datu (in some Philippine and Bornean contexts, historically distinct but similar in form) ⓘ |
| hasGenderedForm |
Datin (female spouse of a Datuk, in many cases)
ⓘ
Datuk (male recipient) ⓘ |
| higherRankThan | some state titles without federal recognition ⓘ |
| honorificCategory | non-hereditary title ⓘ |
| honorificPrefixFor | person’s name ⓘ |
| isWrittenAs | "Datuk" in modern Malay orthography ⓘ |
| language | Malay ⓘ |
| lowerRankThan |
Tan Sri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mayBeRevoked | yes (in cases of misconduct, according to relevant authorities) ⓘ |
| partOf | Malaysian honours system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizes |
contributions in arts and culture
ⓘ
contributions in business ⓘ contributions in politics ⓘ contributions in sports ⓘ philanthropy ⓘ public service ⓘ |
| spellingVariant | Dato’ (used in some Malaysian states for similar rank titles) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleOfAddress | Yang Berbahagia Datuk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
formal address
ⓘ
media reporting about title holders ⓘ official documents ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Datuk Seri
this entity surface form:
Dato' Seri