The BrandLaureate Royal Quintessential Brand ICON
Leadership Award to Yang Teramat Mulia Dato’ Seri DiRaja Tan Sri Tunku Puteri
Intan Safinaz binti Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah, Tunku Panglima Besar of
Kedah
The Asia
Pacific Brands Foundation is sublimely delighted to announce that Yang Teramat
Mulia Dato’ Seri DiRaja Tan Sri Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz binti Tuanku Abdul
Halim Mu’adzam Shah, Tunku Panglima Besar Kedah (Ahli Jemaah Pemangku Sultan
Kedah) was awarded The BrandLaureate Royal Quintessential
Brand ICON Leadership Award at The BrandLaureate Brand ICON Leadership
Awards gala dinner held at The Majestic Hotel Kuala Lumpur on 13th October
2016.
Organized by
the Asia Pacific Brands Foundation (APBF), The BrandLaureate Brand ICON
Leadership Awards recognize leaders who are in a league of their own and whose
achievements have contributed significantly to the development of their
countries and communities. Over 700 guests comprising Malaysia’s top corporate
leaders, brand owners and leading personalities were in attendance.
During the
award presentation, Her Highness Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz was presented with
a trophy and glass-framed certificate by Chairman of The BrandLaureate, YBhg
Tan Sri Rainer Althoff and President of The BrandLaureate, Dr KKJohan. Plated
in 24-karat solid gold, The BrandLaureate Brand ICON
Leadership Awards trophy is designed to be refined, sturdy and prestigious.
With
both hands stretched high and standing on a solid base, the trophy reflects the
ICON's adaptability and agility to fly with times, bringing in winds of change
that transform for the better. Each trophy is a finely handcrafted masterpiece
of art intended to reflect the standard of excellence.
Her Highness
Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz is an accomplished princess and lady of many
firsts. She is very much respected and
admired amongst the rakyat of Malaysia. Receiving her secondary education from
the elite Tunku Kurshiah College and Cheltenham Ladies College in Britain, she
graduated with a Degree in Politics from Sussex University in 1987.
Upon her
graduation she joined multinational conglomerate, Sime Darby Berhad and was attached to the Communications, Industrial
Relations and Corporate Planning departments. After serving for half a dozen
years in the group, Her Highness then moved on to channel her attention on
community based initiatives, focused particularly in her home state of Kedah.
With a
desire to inspire change and help the less fortunate, Her Highness set up the
Sultanah Bahiyah Foundation in 1996, the namesake of Her Highness's late mother
and benevolent inspirer. She was duly elected as the charitable foundation's
Chairperson which aims include providing educational programmes, interactive
sports activities, motivational seminars, health themed programmes and grants
to small businesses managed by women.
Her Highness
also volunteers with the Malaysian Red Crescent Society (MRCS) and holds the
position of Chairperson of the Kedah branch of the society, is a volunteer and
Deputy Chairman II for the Lembaga Kebajikan Perempuan Islam Malaysia (Muslim
Women's Action Council), a charitable organization founded by her late
grandmother, Her Royal Highness Tunku Puan Besar Kurshiah binti Tunku Besar
Burhanuddin, in 1960.
For her
outstanding contributions in the fields of social work, Her Highness was
conferred an Honorary Doctorate in Philosophy (Social Work Management) from Northern University of Malaysia (UUM) in
October, 2010. Education holds a special place in the heart of Her Highness who
believes that education is key to a nation’s development and every Malaysian irrespective of race or creed
has access to quality education. In this
respect, Her Highness is able to fulfill these objectives in her appointment
and capacity as the Chancellor of Universiti Utara Malaysia, Pro-Chancellor of
National University of Malaysia or Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and
Pro-Chancellor of National Defence University of Malaysia.
As a beacon of inspiration to women, Her
Highness was commissioned as the Commander of 513 Territorial Army Regiment in
Kedah and holds the rank of Brigadier
General. She is the first female from the royal house in Malaysia to be elected
to the position. Her Highness was also awarded the Honorary Maroon Beret (and
remains the only female to be thus honoured) by the Royal Malaysia Armed Forces
on 31st October, 2011 and awarded 'Royal Thai Army Honorary Parachutist Badge'
from Royal Thai Army Special Warfare Command on 12th January 2012.
Indubitably,
by genuine virtue of untold dedication and sheer merit, The BrandLaureate Royal
Quintessential Brand ICON Leadership Award 2016 truly befits the quintessential
calibre of Her Highness in an all-embracing manner, absolutely worthy of
timeless honour!
Other Award categories presented during the night includes The
BrandLaureate Most Eminent Brand ICON Leadership Award, The BrandLaureate Great
Entrepreneur Brand ICON Leadership Award, The BrandLaureate Transformational
Corporate Leader Brand ICON Leadership Award, The BrandLaureate Best Choice
Industry Brand ICON Leadership Award, The BrandLaureate Grand Master Brand ICON
Leadership Award and The BrandLaureate Industry Champion Brand ICON Leadership
Award.
ROYAL SIGNATURE
ANNOUNCING
THE WINNERS OF THE BRANDLAUREATE BRAND ICON LEADERSHIP AWARDS 2016 AT THE
BRANDLAUREATE BRAND ICON LEADERSHIP AWARDS GALA DINNER, OCTOBER 13th, 2016, THE
MAJESTIC HOTEL, KUALA LUMPUR
The winners
of The BrandLaureate Brand ICON Leadership Awards 2016 were announced at its
gala dinner, held at The Majestic Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.
Organized by the Asia
Pacific Brands Foundation (APBF), The BrandLaureate Brand ICON Leadership
Awards recognize leaders who are in a league of their own and whose
achievements have contributed significantly to the development of their
countries and communities. Over 700 guests comprising Malaysia’s top corporate
leaders, brand owners and leading personalities were in attendance.
The theme for this year’s award is ICONS DARE, DARE TO BE, DARE TO LEAP, LEAD
& LIVE and the Awards celebrate leaders and personalities who have
inspired people with their life achievements, success and their exceptional
leadership and thoughts. These icons are special and have shaped the world with
their legacies, legacies that transform the soul and spirit of their nations
and embraced by present and future generations.
Plated in
24-karat solid gold, The BrandLaureate Brand ICON
Leadership Awards trophy is designed to be refined, sturdy and prestigious. With
both hands stretched high and standing on a solid base, the trophy reflects the
ICON's adaptability and agility to fly with times, bringing in winds of change
that transform for the better. Each trophy is a finely handcrafted masterpiece
of art intended to reflect the standard of excellence.
In his
welcome speech, Dr KKJohan, President of The BrandLaureate highlights the theme
for the night,
"The
theme for this year’s The BrandLaureate Brand ICON Leadership Award is most
appropriate in describing the iconic hero in you, where you dared to leap to
the highest, lead to the top and live to the fullest to be who you want to be
and who you dream to be. Icons have this dream where he “DREAMS AS FAR AS HIS DREAM CAN TAKE HIM & AS FAR AS HE WANTS IT TO
BE” and they show us “ WHAT A DREAM
CAN TO DO TO YOU & HOW FAR A DREAM CAN TAKE YOU.”
"At the end of the
day, you are where you are, because YOU DARE to BE. If you retreat and dare not
be what you want to be, then you will never succeed and build the greatness in
you."
He also
added, "I am so proud that tonight, all the recipients of the Awards are
icons in their own rights. You are a
class of your own. You have never given
up no matter what the circumstances are. You stayed on and you stayed
through.
"Come what may, you have never
lost your focus. You live a driven purpose life. You have the leadership and
the courage to stand for what you believe in. You are vibrant, dynamic,
energetic, aggressive, innovative and above all, optimistic in life and most of
all have the daringness to be what you dream to be."
The highlight of the night was the presentation of The BrandLaureate
Royal Quintessential Brand ICON Leadership Award to Yang Teramat Mulia Dato’ Seri DiRaja Tan Sri Tunku Puteri Intan
Safinaz binti Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah, Tunku Panglima Besar of Kedah
and daughter of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
As an accomplished princess, Her
Highness is very much respected and admired amongst Malaysians for her
outstanding contributions in the fields of social work and beyond.
The award
presentation was followed by the Legendary ICON category. YBhg Professor
Emeritus Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Paduka Dr. Lim Kok Wing was the proud recipient of The BrandLaureate Brand ICON of ICONs Brand ICON Leadership Award.
The President
& Founder of Limkokwing University of Creative Technology and Prime
Minister's Special Envoy to Southern Africa Countries, Professor Emeritus Tan
Sri Dato’ Sri Paduka Dr. Lim Kok Wing was awarded the "King of
Branding".
The award
presentation was followed by YB Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Joseph Pairin
Kitingan receiving The BrandLaureate Grand Prix D’Excellence
Brand ICON Leadership Award and YBhg Tan Sri Hamad Kama Piah Che Othman and YBhg
Kolonel (K) Tan Sri Datuk Wira Dr. Hj. Mohd Shukor bin Hj. Mahfar receiving The
BrandLaureate Hall of Fame – Lifetime Achievement Brand ICON Leadership Award.
Other Award categories include The BrandLaureate Most Eminent Brand ICON
Leadership Award, The BrandLaureate Great Entrepreneur Brand ICON Leadership
Award, The BrandLaureate Transformational Corporate Leader Brand ICON
Leadership Award, The BrandLaureate Best Choice Industry Brand ICON Leadership
Award, The BrandLaureate Grand Master Brand ICON Leadership Award and The
BrandLaureate Industry Champion Brand ICON Leadership Award.
The night
was followed by a presentation of the BrandLaureate Business World Review Cover
Issue to YBhg General Tan Sri Dato' Sri (Dr) Haji Zulkifeli bin Mohd Zin and
the presentation of The Brand Vs Brand Golf challenge trophy to Koong Woh Tong
who is the winner of The BrandLaureate Brand Vs Brand Golf Championship, which
was held on 11th October 2016 at Kota Permai Golf & Country Club.
During the
gala dinner, guests were presented with an exquisite dinner spread and
entertained with performances by Viva Magic Entertainment as well by Reizo Zen
- MJ Tribute Artiste Of Asia, saxophonist, Eizaz Azhar, and Malaysia's singing
sensation, Jaclyn Victor.
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Nice event, people and photos... :)
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