Seven influential individuals have been conferred with the prestigious Merdeka Award in recognition of their lifelong dedication to fostering a national culture of excellence and patriotism.
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00:00I am pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Merdeka Award.
00:18In the education and community category, we have joined recipients this year.
00:24And next, in the environment category, I am pleased to announce the 2024 Merdeka Award
00:41laureate in this category is Professor Dr Joy Jacqueline Pereira.
00:47In the Outstanding Scholastic Achievement, Emeritus Professor Dr Jomo Kwamesundaram
00:55is our Merdeka Award recipient.
00:58I am pleased to announce the Health, Science and Technology Merdeka Award laureate of 2024
01:06is Tan Sri Datuk Dr Abubakar Sulaiman.
01:10The Outstanding Contribution to the People of Malaysia category this year's laureate
01:16is Dr Catherine Ann Rivai.
01:20And finally, we have a special category this year called the Anugrah Harapan Merdeka.
01:29This is to recognise distinctive efforts of Malaysians aged 40 years and below or organisations
01:36which have been inspected for less than 10 years.
01:40In the area of education and community, the 2024 Anugrah Harapan Merdeka laureate is
01:48Ian Yee Ngan Fui.
02:10And finally, we have a special category this year called the International Scholarship
02:16Merdeka.
02:18This is to recognise the contribution of Malaysians aged 40 years and below or organisations
02:24which have been inspected for less than 10 years or organisations which have been inspected
02:30for less than 10 years.