Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar bestowed the rank and title of “royal professor” on eminent Islamic scholar and philosopher Syed Muhammad Naquib Al-Attas in a ceremony at Istana Negara, Kuala Lumpur.

Syed Naquib, 93, received the prestigious award for his service and contribution to the country, especially in Islamic education.

Also present at the ceremony were Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim...