Datuk
Britishnoun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of Datuk
from Malay datu chief
Example Sentences
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The king indicated “he is willing to pardon Datuk Seri Anwar immediately, so we will go through the proper process of obtaining a pardon,” Mr. Mahathir said Friday at a news conference, using an honorific.
From New York Times • May 11, 2018
Datuk Seri Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, the director-general of Malaysia’s department of civil aviation, has insisted it was a “coincidence” that its investigator arrived in Madagascar days after family members did.
From The Guardian • Dec. 7, 2016
Both Vietnam and Malaysia, TPP members, said they were shifting their focus to the China-backed group, according to their respective trade ministers, with Malaysia’s, Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed, citing an “uncertain international economic situation.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2016
"They didn't," says executive director Datuk Francis Lee.
From Time • Jul. 26, 2011
Malaysian businessman Datuk Chan Tien Ghee is planning a £6m investment, which will give him a 49% shareholding in the club.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2010
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