Umno division leaders and a state youth wing chief are among the 375 individuals who received awards from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on Federal Territories Day today.

The late deputy prime minister Abdul Ghafar Baba and former Public Services Department director Mohamad Zabidi Zainal were also awarded the Darjah Seri Utama Mahkota Wilayah, which carries the title "Datuk Seri Utama", Bernama reported.

Umno leaders awarded the Seri Mahkota Wilayah (SMW) award which carries the title "Datuk Seri" include cabinet ministers Abdul Rahman Dahlan and Johari Abdul Gani, Wangsa Maju division chief Shafei Abdullah and Bukit Bendera division chief Ahmad Ismail.

Ahmad was in 2008 suspended from Umno over remarks which then party president Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said caused racial tensions.