It was reported in The Star on 11th June 2010 that the Johor Council of Royal Court secretary Datuk Abdul Rahim Ramli said that the title of Datuk from the state had been given out only 712 times since 1886, an average of around 5 every year.

That could very well be the rarest, most difficult Datukship to get in Malaysia, as rare as seeing people wear vampire costumes on days other than Halloween.

Compare that to Sabah’s around 1,200 Datukships conferred since 1963, and Melaka’s 84 Datuks awarded in 2004.

The current Sultan of Johor, caucasian-look Sultan Ibrahim Ismail Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar was installed 23rd January 2010. His mother is Englishwoman Josephine Trevorrow.

And Johor could very well be the state that took back the most Datukships, judging from recent happenings.

Even adventurewoman Datin Paduka Sharifah Mazlina Syed Abdul Kadir’s Datukship was not spared.

Even if the Sultan didn’t feel the need to explain the reasons, or even to announce what had taken place, tongues would surely start wagging.

He said the 3 main criterias for awarding a Datukship are “loyalty, meticulous service and diligence.” The North Pole conqueror had failed on at least one of those points?

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