KUANTAN: Malay warrior Mat Kilau was named as the recipient of this year’s Pahang Tokoh Maal Hijrah award on Saturday (July 30).

The Regent of Pahang Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah presented the award in the form of RM10,000 and a trophy and a certificate to his grandson Mohd Alhamadi Abu Bakar at the state-level Maal Hijrah celebration at Dewan Jubli Perak Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah here.