Premier and Exalted Order of Malacca

The Premier and Exalted Order of Malacca (Darjah Utama Negeri Melaka) is the second-highest state order of Malacca which is conferred by the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca. The order was the state's highest order until the establishment of the Premier and Faithful Exalted Order of Malacca by Yang di-Pertua Negeri Mohd Ali Rustam in 2020. The order was constituted in 1978 and amended in 2016. It is conferred in the single grade of Knight Grand Commander (D.U.N.M.).

History
The Premier and Exalted Order of Malacca was established by Yang di-Pertua Negeri Syed Zahiruddin in 1978 along with the Exalted Order of Malacca. The order was established as the highest state order and continued to be the highest order until the creation of the Premier and Faithful Exalted Order of Malacca by Yang di-Pertua Negeri Mohd Ali Rustam in 2020.

Criteria
The Premier and Exalted Order of Malacca is conferred upon the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca who is also the sovereign of the order. As the sovereign, the Yang di-Pertua Negeri bestows the order upon other eminent individuals including the Yang di-Pertua Negeris of Sabah, Sarawak and Penang, the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Ministers and the Chief Minister of Malacca when deemed appropriate.

Grades, post-nominals, and insignia
The Premier and Exalted Order of Malacca is conferred in the sole grade of Knight Grand Commander. All recipients of the order are entitled to bear the honorific prefix of "Datuk Seri Utama" while the wives of the male recipients are titled as "Datin Seri Utama". Husbands of the female recipients do not bear any style. All recipients bear the post-nominal letters of "D.U.N.M."

The recipients receive the insignia of the order upon their induction. The insignia comprises the riband of the order, a badge, a star and the collar.

Recipients

 * 1978: Tun Datuk Seri Utama Syed Zahiruddin, former former Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca (Founder Grand Master)
 * 1982: Tun Datuk Seri Utama Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, former Prime Minister
 * 1982: Tun Datuk Seri Utama Musa Hitam, former Deputy Prime Minister
 * 1984: Tun Datuk Seri Utama Syed Ahmad Shahabuddin, former Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca
 * 1985: Tunku Abdul Rahman, former Prime Minister
 * 1987: Sultan Salahuddin of Selangor
 * 1987: Tun Datuk Patinggi Haji Ahmad Zaidi Adruce, former Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak
 * 1988: Sultan Iskandar of Johor
 * 2003: Tun Datuk Seri Utama Dr. Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, Spouse of the Prime Minister
 * 2004: Tun Datuk Seri Utama Mohd Khalil Yaakob, former Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca
 * 2004: Tun Datuk Seri Utama Haji Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, former Prime Minister
 * 2005: Tun Pehin Sri Abang Muhammad Salahuddin, former Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak
 * 2007: Datuk Seri Utama Najib Razak, former Prime Minister
 * 2007: Toh Puan Datuk Seri Utama Zurina Kassim, Spouse of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri
 * 2007: Tun Datuk Seri Utama Jeanne Abdullah, Spouse of the Prime Minister
 * 2010: Datuk Seri Utama Hajah Rosmah Mansor, Spouse of the Prime Minister
 * 2015: Datuk Seri Utama Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Deputy Prime Minister
 * 2016: Datuk Seri Utama Haji Idris Haron, former Chief Minister of Malacca
 * 2019: Tan Sri Datuk Seri Utama Haji Muhyiddin Yassin, former Prime Minister
 * 2020: Tun Seri Setia Mohd Ali Rustam, Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca
 * 2020: Datuk Seri Utama Haji Sulaiman Md Ali, former Chief Minister of Malacca
 * 2022: Datuk Seri Utama Ismail Sabri Yaakob, former Prime Minister
 * 2023: Datuk Seri Utama Ab Rauf Yusoh, Chief Minister of Malacca