On 7 June 2008, Nicol David was honoured with the Order of Merit (Darjah Bakti) or D.B.in conjunction with the birthday of His Majesty Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin. She was the first recipient of the award which was established on 26 June 1975.The award is limited to 10 recipients who have made significant contributions in the arts, sciences and the humanities.
On 12 July 2008, Nicol was among 497 people honoured in conjunction with the 70th birthday of the Penang State Governor Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas.Nicol was also one of the 28 people who received the Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri award (DSPN), which carries the title Datuk, making her the youngest person ever to be conferred Datukship in Penang.The former Prime Minister of Malaysia Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, a fellow Penangite, once quipped that Nicol is "now more famous than me". In July 2007, Nicol received Master of Arts honoris causa; an honorary degree by the University of Nottingham. Nicol has also obtained the WISPA Player of the Year on fsix consecutive occasions, from 2005 until 2010.
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