Abdullah of Pahang

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Abdullah
عبد الله‎
Abdullah of Pahang in 2019.jpg
Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Reign31 January 2019 – present
Installation30 July 2019
PredecessorMuhammad V
DeputyNazrin Shah
Prime Ministers
See list
Sultan of Pahang
Reign11 January 2019 – present
Proclamation15 January 2019
PredecessorAhmad Shah
Heir apparentTengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah
Chief MinisterWan Rosdy Wan Ismail
Personal Life
Born (1959-07-30) 30 July 1959 (age 62)
Istana Mangga Tunggal, Pekan, Pahang, Malaya (now Malaysia)
Spouse
Issue
  • Tengku Amir Nasser Ibrahim (adopted)
  • Tengku Ahmad Iskandar Shah (deceased)
  • Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah
  • Tengku Muhammad Iskandar Ri’ayatuddin Shah
  • Tengku Ahmad Ismail Mu’adzam Shah
  • Tengku Puteri Afzan Aminah Hafidzatullah
  • Tengku Puteri Jihan Azizah Athiyatullah
  • Tengku Puteri Iman Afzan
  • Tengku Puteri Ilisha Ameera
  • Tengku Puteri Ilyana
Names
Tengku Abdullah ibni Tengku Ahmad Shah
Regnal name
Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta'in Billah [fn 1]
HouseBendahara
FatherPaduka Ayahanda Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mu’azzam Shah
MotherTengku Ampuan Hajah Afzan Rahimahallah binti Almarhum Tengku Panglima Perang Tengku Muhammad
ReligionSunni Islam
SignatureAl-Sultan Abdullah signature.svg
Military career
Allegiance Malaysia
Service/branch Malaysian Army
Years of service1978–present
RankMalaysia-army-OF-10.svg Field marshal
Unit
Abdullah of Pahang
Medal record
Polo
Representing  Malaysia
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 1983 Singapore Men's tournament[2]

Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta'in Billah (Jawi: السلطان عبدالله رعاية الدين المصطفى بالله شاه الحاج ابن المرحوم سلطان حاج احمد شاه المستعين بالله‎; About this soundlisten (help·info); born 30 July 1959) has reigned as the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) of Malaysia and the 6th Sultan of Pahang since January 2019. He was proclaimed as sultan on 15 January 2019, succeeding his father, Sultan Ahmad Shah, whose abdication was decided at a Royal Council meeting on 11 January 2019.[3]

On 24 January 2019, days after his accession to the throne of Pahang, he was elected as the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the head of state, of Malaysia,[4] and was sworn in on 31 January 2019. He was also a member of the FIFA Council from 2015 to 2019.[5] Abdullah had considerable involvement in the 2020–21 Malaysian political crisis.[6]

Early life[]

Tengku Abdullah was born on 30 July 1959 at Istana Mangga Tunggal, Pekan, Pahang. He is the first son of Paduka Ayahanda Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang and Tengku Ampuan Afzan. He is the fourth child among eight siblings. His eldest sibling is Tengku Meriam.[7][8]

Tengku Abdullah received his primary education at Sekolah Ahmad, Pekan, St. Thomas Primary School, and St. Thomas Secondary School, both located in Kuantan. He went to Aldenham School, Elstree Hertfordshire – Advance School from 1975 until 1978 and Davis College, London – Advance School from 1978 to 1979. He also attended The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst from 1979 to 1980 as well as Worcester College Oxford and Queen Elizabeth College, receiving a Diploma in International Relations and Diplomacy upon his graduation in 1981.[7]

Tengku Mahkota and Regent of Pahang[]

Abdullah was appointed as the Tengku Mahkota, the crown prince of Pahang on 1 July 1975. He was formally installed on 23 October 1977 at Istana Abu Bakar, Pekan.[7]

He was also appointed as the Regent of Pahang twice. The first time was when his father was elected as Yang Di-Pertuan Agong, where he became Regent for five years, starting from 26 April 1979 until 25 April 1984. When his father's health deteriorated in 2016, Abdullah served again as the Regent from 28 December 2016 until he ascended the throne and became the Sultan of Pahang in 2019.[7]

Sultan of Pahang[]

On 15 January 2019, at the age of 59, Abdullah was proclaimed as the sixth Sultan of modern Pahang upon the abdication of his father due to ill health. The ceremony took place at Istana Abu Bakar, the official residence of the Sultan of Pahang. His reign was declared retroactively began on 11 January 2019, the day the Regency Council decided his succession.[3][9]

Upon his accession to throne of Pahang, Abdullah took the regnal title "Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah".[10] His royal consort, Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah Binti Almarhum Sultan Iskandar, the Tengku Puan (Crown Princess) of Pahang was proclaimed as the Tengku Ampuan (Queen consort) of Pahang on 29 January 2019.[11]

Yang di-Pertuan Agong[]

Main article: Installation of Yang di-Pertuan Agong XVI
His Majesty King Abdullah of Pahang in the United Kingdom.

On 24 January 2019 Thursday, the Conference of Rulers elected Sultan Abdullah as the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia to replace Sultan Muhammad V of Kelantan who abdicated weeks earlier.[4] Sultan Abdullah was sworn in as the 16th King of Malaysia on 31 January 2019 in a public ceremony as he officially took up the residency of the Istana Negara, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim.[12] The Conference of Rulers also elected Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah of Perak as the Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong.[4]

Regarding the regency of Pahang throughout Sultan Abdullah's tenure as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the duty of ruling the state was handed to Sultan Abdullah's son, Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah, who was proclaimed as the Tengku Mahkota and Regent of Pahang on 29 January 2019.[11]

On the date of appointment, Tengku Hassanal was still pursuing his studies at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, United Kingdom. He was assisted in carrying out his duties by the Majlis Jumaah Pangkuan Diraja Negeri Pahang ('Pahang Council of Regency') led by Sultan Abdullah's eldest younger brother who is also Tengku Hassanal's uncle, Tengku Abdul Rahman Ibni Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, from 15 February 2019 until his graduation on 15 December 2019.[13]

Sultan Abdullah ceremonial installation as King took place at the Throne Hall of the Istana Negara on 30 July 2019, seven months after his assumption of the throne[14] on his 60th birthday.

The installation on 30 July 2019 has yet another historical significance because Sultan Abdullah and the Raja Permaisuri Agong, Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, are the children of sultans who had been previously elected as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

He holds the rank of Marshal of the Royal Malaysian Air Force in his full constitutional duties as Commander-in-Chief of the Malaysian Armed Forces as well as the ranks of Field Marshal of the Malaysian Army and Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Malaysian Navy, in addition, he is the current Colonel-in-chief of the Royal Malaysian Air Force, having taken over the duties since his assumption to the throne, previously he acted as his father's representative to RMAF events and ceremonies twice in his capacity as Regent.

He is also the chancellor of MARA University of Technology (UiTM) and National Defence University of Malaysia (UPNM) since 2019.[15][16]

On 25 October 2020, Sultan Abdullah, in his capacity as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, rejected Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's request for him to declare a state of emergency in response to a spike in COVID-19 cases throughout Malaysia.[17]

On 12 January 2021, Sultan Abdullah, in his capacity as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, issued a nationwide Proclamation of Emergency until 1 August to address the ongoing spread of COVID-19 and a political crisis involving Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's Perikatan Nasional government. Under this Proclamation of Emergency, parliament and elections will be suspended while the Malaysian Government will be empowered to introduce laws without Parliamentary scrutiny and oversight.[18][19]

Military career[]

Tengku Abdullah began his military career at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, the United Kingdom in 1978 as Officer Cadet. There, he met with his best friend, Sheikh Mohamed Zayed Al Nahyan, who later became the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and , his senior and later became the Chief of Army.[20][21] He was commissioned as Second lieutenant by Queen Elizabeth II in 1979. In 1980, he was promoted to captain and served as cavalry officer in the Royal Armoured Corps.[22] In 1987, he was promoted to Major, the Royal Armoured Corps.[23]

In 1999, he was assigned to the Territorial Army Regiment (Malay: Rejimen Askar Wataniah) and in the same time was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and one year later, in 2000, he was promoted again to Colonel.[23]

Tengku Abdullah was then promoted to Brigadier general in 2004.[23]

Family[]

He first married at the Sultan Abu Bakar State Mosque, Johor Bahru, 6 March 1986 to the third daughter of Sultan Iskandar of Johor with his first wife, Enche' Besar Kalsom binti Abdullah (née Josephine Ruby Trevorrow), Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah binti Almarhum Al-Mutawakkil Alallah Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj. She has been created Tengku Puan (title for Crown Princess) in addition to her Johor title of Paduka Puteri in 1986. She is one of the sisters of the current Sultan Ibrahim Ismail of Johor. They have four sons and two daughters together.

He married, secondly, in 1992 Julia Rais (born at Kota Bharu, Kelantan, (1971-02-19) 19 February 1971 (age 50)), a former actress and daughter of Abdul Rais, in a private ceremony at Fraser's Hill.[24] They have three daughters together.

Sons[]

  • a) Tengku Ahmad Iskandar Shah, born and died on 24 July 1990(1990-07-24) (aged 0), son of Tunku Azizah
  • b) Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah, the Crown Prince and Regent of Pahang, (shortly Tengku Hassanal) born at Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital, Kuantan on (1995-09-17) 17 September 1995 (age 26), son of Tunku Azizah
  • c) Tengku Muhammad Iskandar Riayatuddin Shah, the Tengku Arif Bendahara (shortly Tengku Muhammad), born on (1997-08-03) 3 August 1997 (age 24), son of Tunku Azizah
  • d) Tengku Ahmad Ismail Muadzam Shah, the Tengku Panglima Muda (shortly Tengku Ahmad), born on (2000-09-11) 11 September 2000 (age 21), twin with his sister Tengku Afzan, son of Tunku Azizah

Daughters[]

  • a) Tengku Puteri Iman Afzan, daughter of Julia Abdul Rais (born on (1992-11-11) 11 November 1992 (age 28) at Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur. On 24 August 2018, She married Tengku Abu Bakar Ahmad Bin Almarhum Tengku Arif Bendahara Tengku Abdullah. The couple's first child, a son named Tengku Zayn Edin Shah, was born on 23 July 2019.
  • b) Tengku Puteri Ilisha Ameera, daughter of Julia Abdul Rais (born on (1993-10-01) 1 October 1993 (age 27) Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur.
  • c) Tengku Puteri Ilyana, daughter of Julia Abdul Rais, (born on (1997-04-20) 20 April 1997 (age 24) at Gleneagles Hospital Kuala Lumpur.
  • d) Tengku Puteri Afzan Aminah Hafidzatu’llah (shortly Tengku Afzan), born on (2000-09-11) 11 September 2000 (age 21), twin with her brother Tengku Ahmad, daughter of Tunku Azizah.
  • e) Tengku Puteri Jihan Azizah Athiyatullah (shortly Tengku Jihan), born on (2002-04-27) 27 April 2002 (age 19), daughter of Tunku Azizah).

Adoptive sons[]

Al-Sultan Abdullah also adopted a son before the birth of his own:

  • Tengku Amir Nasser Ibrahim Bin Almarhum Tengku Arif Bendahara Ibrahim, the Tengku Panglima Raja (shortly Tengku Amir), adopted in 1987. He was born on (1986-08-25) 25 August 1986 (age 35) as the youngest son of the late Tengku Arif Bendahara Ibrahim and his third wife, Czarina binti Abdullah.

Tengku Amir Nasser Ibrahim and Puteri Suraiya Afzan Binti Mohamed Moiz married on 19 December 2013. The couple's first child, a son named Tengku Adam Ibrahim Shah, was born on 27 December 2015. Their second, a son named Tengku Sulaiman Abdullah Shah, was born 25 June 2018.

Patron[]

He is a vice-president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) executive committee and president of the Asian Hockey Federation.

Styles, titles and honours[]

Styles of
Al-Sultan Abdullah
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Reference styleHis Majesty
Spoken styleYour Majesty
Alternative styleTuanku

Styles & Titles[]

  • 30 July 1959 – 8 May 1974: His Highness Tengku Abdullah Ibni Tengku Ahmad Shah
  • 8 May 1974 – 1 July 1975: His Highness Tengku Abdullah Al-Haj Ibni Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah
  • 1 July 1975 – 28 April 1979: His Royal Highness Crown Prince Tengku Abdullah Al-Haj Ibni Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah, Crown Prince of Pahang
  • 28 April 1979 – 25 April 1984: His Royal Highness Crown Pince Tengku Abdullah Al-Haj Ibni Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah, Crown Prince and Regent of Pahang
  • 25 April 1984 – 28 December 2016: His Royal Highness Crown Prince Tengku Abdullah Al-Haj Ibni Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah, Crown Prince of Pahang
  • 28 December 2016 – 11 January 2019: His Royal Highness Crown Prince Tengku Abdullah Al-Haj Ibni Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah, Crown Prince and Regent of Pahang
  • 11 January 2019 – 15 January 2019: His Royal Highness Sultan Abdullah Al-Haj Ibni Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah
  • 15 January 2019 – 31 January 2019: His Royal Highness Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah Al-Haj Ibni Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah, Sultan of Pahang
  • 31 January 2019 - 22 May 2019: His Majesty Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al Mustafa Billah Shah Ibni Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah, The 16th Yang Di-Pertuan Agong
  • 22 May 2019 - present: His Majesty Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al Mustafa Billah Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah, The 16th Yang Di-Pertuan Agong

His current official regnal name is His Majesty The Yang Di-Pertuan Agong XVI Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah, D.K.P., D.K.M, D.K., D.M.N. , S.S.A.P., S.I.M.P., D.K.(Terengganu)., D.K.(Johor)., S.P.M.J., D.K.M.B.(Brunei)., D.K.(Kedah)., D.K.(Perlis)., D.K.(Perak)., D.K (Selangor).

Military ranks[]

Malaysia Malaysia

Awards and recognitions[]

See also: List of honours of the Pahang Royal Family by country

He has been awarded :[citation needed]

Honours of Pahang[]

Malaysia and its other states[]

Foreign honours[]

Places named after him[]

Several places were named after him, including:

  • Al-Sultan Abdullah Mosque in Masjid Tanah, Malacca
  • Tengku Mahkota Abdullah Mosque in Jerantut, Pahang
  • Tengku Mahkota Abdullah Mosque in Rompin, Pahang
  • Tengku Abdullah Al-Haj Mosque in Balok, Pahang
  • Tengku Abdullah Science School (SEMESTA Raub), a secondary school in Raub, Pahang

Ancestry[]

See also: Family tree of Pahang monarchs

Notes[]

  1. ^ The meaning of his regnal name is "Sultan Abdullah as the protector of Islam who is chosen by Allah".[1]

References[]

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  16. ^ Bernama (14 November 2019). "Agong proclaimed as UPNM Chancellor | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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  19. ^ "Malaysia's king declares state of emergency to curb spread of Covid-19". CNN. 12 January 2021. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  20. ^ "'Best friends' Tuanku rupanya..." Sinar harian (in Malay). 2 August 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  21. ^ "Latihan ketenteraan gilap keperibadian Sultan Abdullah". Berita Harian (in Malay). 26 July 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
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  23. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Tengku Abdullah now a Brig-Jen". The Star Online. 12 May 2004. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  24. ^ "Tengku Mahkota of Pahang weds Julia Rais | KLiK".
  25. ^ "Sultan Abdullah Dimasyhur Sultan Pahang Ke VI". Portal Rasmi Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia TUDM (in Malay). 15 January 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
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  27. ^ "Agong receives Darjah Utama Seri Mahkota Negara award". Bernama.com. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  28. ^ Bernama (28 October 2019). "Agong berkenan terima darjah kebesaran Perlis" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  29. ^ "Agong terima DK Perak". Berita Harian. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  30. ^ "King heads Selangor Sultan's 75th birthday honours list". Bernama. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  31. ^ "Agong terima Darjah Kerabat Selangor". Berita Harian (in Malay). 11 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  32. ^ Bernama (19 August 2020). "Brunei Sultan confers nation's highest award on visiting Agong". New Straits Times. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  33. ^ Bernama (7 October 2017). "Agong attends Sultan of Brunei's Golden Jubilee royal banquet". New Straits Times. Retrieved 16 July 2019.

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Regnal titles
Preceded by
Ahmad Shah 		Sultan of Pahang
11 January 2019 – present 		Incumbent
Preceded by
Muhammad V of Kelantan 		Yang di-Pertuan Agong
31 January 2019 – present
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