Raja Perempuan Tengku Anis

Raja Perempuan Tengku Anis binti Almarhum Tengku Abdul Hamid (born 6 January 1949) is the former Raja Perempuan (Queen consort) of Kelantan. She is the widow of Sultan Ismail Petra and the mother of the current Sultan, Sultan Muhammad V. She is now styled as Yang Maha Mulia Raja Perempuan Tengku Anis.

Biography[]

Tengku Anis was born on the 6th of January 1949 at Palm Manor, Kota Bharu to Tengku Abdul Hamid bin Tengku Muda Sulong Abdul Putra and his wife, Tengku Azizah binti Tengku Sri Maharaja Muhammad Hamzah. Her paternal grandfather, Tengku Abdul Putra, was the eldest son of the last reigning King of Jering, which was then one of the seven states in Southern Siam under Malay rule. Her maternal grandfather, Tengku Muhammad Hamzah, was the last Chief Minister of Kelantan appointed by the Sultan and the first post-independence Menteri Besar.^[1]

She received religious education from a personal tutor and completed her formal primary and secondary education at Zainab English School. She was conferred an Honorary Degree doctorate of Philosophy in Human Resources Development from the Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand on the 26th of February 2005.

On 4 December 1968, Tengku Anis married Tengku Ismail Petra, the then-Tengku Mahkota (Crown Prince) of Kelantan, at Istana Kota Lama in Kota Bharu. Following this, she was bestowed the title of Tengku Ampuan Mahkota (Crown Princess) of Kelantan on the 1st of January 1969.^[2]

In 1979, Sultan Yahya Petra (at the time King of Malaysia) passed and Tengku Ismail Petra was installed the Sultan of Kelantan. She was installed the Raja Perempuan (Queen) of Kelantan on the 30th of March 1979. Her husband, HRH Sultan Ismail Petra, reigned until the 13th of September 2010, and was succeeded by their eldest son, Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra.^[3]

Issue[]

The royal couple have four children:

• Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra (born 6 October 1969) - later Sultan Muhammad V.
• Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra (born 20 January 1974) - Tengku Mahkota of Kelantan.
• Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra (born 7 April 1978).
• Tengku Amalin A'ishah Putri (born 26 June 1984) - Tengku Maharani Putri.

Social contributions[]

Tengku Anis is the patron of various organisations such as:

• Founder of Darul Aitam Orphanage
• Founder of Tengku Anis Kindergarten^[4]
• Patron of Kelantan Foundation for the Disabled
• Patron of Kelantan Handicraft Foundation
• Patron of Kelantan Heart Patient Foundation

Honours[]

She was awarded:

Honours of Kelantan[]

• Recipient (DK) of the Royal Family Order (Al-Yunusi Star)
• Knight Grand Commander (SPMK) of the Order of the Crown of Kelantan (Al-Muhammadi Star)

Honours of Malaysia[]

•  Kedah :
  • Member of the Royal Family Order of Kedah (DK)
•  Negeri Sembilan :
  • Member of the (DKNS)
•  Perlis :
  • Recipient of the (DK)
  • Knight Grand Commander of the or Star of Safi (SPMP, 1988)
•  Johor :
  • First Class of the Royal Family Order of Johor (DK I)
•  Selangor :
  • Second Class of the Royal Family Order of Selangor (DK II)

Foreign honours[]

•  Brunei :
  • Family Order of Laila Utama (DK)

Honorary degrees[]

•  Malaysia :
  • Honorary Doctor of Philosophy in Management from Kolej Universiti Sains dan Teknologi Malaysia - 23 February 2006^[5]
  • Honorary Degree of Doctor of Agriculture Development from University Putra Malaysia - 16 September 2006^[6]
•  Thailand :
  • Honorary Doctor of Philosophy in Human Resources Development from Ramkhamhaeng University - 26 February 2005

Places named after her[]

Several places were named after her, including:

• Tengku Anis Hospital in Pasir Puteh, Kelantan
• Tengku Anis Kindergarten in Kota Bharu, Kelantan
• Tengku Anis Municipal Park in Kota Bharu, Kelantan
• Tengku Anis Orchid Park in Kota Bharu, Kelantan
• Tengku Anis Bazaar in Kota Bharu, Kelantan
• Tengku Anis Library, a library at Universiti Teknologi MARA, Machang, Kelantan
• Pusat Dokumentasi Melayu Tengku Anis, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Wilayah Timur in Kota Bharu, Kelantan

Ancestry[]

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