Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah

Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah binti Almarhum Al-Mutawakkil Alallah Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj (Jawi: تونكو حاجة عزيزة أمينة ميمونة إسكندرية بنت المرحوم المتوكل على ﷲ سلطان إسكندر الحاج; born 5 August 1960) is the Raja Permaisuri Agong (Supreme Queen consort) of Malaysia and the Tengku Ampuan (Queen consort) of Pahang.

Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah
عزيزة أمينة ميمونة إسكندرية‎
Supreme Queen consort of Malaysia
Queen consort of Pahang
Raja Permaisuri Agong
Tenure31 January 2019 – present
Installation30 July 2019
PredecessorTuanku Hajjah Haminah
Tengku Ampuan of Pahang
Reign22 January 2019 – present
Proclamation29 January 2019
PredecessorSultanah Kalsom (as Sultanah)
Born (1960-08-05) 5 August 1960
Istana Bukit Stulang, Johor Bahru, Johor
SpouseAl-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah
Issue
Names
Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah binti Tunku Mahmood Iskandar
Regnal name
Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah binti Almarhum Al-Mutawakkil Alallah Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj
HouseBendahara (by marriage)
Temenggong (by birth)
FatherAl-Mutawakkil Alallah Sultan Iskandar ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail Al-Khalidi
MotherEnche’ Besar Hajah Khalsom binti Abdullah (née Josephine Ruby Trevorrow)
ReligionSunni Islam
Signature

Tengku Ampuan is a title reserved for the consort and first wife of the current ruler or sultan, of noble birth, as enshrined in the Pahang State Constitution. She is the consort of Al-Sultan Abdullah Al-Haj of Pahang.[1] She is serving as Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia from 2019, during her husband's reign as Yang di-Pertuan Agong (the Supreme Ruler) of Malaysia.

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

Background

Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah is the third daughter and princess of the late Sultan of Johor Sultan Iskandar and his first wife Enche' Besar Hajah Khalsom binti Abdullah (née Josephine Ruby Trevorrow). Her brother is the current Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim. She received her early education at Sekolah Taman Kanak-Kanak Tunku Ampuan Mariam Johor Bahru from 1962 to 1966, Sekolah Perempuan Rendah Sultan Ibrahim, Johor Bahru and continued her secondary education in Sekolah Tun Fatimah, Johor Bahru from 1973 to 1979. From 1980 to 1986, she studied at Maktab Perguruan Temenggong Ibrahim, Johor Bahru and Political Science and Sociology at National University of Singapore (NUS).[2]

Family

She married her husband Al-Sultan Abdullah at the Sultan Abu Bakar State Mosque, Johor Bahru, 6 March 1986 who is the fourth child of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang with his first wife, Tengku Ampuan Afzan of Pahang. She has been created as Tengku Puan (Crown Princess) of Pahang in 1986. They have four sons and two daughters together. She is the first wife of Abdullah, his second wife is the actress Julia Rais.

Sons
  • late His Highness Tengku Ahmad Iskandar Shah, born and died on 24 July 1990(1990-07-24) (aged 0)
  • His Royal Highness Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah, the Tengku Mahkota (Crown Prince) and Regent of Pahang (shortly Tengku Hassanal) born at Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital, Kuantan on (1995-09-17) 17 September 1995
  • His Highness Tengku Muhammad Iskandar Riayatuddin Shah, the Tengku Arif Bendahara (shortly Tengku Muhammad) born on (1997-08-03) 3 August 1997
  • His Highness Tengku Ahmad Ismail Muadzam Shah, the Tengku Panglima Perang (shortly Tengku Ahmad) born on (2000-09-11) 11 September 2000, twin with his sister Tengku Afzan

Daughters
  • Her Highness Tengku Puteri Afzan Aminah Hafidzatullah, the Tengku Puteri Raja (shortly Tengku Afzan), born on (2000-09-11) 11 September 2000, twin with her brother Tengku Ahmad
  • Her Highness Tengku Puteri Jihan Azizah Athiyatullah, the Tengku Puteri Raja (shortly Tengku Jihan), born on (2002-04-27) 27 April 2002

Patronages
  • Co-founder and Patron of Royal Pahang Weave Foundation (Yayasan Tenun Pahang Diraja)
  • Royal Patron of Prison Arts and Crafts Malaysia
  • Constitutional Head of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
  • Chancellor of the Berjaya University College
  • Chancellor of the University College of Yayasan Pahang (UCYP)
  • Patron of the Girl Guides Association of Malaysia.
  • President of the Girl Guides Association of Pahang.
  • President of the Pahang Women's Institute (WI).
  • Founder & Patron of the Tunku Azizah Fertility Foundation (TAFF).

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

She has been awarded :

Honours of Pahang

National and state honours

Foreign honours

Places named after her

Several places were named after her, including:

  • Hospital Tunku Azizah in Kuala Lumpur
  • SK Tunku Azizah, a primary school in Kuantan, Pahang
  • Masjid Tunku Azizah Iskandar, a mosque in Bentong, Pahang

Ancestry

References
  1. Bernama (22 January 2019). "Tunku Azizah appointed Tengku Ampuan Pahang". New Straits Times.
  2. "Biodata Tengku Puan Pahang, Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah". Berita Harian. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  3. Bernama (11 July 2019). "Agong receives DKM award | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 27 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. BERNAMA (11 July 2019). "Agong berkenan terima darjah D.K.M". Sinar Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 27 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Al-Sultan Abdullah terima anugerah Darjah Kerabat Mahkota Brunei". Berita Harian (in Malay). 19 August 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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