Mahmud of Terengganu

Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah KStJ (Jawi: سلطان محمود المكتفي بالله شاه ابن المرحوم سلطان إسماعيل ناصر الدين شاه; April 1930 – 14 May 1998) was the 17th Sultan of Terengganu from 21 September 1979 to 14 May 1998.

Mahmud
محمود‎
Al-Muktafi Billah (He who God is Content with)
Sultan of Terengganu
Almarhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah
Sultan of Terengganu
Reign21 September 1979 – 14 May 1998
Coronation21 March 1981
PredecessorSultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah
SuccessorSultan Mizan Zainal Abidin
Born(1930-04-29)29 April 1930
Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Unfederated Malay States
Died14 May 1998(1998-05-14) (aged 68)
Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Newton, Central Area, Singapore
Burial15 May 1998
Royal Mausoleum, Masjid Al-Muktafi Billah Shah
Spouses
Tengku Ampuan Bariah binti Al-Marhum Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah
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(m. 1951)​
    Tengku Besar Terengganu Fatimah Sharifah Nong Alsagoff binti Abdillah
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    (m. 1959)​
      Cik Khadijah
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      (divorced)​
      Issue
      • Tengku Amira Zaharah Farah Quraishiyah
      • Tengku Mizan Zainal Abidin
      • Tengku Norhana Fatihah Putri
      • Tengku Rahimah Putri
      • Tengku Mustaffa Kamel
      • Tengku Baderulzaman
      • Tengku Badrul Hisham @ Baharuddin
      HouseBendahara dynasty
      FatherSultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah
      MotherTengku Tengah Zaharah
      ReligionSunni Islam

      Life

      Sultan Mahmud was born on 29 April 1930 in Kuala Terengganu. He was married polygamously to both Tengku Besar Terengganu Fatimah @ Sharifah Nong Alsagoff binti Abdillah (1938-2023) and Tengku Ampuan Bariah binti Almarhum Sultan Sir Hisamuddin Alam Shah (1933-2011), sister of the late Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah in 1951. He was a brother-in-law to the late Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah of Selangor.

      Twenty eight years later, his father Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah died in 1979. He was installed as the Sultan of Terengganu in 1981 and Tengku Ampuan Bariah became Tengku Ampuan Besar of Terengganu.

      Sultan Mahmud was the colonel for the Royal Armoured Corps (KAD) from 1979 until 1998.

      He was a close friend of his advisor Tan Sri Wan Mokhtar Ahmad, the former Menteri Besar (chief minister) of Terengganu from 1974 to 1999. His main goal was to make Terengganu a developed state. Major state projects and developments under his reign including Petronas Petroleum Complex in Kerteh, Sultan Ismail Power Station at Paka, the largest power station in Malaysia, Kenyir Dam, Sultan Mahmud Bridge, the bridge linking Kuala Terengganu to Pulau Duyong and Kuala Nerus, Wisma Darul Iman and the Tengku Tengah Zaharah Mosque (Floating Mosque).

      He performed the hajj pilgrimage with his brother-in-law cum cousin, Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin of Selangor in 1984.

      Death

      On 14 May 1998, he died in Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore and was replaced by his son Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin. His body was laid to rest in the new Royal Mausoleum near Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Mosque in Kuala Terengganu. In addition, he was the first sultan of Terengganu to be buried there.

      Honours

      Honours of Terengganu
      • Founding Grand Master and Member of the Most Exalted Supreme Royal Family Order of Terengganu (DKT, 10 March 1981)
      • Grand Master (21 September 1979 – 15 May 1998) and First Class of the Most Distinguished Family Order of Terengganu (DK I, 26 June 1964)
      • Founding Grand Master and Member Grand Companion of the Most Revered Order of Sultan Mahmud I of Terengganu (SSMT, 28 February 1982)
      • Grand Master (21 September 1979 – 15 May 1998) and Knight Grand Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of the Crown of Terengganu (SPMT, 26 June 1977)

      Honours of Malaysia
      •  Malaysia:
      •  Johor:
        • First Class of the Most Esteemed Royal Family Order of Johor (DK I, 27 April 1982)
      •  Kedah:
        • Member of the Most Illustrious Royal Family Order of Kedah (DK, 20 January 1985)
      •  Kelantan :
        • Member of the Most Esteemed Royal Family Order of Kelantan (DK, 30 March 1985)
      •  Negeri Sembilan :
        • Member of the Most Illustrious Royal Family Order of Negeri Sembilan (DKNS, 1988)
      •  Pahang :
        • Member 1st class of the Most Esteemed Family Order of the Crown of Indra of Pahang (DK I, 24 October 1981)[2]
      •  Perak :
        • Member of the Most Esteemed Royal Family Order of Perak (DK, 1982)
        • Grand Knight of the Most Illustrious Order of Cura Si Manja Kini (SPCM, 1977)
      •  Perlis :
        • Member of the Most Esteemed Perlis Family Order of the Gallant Prince Syed Putra Jamalullail (DK, 27 October 1984)
      •  Selangor :
        • Second class of the Royal Family Order of Selangor (DK II) (8 March 1978)[3]
      •  Sarawak :
        • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (DP, 12 March 1982)
        • Order of Meritorious Service to Sarawak (DJBS)

      Foreign Honours

      Legacy

      Several projects and institutions were named after the Sultan, including:

      Educational institutions

      Buildings, Bridges and Roads
      • Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Mosque at Bandar Al-Muktafi Billah Shah
      • Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Mosque at Kuala Terengganu
      • Sultan Mahmud Bridge at Jalan Tengku Mizan on Federal Route 65 at Kuala Terengganu
      • Jalan Sultan Mahmud on Federal Route 174 at Kuala Terengganu
      • Sultan Mahmud Airport at Seberang Takir, Kuala Terengganu
      • Sultan Mahmud Power Station, Kenyir Dam

      Others
      • Bandar Al-Muktafi Billah Shah

      References
      1. "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1981" (PDF).
      2. Trengganu Ruler tops awards list. 24 October 1981. p. 4. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
      3. "DK II 1978". awards.selangor.gov.my.
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