Abu Bakar from Pahang

Sultan Abu Bakar of Pahang

Sultan Abu Bakar Ri'ayatuddin Al-Muazzam Shah Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Abdullah Al-Mutasim Billah Shah GCMG ( Arabic أبو بكر; born May 29, 1904 , Istana Hinggap, Pekan ; died May 7, 1974 ) was the fourth sultan of Pahang .

Life

Abu Bakar was born near Istana Hinggap, in the Pekan district. He was the second son of Sultan Abdullah Al-Mutassim Billah Shah and his wife Che Kalsom binti Tun Abdullah .

In 1932 he succeeded his father and soon earned the love of his subjects as a friendly and approachable ruler. During the Japanese occupation of Malaysia (1941-45) he secretly supported the resistance movement such as Rejimen Askar Wataniah , Force 136 and the Malayan Peoples' Anti-Japanese Army (MPAJA).

However, he was denied greater honors, as his preference to marry women from the common people, including several actresses and singers, was ungraciously received by the other Malaysian rulers. They refused to appoint him as Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia five times .

family

His main wife (Tengku Ampuan Pahang) was Raja Fatimah, the daughter of Sultan Iskandar Shah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Idris Murshidul Azzam Shah I , whom he married in Kuala Kangsar, Perak. Tengku Ampuan Fatimah was his cousin. Another famous wife was Maria Menado .

death

Abu Bakar died on May 7, 1974. He was succeeded by his son Ahmad Shah .

Honors

Honors from Pahang

• Founder and Grand Master of the Family Order of the Crown of Indra of Pahang (May 25, 1967)
• Founder and Grand Master of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (December 27, 1968)

Honors from Malaya

• Order of the Crown of the Realm (DMN, Aug. 31, 1958)

Foreign honors

• Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (June 1, 1953)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1958. (Indonesian)

predecessor	Office	successor
Abdullah Al-Mutassim Billah Shah	Sultan of Pahang 1932–1974	Ahmad Shah (Malaysia)