Raja Permaisuri Agong
The Raja Permaisuri Agong (full title: Seri Paduka Baginda Raja Permaisuri Agong ) is the title of the Queen of Malaysia and consort of Yang di-Pertuan Agong , the electoral king of Malaysia. Widows of Kings receive a special pension under Malaysian federal law.
List of Raja Permaisuri Agongs since 1957
No. | Surname | State | Term of office | Date of birth | date of death |
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1 | Tunku Kurshiah binti Almarhum Tunku Besar Burhanuddin | Negeri Sembilan | Aug. 31, 1957 - April 1, 1960 | May 16, 1911 | February 2, 1999 |
2 | Raja Jemaah binti Almarhum Raja Ahmad | Selangor | April 14, 1960 - September 1, 1960 | 16. 1911 | April 8, 1973 |
3 | Tengku Budriah binti Tengku Ismail | Perlis | September 21, 1960 - September 20, 1965 | March 18, 1924 | November 28, 2008 |
4th | Tengku Intan Zaharah binti Tengku Omar | Terengganu | September 21, 1965 - September 20, 1970 | April 13, 1928 | January 24, 2015 |
5 | Tunku Bahiyah binti Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman | Kedah | September 21, 1970 - September 20, 1975 | August 24, 1930 | August 26, 2003 |
6th | Tengku Zainab II binti Tengku Muhammad Petra | Kelantan | September 21, 1975 - March 29, 1979 | August 7, 1917 | January 10, 1993 |
7th | Tengku Hajjah Afzan binti Tengku Panglima Perang Muhammad | Pahang | March 29, 1979 - April 25, 1984 | 4th December 1933 | June 29, 1988 |
8th | Tengku Zanariah binti Tengku Panglima Raja Ahmad | Johor | April 26, 1984 - April 25, 1989 | 5th July 1940 | |
9 | Tuanku Bainun binti Mohamad Ali | Perak | April 26, 1989 - April 25, 1994 | 1932 | |
10 | Tunku Najihah binti Almarhum Tunku Besar Burhanuddin | Negeri Sembilan | April 26, 1994 - April 25, 1999 | September 11, 1924 | |
11 | Tuanku Siti Aishah | Selangor | April 26, 1999 - November 21, 2001 | 18th November 1971 | |
12 | Tengku Fauziah binti Almarhum Tengku Abdul Rashid | Perlis | December 13, 2001 - December 12, 2006 | June 6, 1946 | |
13 | Sultanah Nur Zahirah | Terengganu | December 13, 2006 - December 12, 2011 | 7th December 1973 | |
14th | Sultanah Haminah | Kedah | December 13, 2011 - December 12, 2016 | July 15, 1953 |
The current Yang di-Pertuan Agong Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah is third married to Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah , who was proclaimed Raja Permaisuri Agong on January 29, 2019. His predecessor Muhammad V divorced his wife, so there has been no Raja Permaisuri Agong since December 12, 2016.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Special Pensions (Raja Permaisuri Agong) Act 1979 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Report on the farewell banquet for the 14th Malaysian royal couple , official website of the Parliament of Malaysia, accessed on October 5, 2017