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Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah

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Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah binti Almarhum Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj (Jawi: تونكو عزيزة أمينة ميمونة إسكندرية بنت المرحوم سلطان إسكندر الحاج; born 5 August 1960) is the Tengku Ampuan (Queen consort) of the state of Pahang as the first wife of Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah. Previously, she was the 16th Raja Permaisuri Agong (Queen consort of Malaysia) during her husband's reign as the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong from 2019 to 2024. She is also the younger sister of the 17th and current Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Ibrahim.

Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah
عزيزة أمينة ميمونة إسكندرية‎
Raja Permaisuri Agong XVI
Tenure31 January 2019 – 30 January 2024
Installation30 July 2019
PredecessorTuanku Hajah Haminah
SuccessorRaja Zarith Sofiah
Tengku Ampuan of Pahang
Tenure22 January 2019 – present
Proclamation29 January 2019
PredecessorSultanah Kalsom (as Sultanah)
Tengku Puan of Pahang
Tenure6 March 1986 – 22 January 2019
PredecessorTengku Hajah Afzan
BornTunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah binti Tunku Mahmood Iskandar
(1960-08-05) 5 August 1960 (age 64)
Istana Bukit Stulang, Johor Bahru, Johor
Spouse
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(m. 1986)​
Issue
Names
Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah binti Tunku Mahmood Iskandar
Regnal name
Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah binti Almarhum Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj
HouseBendahara (by marriage)
Temenggong (by birth)
FatherAl-Mutawakkil Alallah Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj
MotherEnche’ Besar Hajah Khalsom
ReligionSunni Islam
Signature

Tengku Ampuan of Pahang 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.[1]

Background

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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

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She married the then Tengku Mahkota (Crown Prince) of Pahang, Tengku Abdullah (later Al-Sultan Abdullah) who is the fourth child and eldest son of Sultan Ahmad Shah by his first wife, Tengku Ampuan Afzan on 6 March 1986. The solemnisation ceremony of the royal couple was held at the Sultan Abu Bakar State Mosque, Johor Bahru and the 'Istiadat Membatalkan Air Sembahyang' was held at the Istana Bukit Serene. She was then proclaimed as the Tengku Puan (Crown Princess) of Pahang after the marriage. They have four sons and two daughters together. She is the first wife of Al-Sultan Abdullah; his second wife is the actress Julia Rais.

Sons

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  • Tengku Ahmad Iskandar Shah, born and died on 24 July 1990(1990-07-24) (aged 0)
  • Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah, the Tengku Mahkota (Crown Prince) of Pahang, (Tengku Hassanal) born at Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital, Kuantan on (1995-09-17) 17 September 1995 (age 29)
  • Tengku Muhammad Iskandar Ri'ayatuddin Shah, the Tengku Arif Bendahara (Tengku Muhammad), born on (1997-08-03) 3 August 1997 (age 27)
  • Tengku Ahmad Ismail Muadzam Shah, the Tengku Panglima Perang (Tengku Ahmad), born on (2000-09-11) 11 September 2000 (age 24), twin with his sister Tengku Puteri Afzan

Daughters

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  • Tengku Puteri Afzan Aminah Hafidzatullah (Tengku Afzan), born on (2000-09-11) 11 September 2000 (age 24), twin with her brother Tengku Ahmad
  • Tengku Puteri Jihan Azizah 'Athiyatullah (Tengku Jihan), born on (2002-04-27) 27 April 2002 (age 22)

Activities and interests

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Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah has a deep interest in craftwork such as needlework and weaving. She has given new life to Tenun Pahang (Pahang Weaving) and popularised the art as Tenun Pahang Diraja (Royal Pahang Woven Fabric). Its development is supervised closely by the Badan Penasihat Pembangunan Tenun Pahang Diraja (Tenun Pahang Diraja Advisory Body).

She has also set up the Institut Kemahiran Tenun Pahang Diraja Tengku Ampuan Besar Meriam Tengku Ampuan Besar Meriam Tenun Pahang Diraja Skills Institute) to train youth in uplifting the Royal Pahang Weaving at the Cultural and Craft Complex of Pulau Keladi Pekan, Pahang in 2010 in addition to founding the Yayasan Tenun Pahang Diraja (Tenun Pahang Diraja Foundation).

Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah has also founded the Tenun Pahang Diraja project at Penor Prison, Pahang. She has also established a company producing and selling woven fabric branded as CHEMINAHSAYANG. She is skilful in needlework, knitting, cross stitch and embroidery. These God-given talents have proven inspirational to many womenfolk. She has generously shared her skills with the establishment of sewing clubs in Kuantan in the early 1990s to teach the finer art of needlework. Her initiative to establish a needlework centre through the Pertubuhan Perkumpulan Perempuan (Women's Institute) in 2006 opened avenue for women to generate income through needleworks.

She is also known for her culinary skills. Her passion for cooking led her to set up a cooking school under the Women's Institute of Pahang, Sekolah Masak Tunku Azizah, as well as publish a recipe book entitled 'Air Tangan Tengku Puan Pahang' in 2005 and two other recipe books entitled Air Tangan Tengku Puan Pahang - Masakan Tradisional Pahang' and Air Tangan Tengku Puan Pahang - Manisan Tradisional Pahang' in 2018. The recipe book is now known as Air Tangan Tengku Ampuan Pahang. She was also appointed as the Royal Patron of Persatuan Jurumasak Pantai Timur dan Malaysia.

Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah is also active in the Girl Guides Association and has been appointed to several positions locally and internationally. Amongst them are President of the Girl Guides Association of Malaysia, Pahang Branch, and Deputy President of the Girl Guides Association of Malaysia from 1999 to 2011.

In 2005, she was appointed as Royal Patron of the Friends of Asia Pacific WAGGS (FAPW) with membership of 27 countries in the Asia Pacific region. Due to her commitment in empowering women, she was appointed as President of Southeast Asia and the Far East Region, International Rural Women's Association from 2010 to 2016. Prior to this, she was Deputy President of the United Nations International Rural Women's Association Committee from 2007 to 2010. As Board Member of the Olave Baden-Powell Society, a well-established women's organisation around the world, she is determined to develop the potential of young girls and women to the international arena through giriguiding.

In 1989, Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah was appointed as President of the Women's Institute of Pahang, the first women's organisation established in the country. She led the association onto the world stage and registered to the Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW), United Nations with 10 million members from 70 countries worldwide. As the Regional President and Deputy President of the Associated Country Women of the World, United Nations, she has attended five conferences in Tasmania, Australia; Arkansas, United States; Finland; India; United Kingdom; and in Southeast Asia and the Far East region. She was also nominated as candidate for the post of President of the Associated Country Women of the World, but had to withdraw from the election in April 2019 in Melbourne, Australia due to present commitments and responsibilities.

She established the Tunku Azizah Fertility Foundation (TAFF) in 2004 to help women with problems in conceiving children. As many as 493 couples have received fertility treatments that are fully sponsored by the foundation and 115 babies were delivered from these procedures.

Titles, styles and honours

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Styles of
Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah
 
Reference styleHer Royal Highness
Spoken styleYour Royal Highness
Alternative styleTuanku

As a Tengku Ampuan of Pahang, Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah's full style and title in Malay: Kebawah Duli Paduka Baginda Tengku Ampuan Pahang Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah binti Almarhum Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj, D.K., D.M.N., S.A.A.S., S.S.A.P., S.I.M.P., D.K. (Johor), S.P.M.J., D.K. (Brunei), D.K. (Selangor)[3]

in English: Her Royal Highness Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah binti Almarhum Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj, D.K., D.M.N., S.A.A.S., S.S.A.P., S.I.M.P., D.K. (Johor), S.P.M.J., D.K. (Brunei), D.K. (Selangor), Tengku Ampuan of Pahang

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

Honours of Pahang

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Malaysia and its other states

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Foreign

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Honorary degrees

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References

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  1. ^ Bernama (22 January 2019). "Tunku Azizah appointed Tengku Ampuan Pahang". New Straits Times. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Biodata Tengku Puan Pahang, Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah". Berita Harian. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  3. ^ @houseofpahang (18 March 2024). "Gelaran Terkini Sultan Pahang, Tengku Ampuan Pahang dan Tengku Mahkota Pahang". Retrieved 19 May 2024 – via Instagram.
  4. ^ "Tengku Puan heads Pahang awards list". New Straits Times. 24 October 1989. p. 7.
  5. ^ "Tengku Ampuan Pahang heads list of 24 recipients of state honours in conjunction with Sultan's birthday". The Star. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  6. ^ Bernama (11 July 2019). "Agong receives DKM award | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  7. ^ BERNAMA (11 July 2019). "Agong berkenan terima darjah D.K.M". Sinar Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Agong sembahkan DK Pahang kepada Sultan Johor, terima DK Johor". Astro Awani (in Malay). 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Sultan Award". The Straits Times. 15 April 1996. p. 20.
  10. ^ "The Queen heads honours list". www.the star.com.my. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Al-Sultan Abdullah terima anugerah Darjah Kerabat Mahkota Brunei". Berita Harian (in Malay). 19 August 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  12. ^ "King becomes UiTM Chancellor, confers honorary doctorate on sister Tunku Azizah". New Straits Times. 13 November 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
Malaysian royalty
Preceded by Tengku Ampuan of Pahang
(consort of Sultan of Pahang)
2019–present 		Incumbent
Vacant
Title last held by
Tuanku Hajjah Haminah
(Sultanah of Kedah) 		Raja Permaisuri Agong
(Queen of Malaysia)
2019–2024 		Succeeded by
Raja Zarith Sofiah
(Permaisuri of Johor)
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