Sultanah Maliha

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Maliha
مليحة‎
Sultanah of Kedah
Tenure12 September 2017 – present
Proclamation30 April 2018
PredecessorSultanah Haminah
BornTengku Maliha binti Tengku Ariff
(1949-04-13) 13 April 1949 (age 75)
Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Spouse
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(m. 1965)​
Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah, Crown Prince of Kedah
  • Tunku Shazuddin Ariff, Deputy Crown Prince of Kedah
    • Regnal name
    Sultanah Maliha binti Almarhum Tengku Ariff
    HouseLong Yunus (by birth)
    Mahawangsa (by marriage)
    FatherTengku Sri Jaya Raja Tengku Ariff bin Tengku Long Abdul Rahman
    MotherCik Puan Sri Jaya Raja Cik Puan Rokiah binti Sulaiman
    ReligionSunni Islam
    Signature

    Sultanah Maliha binti Almarhum Tengku Ariff (

    Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah and Tunku Shazuddin Ariff
    .

    Biography

    Born as Tengku Maliha, she is the third children of seven siblings to Tengku Sri Jaya Raja Tengku Ariff bin Tengku Long Abdul Rahman and Cik Puan Sri Jaya Raja Cik Puan Rokiah binti Sulaiman.[2] She was a member of Kelantanese Royal Family with Sultan Yahya Petra as her grand uncle.[3]

    She obtained her early education at St. Mary Primary School,

    the Netherlands.[4] In 1960, she with her family returned to Kota Bharu, Kelantan after her father served as the aide-de-camp to Almarhum Sultan Yahya Petra ibni Almarhum Sultan Ibrahim, the then Sultan of Kelantan
    .

    After returned to Kota Bharu, she continued her study at Raja Perempuan Zainab (I) Secondary School and she was very active in her school sport activities especially in hockey. She also took part in school debate club and once presenting her school in a state's English debate competition.[5]

    Interest

    Sultanah Maliha cares and is involved in the education development of the people especially in Kedah and is keen the development of the English Language. As such, she was appointed as the royal patron of English Literacy and Computer Programme (COMEL), managed by State Government Education Department and National University of Malaysia. Sultanah Maliha is also a cat lover and passionate in cooking, especially Malaysian East Coast cuisines.[6]

    Raja Puan Muda of Kedah

    She proclaimed as the Raja Puan Muda of Kedah (literally the Crown Princess) replaced Tengku Raudzah after her husband was proclaimed as the Raja Muda of Kedah (Crown Prince of Kedah) on 15 December 2016. Her husband replaced Tunku Abdul Malik, who died of natural causes on 29 November 2015 at Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital in Alor Setar.[7]

    Sultanah of Kedah

    Maliha is made the Sultanah of Kedah after her husband proclaimed as the new

    Sultan of Kedah following the death of her brother-in-law, Sultan Abdul Halim in September 2017. Her official proclamation as Sultanah held on 30 April 2018 with full of royal ceremony at Anak Bukit Palace, Alor Setar. The ceremony was attended by members of Kedah Royal Family, Kedahan statesmen, the then Chief Minister of Kedah and wife, some members of Kedah State Executive Council with their spouses. The ceremony began at 11 morning upon the arrival of Sultan Sallehuddin accompanied by Sultanah Maliha to the throne hall(known as the Bailarong Seri). After the arrival, the sultanah proclamation letter read by the Chief Minister of Kedah, Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah in front of the Sultan following by Sultanah Maliha stood and kissed her husband's hand as symbol of the junjung duli ceremony. Then, the ceremony continued by 21 shots of canon accompanied by royal nobat(traditional music). The ceremony end with the Sultan and Sultanah along with royal family members left the throne hall.[8]

    Like many spouses of heads of state, as the Sultanah of Kedah, she has no stipulated role or duties in the Kedah State Constitution. However, she accompanies the Sultan of kedah to official functions and state visits, as well as hosting visiting heads of state and their spouses. For example, she accompanied her husband to the Installation of the 16th Yang Di-Pertuan Agong Ceremony at the National Palace on 30 July 2019.

    Honours

    Awards and Recognitions

    Places named after her

    Issue

    Name Born Marriage Children
    Date Spouse
    Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah 2 March 1967 27 February 2003 Che Puan Muda Zaheeda Tunku Zara Bahiyah
    Tunku Sulaiman Badlishah
    Tunku Shazuddin Ariff 27 April 1970 26 November 2022 Che Puan Nur Julie Ariff

    Ancestry

    See also

    References

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    2. ^ "Sultanah Maliha Dimasyhurkan Sebagai Sultanah Kedah". Berita RTM. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
    3. ^ "Pemasyhuran Sultanah Kedah Pada 30 April Ini". mypatriot. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
    4. ^ "Sultanah Maliha dimasyhurkan sebagai Sultanah Kedah". Astro Awani. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
    5. ^ "Sultanah Maliha dimasyhurkan sebagai Sultanah Kedah". Sinar Harian. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
    6. ^ "Tengku Maliha proclaimed as the new Sultanah of Kedah" [Tengku Maliha diisytihar sebagai Sultanah Kedah yang baharu]. New Straits Times (in Malay). 30 April 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
    7. ^ "Tunku Sallehuddin dimasyhurkan Raja Muda Kedah". Utusan Online. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
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    11. ^ "Tunku Bendahara Terima Darjah Kebesaran Sempena Pelantikan Sultan Kedah". mStar. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
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