Sallehuddin of Kedah

Sallehuddin
al-Sultan al-Mu’tasimu Billahi Muhib ud-din
Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of the State of Kedah Dar ul-Aman
Sultan of Kedah
Reign 11 September 2017 – present
Installation 22 October 2018
Predecessor Abdul Halim
Heir apparent Tunku Sarafuddin Badlishah
Menteri Besar Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah
Mukhriz Mahathir
Chairman of the Council of Regency of Kedah
Tenure 21 May 2014 – 12 December 2016
Predecessor Tunku Annuar
Successor none (Council of Regency dissolved)
Crown Prince of Kedah
Proclaimed 15 December 2016 – 11 September 2017
Installation 15 December 2016
Predecessor Tunku Abdul Malik
Successor Tunku Sarafuddin Badlishah
Born (1942-04-30) 30 April 1942
Istana Anak Bukit, Alor Setar, Kedah, Japanese-occupied British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Spouse Tuanku Maliha binti Tengku Ariff
Issue Tunku Sarafuddin Badlishah
Tunku Shazuddin Ariff
Full name
Tunku Mahmud Sallehuddin ibni Tunku Badlishah
Regnal name
Sultan Sallehuddin ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah
House Kedah
Father Sultan Badlishah
Mother Sultanah Asma
Religion Sunni Islam

Sultan Sallehuddin ibni al-Marhum Sultan Badlishah (born 30 April 1942) is the 29th Sultan of Kedah, Malaysia. He was proclaimed Sultan on 11 September 2017, upon the death of his elder half brother, Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah.[1]

Biography

Tuanku Sallehuddin was born (as Tunku Mahmud Sallehuddin) in Alor Setar on 30 April 1942,[2] the ninth of 14 siblings, to Sultan Badlishah, the 27th Sultan of Kedah, and Sultanah Asma, daughter of Sultan Sulaiman of Terengganu.

Military career

Tuanku Salehuddin's military career started when he underwent cadet training at the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun from 1962 to 1963. In February 1964, he was commissioned as a lieutenant and stationed with the 12th Battalion of the Royal Malay Regiment. He was later promoted to the rank of Colonel.[3]

During his services, Tuanku Sallehuddin had been involved in several security operations at the border areas with Thailand.[3]

Tunku Temenggong of Kedah

Tuanku Sallehuddin was proclaimed as Tunku Temenggong of Kedah on 28 November 1981. He became one of members of the Council of Regency when his eldest brother, Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah, served as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong from 2011 to 2016, and chaired that Council after the death of his elder brother, Tunku Annuar, in 2014.

Raja Muda of Kedah

Tuanku Sallehuddin was proclaimed as Raja Muda of Kedah on 15 December 2016. He replaced Tunku Abdul Malik who passed away of natural causes on 29 November 2015 at Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital in Alor Setar.[4]

As Raja Muda, Tuanku Sallehuddin holds a number of important positions including as chancellor of the Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences and president of the Kedah Islamic Religious Council.[3]

Sultan of Kedah

Tuanku Sallehuddin was proclaimed as the 29th Sultan of Kedah on 12 September 2017. He succeeded his half-brother, Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah, upon the latter's passing on 11 September 2017.

Marriage and children

Tuanku Sallehuddin and Tuanku Maliha were married on 5 November 1965 and have two sons Tunku Sarafuddin Badlishah, the current Raja Muda of Kedah and Tunku Shazuddin Ariff, the current Tunku Laksamana of Kedah.[5]

Titles and styles

Styles of
Sallehuddin
Reference style His Royal Highness
Spoken style Your Royal Highness
Alternative style Tuanku
  • 30 April 1942 – 13 May 1943: His Highness (Yang Amat Mulia) Tunku Mahmud Sallehuddin ibni Tunku Badlishah
  • 13 May 1943 – 13 July 1958: His Highness (Yang Teramat Mulia) Tunku Mahmud Sallehuddin ibni Sultan Badlishah
  • 13 July 1958 – 28 November 1981: His Highness (Yang Teramat Mulia) Tunku Mahmud Sallehuddin ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah
  • 28 November 1981 – 13 December 2011: His Highness (Yang Teramat Mulia) Tunku Mahmud Sallehuddin ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah, the Tunku Temenggong of Kedah
  • 13 December 2011 - 22 May 2014: His Highness (Yang Teramat Mulia) Tunku Mahmud Sallehuddin ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah, the Tunku Temenggong of Kedah and Member of the Kedah Regency Council
  • 22 May 2014 – 12 December 2016: His Highness (Yang Teramat Mulia) Tunku Mahmud Sallehuddin ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah, the Tunku Temenggong of Kedah and Chairman of the Kedah Regency Council
  • 12 December 2016 – 15 December 2016: His Highness (Yang Teramat Mulia) Tunku Mahmud Sallehuddin ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah, the Tunku Temenggong of Kedah
  • 15 December 2016 – 12 September 2017: His Royal Highness (Duli Yang Teramat Mulia) Tunku Mahmud Sallehuddin ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah, the Raja Muda of Kedah
  • 12 September 2017 – Present: His Royal Highness (Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia) Sultan Sallehuddin ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah, the Sultan of Kedah

Kedah Honours

Honours of Malaysia

References

  1. ↑ Ghazali, Adha; Iskandar, Petah Wazzan (12 September 2017). "Tunku Sallehuddin dimasyhur Sultan Kedah ke-29" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Tunku Sallehuddin proclaimed Kedah's Raja Muda". The Star Online. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Tunku Sallehuddin proclaimed as Kedah Raja Muda". Malaysia Kini. 15 December 2016. Archived from the original on 16 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Tunku Sallehuddin dimasyhurkan Raja Muda Kedah". Utusan Online. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  5. ↑ The Royal Ark, Kedah genealogical details, p11
  6. ↑ "Raja Muda of Kedah heads state awards list". The Star Online. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
Sallehuddin of Kedah
House of Kedah
Born: 30 April 1942
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Abdul Halim		 Sultan of Kedah
2017–present		 Incumbent
Heir apparent:
Tunku Sarafuddin Badlishah Sultan Sallehuddin, Raja Muda
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