Tengku Ampuan Rahimah

Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Al-Hajah binti Almarhum Sultan Abdul Aziz Langkat (4 August 1929 – 27 June 1993) was the Tengku Ampuan of Selangor, Malaysia during the reign of her husband, Sultan Salahuddin of Selangor.

Biography

She was born on 4 August 1929, as the posthumous daughter of H.H. Paduka Sri Tuanku Sultan Abdul Aziz Abdul Jalil Rahmat Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Haji Musa al-Khalid al-Mu'azzam Shah, Sultan of Langkat and Tengku Putri Zahra binti al-Marhum Sultan Alauddin Sulaiman Shah, daughter of Colonel H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Sir Alauddin Sulaiman Shah ibni al-Marhum Yang di-Pertuan Muda Musa, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of the State of Selangor Darul Ehsan, GCMG, KCVO.

She married, as his third chronological wife, at Selangor Palace, Kuala Lumpur, on 11 March 1956, H.R.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Salehuddin 'Abdu'l Aziz Shah Alhaj ibni al-Marhum Sultan Hishamuddin Alam Shah Alhaj, by the Grace of Allah, Sultan and Ruler of the State of Selangor Dar ul-Ihsan and all its dependencies.

She was appointed as Raja Puan Muda 13 May 1958, and crowned as Tengku Ampuan at Alam Shah Palace, Klang, 28 June 1961. She was, hence, named H.R.H. Tengku Ampuan Hajjah Rahima binti al-Marhum Sultan 'Abdu'l Aziz 'Abdu'l Jalil Rahmat Shah

At the morning of 6:00 am she was found dead in bed. She had died in her sleep at 3:47 am on 23 June 1993 at and was buried in the Royal Mausoleum near Sultan Sulaiman Mosque in Klang.

Legacy

Several buildings were named after her;

• Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital (In Malay; Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah a.k.a. HTAR)- a general hospital of Klang which was opened in 1985.
• SMK Tengku Ampuan Rahimah - a secondary school located in Klang.
• Sekolah Agama Menengah Tinggi Tengku Ampuan Rahimah (SAMTAR) - an Islamic secondary school in Banting, Selangor.

Titles and styles

• 4th August 1929-11th March 1956: His Highness (Yang Amat Mulia) Tengku Rahimah binti al-Marhum Sultan ‘Abdu’l Aziz ‘Abdu’l Jalil Rahmad Shah
• 11th March 1956-13th May 1958: His Highness (Yang Amat Mulia) Tengku Rahimah binti al-Marhum Sultan ‘Abdu’l Aziz ‘Abdu’l Jalil Rahmad Shah, The Consort Raja Muda of Selangor
• 13th May 1958-28th June 1961: His Royal Highness (Yang Teramat Mulia) Tengku Rahimah Al-Hajah binti al-Marhum Sultan ‘Abdu’l Aziz ‘Abdu’l Jalil Rahmad Shah, The Raja Puan Muda of Selangor
• 28th June 1961-27th June 1993: His Royal Highness (Duli Yang Maha Mulia) Tengku Rahimah Al-Hajah binti al-Marhum Sultan ‘Abdu’l Aziz ‘Abdu’l Jalil Rahmad Shah, The Tengku Ampuan of Selangor

Honours

She was awarded:^[1]

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