Tengku Ampuan Tua Intan Zaharah
| Intan Zaharah | |||||||||
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Raja Permaisuri Agong IV Tengku Ampuan Besar of Terengganu Tengku Ampuan of Terengganu Tengku Ampuan Tua of Terengganu | |||||||||
| Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia | |||||||||
| Tenure | 21 September 1965 – 20 September 1970 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Tengku Budriah | ||||||||
| Successor | Tuanku Bahiyah | ||||||||
| Tengku Ampuan of Terengganu | |||||||||
| Tenure | 6 June 1949 – 20 September 1979 | ||||||||
| Successor | Tengku Ampuan Bariah | ||||||||
| Born |
13 April 1928 Singapore | ||||||||
| Died |
24 January 2015 (aged 86) Pantai Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||||||||
| Burial |
25 January 2015 Abidin Mosque, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia | ||||||||
| Spouse | Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu (m. 1944-1979) | ||||||||
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| Father | Tengku Hitam Omar bin Tengku Muda Osman | ||||||||
| Mother | Raja Zainab Raja Alang | ||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||
Tengku Ampuan Tua Tengku Intan Zaharah binti Almarhum Tengku Hitam Omar (Jawi: تڠكو امڤوان توا تڠكو اينتن زاهرح بنت المرحوم تڠكو هيتم عمر; 13 April 1928 – 24 January 2015) was the Tengku Ampuan Tua of Terengganu.[1] She was formerly the Tengku Ampuan (Queen) of Terengganu from 1945 to 1979. She also served as the fourth Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia from 1965 to 1970.
Early life
Tengku Intan was born in Singapore on 13 April 1928. Her father, Tengku Setia Raja Terengganu Tengku Hitam Omar, was a member of the Singapore (Johor Bendahara Horeh) royal family, serving in the Terengganu State Civil Service as the State Secretary of Terengganu; he was exiled since the death of the last Sultan of Singapore, Alauddin Alam Shah, in 1897. Her mother was Raja Zainab binti Raja Alang (second wife of her father).
Tengku Intan received her education at the Malay School in Telok Kurau and Katong Convent, Singapore.
Royal Life
Tengku Intan married Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Zainal Abidin III (then Tengku Paduka Raja of Terengganu) on 3 April 1944 as his second wife. She had no children with him.
On 5 November 1945 the Terengganu State Council of thirteen members announced the dismissal of Sultan Ali Shah and the appointment of Tengku Ismail as the fifteenth Sultan of Terengganu. Tengku Ismail became known as Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah and was installed on 6 June 1949 at Istana Maziah, Kuala Terengganu.[2]
Accordingly, Tengku Intan Zaharah became Tengku Ampuan (Queen) of Terengganu. Tengku Intan served as Raja Permaisuri Agong during her husband's reign as the fourth Yang di-Pertuan Agong or King of Malaysia.
In 1979, upon her husband's death she was created Tengku Ampuan Besar (Dowager Queen) of Terengganu. In 1998, on the death of her stepson, Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah, she became Tengku Ampuan Tua (Grand Dowanger Queen) of Terengganu.[3]
Deaths
Tengku Intan died on 24 January 2015 at 3:30 pm in Hospital Pantai, Kuala Lumpur due to pneumonia. She was 86 years old. Her body was brought back to Terengganu and was laid to rest beside her husband grave, Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah at the Royal Mausoleum near Abidin Mosque, Kuala Terengganu.
Titles and styles
- 13 April 1928 – 6 June 1949: Her Highness (Yang Mulia) Tengku Intan Zaharah binti Tengku Hitam Omar
- 6 June 1949 – 21 September 1965: Her Royal Highness (Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia) Tengku Intan Zaharah binti Tengku Hitam Omar, The Tengku Ampuan Besar of Terengganu
- 21 September 1965 – 20 September 1970: Her Majesty (Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda) Tuanku Tengku Intan Zaharah binti Al-Marhum Tengku Seri Setia Raja Tengku Hitam Omar, The Raja Permaisuri Agong IV
- 20 September 1970 – 20 September 1979: Her Royal Highness (Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia) Tengku Intan Zaharah binti Tengku Hitam Omar, The Tengku Ampuan Besar of Terengganu
- 20 September 1979 – 14 May 1998: Her Royal Highness (Yang Maha Mulia) Tengku Intan Zaharah binti Tengku Hitam Omar, The Tengku Ampuan of Terengganu
- 14 May 1998 – 24 January 2015: Her Royal Highness (Yang Maha Mulia) Tengku Intan Zaharah binti Tengku Hitam Omar, Tengku Ampuan Tua Terengganu
Awards and recognitions
National honours
- Member 1st Class [DK] of the Most Distinguished Family Order of Terengganu.[4]
- Member Grand Companion [SSMT] of the Most Revered Order of Sultan Mahmud I of Terengganu.
- Knight Grand Commander [SMPT] of the Most Distinguished Order of the Crown of Terengganu.
- Member [DMN] of the Most Exalted Order of the Crown of the Realm on 4 April 1966.
Foreign honours
- Dame of the Grand Order of Mugunghwa by the President of the Republic of Korea Park Chung-hee on 7 February 1966.
- Dame Grand Cordon of the Order of the Queen of Sheba by the Emperor Haile Selassie on 21 May 1968.[5]
- Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany by the President of Germany Heinrich Lübke on 9 March 1967.
- Golden Heart Medal 1st Class by the President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos on 9 January 1968.
- Dame Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown by the Emperor Hirohito on 19 February 1970.
- Member 1st Class of the Order of Diplomatic Service Merit by the President of the Republic of Korea Park Chung-hee on 7 February 1966.
- Member 1st Class of the Order of the Pleiades by the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi on 17 January 1968.
- Member 1st Class of the Order of Mahaputera by the President of Indonesia Suharto on 16 March 1970.
Places named after her
Several places were named after her, including:
- Jalan Tengku Ampuan Intan Zaharah (Federal Route
- SMK Tengku Intan Zaharah in Dungun, Terengganu
- SMK Tengku Ampuan Intan in Kuala Berang, Terengganu
- Tengku Ampuan Intan Zaharah Mosque in Dungun, Terengganu
See also
References
| Regnal titles | ||
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| Preceded by Tengku Budriah (Raja Perempuan of Perlis) |
Raja Permaisuri Agong (Queen of Malaysia) |
Succeeded by Tuanku Bahiyah (Sultanah of Kedah) |