Tengku Sulaiman Shah

Sulaiman Shah
Tengku Laksamana of Selangor
YAM Tengku Sulaiman Shah al-Hajj
Born (1950-07-17) 17 July 1950
Kuala Lumpur
Spouse Tengku Puan Laksamana YAM Tunku Kamariah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah al-Hajjah binti Al-Marhum Sultan Iskandar
Issue Tengku Shakirinal Amin Shah
Tengku Salehuddin Ismail Shah
Tengku Shahrain Iskandar Shah
Tengku Sharifuddin Ibrahim Shah
Tengku Afni Khairina Sofea Aminah Iskandariah
Tengku Putri Kathira Zanariah Ihsan Maimuna Amina Iskandar
House House of Daeng Chelak
Father Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Al-Haj
Mother Paduka Bonda Raja Raja Saidatul Ihsan Binti Al-Marhum Tengku Badar Shah
Religion Sunni Islam

Tengku Sulaiman Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah (born 17 July 1950) is a Malaysian corporate figure and a member of the Selangor Royal Family. He is the second son of eighth Sultan, Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah and the brother of the current Sultan, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah.

Biography

Tengku Sulaiman Shah was born on 17 June 1950 in Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur the State Capital of Selangor at that time. He is the fourth child and second son of the Raja Muda (Crown Prince) of Selangor, Tengku Abdul Aziz Shah and his first wife, Raja Saidatul Ihsan Binti Al-Marhum Tengku Badar Shah (YMM Paduka Bonda Raja) (b. 1923–2011). He was educated in Pakistan and the United Kingdom.

His father became the Sultan of Selangor on 1 September 1960, after the death of his grandfather Almarhum Sultan Hisamudin Alam Shah Alhaj and becoming Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah.

On 15 January 1972, the late Sultan of Selangor, His Royal Highness Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Alhaj has appointed H.H. Tengku Sulaiman Shah Alhaj as H.H. Tengku Panglima Besar and held the post for six years. On 1 August 1978, the late Sultan of Selangor, His Royal Highness Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Alhaj raised the rank of H.H. Tengku Sulaiman Shah Alhaj as H.H. Tengku Panglima Diraja and held the post for 38 years. On the 1 July 2016, the current Sultan of Selangor and also his eldest brother, His Royal Highness Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah has consented to promote and appoint H.H. Tengku Sulaiman Shah Alhaj as H.H. Tengku Laksamana of Selangor. He is also a member of The Council of the Royal Court of Selangor (Dewan Diraja Selangor).

Tengku Sulaiman Shah returned to Malaysia in 1970. In 1971, the late Sultan of Selangor, His Royal Highness Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Alhaj required him to work with the international advertising company called SH Benson Sdn Bhd (later renamed as Ogilvy Benson & Mather (OBM) Sdn Bhd and latest Ogilvy & Mather Sdn Bhd). He was attached in Audio Visual department and gained wide knowledge in the advertising and branding industry. In 1975, he left the company and began venturing into the construction sector. His motivation drives him to be more enterprising and ultimate goal is to be a major player in the construction industry. He and other partners founded Syarikat Pembinaan Setia Sdn Bhd which later known as SP Setia a public listed company in the main board. In 1997, he relinquished his stake in the company. Currently, he is the Chairman and director at Goodway Integrated Industries Berhad (GIIB) and Khansforge International Sdn Bhd. Tengku Sulaiman Shah is the Chairman of Malaysia - UAE Business Council appointed by Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Malaysia) (MITI).

On the 2nd May 1977, he is married to the Tunku Puteri of Johor, Tunku Kamariah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah (born 11 July 1956), the eldest daughter of the late Sultan of Johor, Sultan Iskandar and also eldest sister of the current Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Ismail.[1] In 1982, she been conferred the title of Tunku Puteri Johor by her father the late Sultan of Johor, Sultan Iskandar. She also received the title Tengku Puan Laksamana of Selangor .

Honours of Tengku Sulaiman Shah

They have been awarded :[2]

Honours of Selangor

 Selangor

Honours of Malaysia

  •  Malaysia :
  •  Johor :
    • Most Esteemed Royal Family Order of Johor (DK II, 8.4.1984)
    • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (SPMJ)
    • Sultan Ibrahim Coronation Medal (PIS, 23.3.2015)
  •  Kelantan :
    • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan or Star of Ismail (SJMK, 11.11.1986)

Honours of Tunku Kamariah

Honours of Selangor

 Selangor

Honours of Johor

 Johor

Ancestry

References

  1. "Selangor". Genealogical Gleanings. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  2. The Royal Ark, Selangor genealogical details, p.8
Malaysian royalty
First
Line of succession to the throne of Selangor
2st position
Succeeded by
Tengku Shakirin al-Amin Mahmud Ismail Ahmad Shah bin Tengku Sulaiman Shah
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