Ahmad Shah of Pahang

Full name
	Tengku Ahmad ibni Tengku Abu Bakar
Regnal name
	Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mu’azzam Shah

Ahmad Shah
أحمد شاه المستعين بالله
Ahmad Shah; أحمد شاه المستعين بالله
	Al-Musta'in Billah (He who seeks help from God); Yang di-Pertuan Agong VII ; Sultan of Pahang; Paduka Ayahanda Sultan of Pahang
Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Reign	26 April 1979 – 25 April 1984
Installation	10 July 1980
Predecessor	Sultan Yahya Petra
Successor	Sultan Iskandar
Sultan of Pahang
Reign	7 May 1974 – 11 January 2019
Installation	8 May 1975
Predecessor	Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mu’azzam Shah
Successor	Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah
Born	24 October 1930; Istana Manggal Tunggal, Pekan, Pahang, Federated Malay States, British Malaya
Died	22 May 2019 (aged 88); National Heart Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[1]
Burial	23 May 2019; Abdullah Mosque, Pekan, Pahang
Spouse	Tengku Ampuan Afzan; (m. 1954; died 1988) ; Sultanah Kalsom; (m. 1991; his death 2019)
Issue	Tengku Meriam ; Tengku Muhaini ; Tengku Aishah Marcella ; Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah ; Tengku Abdul Rahman ; Tengku Nong Fatimah ; Tengku Shahariah ; Tengku Abdul Fahd Mu’adzam Shah
Full name
	Tengku Ahmad ibni Tengku Abu Bakar
Regnal name
	Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mu’azzam Shah
House	Bendahara
Father	Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’ayatuddin Mu’azzam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdullah Al-Mu’tassim Billah Shah
Mother	Tengku Ampuan Besar Raja Fatimah binti Almarhum Sultan Iskandar Shah Kaddasullah
Religion	Sunni Islam

Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mu’azzam Shah[2] (Jawi: المرحوم سلطان حاج احمد شاه المستعين بالله ابن المرحوم سلطان ابو بكر رعاية الدين المعظم شاه; 24 October 1930 – 22 May 2019) was the fifth modern Sultan of Pahang, and also served as the seventh Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia from 26 April 1979 to 25 April 1984. His abdication as Sultan was decided by the Royal Council at an extraordinary meeting on 11 January 2019. A special amendment was passed on the state constitution that gave the body more power for this decision, citing the Sultan's incapability to rule due to his failing health.[3] The abdication announced the next day which was retroactively effective on the day of the Royal Council meeting, paving the way to his son, Abdullah to succeed him as Sultan immediately, and subsequently be elected as the next Yang di-Pertuan Agong later the same month.[4]

Biography

Born on at 12:00 pm. Friday 24 October 1930 at Istana Mangga Tunggal, Pekan, Pahang. he was the only son of Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mu’azzam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdullah Al-Mu’tassim Billah Shah (reigned 1932–died 1974) by his official and royal consort, Tengku Ampuan Besar Raja Fatimah binti Almarhum Sultan Iskandar Shah Kaddasullah (1910–1988), a princess of Perak royal family.

A student of the Malay College Kuala Kangsar, he received diplomas in public administration from Worcester College, Oxford and the University of Exeter. He succeeded his father as sultan in 1974.

His election as the 7th Yang di-Pertuan Agong in 1979 was marked with controversy as he was said to be at odds with the incoming prime minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. However, the rumours proved to be untrue and he proved to be a keen admirer of the prime minister. Twenty-two years earlier, his father Abu Bakar had failed five times to be elected as the first Agong.

A controversial, headstrong personality, he has often forced his chief ministers in Pahang to resign over minor differences.

His favourite hobby was playing football, golf, polo, and equestrian activities.

Sultan Ahmad Shah is a keen sportsman and was the President of the Malaysian Football Association (FAM) from 1984 until 2014,[5] the President of Asian Football Confederation (AFC) until 2002 and Asean Football Federation (AFF) 2011.

His official and royal consort, Tengku Ampuan Afzan binti Tengku Panglima Perang Muhammad, a member of the Terengganu royal family, served as his Raja Permaisuri Agong but died of cancer on her return to Pahang on 29 June 1988. Sultan Ahmad Shah's second wife Kalsom binti Abdullah (nee Anita), was designated as the Sultanah of Pahang in 1991. They then both had a child, which is Tengku Arif Temenggong Pahang Tengku Fahd Mua'adzam. [6]

Death

Flag of Pahang is flown at half-mast at the Chin Swee Caves Temple as a mark of respect to the late Sultan.

After being ill for some time, Sultan Ahmad Shah abdicated with the amendment of the state's constitution. On 22 May 2019, Sultan Ahmad Shah died on at 8:50 am at the National Heart Institute, Kuala Lumpur at aged 88. [7] He was laid to rest next to grave of his late wife, Tengku Ampuan Afzan at the Pahang Royal Mausoleum near Abu Bakar Royal Mosque in Pekan, Pahang.[8] The state of Pahang observed 40 days of mourning period and Pahang flag across the state are flown at half-mast, while all entertainment events for the next 3 days were cancelled.[9]

Issue

Name	Birth Date	Birth Place	Marriage Date	Spouse	Their children	Their grandchildren
Tengku Meriam	(1955-04-01) 1 April 1955	Istana Abu Bakar, Pekan, Pahang	24 April 1976 - Divorced	Tengku Dato’ Sri Kamil Ismail bin Tengku Idris Shah(divorced), Dato' Seri Mohamad Toufic Al-Ozeir	Y.M. Tengku Aidy Ahmad Shah Y.M. Tengku Nurul Kamalia Y.M. Tengku Nurul Karmila Y.M Puteri Natasha binti Dato' Mohamad Toufic Ozeir Y.M Puteri Noor Afzan binti Dato' Mohamad Toufic Ozeir	Y.M Tengku Abdullah Amir Ahmad Shah Puteri Nadra Raniya Puteri Shakira Nurjenna
Tengku Muhaini	(1956-10-31) 31 October 1956	Istana Manggal Tunggal, Pekan, Pahang		Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Hj Affendi Bin Hj Buang(Chief Of Defense Forces)
Tengku Aishah Marcella	(1957-11-13) 13 November 1957	Istana Manggal Tunggal, Pekan, Pahang	23 October 1980 - Divorced	Tunku Kamil Ikram bin Tunku Abdullah	Y.M. Tunku Shazwan Kaiyisha Y.M Tun Putra Ahmad Aizuddin Shah bin Dato’ Muhammad Johan Y.M Putri Afzan Shakira Nabila binti Dato’ Muhammad Johan	Tun Putra Shakeel Abdullah Shah Tun Putera Khyrie Ahmad Shah Khaira Layna
Tengku Abdullah	(1959-07-30) 30 July 1959	Istana Manggal Tunggal, Pekan, Pahang	6 March 1986	Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah binti Almarhum Baginda Al-Mutawakkil Alallah Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj	Y.A.M Tengku Amir Nasser Ibrahim (Adopted) Almarhum Y.A.M Tengku Ahmad Iskandar Shah (Died 24 July 1990) K.D.Y.M.M Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah Y.A.M Tengku Muhammad Iskandar Ri'ayatuddin Shah Y.A.M Tengku Ahmad Ismail Shah Y.A.M Tengku Puteri Afzan Aminah Hafizatullah Y.A.M Tengku Puteri Jihan Azizah Athiyatullah Y.A.M Tengku Puteri Iman Afzan Y.A.M Tengku Puteri Ilisha Ameera Y.A.M Tengku Ilyana	Y.M Tengku Adam Ibrahim Shah Y.M Tengku Sulaiman Abdullah Shah Y.M Tengku Zayn Edin Shah
Tengku Abdul Rahman	(1960-08-23) 23 August 1960	Istana Manggal Tunggal, Pekan, Pahang	27 July 2002	Cik Puan Muda Julita Aisha binti Abdul Latif	Y.M Tengku Eddie Akasya Y.M Tengku Ahmad Firhan Shah Y.M Tengku Ameera Asya Y.M Tengku Armaan Alam Shah
Tengku Nong Fatimah	(1962-09-04) 4 September 1962			Dato’ Haji Muhammad Moiz	Y.M Puteri Suraiya Afzan	Y.M Tengku Adam Ibrahim Shah Y.M Tengku Sulaiman Abdullah Shah
Tengku Shahariah	(1964-09-12) 12 September 1964			Dato' Baharim	Puteri Amida Afsha Afzan Puteri Ameera Azwa Asyrah
Tengku Abdul Fahd Mu’adzam Shah	(1994-02-10) 10 February 1994

Titles and styles

24 October 1930 – 23 June 1932: His Highness (Yang Amat Mulia) Tengku Ahmad Shah ibni Tengku Abu Bakar
23 June 1932 – 25 May 1944: His Highness (Yang Amat Mulia) Tengku Ahmad Shah ibni Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mu’azzam Shah
25 May 1944 – 8 May 1974: His Highness (Kebawah Duli Yang Teramat Mulia) Tengku Mahkota Ahmad Shah ibni Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mu’azzam Shah, The Tengku Mahkota of Pahang
8 May 1974 – 26 April 1979: His Royal Highness (Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia) Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mu’azzam Shah, The Sultan of Pahang
26 April 1979 – 25 April 1984: His Majesty (Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda) Tuanku Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mu’azzam Shah, The Yang di-Pertuan Agong VII
25 April 1984 – 15 January 2019: His Royal Highness (Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia) Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mu’azzam Shah, The Sultan of Pahang
15 January 2019 – 22 May 2019: His Royal Highness (Duli Yang Maha Mulia) Paduka Ayahanda Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mu’azzam Shah, The Paduka Ayahanda Sultan of Pahang (Former Sultan)

Awards and recognitions

Honours

Building of the Sultan Ahmad Shah Mosque in Kuantan, Pahang

As the Yang di-Pertuan Agong from 1979 to 1984, Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah was automatically designated under constitutional provisions as the Supreme Commander of the Malaysian Armed Forces, holding the rank of the Field Marshal of the Royal Malaysian Air Force, Admiral of the Royal Malaysian Navy and Field Marshal of the Army.[10]

Until he stepped down in 2019 he was the RMAF's Colonel in Chief and appeared at official RMAF ceremonies.

He has been awarded :[11]

Honours of Pahang

Pahang :
- Founding Grand Master and Member (DKP) of the Royal Family Order of Pahang (since 24 October 1977)
- Grand Master and Member 1st class (DK I) of the Family Order of the Crown of Indra of Pahang (since 1974)
- Founding Grand Master of the Grand Royal Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SDSA, since 23 October 2010)
- Founding Grand Master and Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP, since 24 October 1977)
- Knight Companion (DIMP), Grand Knight (SIMP) and Grand Master of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (since 1974)
- Sultan Abu Bakar Silver Jubilee Medal (24 June 1957)

National

Malaysia (as Yang di-Pertuan Agong, 29 March 1979 – 25 April 1984) :
- Recipient of Order of the Royal House of Malaysia (DKM)
- Recipient (DMN) and Grand Master (1979-1984) of the Order of the Crown of the Realm
- Grand Master (1979-1984) of the Order of the Defender of the Realm
- Grand Master (1979-1984) of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia
- Grand Master (1979-1984) of the Order of Merit of Malaysia
- Grand Master (1979-1984) of the Order of the Royal Household of Malaysia
Johor :
- First Class of the Royal Family Order of Johor (DK I)
- Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (SPMJ)
- Sultan Ismail Coronation Medal (10 February 1960)
- Sultan Ibrahim Coronation Medal (23 March 2015)
Kedah :
- Member of the Royal Family Order of Kedah (DK)
Kelantan :
- Recipient of the Royal Family Order or Star of Yunus (DK)
Negeri Sembilan :
- Member of the Royal Family Order of Negeri Sembilan (DKNS)
Perak :
- Recipient of the Royal Family Order of Perak (DK, 6.5.1975) -- currently :
- Grand Knight of the Order of Cura Si Manja Kini (the Perak Sword of State, SPCM, ) with title Dato' Seri—currently :
Perlis :
- Recipient of the Perlis Family Order of the Gallant Prince Syed Putra Jamalullail (DK)
Selangor :
- First Class of the Royal Family Order of Selangor (DK I, 16.7.1987)
Terengganu :
- Member first class of the Family Order of Terengganu (DK I)

Foreign

Argentina : Grand Cross of the Order of the Liberator General San Martín (26 September 2006)[12]
Brunei :
- Recipient of Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei (DKMB)
- Senior (Laila Utama) of the Family Order of Brunei (DK)
Kuwait : Collar of the Order of Mubarak the Great[13]
Romania : Star of the Socialist Republic of Romania 1st class (25 November 1982)
Saudi Arabia : Badr Chain (January 1982)[14]
South Korea : Grand Order of Mugunghwa
United Kingdom : Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal (2 June 1953)

Places named after him

Several places were named after him, including:

Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Campus (Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) branch campus) in Muadzam Shah, Pahang
Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Science Secondary School (SEMSAS), a secondary school in Kuantan, Pahang
Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Science School Pekan (SHAH Pekan), a secondary school in Pekan, Pahang
Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Mustain Billah Vocational College, a vocational college in Kuala Lipis Pahang
Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang Islamic University College (KUIPSAS)
Sultan Ahmad Shah Polytechnic (POLISAS), a polytechnic in Kuantan, Pahang
Ma'ahad As-Sultan Ahmad Shah Ad-Dini, a secondary school in Bandar Tun Razak, Jengka, Pahang
Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Mustain Billah Mosque in Temerloh, Pahang
Sultan Ahmad Shah State Mosque at Kuantan
Sultan Ahmad Shah Bridge (Temerloh Bridge) on Federal Route at Temerloh
Sultan Ahmad Shah II Bridge (Semantan Bridge) on East Coast Expressway at Semantan
Sultan Ahmad Shah III Bridge (Chenor Bridge) at Chenor
Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah (formerly Northam Road) in George Town, Penang
Jalan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, Kuala Lumpur (formerly Jalan Khidmat Usaha)
Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport, an airport in Kuantan, Pahang
Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Hospital (formerly Hospital Temerloh) in Temerloh, Pahang
Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup (Charity Shield Malaysia)
Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Mosque, International Islamic University Malaysia Gombak Campus
Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Mosque, International Islamic University Malaysia Kuantan Campus
Sekolah Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, a primary school in Pekan, Pahang
SMK Sultan Ahmad Shah, a secondary school in Cameron Highlands, Pahang
Taman Pertanian Jubli Perak Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah in Kuantan, Pahang
Pusat Jagaan Taman Pengasih Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah in Kuantan, Pahang
Institut Latihan Sultan Ahmad Shah in Kajang, Selangor
Pusat Kokurikulum Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, Jabatan Pelajaran Negeri Pahang
Akademi Maritim Sultan Ahmad Shah (AMSAS) in Kuantan, Pahang

Ancestry

Ancestors of Ahmad Shah of Pahang

8. Sultan Ahmad al-Muadzam Shah of Pahang (= 14)

4. Sultan Abdullah al-Mutasim of Pahang

9. Cik Kusuma binti Tok Minal Daeng Koro

2. Sultan Abu Bakar of Pahang

10. Yang Berbahagia Tun Abdullah, of Pulau Duyung (Terengganu)

5. Kalsum, of Pulau Duyung (Terengganu)

1. Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang

12. Sultan Idris Shah I of Perak

6. Sultan Iskandar of Perak

13. Cik Ngah Manah binti Manda Duwayat

3. Princess Fatima of Perak

14. Sultan Ahmad al-Muadzam Shah of Pahang (= 8)

7. Princess Nong Fatima of Pahang (half-sister of 4.)

15. Princess Fatima of Pahang (1st cousin of husband)

Notes

"Agong's father, former Pahang Sultan, dies at age 88". The Star Online. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
Information Malaysia (1989), pg 123
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/01/12/tengku-muda-pahang-constitution-amended/
"Tengku Abdullah to be proclaimed Pahang sultan on Jan 15". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
Samuel, Eric. "Football: High noon at FAM Congress as TM Pahang takes over - The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
"King's father, former Pahang Sultan, dies at age 88". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
"Agong's father, former Pahang Sultan, dies at age 88". The Star Online. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
"Sultan Ahmad Shah laid to rest at Pekan Royal Mausoleum". The Star Online. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
Alagesh, T. N. "Pahang declares Thursday (May 23) a holiday to mark Sultan Ahmad Shah's death". New Straits Times. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
Alagappa, pg 267
The Royal Ark, Pahang genealogical details, p.10
"SAIJ". www.saij.gob.ar. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
"Pahang". Archived from the original on 2014-07-03. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
"malay2". www.royalark.net. Retrieved 14 January 2019.

References

Coercion and Governance: The Declining Political Role of the Military in Asia, Muthiah Alagappa, Stanford University Press, 2001, ISBN 0-8047-4227-8
Information Malaysia, Published by Berita Publ. Sdn. Bhd., 1989
The Europa Year Book, Europa Publications Limited, 1984, ISBN 0-905118-96-0

External links

PAHANG, HRH , Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Mustain Billah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’Ayatuddin Al-Muadzam Shah International Who's Who. accessed 1 September 2006.

Regnal titles
Preceded by Sultan Yahya Petra (Sultan of Kelantan)	Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia) 1979–1984	Succeeded by Sultan Iskandar (Sultan of Johor)
Preceded by Sultan Sir Abu Bakar Riayatuddin Al-Muadzam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdullah Al-Mutassimu Billah Shah	Sultan of Pahang 1974–2019	Succeeded by Al-Sultan Abdullah Ria'yatuddin Al Mustafa Billah Shah ibni Sultan Ahmad Shah al-Musta'in Billah
Civic offices
Preceded by Hamzah Abu Samah	President of Asian Football Confederation 1994–2002	Succeeded by Mohamed bin Hammam

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[1] "Agong's father, former Pahang Sultan, dies at age 88". The Star Online. Retrieved 22 May 2019.

[2] Information Malaysia (1989), pg 123

[3] ttps://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/01/12/tengku-muda-pahang-constitution-amended/

[4] "Tengku Abdullah to be proclaimed Pahang sultan on Jan 15". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 14 January 2019.

[5] Samuel, Eric. "Football: High noon at FAM Congress as TM Pahang takes over - The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 14 January 2019.

[6] "King's father, former Pahang Sultan, dies at age 88". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 23 April 2020.

[7] "Agong's father, former Pahang Sultan, dies at age 88". The Star Online. Retrieved 22 May 2019.

[8] "Sultan Ahmad Shah laid to rest at Pekan Royal Mausoleum". The Star Online. Retrieved 23 May 2019.

[9] Alagesh, T. N. "Pahang declares Thursday (May 23) a holiday to mark Sultan Ahmad Shah's death". New Straits Times. Retrieved 18 June 2019.

[10] Alagappa, pg 267

[11] The Royal Ark, Pahang genealogical details, p.10

[12] "SAIJ". www.saij.gob.ar. Retrieved 14 January 2019.

[13] "Pahang". Archived from the original on 2014-07-03. Retrieved 2014-05-23.

[14] "malay2". www.royalark.net. Retrieved 14 January 2019.

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