Raja Permaisuri Agong

The full style and title in Malay is Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Raja Permaisuri Agong.

Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia literally means Under the dust of the Almighty referring to how the Raja Permaisuri Agong's power and prestige is dust compared to God's power and the ruler and his consort is always subservient to God and never above and beyond God.

Seri Paduka Baginda refers to Seri as in a person. Paduka means victorious and the term Baginda is in Malay for a royal in the third person.

Raja Permaisuri Agong in literal English is "The Supreme Lady Queen". It is an archaic equivalent to Raja where the female is a Raja Permaisuri and "Agong" (or Agung in standard Malay) means "supreme". The term Agong is not translated, as in the Constitution of Malaysia.

Common English terms used in the media and by the general public include "Queen", "Supreme Queen" and "Paramount Consort".

As the title "Yang di-Pertuan Agong" is commonly glossed as "King" in English, the title "Raja Permaisuri Agong" is commonly translated to "Queen", and in English the bearer is thus referred to as "Her Majesty" and addressed as "Your Majesty".[1] The Malay word permaisuri is derived from Sanskrit परमेश्वरी (parameśvarī), 'supreme lady'.

The Raja Permaisuri Agong immediately follows her husband, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, in the Malaysian order of precedence.

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is elected (de facto rotated) every five years among the nine hereditary rulers of the states of Malaysia. When a ruler is elected as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, his consort automatically becomes the Raja Permaisuri Agong. In effect, the holder of the title of Raja Permaisuri Agong changes every five years, though it could happen earlier due to the death or resignation of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

Like many spouses of heads of state, the Raja Permaisuri Agong has no stipulated role in the Constitution of Malaysia. She accompanies the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to official functions and state visits, as well as hosting visiting heads of state and their spouses. Article 34 of the Malaysian Constitution forbids the Raja Permaisuri Agong from holding any appointment, carrying any remuneration, or actively engaging in any commercial enterprise. The Raja Permaisuri Agong is, however, legally entitled to an annual payment which is included in the Civil List of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.[2]

Previous holders of the title of Raja Permaisuri Agong whose husbands are deceased receive a pension from the Federal Government's Civil List. They also take precedence immediately after the reigning Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the current Raja Permaisuri Agong, the reigning monarchs of royal states, and the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of non-royal states.

The following consorts have served as Raja Permaisuri Agong:

Number	Name	State	Reign[3]	Birth	Death	Yang di-Pertuan Agong
1 (I)	Tunku Kurshiah binti Almarhum Tunku Besar Burhanuddin	Negeri Sembilan	31 August 1957 – 1 April 1960	(1911-05-16)16 May 1911[4]	2 February 1999(1999-02-02) (aged 87)[5]	Tuanku Abdul Rahman
2 (II)	Raja Jema'ah binti Almarhum Raja Ahmad	Selangor	14 April 1960 – 1 September 1960	1900[6]	8 April 1973 (aged 72–73)[7]	Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah
3 (III)	Tengku Budriah binti Tengku Ismail	Perlis	21 September 1960 – 20 September 1965	(1924-03-28)28 March 1924[8]	28 November 2008(2008-11-28) (aged 84)[9]	Tuanku Syed Putra
4 (IV)	Tengku Intan Zaharah binti Tengku Hitam Omar	Terengganu	21 September 1965 – 20 September 1970	(1928-04-13)13 April 1928[10]	24 January 2015(2015-01-24) (aged 86)[11]	Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah
5 (V)	Tunku Bahiyah binti Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman	Kedah	21 September 1970 – 20 September 1975	(1930-08-24)24 August 1930[12]	26 August 2003(2003-08-26) (aged 73)[13]	Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah
6 (VI)	Tengku Zainab binti Tengku Muhammad Petra	Kelantan	21 September 1975 – 29 March 1979	(1917-08-07)7 August 1917[14]	10 January 1993(1993-01-10) (aged 75)[14]	Sultan Yahya Petra
7 (VII)	Tengku Hajjah Afzan binti Tengku Panglima Perang Muhammad	Pahang	26 April 1979 – 25 April 1984	(1933-12-04)4 December 1933[15]	29 June 1988(1988-06-29) (aged 55)[16]	Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah
8 (VIII)	Tengku Zanariah binti Tengku Panglima Raja Ahmad	Johor	26 April 1984 – 25 April 1989	(1940-07-05)5 July 1940[17]	17 March 2019(2019-03-17) (aged 78)[18]	Sultan Iskandar
9 (IX)	Tuanku Bainun binti Mohamad Ali	Perak	26 April 1989 – 25 April 1994	(1932-11-07) 7 November 1932[19]		Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah
10 (X)	Tunku Najihah binti Almarhum Tunku Besar Burhanuddin	Negeri Sembilan	26 April 1994 – 25 April 1999	(1923-09-01) 1 September 1923		Tuanku Ja’afar
11 (XI)	Tuanku Siti Aishah binti Abdul Rahman	Selangor	26 April 1999 – 21 November 2001	(1971-11-18) 18 November 1971[20]		Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz
12 (XII)	Tengku Fauziah binti Almarhum Tengku Abdul Rashid	Perlis	13 December 2001 – 12 December 2006	(1946-06-06) 6 June 1946[21]		Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin
13 (XIII)	Tuanku Nur Zahirah (Rozita binti Adil Bakeri)	Terengganu	13 December 2006 – 12 December 2011	(1973-12-07) 7 December 1973[22]		Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin
14 (XIV)	Tuanku Hajah Haminah binti Hamidun	Kedah	13 December 2011 – 12 December 2016	(1953-07-15) 15 July 1953[23]		Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah1
15 (XV)	Vacant2	Kelantan				Sultan Muhammad V
16 (XVI)	Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah binti Almarhum Sultan Iskandar	Pahang	31 January 2019 – present	(1960-08-05) 5 August 1960[24]		Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah

1.^ Tuanku Abdul Halim was the first Yang di-Pertuan Agong to reign twice.[25] Sultanah Haminah was his second wife from 1975 to his death.

2.^ Sultan Muhammad V reigned without a consort as he is divorced from his first wife. Shortly before his abdication in January 2019, it was reported that Muhammad V had married Oksana Voevodina, however the marriage was not officially acknowledged and Voevodina was not recognized as his consort.[26][27]

Name	State	Reign	Birth	Yang di-Pertuan Agong	Remarks
Tuanku Bainun	Perak	1989–1994	(1932-11-07) 7 November 1932	Azlan Shah of Perak	Her current title is Her Royal Highness (Yang Maha Mulia) The Dowager Raja Permaisuri of Perak
Tuanku Najihah	Negeri Sembilan	1994–1999	(1923-09-01) 1 September 1923	Ja’afar of Negeri Sembilan	Her current title is Her Royal Highness (Yang Maha Mulia) The Tunku Ampuan of Negeri Sembilan
Tuanku Siti Aishah	Selangor	1999–2001	(1971-11-18) 18 November 1971	Salahuddin of Selangor	Her current title is Her Highness (Yang Amat Mulia) Permaisuri Siti Aishah
Tuanku Fauziah	Perlis	2001–2006	(1946-06-06) 6 June 1946	Sirajuddin of Perlis	Her current title is Her Royal Highness (Duli Yang Maha Mulia) The Raja Perempuan of Perlis
Sultanah Nur Zahirah	Terengganu	2006–2011	(1973-12-07) 7 December 1973	Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu	Her current title is Her Royal Highness (Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia) The Sultanah of Terengganu
Tuanku Haminah	Kedah	2011–2016	(1953-07-15) 15 July 1953	Abdul Halim of Kedah	Her current title is Her Royal Highness (Yang Maha Mulia) The Che Puan Besar of Kedah

The most-recent deceased former Raja Permaisuri Agong is Tunku Zanariah of  Johor 17 March 2019(2019-03-17) (aged 78), the 8th Raja Permaisuri Agong (1984–1989), her husband is Sultan Iskandar (8 April 1932 – 22 January 2010), the 8th Yang di Pertuan Agong (1984–1989) and Sultan of  Johor (11 May 1981 – 22 January 2010).

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