Sultan-sultan Pahang Dari Keturunan Bendahara 1853-1974

Bendahara Dynasty

1853 – 1858 H.H. Sri Paduka Tun ‘Ali ibni al-Marhum Dato’ Bendahara Paduka Raja Tun Koris, Dato’ Bendahara Sri Maharaja of Pahang. b. 1782, second son of Y.M. Sri Paduka Tun Koris bin Dato’ Bendahara Paduka Raja Tun ‘Abdu’l Majid, Dato’ Bendahara Paduka Raja, by his wife, Che’ Puan Tun Mariam binti Dato’ Temenggong Sri Maharaja Daing ‘Abdu’l Rahman, educ. privately. Installed as Dato’ Bendahara Sri Wak Raja of Pahang, by Sultan Sultan Mahmud Ri’ayat Shah, at Lingga, before 11th March 1807. Established his independence and renounced allegiance to the Sultan of Johor, 1853. Assumed the title of Sri Paduka Dato’ Bendahara Sri Maharaja. m. (first) before 1812, Encik Wan Ngah, from Endau. m. (second) in Lingga, 1832, Encik Long binti Esah, Encik Puan Lingga, daughter of Encik Esah Khitab, by his wife, Daeng Minai. m. (third) Y.A.M. Tengku Rahima binti Sultan Mahmud Ri’ayat Shah, Tengku Puan Besar, apparently a daughter of H.H. The Most Serene Prince Paduka Sri al-Wakil al-Imam Sultan Mahmud III Ri’ayat Shah Zilu’llah fil’Alam Khalifat ul-Muminin ibni al-Marhum Sultan ‘Abdu’l Jalil Shah, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Johor and Pahang and their dependencies. m. (fourth) Encik Seni [Suney] (k. by Engku Sayyid Umar al-Attas on the orders of Tun Tahir, 1861), from Serandu, by whom he left three young children. m. (fifth?) Ku Char binti Pehin Jawatan Munaf, adopted daughter of his younger brother, Y.M. Tun Muhammad bin Bendahara Paduka Raja Tun Koris, and daughter of Pehin Jawatan Munaf, of Brunei, by a gundik.] He d. October 1858 (bur. at the Royal Cemetery, Kuala Pahang), having had issue, five sons and six daughters.

1858 – 1863 H.H. Sri Paduka Tun Muhammad Tahir bin Dato’ Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun ‘Ali [Bendahara Tua], Dato’ Bendahara Sri Maharaja of Pahang. b. 1813, eldest son of H.H. Sri Paduka Tun ‘Ali ibni al-Marhum Dato’ Bendahara Paduka Raja Tun Koris, Dato’ Bendahara Sri Maharaja of Pahang, by his first wife, Encik Wan Ngah, educ. privately. Appointed as Heir Apparent and invested with the title of Engku Muda Dato’ Bendahara Sri Wak Raja 1847. Succeeded his father as Sri Paduka Dato’ Bendahara Sri Maharaja, October 1858. Transferred most of his administrative functions to his eldest son after he became incapacitated by old age, May 1861. m. (first) ca 1823, Y.A.M. Tengku Kechil binti al-Marhum Sultan ‘Abdu’l-Rahman Mu’azzam Shah [Tengku Chit], eldest daughter of H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan ‘Abdu’r Rahman I Mu’adzam Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud Shah Alam, Sultan of Lingga, Riau and its dependencies. m. (second) 1832, Y.A.M. Tunku Chik binti al-Marhum Sultan Ahmad Taj ud-din Halim Shah, daughter of H.H. Maulana Paduka Sri Sultan Ahmad Taj ud-din Halim Shah I ibni al-Marhum ‘Abdu’llah al-Mukarram Shah, Sultan of Kedah, by his wife, Che’ Arshid. He d. at sea, while sailing to Singapore, near Kuala Sedili, 30th May 1863 (bur. at Bukit Timbalan, Johor Bahru), having had issue, eight sons and four daughters.

1863 H.H. Sri Paduka Tun Koris bin Dato’ Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun Muhammad Tahir [Encik Wan Long], Dato’ Bendahara Sri Maharaja of Pahang, eldest son of H.H. SriPaduka Tun Muhammad Tahir bin Dato’ Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun ‘Ali, Dato’ Bendahara Sri Maharaja of Pahang, by his first wife, Y.A.M. Tunku Chik binti al-Marhum Sultan Ahmad Taj ud-din Halim Shah, daughter of H.H. Sultan Ahmad Taj ud-din Halim Shah I ibni al-Marhum ‘Abdu’llah al-Mukarram Shah, Sultan of Kedah, educ. privately. Appointed Engku Panglima Parang, later appointed as Heir Apparent and granted the title of Engku Muda Dato’ Bendahara Sri Wak Raja 1858. Appointed as Regent of Pahang, by his father after he became incapacitated by old age, May 1861. Succeeded his father as Sri Paduka Dato’ Bendahara Sri Maharaja 30th May 1863. m. (first) at Telok Belanga, Singapore, November 1857, Y.M. Encik Engku Yam binti Dato Temenggong Sri Maharaja Tun Ibrahim, Che’ Puan Besar (d. at Johor Bahru, bur. there at Bukit Timbalan), daughter of H.H. Sri Paduka Datu Temenggong Sri Maharaja Tun Ibrahim bin Datu Temenggong Sri Maharaja Daing ‘Abdu’l Rahman, Maharaja of Johor. m. (second) Y.M. Encik Engku Su Nit binti Tun Ismail, Encik Puan Muda, youngest daughter of Y.M. Tun Ismail bin Dato’ Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun ‘Ali [Encik Yong], Engku
Panglima Besar of Chenor. He d. shortly after his father, at Kuala Sedili, 3rd June 1863 (bur. at Bukit Timbalan, Johor Bahru), having had issue, two sons and two daughters

1863 – 1914 H.H. Paduka Sri Baginda Al-Sultan Besar Sir Ahmad Mua’azzam Shah ibni al-Marhum Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun ‘Ali, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of the State of Pahang, KCMG (9.11.1902). b. at Pulau Maulana, Pekan, 22nd April 1836, third son of H.H. Sri Paduka Tun Muhammad Tahir bin Dato’ Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun ‘Ali, Dato’ Bendahara Sri Maharaja of Pahang, by his second wife, Che’ Long [Che’ Puan Lingga], educ. privately. Granted Kuantan and Endau as his fief by his father, but opposed in his control of these territories by his brother, after his succession in 1857. The dispute over these territories prompted him to oppose his brother in the supreme government and he assumed the title of Sri Paduka Dato’ Bendahara Sri Wak Raja together with the style of Duli Yang Mulia, 1858. Conquered and established control over a number of important towns and regions in the interior, before eventually seizing the capital at Kuala Pahang and expelling his nephew and his guardin, and assuming the title of Sri Paduka Dato’ Bendahara Sri Maharaja, 10th June 1863. Proclaimed by the chiefs and people of Pahang as their Sultan, 8th September 1881. Installed at Pekan with the title of Ke-bawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Sri Baginda Sultan Ahmad Mua’azzam Shah, 25th December 1884 (recognised by the British authorities 1887). Entered into a Treaty of Federation to form the Federated Malay States, July 1895. Transferred his executive and administrative powers to his eldest son, due to old age, 3rd April 1909 (retaining his position and titles as Head of State for life). Rcvd: GC of the Order of King Kalakaua I of Hawaii (26.11.1881). m. (first) Cik Besar Yang Atur binti ‘Abdu’llah, daughter of Lim Ah Sam, Kapitan China of Pulau Belitung. m. (second) Cik Amah binti Jamut [Lamah], from Ganchong. m. (third) Engku Besar Trengganu, daughter of Y.M. Sayyid Muhammad Zain Al-Idrus, Engku Pengiran Anum, of Trengganu. m. (fourth) 1863, H.H. Tun Besar Fatima binti Tun Muhammad, Tengku Ampuan Tua (d. at Kuala Pahang, 22nd March 1929, bur. there at the Royal Cemetery), granted the title of Encik Puan Bongsu with the style of Duli Yang Mulia 1863, prom to Tengku Ampuan with the style of Duli Yang Maha Mulia (Her Highness) 25th December 1884, and Tengku Ampuan Tua 1914, daughter of his paternal uncle, Y.M. Tun Muhammad bin Bendahara Paduka Raja Tun Koris, of Tanjung. m. (fifth) Che’ Ungku Pah binti Dato’ Temenggong Sri Maharaja Tun Ibrahim (d. at the Istana Pantai, Pekan Lama, Pahang, before 24th September 1906, bur. there at the Royal Cemetery, Kuala Pahang), daughter of H.H. Sri Paduka Datu Temenggong Sri Maharaja Tun Ibrahim bin Datu Temenggong Sri Maharaja Daing ‘Abdu’l Rahman, Maharaja of Johor. m. (sixth) Y.M. Encik Zubaida binti ‘Abdu’llah [Che’ Bidah], Encik Besar (d. at Kuala Trengganu, 3rd June 1937, bur. there at the Masjid Puteh Cemetery), nee Tan Lai Kim, a Chinese lady who converted to Islam, granted the title of Encik Besar 1863. m. (seventh) Cik Hajjah Fatima binti Haji Muhammad Talib (d. 22nd December 1975), daughter of Haji Muhammad Talib, of Semantan. m. (a) Cik Kusuma [Sokma] binti Tok Minal Daeng Koro, daughter of Tok Minal Daeng Koro bin Daeng Merak, by his wife, Tok Yah. m. (b) Cik Santoma, a sister or first cousin of Encik Besar. m. (c) Cik Wan Mandak Kiri. m. (d) Cik Halima, from Jambu Rias. m. (e) Cik Bakai. m. (f) Cik Mah, daughter of Awang Tukang, from Sebarang Jauh, Pekan. m. (g) Cik Maimuna. m. (h) Cik Fatima Selat, from Singapore. He d. at the Istana Pantai, Pekan Lama, Pahang, 29th May 1914 (bur. there at the Royal Cemetery, Kuala Pahang), having had issue, seven sons and five daughters.

1914 - 1917 H.H. Paduka Sri Baginda Sultan Mahmud Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Sir Ahmad Mua’azzam Shah, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of the State of Pahang, CMG (28.6.1907). b. at the Royal Palace, Pekan Lama, 4th February 1868, as Tun Long Mahmud, eldest son of H.H. Paduka Sri Baginda Al-Sultan Besar Sir Ahmad Mua’azzam Shah ibni al-Marhum Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun ‘Ali, Sultan of Pahang, KCMG, by his second wife, Che’ Ungku Pah binti al-Marhum Dato’ Temenggong Sri Maharaja Tun Ibrahim, educ. privately. Raised to the title of Tengku 5th December 1884. MSC 1889-1914. Appointed as acting ruler by his father, with the title of Pemangku Raja, 22nd July 1889. Appointed as Heir Apparent and granted the style of Yang Teramat Mulia 11th October 1891. Invested with the title of Tengku Besar, at the Istana Pantai, Pekan Lama, 24th May 1897. Installed as Regent on the transfer of executive and administrative powers by his aged father, at the Istana Pantai, Pekan, 13rd April 1909. Proclaimed as Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan on his father's death and formally installed at the Balairong Sri, Kota Istana Sri Terentang, Pekan, 29th May 1914. Rcvd: DK of Johor (4.6.1899). m. (first) Cik Hajjah Amina binti Haji ‘Abdu’l Halim, Tok Encik, daughter of Haji ‘Abdu’l Halim Endut, Orang Kaya Indra Mahkota. m. (second) at Johor Bahru, 14th September 1897, H.H. Tengku Mariam binti al-Marhum Sultan Sir Abu Bakar, Tengku Ampuan Besar (b. at Istana Bidadari, Serangoon, Singapore, 21st December 1871; d.s.p. at Istana Menara Empat, Scudai, Johor Bahru, 25th October 1952, bur. there at the Sultan Abu Bakar Mausoleum, Bukit Mahmoodiah), granted the title of Tengku Ampuan with the style of Yang Teramat Mulia 14th September 1897, and prom to Tengku Ampuan Besar with the style of Duli Yang Maha Mulia (Her Highness) July 1913, Presdt Johor Girl Guides Assoc, rcvd: DK of Johor (17.9.1950), eldest daughter of H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Sir Abu Bakar ibni al-Marhum Dato’ Temenggong Sri Maharaja Tun Ibrahim, Sultan of Johor, GCMG, KCSI, by his second wife, Che’ Zubaidah binti ‘Abdu’llah, Che’ Puan Besar, née Cecilia Catherina Lange, daughter of Mads Johansen Lange, Pungwa Besar of Kessiman, on Bali. m. (third) Che’ Engku Umaiyah binti Tun Mansur [Ku Yah] (m. second, at Pekan, 1918, Y.A.M. Tengku Umar ibni al-Marhum Sultan Sir Ahmad Mua’azzam Shah, Tengku Setia di-Raja, younger brother of her deceased husband, by whom she left issue – see above), fourth daughter of Y.M. Tun Mansur bin Dato’ Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun ‘Ali, Engku Muda, of Kampung Marhum, by his wife, Cik Wok Fatima binti Haji ‘Abdu’l Ghani, daughter of Haji ‘Abdu’l Ghani bin ‘Abdu’l Karim. He d.s.p. at the Istana Sri Terentang, Tanjung Kuala Pahang, 19th June 1917 (bur. there at the Royal Mausoleum).

1917 - 1932 Colonel H.H. Paduka Sri Baginda Sultan Sir ‘Abdu’llah al-Mu’tasim Bi’llah Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Sir Ahmad Mua’azzam Shah, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of the State of Pahang, KCMG (3.6.1921). b. at the Royal Palace, Pekan Lama, 12th October 1874, third son of H.H. Paduka Sri Baginda Al-Sultan Besar Sir Ahmad Mua’azzam Shah ibni al-Marhum Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun ‘Ali, Sultan of Pahang, KCMG, by Cik Kusuma [Sokma] binti Tok Minal Daeng Koro, educ. privately. Raised to the title of Tengku (from Tuan), 5th December 1884. Succeeded on the death of his elder brother, 19th June 1917. Installed at the Balairong Sri, Kota Istana Sri Terentang, Pekan, May 1919. Hon Col the Pahang Btn, Malay States Volunteer Regt, 4th October 1923-1932. m. (first) Che’ Endut. m. (second) H.H. Tengku Hajjah Kalsum binti Tun ‘Abdu’llah [Som binti Tun], Tengku Ampuan Besar (b. 1886; d. at Pekan, 27th August 1967, bur. there at the Royal Cemetery, Kuala Pahang), daughter of Y.Bhg. Tun ‘Abdu’llah bin Tun ‘Abdu’l Rauf, of Pulau Duyung, Trengganu. m. (third) Y.Bhg. Cik Wan Chantik binti Wan Muhammad Amin (d. at Pekan, 30th March 1944, bur. there at the Royal Cemetery, Kuala Pahang), daughter of Wan Muhammad Amin, from Patani, Thailand. He d. at the Istana Kuning, Pekan, 22nd June 1932 (bur. there at the Royal Cemetery, Kuala Pahang), having had issue, ten sons and seven daughters:

1932 - 1974 Colonel H.R.H. Paduka Sri Baginda Sultan Sir Abu Bakar Riayat ud-din al-Mu’azzam Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Sir ‘Abdu’llah al-Muhtasim Billah Shah, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of the State of Pahang Dar ul-Mukmar, GCMG (1.6.1953, KCMG 3.6.1935, CMG 2.1.1933). b. at Istana Hinggap, Pekan Lama, 29th May 1904, second son of Colonel H.H. Paduka Sri Baginda Sultan Sir ‘Abdu’llah al-Muhtasim Billah Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Sir Ahmad Mua’azzam Shah, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of the State of Pahang, KCMG, by his second wife, H.H. Tengku Hajjah Kalsum binti Tun ‘Abdu’llah [Som binti Tun], Tengku Ampuan Besar, educ. Malay Sch, Pakan and Malay Coll, Kuala Kangsar. Joined Pahang Civil Service 1923, Land Officer Kuala Kangsar and Telok Anson 1928-1929, Assist Collector of Land Revenue at Temerloh 1929-1930. Appointed as Heir Apparent with the title of Tengku Mahkota, 4th June 1930. Succeeded on the death of his father, 23rd June 1932. Proclaimed at Pekan, 24th June 1932. Installed at Kota Istana Pantei, Pekan, 28th May 1933. Attended the Coronation of King-Emperor George VI and Queen-Empress Elizabeth at Westminster Abbey in London, 11th May 1937. Cmsnd as 2nd-Lieut. 4th (Pahang) Btn, Malay Volunteer Infantry 1931, resig 22/6/1932, Hon Col 4th (Pahang) Btn, FMS Volunteer Force 23/61932-1942. Japanese forces occupied Pahang 3rd January 1942 and immediately imposed a military administration over the state. The sultan secretly supported the formation and organisation of the Tentera Wataniah in 1942, of which he became titular C-in-C. He also supported cooperation with the clandestine activities of “Force 136” and was taken under their protection 17th August 1945. He subsequently returned to the capital under escort of “Force 136” and resumed full control 8th September 1945. Hon Col The Royal Malay Regt 3/9/1959-1974. Patron Pahang Branch British Red Cross Soc (BRCS), Pahang Cricket and Football Assoc, Royal Pahang Polo Club 1926-1974, Royal Malaysian Polo Assoc, Malayan Anti-Tuberculosis Assoc, Pahang Branch St John Ambulance Assoc, etc. Mbr All-Malaya Lawn Tennis Assoc, Sultan Sulaiman Club (KL), Pahang Club (Kuantan), Royal Empire Soc (London), etc. Founder of the Most Esteemed Family Order of the Crown of Indra of Pahang (Darjah Kerabat Sri Indra Mahkota Pahang Yang Amat di-Hormati) 25th May 1968, and the Most Distinguished Order of the Crown of Pahang (Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Pahang Yang Amat Mulia) 27th December 1968. Rcvd: DK (25.5.1967), SIMP (27.12.1967), Jubilee Medal, Pahang (31.5.1957), King George V Silver Jubilee (3.6.1935), King George VI Coron (11.5.1937), Queen Elizabeth II Coron (2.6.1953) medals, DMN of Malaysia (31.8.1958), DK of Brunei (23.9.1958), DK I of Johor (27.10.1965), Kedah and Perak (28.5.1970), SPDK of Sabah. m. (first) at Istana Merchu, Kuala Kangsar, 23rd May 1926, H.R.H. Raja Hajjah Fatima binti al-Marhum Sultan Sir Iskandar Shah al-Kaddasu’llah, Tengku Ampuan Besar (b. 1910; d. at the Istana Indra Puri, Pekan, 23rd June 1988 bur. there at the Royal Mausoleum, Sultan ‘Abdu’llah Grand Mosque), granted the title of Tengku Puan 4th June 1930, and installed as Tengku Ampuan at the Istana Sri Terentang, Pekan, 28th May 1933, rcvd: DK Pahang (28.5.1970), Jubilee Medal, Pahang (31.5.1957), Malaysia Installation (10.7.1980), etc, eldest daughter of Colonel H.H. Paduka Sri Tuanku Sultan Sir Iskandar Shah al-Kaddasu’llah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Sir Idris Murshid al-Azzam Shah Rahmatu’llah, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of the State of Perak, GCMG, KCVO, by his first wife, Y.A.M. Tengku Nong Fatima binti al-Marhum Al-Sultan Sir Ahmad al-Mu’azzam Shah, third daughter of H.H. Paduka Sri Baginda Sultan Sir Ahmad al-Mu’azzam Shah ibni al-Marhum Dato’ Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun ‘Ali, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of the State of Pahang, KCMG. m. (second) Cik Siti Nah (d. at Istana Sa’adah, Pekan, 1984). m. (third) at Pekan Lama, 1938, Y.A.M. Tengku Hajjah Azam binti Tengku Umar (b. at Pekan, 1922), Presdt Women’s Institute (WI) of Pahang, rcvd: AMN (7.6.1967), PJK (29.5.1962), Jubilee Medal, Pahang (31.5.1957), daughter of Y.A.M. Tengku Umar ibni al-Marhum Sultan Sir Ahmad Mua’azzam Shah, Tengku Setia di-Raja, by his second wife, Y.M. Encik Engku Umaiyah binti Engku Muda Mansur [Ku Yah], fourth daughter of Y.M. Tun Mansur bin Dato’ Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun ‘Ali, Engku Muda, of Kampung Marhum. m. (fourth) (div. 1953) Cik Mek Mas. m. (fifth) at the Istana Pahang, Kuala Lumpur, 19th April 1953 (div.), Cik Hafsah binti Imam Mat (b. 1931), a former dancer with the Sentosa Joget at Lucky World, Kuala Lumpur. m. (sixth) Cik Siti Zainab binti Shaikh Ahmad. m. (seventh) at Bentong, 10th April 1957 (div.), Cik Hathifah binti ‘Abdu’l Rashid Alias (b. 1937). m. (eighth) 1963, Y.H. Dato’ Maria Menado (b. at Menado, North Sulawesi, 1931), née Liesbet Dotulong, a former screen actress, MD Maria Menado Productions 1958-1963, and former wife of Inche ‘Abdu’l Razak bin Shaikh Muhammad. He d. at the Istana Peninjau, Pekan, 7th May 1974 (bur. at the Royal Mausoleum, Sultan ‘Abdu’llah Grand Mosque), having had issue, eighteen sons and seventeen daughters:

1974  Colonel H.R.H. Paduka Sri Baginda Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah al-Musta’in Billah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Sir Abu Bakar Riayat ud-din al-Mu’azzam Shah, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of the State of Pahang Dar ul-Mukmar. b. at Istana Mangga Tunggal, Bandar di-Raja Pekan, 24th October 1930, second son of Colonel H.R.H. Paduka Sri Baginda Sultan Sir Abu Bakar Riayat ud-din al-Mu’azzam Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Sir ‘Abdu’llah al-Muhtasim Billah Shah, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of the State of Pahang, GCMG, by his first wife, H.R.H. Raja Fatima binti al-Marhum Sultan Sir Iskandar Shah al-Kaddasu’llah, Tengku Ampuan, eldest daughter Colonel H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Sir Alang IskandarShah II al-Kaddasu’llah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Sir Idris Murshid al-Azzam Rahmatu’llah Shah, Sultan of Perak, GCMG, KCVO, educ. Malay Sch, Pekan, Malay Coll, Kuala Kangsar, Clifford Coll, Kuala Lipis, Worcester Coll, Oxford, and Univ Coll. of South West England, Exeter, Devon. Cmsnd as 2nd Lieut 4th Btn RMR 1953, prom Maj 1963, o/c 12th Infantry Btn (TA) 1963-1965, retd as Lieut-Col 1965. Appointed as Heir Apparent with the title of Tengku Mahkota, 25th May 1944. Proclaimed at Pekan on the death of his father, 7th May 1974. Crowned at the Balairong Sri, Istana Sultan Abu Bakar, Pekan, 6th May 1975. Became Deputy Supreme Head of State of Malaysia with the title of Timbalan Yang di-Pertuan Agong from 21st September 1975. Assumed the duties of King of Malaysia with the title of Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the death of the incumbent, 29th March 1979. Installed at the Istana Negara, Kuala Lumpur, 30th March 1979. Crowned 10th July 1980. Left office and returned to Pahang, 26th April 1984. Hon Col Pahang Home Guard 19/8/1958, Col-in-Chief RMAF 18/11/1989. Constitutional Head International Islamic Univ. Malaysia since 1983. Hon D.Lit. (Univ. of Malaya), LLD (Hons. Causa Northrop Univ, USA, 1986). Presdt Kuala Lupis Golf Club (1963), Football Assoc of Pahang (FAP) (1961), Football Assoc of Malaysia (1984), etc. Patron Royal Malaysian Polo Assoc. Mbr Malayan Amateur Racing Assoc. Rcvd: DKP, DK, DKM, SSAP, SIMP, DIMO, DMN, DK of Perak (6.5.1975), Johor, Kelantan, Trengganu, Perlis, Kedah, Negri Sembilan, Selangor (16.7.1987), SPCM, SPMJ, DKMB and DK of Brunei, Badr Chain of Saudi Arabia (1982), Collar of Mubarak the Great of Kuwait, Grand Order of Mugunghwa of Korea, and the Star of the Socialist Republic of Romania 1st class (25.11.1982), Pahang Silver Jubilee medal (1957), Queen Elizabeth II Coron Medal (1953), Sultan Ismail of Johore Coron Medal (1960), etc. m. (first) at the Istana Hinggap, Kuala Lipis, 22nd April 1954, H.R.H. Tengku Hajjah Afzan binti Tengku Muhammad, Tengku Ampuan (b. at Kuala Trengganu, 4th December 1932; d. from cancer, at Istana Pahang, Kuala Lumpur, 29th June 1988), granted the title of Tengku Puan Besar 1954, and installed as Tengku Ampuan 7th May 1974, Patron Malaysian Netball Assoc 1978-1988, Chair Malaysian Islamic Ladies’ Assoc, Presdt Tengku Ampuan Pahang Badminton Assoc, and the Royal Pekan Gold Club, etc, rcvd: DMN (29.5.1979), DK (6.5.1975), SSAP, SIMP (29.5.1972), and the Order Tudor Vladimirescu 1st class of Romania (25.11.1982), daughter of Y.A.M. Tengku Muhammad ibni al-Marhum Al-Sultan Sir Ahmad Mua’azzam Shah, Tengku Panglima Parang, CBE, sometime Chief Minister of Trengganu, by his wife, Y.M. Tengku Hajjah Aisha Mandak binti Tengku Mustafa, Tengku Sri Kemala. m. (second) 14th March 1991, H.R.H. Sultana Hajjah Kalsom binti ‘Abdu’llah (b. 12th September 1951), née Anita, styled Cik Puan Kalsom from 14th March 1991, and Sultana of Pahang with the style of Her Royal Highness from 30th September 1992, Patron Kuantan Handicapped Sch, Kiwanis Club of Kuantan since 2004, Cancerlink Soc of Malaysia, etc, sometime air stewardess and former second wife of Sahibzada Akbar Liaquat Ali Khan (younger son of Quaid-e-Millat, The Hon Nawabzada Liaquat ‘Ali Khan, of Karnal, sometime Prime Minister of Pakistan). He has issue, three sons and five daughters.

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