- Mizan Zainal Abidin
Infobox Monarch
name = Al-Wathiqu Billah Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah
title = Yang di-Pertuan Agong of MalaysiaSultan of Terengganu
reign =Sultan of Terengganu :15 May 1998 – presentYang di-Pertuan Agong :13 December 2006 – present
coronation =04 March 1999 26 April 2007
predecessor = Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah (as Sultan of Terengganu)Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin (as Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
successor =Tengku Muhammad Ismail
suc-type =Sultan of Terengganu
heir =Tengku Muhammad Ismail
consort =Sultanah Nur Zahirah
issue =Tengku Nadhirah Zaharah Tengku Muhammad Ismail Tengku Muhammad Mua'az Tengku Fatimatuz Zahra'
royal house =Istana Negara, Kuala Lumpur
royal anthem =Negaraku
father = Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah
mother = Sharifa Nong Fatima binti Sayyid Abdullah, Tengku Besar Terengganu
birth_date = birth date and age|1962|01|22|df=y
age in 2008 =46 years old
birth_place =Kuala Terengganu ,Terengganu ,Malaysia
death_date =living
death_place =living
buried =living
Duli Yang Maha Mulia (DYMM) Al-Wathiqu Billah Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah is the 16th Sultan of the state ofTerengganu ,Malaysia , and the 13thYang di-Pertuan Agong , or King, of Malaysia. He is the constitutional head of state of Malaysia.Early life and education
He was born on
January 22 ,1962 atIstana Al-Muktafi inKuala Terengganu , the eldest son of Colonel H.R.H. Paduka Sri TuankuSultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah ibni al-MarhumSultan Ismail Nasir ud-din Shah by his second wife, Datuk SriSharifa Nong Fatima binti Sayyid Abdullah, Tengku Besar. Thus, he is the first Yang di-Pertuan Agong to be born afterMerdeka . Sharifa's family was descended from Syed Omar Aljunied, one of the modern pioneers of Singapore and was of Arab descent. [ [http://www.alwehdah.org/almahjarfiles/mahjar5a.pdf Al-Mahjar] ]Receiving his early education at Sultan Sulaiman Primary School and later at Sultan Sulaiman Secondary School, Kuala Terengganu, he then went overseas to further his studies at the prestigious
Geelong Grammar School inGeelong ,Australia . In 1988, he finished his studies at U.S. International University-Europe (now known asAlliant International University ) inLondon , obtaining his Bachelor of Arts Degree in International Relations on9 June 1988 .He had participated in the military course PRE SMC (E) 33 at the Army School of Languages from
2 November 1982 to31 May 1983 , and then attended the military course SMC 33 atRoyal Military Academy Sandhurst in England from3 May 1983 , finishing the course of Cadet Officer on9 December 1983 . He was commissioned to the rank of Honorary Lieutenant on1 March 1984 and put in his service in the Royal Cavalry.Career before becoming Sultan
On
15 September 1981 , he was appointed as Assistant Land Levy Collector, working for a period of about a year at the District Land Office in Kuala Terengganu, prior to his departure overseas to attend the military course in England.His next appointment on
11 July 1988 was as State Administrative Officer at the State Economic Planning Unit (UPEN) inWisma Darul Iman , Kuala Terengganu. Besides working for UPEN, he was also handling the job of Assistant District Land Officer at the Kuala Terengganu District Land Office.Sultan
His Majesty was appointed the
Crown Prince of the State of Terengganu on the6 November 1979 , and much later, the Acting Sultan of Terengganu from20 October 1990 to8 November 1990 .His Majesty became the youngest Malay ruler when he acceded to the Terengganu throne at the age of 36 when he was appointed as the
Sultan of Terengganu on the15 May 1998 following the death of his father,Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah . His Majesty was crowned as the 16th Sultan of Terengganu on the4 March 1999 . He has the unusual distinction of being the 31st and 51st longest reigning current monarch (being the Sultan of Terengganu as well as Yang di-Pertuan Agong).Yang di-Pertuan Agong
His Majesty was appointed Timbalan
Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the26 April 1999 afterSultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah , theSultan of Selangor was appointed as the eleventhYang di-Pertuan Agong . His Majesty was then the actingYang di-Pertuan Agong on the21 November 2001 following the death ofSultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah . His Majesty was once again appointed as the TimbalanYang di-Pertuan Agong on the13 December 2001 after the Conference of Malay Rulers decided to appointTuanku Syed Sirajuddin Ibni Al-MarhumTuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail as the twelfthYang di-Pertuan Agong .On
3 November 2006 , Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin was elected by theConference of Rulers to succeedTuanku Syed Sirajuddin Syed Putra Jamalullail (Raja of Perlis) to become the 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia with his term startingDecember 13 2006 for a five year term following a rotation system practised by the Rulers. TheConference of Malay Rulers has appointedTuanku Abdul Halim Mu’azam Shah Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Badlishah as the TimbalanYang di-Pertuan Agong . The appointment of His Majesty Tuanku Mizan was the 4th following a second rotation system amongst the nine Malay Rulers. This five-year rotational constitutional monarchy is unique toMalaysia .On
26 April 2007 , he was formally invested as king. [ [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/04/26/asia/AS-GEN-Malaysia-King.php "Malaysia's 13th king formally installed in tradition-steeped ceremony"] , Associated Press ("International Herald Tribune"), April 26, 2007.] [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6594325.stm "Malaysia's new king takes office"] , BBC, Thursday, 26 April 2007, 09:00 GMT 10:00 UK ]Sultan Mizan, 44, is the second youngest Yang di-Pertuan Agong after Tuanku Syed Putra Almarhum Syed Hassan Jamalullail of
Perlis who took office as King onJanuary 4 ,1961 , at the age of 41. He is also the first King to be born after the independence day of Malaysia.Personal life
Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin married
Sultanah Nur Zahirah on28 March 1996 inKuala Terengganu . The royal couple has two sons and two daughters. Her HighnessTengku Nadhirah Zaharah was born on18 December 1996 and His HighnessTengku Muhammad Ismail was born on the1 March 1998 . His HighnessTengku Muhammad Mu'az was born on22 December 2000 while Her HighnessTengku Fatimatuz Zahra' was born on19 April 2002 .His son
Tengku Muhammad Ismail , at the age of eight was made theRegent of Terengganu on12 November 2006 . Due to his age, a three-member Regency Advisory Council was set-up to discharge the duties on behalf of the Regent. The council is headed by Raja Tengku Baderulzaman, who is Sultan Mizan’s younger brother. The others are Sultan Mizan’s uncle Tengku Sri Laksamana Raja Tengku Sulaiman Ismail, and Federal Court judge Datuk Abdul Kadir Sulaiman.A Ruler concerned about the welfare of his subjects, Sultan Mizan makes efforts to go to all mosques in Terengganu for Friday prayers to be with the people. His Majesty also continues with the practice of giving alms to orphans and the poor every Friday as was done by his late father
Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah .During his younger days, Sultan Mizan liked to play football. Sultan Mizan is also active in sports like football,
golf ,taekwondo andscuba diving , but due to his busy schedule is only able to concentrate on equestrian sports.He was President of the Council for Islam and Malay Culture of Terengganu from
1 June 1991 to December 1995. His Majesty Tuanku Mizan was the Honorary Colonel in the Royal Armour. His Majesty Sultan Mizan was also appointed as the first Chancellor ofUniversity Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) from1 September 2001 to31 August 2006 .Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin also hold 7th degree black belt taekwon-do awarded by ITF/GTF Malaysia.
Titles
He was conferred the dignitary titles of the Darjah Utama Kerabat Terengganu (D.K.T.) on
15 May 1998 and, before this, the Darjah Kerabat Terengganu Yang Amat Mulia Darjah yang Pertama (D.K.) on9 March 1981 .Other honours and titles he has received include the Darjah Seri Setia Sultan Mahmud Terengganu Yang Amat Terpuji (S.S.M.T) on
12 February 1989 , the Darjah Seri Paduka Mahkota Terengganu Yang Amat Dihormati (S.P.M.T.) on6 March 1982 , the Darjah Kerabat Baginda Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalulail (D.K.) on28 May 1998 , the Darjah Kerabat Johor Yang Amat Dihormati (D.K. ) and the Darjah Seri Paduka Mahkota Johor (S.P.M.J.) on8 April 1986 .He received the esteemed Darjah Seri Mahkota Negara (DMN) on
27 February 1999 .Mizan Zainal Abidin holds the rank of
Marshal of the Royal Malaysian Air Force . [http://www.4dw.net/royalark/Malaysia/malay2.htm]Trivia
* He is the second youngest
Yang di-Pertuan Agong to ascend to the throne after the third King Almarhum Tuanku Syed Putra ibni Almarhum Syed Hassan Jamalullail of Perlis who ascended to the throne at the age of 39 years old. Tuanku Mizan became king at the age of 44 years old.* His consort,
Sultanah Nur Zahirah is the secondRaja Permaisuri Agong after Permaisuri Siti Aishah ofSelangor who wears the headscarf (hijab) on a daily basis.References
* [http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/12/13/nation/16302738&sec=nation Sultan Mizan moved to tears at ceremony] , "The Star", December 13, 2006.
* [http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/12/14/nation/16288978&sec=nation Sultan Mizan the second youngest to become King] , "The Star", December 14, 2006.
* [http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/12/14/nation/16311383&sec=nation Majestic welcome for Terengganu royals] , "The Star", December 14, 2006.
* [htt://www.sultanmizan.blogspot.com]Persondata
NAME=Mizan Zainal Abidin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Mizan Zainal Abidin ibni al-Marhum al-Sultan Mahmud al-Muktafi Billah Shah al-Haj (full name)
SHORT DESCRIPTION=King of Malaysia
DATE OF BIRTH=January 22 ,1962
PLACE OF BIRTH=Istana Al-Muktafi ,Kuala Terengganu ,Malaysia
DATE OF DEATH=living
PLACE OF DEATH=
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