Raja Permaisuri Agong
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Raja Permaisuri Agong, or in full, Seri Paduka Baginda Raja Permaisuri Agong, is the title given to the Queen of Malaysia, consort of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Yang di-Pertuan Agong
The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is the head of state of Malaysia. The office was established in 1957 when the Federation of Malaya gained independence....

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The holders of this office have been:
  1. Tunku Kurshiah binti Almarhum Tunku Besar Burhanuddin, Tunku Ampuan of Negeri Sembilan 31 August 1957-1 April 1960
  2. Raja Jemaah binti Almarhum Raja Ahmad, Tengku Ampuan of Selangor 14 April 1960-1 September 1960
  3. Tengku Budriah binti Tengku Ismail, Raja Perempuan of Perlis 14 September 1960-20 September 1965
  4. Tengku Intan Zaharah binti Tengku Omar
    Tengku Intan Zaharah
    Tengku Intan Zaharah binti Tengku Hitam Omar is the current Tengku Ampuan Tua of Terengganu. She was formerly the Tengku Ampuan Besar of Terengganu from 1945 to 1979. She also served as the fourth Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia from 1965 to 1970.-Early life:Tengku Intan was born in Singapore...

    , Tengku Ampuan Besar of Terengganu 21 September 1965-20 September 1970
  5. Tunku Bahiyah binti Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Sultanah of Kedah 21 September 1970-20 September 1975
  6. Tengku Zainab II binti Tengku Muhammad Petra, Raja Perempuan of Kelantan 21 September 1975-29 March 1979
  7. Tengku Hajjah Afzan binti Tengku Panglima Perang Muhammad, Tengku Ampuan of Pahang 15 April 1979-14 April 1984
  8. Tengku Zanariah binti Tengku Panglima Raja Ahmad, Sultanah of Johor 15 April 1984-14 April 1989
  9. Tuanku Bainun binti Mohamad Ali, Raja Permaisuri of Perak 15 April 1989-14 April 1994
  10. Tunku Najihah binti Almarhum Tunku Besar Burhanuddin, Tunku Ampuan of Negeri Sembilan 15 April 1994-14 April 1999
  11. Tuanku Siti Aishah
    Tuanku Siti Aishah
    Permaisuri Siti Aishah was the consort of the 11th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah. She is the youngest ever Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia, ascending the throne at the age of 29 in 1999...

    , Tengku Permaisuri of Selangor 15 April 1999-4 December 2001
  12. Tengku Fauziah binti Almarhum Tengku Abdul Rashid
    Tengku Fauziah binti Almarhum Tengku Abdul Rashid
    Tuanku Fauziah binti Tengku Abdul Rashid, D.K., S.S.P.J., S.P.M.P., is the current Raja Perempuan of Perlis. She also served as the Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia from 2001 till December 12, 2006....

    , Raja Perempuan of Perlis 15 December 2001-12 December 2006
  13. Sultanah Nur Zahirah
    Sultanah Nur Zahirah
    Tuanku Nur Zahirah is the Permaisuri of Terengganu, and the 13th and current Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia.-Early life:Born Rozita binti Adil Bakeri on December 7, 1973 in Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia she received her primary school education at Sekolah Kebangsaan St. Nicholas' Convent, and her...

    , Sultanah Terengganu 13 December 2006-12 December 2011
  14. *Sultanah Haminah
    Sultanah Haminah of Kedah
    Sultanah Hajjah Haminah binti Hamidun is the current Sultanah of Kedah. Born a commoner from Bagan Serai, Perak, she married Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah on 25 December 1975 and was titled Che Puan Kedah until 9 January 2004 when she was promoted to Sultanah....

    ,Sultanah Kedah 13 December 2011

  • Will officially took the office on 13 December 2011.

List of Raja Permaisuri Agong

The following Consorts have served as Raja Permaisuri Agong:
No. Name State Reign Birth Death
1 Tunku Kurshiah binti Almarhum Tunku Besar Burhanuddin  Negeri Sembilan
Negeri Sembilan
Negeri Sembilan, one of the 13 states that constitutes Malaysia, lies on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia, just south of Kuala Lumpur and borders Selangor on the north, Pahang in the east, and Malacca and Johor to the south....

 
August 31, 1957 – April 1, 1960 May 16, 1911 2 February 1999
2 Raja Jemaah binti Almarhum Raja Ahmad  Selangor
Selangor
Selangor also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity") is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Negeri Sembilan to the south and the Strait of Malacca to the west...

 
April 14, 1960 – September 1, 1960 May 16, 1911 8 April 1973
3 Tengku Budriah binti Tengku Ismail  Perlis
Perlis
Perlis is the smallest state in Malaysia. It lies at the northern part of the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and has Satun and Songkhla Provinces of Thailand on its northern border. It is bordered by the state of Kedah to the south...

 
September 21, 1960 – September 20, 1965 March 18, 1924 November 28, 2008
4 Tengku Intan Zaharah binti Tengku Omar
Tengku Intan Zaharah
Tengku Intan Zaharah binti Tengku Hitam Omar is the current Tengku Ampuan Tua of Terengganu. She was formerly the Tengku Ampuan Besar of Terengganu from 1945 to 1979. She also served as the fourth Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia from 1965 to 1970.-Early life:Tengku Intan was born in Singapore...

 
Terengganu
Terengganu
Terengganu is a sultanate and constitutive state of federal Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Iman...

 
September 21, 1965 – September 20, 1970 April 13, 1928
5 Tunku Bahiyah binti Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman  Kedah
Kedah
Kedah is a state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a total area of over 9,000 km², and it consists of the mainland and Langkawi. The mainland has a relatively flat terrain, which is used to grow rice...

 
September 21, 1970 – September 20, 1975 August 24, 1930 August 26, 2003
6 Tengku Zainab II binti Tengku Muhammad Petra  Kelantan
Kelantan
Kelantan is a state of Malaysia. The capital and royal seat is Kota Bharu. The Arabic honorific of the state is Darul Naim, ....

 
September 21, 1975 – March 29, 1979 August 7, 1917 January 10, 1993
7 Tengku Hajjah Afzan binti Tengku Panglima Perang Muhammad  Pahang
Pahang
Pahang is the third largest state in Malaysia, after Sarawak and Sabah, occupying the huge Pahang River river basin. It is bordered to the north by Kelantan, to the west by Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, to the south by Johor and to the east by Terengganu and the South China Sea.Its state...

 
March 29, 1979 – April 25, 1984 December 4, 1933 June 29, 1988
8 Tengku Zanariah binti Tengku Panglima Raja Ahmad  Johor
Johor
Johor is a Malaysian state, located in the southern portion of Peninsular Malaysia. It is one of the most developed states in Malaysia. The state capital city and royal city of Johor is Johor Bahru, formerly known as Tanjung Puteri...

 
April 26, 1984 – April 25, 1989 July 5, 1940
9 Tuanku Bainun binti Mohamad Ali  Perak
Perak
Perak , one of the 13 states of Malaysia, is the second largest state in the Peninsular Malaysia bordering Kedah and Yala Province of Thailand to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, Selangor the Strait of Malacca to the south and west.Perak means silver in Malay...

 
April 26, 1989 – April 25, 1994 1932
10 Tunku Najihah binti Almarhum Tunku Besar Burhanuddin  Negeri Sembilan
Negeri Sembilan
Negeri Sembilan, one of the 13 states that constitutes Malaysia, lies on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia, just south of Kuala Lumpur and borders Selangor on the north, Pahang in the east, and Malacca and Johor to the south....

 
April 26, 1994 – April 25, 1999 September 11, 1924
11 Tuanku Siti Aishah
Tuanku Siti Aishah
Permaisuri Siti Aishah was the consort of the 11th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah. She is the youngest ever Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia, ascending the throne at the age of 29 in 1999...

 
Selangor
Selangor
Selangor also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity") is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Negeri Sembilan to the south and the Strait of Malacca to the west...

 
April 26, 1999 – November 21, 2001 November 18, 1971
12 Tengku Fauziah binti Almarhum Tengku Abdul Rashid
Tengku Fauziah binti Almarhum Tengku Abdul Rashid
Tuanku Fauziah binti Tengku Abdul Rashid, D.K., S.S.P.J., S.P.M.P., is the current Raja Perempuan of Perlis. She also served as the Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia from 2001 till December 12, 2006....

 
Perlis
Perlis
Perlis is the smallest state in Malaysia. It lies at the northern part of the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and has Satun and Songkhla Provinces of Thailand on its northern border. It is bordered by the state of Kedah to the south...

 
December 13, 2001 – December 12, 2006 June 6, 1946
13 Sultanah Nur Zahirah
Sultanah Nur Zahirah
Tuanku Nur Zahirah is the Permaisuri of Terengganu, and the 13th and current Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia.-Early life:Born Rozita binti Adil Bakeri on December 7, 1973 in Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia she received her primary school education at Sekolah Kebangsaan St. Nicholas' Convent, and her...

 
Terengganu
Terengganu
Terengganu is a sultanate and constitutive state of federal Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Iman...

 
December 13, 2006 – December 7, 1973


Previous holders of the office 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
Yang di-Pertuan Agong
The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is the head of state of Malaysia. The office was established in 1957 when the Federation of Malaya gained independence....

 and Raja Permaisuri Agong.

See also

  • Royal Regalia of Malaysia
    Royal Regalia of Malaysia
    The Royal Regalia of Malaysia includes all the items which are deemed sacred and symbolic of the supremacy and authority of His Majesty Yang di-Pertuan Agong or King of Malaysia and his consort, the Raja Permaisuri Agong...

  • Yang di-Pertuan Negara
    Yang di-Pertuan Negara
    Yang di-Pertuan Negara, meaning "Head of State" in Malay, was used as an official title at various times in Sabah, Singapore and Brunei.-Singapore:...

  • Malay titles
    Malay titles
    The Malay language has a complex system of titles and honorifics, which are still used extensively in Malaysia and Brunei. Singapore, whose Malay royalty was abolished by the British colonial government in 1891, has adopted civic titles for its leaders....

  • Elective monarchy
    Elective monarchy
    An elective monarchy is a monarchy ruled by an elected rather than hereditary monarch. The manner of election, the nature of the candidacy and the electors vary from case to case...

  • Yang di-Pertuan Agong
    Yang di-Pertuan Agong
    The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is the head of state of Malaysia. The office was established in 1957 when the Federation of Malaya gained independence....

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