Tengku Ampuan Bariah
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Tengku Ampuan Bariah binti Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah (31 August 1933 – 21 March 2011) was the Tengku Ampuan Besar (Queen) of Terengganu
from 1979 to 1998 as the wife of Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah.
She is the mother of the current sultan, Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin.
, Selangor
, to Tengku Alam Shah of Selangor (later Sultan Hisamuddin) and his second wife, Cik Puan Kalsum Mahmud. She was educated at Malay School, Klang, Malay Girls' College (now known as Tunku Kurshiah College), Kuala Lumpur
, and then Cuckfield Park College, Sussex
.
On 22 March 1951, she married Tengku Mahmud Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin, the then-Yang di-Pertuan Muda (Crown Prince) of Terengganu, in Kuala Lumpur. She was granted the title Tengku Puan Muda (roughly Crown Princess) on 7 April 1954.
In 1979, Tengku Mahmud became Sultan of Terengganu
. She became the Tengku Ampuan Besar (Queen) on 20 September 1979. Her husband reigned until 1998, and was succeeded by their son Tengku Mizan Zainal Abidin.
After her husband's death, she became known as the Tengku Ampuan (Dowager Queen), while her mother-in-law, Tengku Intan Zaharah
, became the Tengku Ampuan Tua (more senior title). She retained her position as a senior member of the Selangor
royal court. She attended the coronation ceremony of her nephew, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah
on 9 March 2003.
Tengku Ampuan Bariah died on 21 March 2011 at Seri Kota Hospital, Klang, during her son's reign as Yang di-Pertuan Agong
. She was buried at the royal mausoleum near Masjid Al-Muktafi Billah Shah
in Kuala Terengganu
, next to her husband. He funeral was attended by the Raja Perempuan of Perlis, Tengku Fauziah Tengku Abdul Rashid, the Tengku Puan of Pahang, Tengku Azizah, and members of the Selangor, Johor, Kedah and Negeri Sembilan royal families.
Terengganu
Terengganu is a sultanate and constitutive state of federal Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Iman...
from 1979 to 1998 as the wife of Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah.
She is the mother of the current sultan, Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin.
Biography
Tengku Bariah was born on 31 August 1933 in KlangKlang
Klang , formerly known as Kelang, is the royal city and former capital of the state of Selangor, Malaysia. It is located within the Klang District in Klang Valley. It is located about 32 km to the west of Kuala Lumpur and 6 km east of Port Klang...
, 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...
, to Tengku Alam Shah of Selangor (later Sultan Hisamuddin) and his second wife, Cik Puan Kalsum Mahmud. She was educated at Malay School, Klang, Malay Girls' College (now known as Tunku Kurshiah College), Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
, and then Cuckfield Park College, Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
.
On 22 March 1951, she married Tengku Mahmud Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin, the then-Yang di-Pertuan Muda (Crown Prince) of Terengganu, in Kuala Lumpur. She was granted the title Tengku Puan Muda (roughly Crown Princess) on 7 April 1954.
In 1979, Tengku Mahmud became Sultan of Terengganu
Sultan of Terengganu
Sultan of Terengganu is the title of the constitutional head of Terengganu state in Malaysia. The current sultan, Mizan Zainal Abidin, is the seventeenth Sultan of Terengganu...
. She became the Tengku Ampuan Besar (Queen) on 20 September 1979. Her husband reigned until 1998, and was succeeded by their son Tengku Mizan Zainal Abidin.
After her husband's death, she became known as the Tengku Ampuan (Dowager Queen), while her mother-in-law, Tengku Intan Zaharah
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...
, became the Tengku Ampuan Tua (more senior title). She retained her position as a senior member of the 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...
royal court. She attended the coronation ceremony of her nephew, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah
Sharafuddin of Selangor
Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah is the ninth and current Sultan of the Malaysian state of Selangor. He ascended the throne in 2001, succeeding his father, Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah.-Early life and education:...
on 9 March 2003.
Tengku Ampuan Bariah died on 21 March 2011 at Seri Kota Hospital, Klang, during her son's reign as 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....
. She was buried at the royal mausoleum near Masjid Al-Muktafi Billah Shah
Masjid Al-Muktafi Billah Shah
Masjid Al-Muktafi Billah Shah is the modern royal mosque of Terengganu, Malaysia. It is located in Kuala Terengganu. Construction of the mosque began in 1981 and the mosque was completed in 1984. The mosque was officially opened on September 1984 by the late Sultan of Terengganu Almarhum Sultan...
in Kuala Terengganu
Kuala Terengganu
-Transport:The city is connected to other towns via a good network of roads and also some ferries that ply the Terengganu River. The Sultan Mahmud Bridge, a bridge over the Terengganu River, provides a road link to both banks of the river...
, next to her husband. He funeral was attended by the Raja Perempuan of Perlis, Tengku Fauziah Tengku Abdul Rashid, the Tengku Puan of Pahang, Tengku Azizah, and members of the Selangor, Johor, Kedah and Negeri Sembilan royal families.