Abdullah of Pahang

Abdullah
  • عبدﷲ
Al-Mustafa Billah (He who is chosen by God)
Abdullah in 2019
Yang di-Pertuan Agong XVI
Reign31 January 2019 – 30 January 2024
Installation30 July 2019
PredecessorMuhammad V
SuccessorIbrahim Iskandar
Sultan of Pahang
Reign11 January 2019 – present
Proclamation15 January 2019
PredecessorAhmad Shah
Heir apparentTengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah
Born (1959-07-30) 30 July 1959 (age 65)
Istana Mangga Tunggal, Pekan, Pahang, Federation of Malaya
Spouse
  • (m. 1991)
Issue
Names
Tengku Abdullah ibni Tengku Ahmad Shah
Regnal name
Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah [fn 1]
HouseBendahara
FatherSultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mu’azzam Shah
MotherTengku Ampuan Hajah Afzan Rahimahallah binti Almarhum Tengku Panglima Perang Tengku Muhammad
ReligionSunni Islam
Signature
Education
Military career
Allegiance Malaysia
Service / branch Malaysian Army
Years of service1978–present
Rank Field marshal
Admiral of the Fleet
Marshal of the Air Force
Unit
Abdullah of Pahang
Medal record
Polo
Representing  Malaysia
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 1983 Singapore Men's tournament[2]

Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah (Jawi: السلطان عبدﷲ رعاية الدين المصطفى بالله شاه ابن المرحوم سلطان حاج أحمد شاه; listen; born 30 July 1959) is the Sultan of Pahang.

Abdullah was born during the reign of his grandfather, Sultan Abu Bakar, and became heir apparent when his father, Sultan Ahmad Shah, acceded to the throne of Pahang in 1974. He was created Crown Prince of Pahang on 1 July 1975. He was educated at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and later pursued a Diploma in International Relations and Diplomacy at Worcester College, Oxford and Queen Elizabeth College in 1980 until 1981. In 1986, he married Tunku Azizah Aminah. They had 10 children, notably Hassanal Ibrahim, Muhammad Iskandar and Puteri Iman Afzan, including one adopted son, Amir Nasser.

Abdullah became Sultan of Pahang upon his father's abdication in January 2019 who later died in May 2019.[3]

On 31 January 2019, Abdullah was sworn in as the 16th King of Malaysia from 2019 to 2024.[4] Abdullah played an unusually prominent role in domestic politics, particularly during the 2020–2022 Malaysian political crisis[5] and the intricate negotiations that followed the 2022 general election, which resulted in a hung parliament. As a result of this, his reign saw the most prime ministers of any monarch in Malaysia.

  1. ^ Bernama (15 January 2019). "Sultan of Pahang officially addressed as Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah". Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Raja Permaisuri Agong bercerita tentang pingat emas YDP Agong" [Raja Permaisuri Agong bercerita tentang pingat emas YDP Agong]. kosmo.com (in Malay). 28 July 2019. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Tengku Abdullah to be proclaimed Pahang sultan on Jan 15". MalaysiaKini. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Sultan Pahang, Agong Malaysia ke-16" [Sultan Pahang, 16th Malaysia Agong]. Bernama.com (in Malay). 24 January 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Malaysia politics reflects growing influence of King Abdullah". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 15 September 2021.


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