Zainal Abidin Alting | |
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Sultan of Tidore | |
Reign | 1947-1967 |
Predecessor | Interregnum (preceded by Iskandar Sahajuhan) |
Successor | Sultanate lapsed |
Born | 5 August 1912 Soasiu, Tidore |
Died | 4 July 1967 |
Father | Dano Husain (ibn Amir ibn Abi Bakar) |
Mother | Salma |
Religion | Islam |
Sultan Zainal Abidin Alting Syah (born Soasiu, Tidore, 5 August 1912—died Ambon, Maluku, 4 July 1967) was the 26th Sultan of Tidore in Maluku Islands, reigning from 1947 to 1967. He was also the appointed Governor of Irian Barat (West Papua) in 1956–1962 before the actual inclusion of Irian Barat in Indonesia, serving official Indonesian claims against Dutch colonial rule.