Sultan Syarif Muhammad ash-Shafiuddin | |||||||||
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18th Sultan of Banten | |||||||||
Reign | 2016–present | ||||||||
Coronation | 11 December 2016 | ||||||||
Predecessor | Maulana Muhammad Shafiuddin of Banten | ||||||||
Born | Ratu Bagus Hendra Bambang Wisanggeni Soerjaatmadja 31 August 1954 Palembang, South Sumatra | ||||||||
Spouse |
Nina Arifai Soerjaatmadja
(m. 1981) | ||||||||
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House | Azmatkhan | ||||||||
Father | Ratu Bagus Abdul Mughni Soerjaatmadja | ||||||||
Mother | Soepiati Soerjaatmadja | ||||||||
Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||
Alma mater | University of Indonesia University of Oxford |
Ratu Bagus Hendra Bambang Wisanggeni Soerjaatmadja, M.B.A. (EYD: Ratu Bagus Hendra Bambang Wisanggeni Suryaatmaja; born 31 August 1954)[1] is the 18th sultan of Banten who was crowned on December 11, 2016 with the title of Sultan Syarif Muhammad ash-Shafiuddin Azmatkhan al-Husaini.[2]
Soerjaatmadja was officially crowned as Sultan who led Bantenese people on custom and culture during the celebration of Mawlid at the Great Mosque of Banten, Serang.[3] Ahmad Muhtadi Dimyathi, an influential cleric in Banten is one of the figures who confirmed Soerjaatmadja as sultan.[4][5]