Tuanku Bahiyah

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Tuanku Bahiyah binti Almarhum Tuanku Abdul rahman (1930-2003) was the Sultanah of Kedah (1959-2003) and served as Queen of Malaysia from 1970 to 1975.

She was born Tunku Bahiyah on August 24, 1930 in in Seri Menanti, Negeri Sembilan, the eldest daughter of Tuanku Abdul Rahman ibni Almarhum Tuanku Muhammad and Tunku Kurshiah binti Almarhum Tunku Besar Burhanuddin.

In 1956, she married Tuanku Al-Mutassimu Billahi Muhibbudin Sultan Abdul Halim Al-Muadzam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah of Kedah, who two years later became Sultan of Kedah. Tunku Bahiyah was installed the second Sultanah of Kedah.

From 1970, she served her five year term as Raja Permaisuri Agong or Queen of Malaysia.

She died of cancer on August 26, 2003 and was survived by her husband and two daughters.[1]

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  1. ^ Royal News — August 2003. Retrieved on 2006-09-04.

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