Sultan Badlishah of Kedah

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Sultan Badlishah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Sir Abdul Hamid Halim Shah, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of the State of Kedah Dar ul-Aman, KCMG, KBE, (17 March 1894-13 July 1958) was the 29th Sultan of Kedah, a present Malaysian state, between 1943 and 1958. He succeeded the throne upon the death of his father, Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah. He was also regent of Kedah between 1937 and 1943. In 1943, he was deposed by the Imperial Japanese Army, but was reinstated following their surrender and the end of the Japanese occupation of Malaysia in 1945.

[edit] Family

He was married twice. His first marriage was to Tunku Sofia binti Tunku Mahmud in 1924. She died in 1934. His second marriage was to Tunku Asmah ibni Almarhum Sultan Badrul Alam Shah, a Terengganu princess, who bore him two children. They are the current Sultan, Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah and Tunku Abdul Malik ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah.

[edit] Death and Succession

He died on the 13th of July, 1958 and was succeeded by his eldest son, Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah.

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Preceded by
Abdul Hamid Halim
 29th Sultan of Kedah
1943-1958		 Succeeded by
Tuanku ‘Abdu’l-Halim