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| Reign | 29 March 1979 – 25 April 1984 |
| Predecessor | Yahya Petra of Kelantan |
| Successor | Iskandar of Johor |
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| Reign | 7 May 1974 - Present |
| Predecessor | Abu Bakar of Pahang |
| Spouse | Tengku Ampuan Afzan (d. 1988) Sultanah Kalsom binti Abdullah |
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| Tengku Abdullah | |
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| Haji Ahmad Shah ibni Abu Bakar Riayatuddin Shah | |
| Father | Abu Bakar of Pahang |
| Born | 24 October 1930 Pekan, Pahang, Federated Malay States, British Malaya |
HRH Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah ibni Sultan Abu Bakar Riayatuddin al-Muadzam Shah[1] (born 24 October 1930 at Istana Mangga Tunggal, Pekan) is the fifth Sultan of Pahang, and also served as the seventh Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia from 1979 to 1984.
Born Tengku Ahmad Shah, he was the only son of Sultan Sir Abu Bakar Riayatuddin Al-Muadzam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdullah Al-Mutassimu Billah Shah (reigned 1932–1974) by his official and royal consort, Tengku Ampuan Besar Fatimah binti Almarhum Sultan Iskandar Kadasallah Shah.
A student of the Malay College Kuala Kangsar, he received diplomas in public administration from Worcester College, Oxford and Exeter University. He succeeded his father as sultan in 1974.
His election as Yang di-Pertuan Agong in 1979 was marked with controversy as he was said to be at odds with the incoming prime minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. However, the rumours proved to be untrue and he proved to be a keen admirer of the prime minister.
A controversial, headstrong personality, he has often forced his chief ministers to resign over minor differences.
His favourite hobby was playing football, golf, polo, and equestrian.
Sultan Ahmad Shah is a keen sportsman and President of the Malaysian Football Association (FAM)[2] and President of Asian Football Confederation (AFC) until 2002.
His official and royal consort, Tengku Ampuan Afzan binti Tengku Panglima Perang Muhammad, a member of the Terengganu royal family, served as his Raja Permaisuri Agong but died of cancer on her return to Pahang on 29 June 1988. Sultan Ahmad Shah's junior wife Kalsom binti Abdullah (nee Anita), was designated as the Sultanah of Pahang in 1991.
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As the Yang di-Pertuan Agong from 1979 to 1984, Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah was automatically designated under constitutional provisions as the Supreme Commander of the Malaysian Armed Forces, holding the rank of the Field Marshal of the Royal Malaysian Air Force, Admiral of the Royal Malaysian Navy and Field Marshal of the Army.[3]
Several projects and institutions were named after the Sultan, including:
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| Preceded by Sultan Yahya Petra (Sultan of Kelantan) |
Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia) 1979-1984 |
Succeeded by Sultan Iskandar (Sultan of Johor) |
| Preceded by Sultan Sir Abu Bakar Riayatuddin Al-Muadzam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdullah Al-Mutassimu Billah Shah |
Sultan of Pahang 1974-current |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Civic offices | ||
| Preceded by Hamzah Abu Samah |
President of Asian Football Confederation 1994–2002 |
Succeeded by Mohamed bin Hammam |