Tunku Annuar

Tunku Annuar
Tunku Bendahara of Kedah
Chairman of the Council of Regency of Kedah
Tenure 13 December 2011 – present
Spouse Sharifah Saleha Syed Omar Shahabuddin (m. 1962, div.)
Noor Suzanna Abdullah
Issue
Tunku Putra Badlishah
Tunku Azudin Shah
Tunku Johanez
Tunku Marina
Father Sultan Badlishah
Mother Tengku Asma Sultan Sulaiman
Born 30 June 1939 (1939-06-30) (age 72)

Tunku Annuar ibni Sultan Badlishah (born 30 June 1939) is a member of the Kedah royal family and Chairman of the Regency Council of the Malaysian state of Kedah. He is the son of Sultan Badlishah and the half-brother of Sultan Abdul Halim.

Biography

Tunku Annuar was born on 30 June 1939 as the first son of Tunku Badlishah by his third wife, Tengku Asma Sultan Sulaiman. His father, Tunku Badlishah, was the seventh son of Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim. His mother, Tengku Asma, was a daughter of Sultan Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah of Terengganu. She was crowned as Sultanah of Kedah in 1943. Tunku Badlishah was appointed Raja Muda (Crown Prince) of Kedah in 1935 and became sultan in 1943.[1]

He was educated at Australian Army Staff College, Fort Queenscliff.[1]

Tunku Annuar was granted the title Tunku Bendahara in 1981.[1]

On 12 December 2011, he was appointed Chairman of the Council of Regency after Tuanku Abdul Halim became Yang di-Pertuan Agong. Other members of the council include his brothers Tunku Sallehuddin, Tunku Abdul Hamid Thani, and Tuanku Abdul Halim's daughter Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz.[2]

Marriages and children

He married Sharifah Saleha Syed Omar Shahabuddin on 22 January 1962. They have four children:[1]

His second wife is Toh Puan Noor Suzanna Abdullah, the current Toh Puan Bendahara.[1] Toh Puan Noor Suzanna has been involved in various charity events for flood victims in Kedah.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Kedah 11". Royal Ark. http://www.royalark.net/Malaysia/kedah11.htm. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
  2. ^ "Kedah Sultan Reminds Council of Regency To Carry Out Duties With Honesty". Bernama. 2011-12-12. Archived from the original on 2011-12-12. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bernama.com%2Fbernama%2Fv5%2Fnewsgeneral.php%3Fid%3D633575&date=2011-12-12. 
  3. ^ "The presenters' point of view". The Star. 2007-06-01. http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2007/6/1/lifefocus/20070531180221&sec=lifefocus. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
  4. ^ Farhana Syed Nokman (2011-01-02). "Shangri-La embraces flood victims with essentials". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 2011-12-18. http://www.webcitation.org/6422Zq4Vy. Retrieved 2011-12-18. 
  5. ^ Aida Ahmad (2011-09-28). "Dinner aims at helping victims of natural disaster in Kedah". The Star. http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2011/9/28/central/9562431&sec=central. Retrieved 2011-12-18. 
Malaysian royalty
Preceded by
Tunku Abdul Malik Sultan Badlishah
as Raja Muda 		Line of succession to the throne of Kedah
2nd position		 Succeeded by
Tunku Putra Badlishah Tunku Annuar