Mahmud of Terengganu

Almarhum Al-Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Al-Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Al-Haj was the 16th Sultan of Terengganu from 1979 to 1998.

Life

Sultan Mahmud was born in 29 April 1930 in Kuala Terengganu. He was married to Sharifah Nong Fatima As-Saggoff binti Sayyid Abdullah As-Saggoff and Tengku Ampuan Bariah binti Almarhum Sultan Sir Hisamuddin Alam Shah, sister of late Sultan Selangor, Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah on 1951. He was a cousin to the late Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah of Selangor.

Two years later, his father Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah died in 1979. He was installed as the Sultan of Terengganu in 1981 and Tengku Ampuan Bariyah became Tengku Ampuan Besar of Terengganu.

Sultan Mahmud was the colonel for the Royal Armoured Corps (KAD) from 1979.

He was a close friend of his advisor Tan Sri Wan Mokhtar Ahmad, the former Menteri Besar (chief minister) of Terengganu from 1985 to 1999. His main goal was to make Terengganu a developed state. He performed the hadj pilgrimage with Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin of Selangor in 1984.

Deaths

On 14 May 1998, he died in Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore and was replaced by his son Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin. His body was laid to rest in the new Royal Mausoleum near Masjid Al-Muktafi Billah Shah in Kuala Terengganu. He was the first sultan of Terengganu to be buried here.

Honours

He was awarded:^[1]

Honours of Terengganu

• Supreme Royal Family Order of Terengganu : Founding Grand Master and Member (DKT, 10 March 1981 - 15 May 1998)
• Family Order of Terengganu  : First Class (DK I, 26 June 1964) and Grand Master (21 Sept. 1979 - 15 May 1998)
• Order of Sultan Mahmud I of Terengganu : Founding Grand Master and Member Grand Companion (SSMT, 28 Feb. 1982 - 15 May 1998)
• Order of the Crown of Terengganu : Knight Grand Commander (SPMT, 26 June 1977) and Grand Master (21 Sept. 1979 - 15 May 1998)

Honours of Malaysia

•  Malaysia : Order of the Crown of the Realm : Recipient (DMN)
•  Johor : First Class of the Royal Family Order of Johor (DK, 8 April 1986)
•  Kedah : Member of the Royal Family Order of Kedah (DK)
•  Kelantan : Member of the Royal Family Order (Kelantan) or Star of Yunus (DK, 30.3.2002)
•  Negeri Sembilan : Member of the Royal Family Order of Negeri Sembilan (DKNS, 19.7.2001)
•  Pahang : Member 1st class of the Family Order of the Crown of Indra of Pahang (DK I)
•  Perak :
  • Member (Ahli) of the Royal Family Order of Perak (DK, 17.12.1977)
  • Grand Knight of the Order of Cura Si Manja Kini (SPCM, 17.12.1977)
•  Perlis : Recipient of Perlis Family Order of the Gallant Prince Syed Putra Jamalullail (DK)
•  Selangor : First class of the Royal Family Order of Selangor (DK I, 8.3.1978)
•  Sarawak :
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (DP)
  • Order of Meritorious Service to Sarawak (DJBS)

Foreign Honours

•  Brunei : Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei (DKMB)
•  United Kingdom :
  • Knight of Justice or Grace of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (KStJ, 20.3.1990)
  • Queen Elizabeth II Coron Medal (1953)

Legacy

Several projects and institutions were named after the Sultan, including:

Educational institutions

• Sekolah Menengah Sains Sultan Mahmud (SMSSM) at Wakaf Tembusu, Kuala Terengganu

Buildings, Bridges and Roads

• Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Mosque at Bandar Al-Muktafi Billah Shah
• Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Mosque at Kuala Terengganu
• Sultan Mahmud Bridge and Sultan Mahmud Bridge Highway (Jalan Tengku Mizan) on Federal Route at Kuala Terengganu
• Jalan Sultan Mahmud on Federal Route at Kuala Terengganu
• Sultan Mahmud Airport at Seberang Takir, Kuala Terengganu
• Sultan Mahmud Power Station, Kenyir Dam

Others

• Bandar Al-Muktafi Billah Shah

References

1. ↑ Royal Ark, TERENGGANU 13