Tuanku Bainun

Tuanku Bainun
Raja Permaisuri of Perak
Raja Permaisuri Agong
Tenure	26 April 1989 – 25 April 1994
Installation	18 September 1989
Predecessor	Tunku Puan Zanariah
Successor	Tuanku Najihah
Raja Permaisuri of Perak
Tenure	3 February 1984 – 28 May 2014
Installation	9 December 1985
Successor	Zara Salim Davidson

Spouse	Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Yussuf Izzuddin Shah Ghafarullahu-lah (m. 1955-2014)
Issue	Nazrin Shah of Perak Raja Azureen Raja Ashman Shah Raja Eleena Raja Yong Sofia
Born	(1932-11-07) 7 November 1932 Penang, Malaya
Religion	Sunni Islam

Perak Royal Family

HRH Sultan Dr. Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah, Sultan HRH Tuanku Zara Salim, Raja Permaisuri HH Raja Azlan Muzzaffar Shah HH Raja Nazira Safya HH Raja Jaafar, Raja Muda HH Raja Nor Mahani, Raja Puan Besar Raja Shah Azman Raja Nor Azwina HH Raja Iskandar Dzulkarnain, Raja Di-Hilir HH Tunku Soraya, Raja Puan Muda Raja Nabil Imran Raja Idris Shah Raja Siffuddin Raja Sarina Intan Bahiyah Raja Safia Azizah HH Raja Ahmad Nazim Azlan Shah, Raja Kechil Besar Azlan Shah's family HRH Tuanku Bainun, Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah's widow HH Raja Azureen The Hon. Muhammad Saleh The Hon. Latiff Mohd Saleh The Hon. Nurlin Mohd Saleh The Hon. Azlin Mohd Saleh The Hon. Azim Mohd Saleh Noraini Jane, Raja Ashman Shah's widow HH Raja Eminah Alliyah HH Raja Bainunnisa Safia HH Raja Eleena The Hon. Ismail Farouk The Hon. Omar Ismail Farouk The Hon. Imran Ismail Farouk The Hon. Ashman Ismail Farouk The Hon. Alia Ismail Farouk The Hon. Sofia Ismail Farouk HH Raja Yong Sofia HH Tunku Kamil HH Tunku Aznal Shahabudin of Kedah HH Tunku Amira Shahabudin of Kedah HH Tunku Maisara Shahabudin of Kedah

Tuanku Bainun (Bainun binti Mohd Ali; born 7 November 1932) is the Raja Permaisuri of Perak the (Queen) Malaysian state of Perak. She was also the ninth Raja Permaisuri Agong (Queen) of Malaysia, the first commoner to be installed as Queen.

Background

Tuanku Bainun was born in 7 November 1932 place in Penang, Malaysia and received her early education at the St. George’s Girls School, Penang. She was selected to further her studies at the prestigious Teacher’s Training College, Kirkby, England from 1952 to 1954.

A year after returning from England, she married Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Yussuf Izzuddin Shah Ghafarullahu-lah of Perak in 1955. The Sultan was then a Magistrate in Kuala Lumpur, while Tuanku Bainun was teaching at her former school. She has taught in various schools in Kuala Lumpur, Seremban, Raub, Taiping and Kuantan.

Becoming Queen

Upon her husband's accession to the Perak throne in 1984, she became Raja Permaisuri of Perak with the title of Tuanku. In Perak, Queens of royal blood are known as Raja Perempuan, while the title of Raja Permaisuri was reserved for commoner consorts. Her Royal Highness was officially proclaimed the Raja Permaisuri Perak Darul Ridzuan on February 19, 1988 in a historic ceremony at Istana Kinta in Ipoh.

Sultan Azlan Shah was selected as the ninth Yang di-Pertuan Agong and during the Oath Taking and Signing Ceremony on April 26, 1989, Tuanku Bainun was proclaimed Raja Permaisuri Agong. Tuanku Bainun is the first commoner ever to become Queen of Malaysia. Interestingly she was crowned Raja Permaisuri Agong on a new throne made of silver that replaced the ancient wooden throne used by Malaysia's eight previous Queens of royal blood, adding another first to her crown.

Royal Family

The royal couple have five children, two princes and three princesses. The eldest is Raja Nazrin Shah Ibni Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah, who is also Raja Muda (Crown Prince) of Perak. The others are Raja Dato’ Seri Azureen Binti Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah, Raja Dato’ Seri Ashman Shah Ibni Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah, Raja Dato' Seri Eleena Binti Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah and Raja Dato' Seri Yong Sofia Binti Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah.^[1]

Interests and Hobbies

Tuanku Bainun shares a common interest with the Sultan in sports, especially golf. She pays serious attention to her subjects and is always close to them, especially the women, and has a deep interest in welfare activities. Her hobbies include collecting recipes, floral arrangement and reading.

Honours

She was awarded:^[2]

Honours of Perak

Perak :
- Recipient of the Royal Family Order of Perak (DK) ^[3]
- Member First Class of the Azlanii Royal Family Order (DKA I, 2010) ^[4]

Honours of Malaysia

Malaysia :
- Recipient of the Order of the Crown of the Realm (DMN) ^[5]
Selangor :
- First Class of the Royal Family Order of Selangor (DK I, 11.12.2005)