Tunku Puan Zanariah

Johor Royal Family

HRH Sultan Ibrahim Ismail, The Sultan HRH Raja Zarith Sofiah of Perak, Permaisuri HRH Tunku Ismail Idris, The Crown Prince HH Che' Puan Khaleeda Bustamam, The Crown Princess HH Tunku Khalsom Aminah Sofiah HH Tunku Tun Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah Dennis Muhammad Abdullah HH Tunku Idris Iskandar, Tunku Temenggung HH Tunku Abdul Rahman Hassanal Jeffri, Tunku Panglima HH Tunku Abu Bakar Iman, Tunku Putera
HH Enche' Besar Kalsom Abdullah, Sultan's mother HH Tunku Kamariah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, Tengku Puan Panglima di-Raja of Selangor HH Tengku Sulaiman Shah, Tengku Panglima di-Raja of Selangor Tengku Shakirin al-Amin Mahmud Ismail Ahmad Shah Tengku Salehuddin Ismail Shah Tengku Shahrain Ismail Ibrahim Iskandar Hishamuddin Shah Tengku Sharifuddin Ibrahim Ismail Iskandar Abdul Aziz Shah Tengku Kathira Zanariah Ihsan Maimunah Aminah Iskandar Putri HH Tunku Zabedah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, Tunku Besar HH Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, Tengku Puan of Pahang HH Tengku Abdullah, The Regent of Pahang Tengku Hassanal Tengku Muhammad Tengku Ahmad Ismail Tengku Putri Nur Jihan Tengku Putri Afzan Amina
HRH Tunku Puan Zanariah of Kelantan, Sultan Iskandar's second wife HH Tunku Abdul Majid, Tunku Bendahara Tunku Teh Mazni Yusuf Tunku Mahmood Iskandar Tunku Aisha Menjalara Iskandar HH Tunku Mariam Zahrah HH Tunku Noraini Fatimah Ramlan HH Tunku Maimuna Ismailiah Mizan HH Tunku Muna Najiah Shaftdean Lufty HH Tunku Amina Kalsom Masera Marian Zahira Iskandariah

Tunku Puan Zanariah^[3] (Tengku Zanariah binti Almarhum Tengku Ahmad; born 5 July 1940)^[4] is the second wife of Sultan Iskandar of Johor from their marriage in 1961 until his death in 2010. She served as Raja Permaisuri Agong between 1984 and 1989.

Her sister, Tengku Nora, was married to her father-in-law, Sultan Ismail.^[5]

Early life

Born on 5 July 1940, in Dusun Green Palace, Pasir Mas, Kelantan, Tengku Zanariah is the seventh child of HRH Tengku Panglima Raja Kelantan from among nine siblings. She comes from the Kelantan royal family.^[4] Her father, the late Tengku Panglima Raja Ahmad was a son of HRH Al-Marhum Tengku Temenggong Kelantan Tengku Abdul Ja'far Ibni HM Long Senik Mulut Merah (Sultan Muhammad II).

Tengku Zanariah was enrolled into Sultanah Zainab School, Kelantan an elementary school where she studied from 1946 to 1949. Between 1950 and 1952 she studied at the Convent Bukit Nanas in Kuala Lumpur before returning to Kelantan where she continued her studies at Sultan Ibrahim School, Pasir Mas. With the encouragement of her father and her own desire to equip herself for the future, she left for England in 1954 to further her studies at the Upper Chime School, Isle of Wight.^[4]

While studying in England, Tengku Zanariah met Tunku Iskandar^[6] (later Sultan Iskandar) who was also studying there. They later married in 1961, and became the mother of Tunku Iskandar's six children.^[2]^[7]

Sultanah of Johor

Her husband became Sultan of Johor in 1981. Although she was known as Sultanah,^[8] she was never formally crowned.^[3]

In 1982, Tunku Zanariah sponsored and established the Majlis Wanita Negeri Johor or MAWAR (the Women's Council of Johor), which organises various religious activities such as the celebration of the Prophet’s birthday at its headquarters at Sungai Cat Road in Johor Bahru.^[9] MAWAR also collected donations for distribution among flood victims in Johor as well as the less fortunate and the needy.

Her husband died in 2010 and was succeeded by her stepson Tunku Ibrahim Ismail. In 2011, a government circular issued removed the honorific 'Sultanah' from her name, and instructed that she be referred to instead as 'Tunku Puan Zanariah' or simply 'Tunku Zanariah'. The current royal court also does not recognise her as a former holder of the title Sultanah of Johor.^[3]

Interests

Tunku Zanariah has a passion for the arts. She also loves cooking and takes great care in her daily chores. She pays special attention to the selection and arrangement of decorations in the palace particularly in preparation for official dinners. Tunku Zanariah also loves reading especially about culture, history and affairs of neighbouring countries.

She was also the winner of the first edition of Miss Malaysia-International 1960 where she was represented Malaysia in Miss International 1960 in United States. Unfortunately, she did not placed in the pageant that time.

During her free time, Tunku Zanariah loves to exercise, ride horses and play golf or tennis. She is also good in water skiing. During her younger days, she climbed Gunung Ledang, the highest mountain in Johor. She is currently the only consort to have done so.^[4]

Patronages

Chancellor of the University of Technology, Malaysia (UTM) until 2010.
Patron of the Iskandar Puteri Foundation.
Patron of the Women’s Council of Johor (MAWAR) since 1982.

Honours ^[10]

Honours of Malaysia

Malaysia : Recipient of the Order of the Crown of the Realm (1987).^[11]
Johor : First Class of the Royal Family Order of Johor (DK, 28 October 1972).
Kelantan : Royal Family Order of Kelantan (DK).

Notes

↑ JOHOR (Sultanate)
1 2 Rahman, Solomon, pg 21
1 2 3 "No 'sultanah' title or special perks for 2 Johor consorts". New Straits Times. 17 February 2011. Archived from the original on 19 February 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011. CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
1 2 3 4 Information Malaysia (1985), pg 58
↑ Tan Chee Khoon, pg 25
↑ "Tengku" is spelled as "Tunku" in Johor; Malaysian Protocol and Correct Forms of Address (1986), pg 20
↑ Negara Brunei Darussalam: A Biographical Dictionary (1860-1996) (1996), pg 290
↑ "Sultanah: We need more graduates". New Straits Times. 16 April 2000. National p. 9.
↑ Maklumat lisan Johor, pg 146
↑ Royal Ark
↑ "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1987." (PDF).

References

Negara Brunei Darussalam: A Biographical Dictionary (1860-1996), A. V. M. Horton, 1996, ISBN 0-9524831-8-1
Challenging Times, Abdul Rahman, J. S. Solomon, published by Pelanduk Publications, 1985, ISBN 967-978-094-5
Information Malaysia, published by Berita Publications Sdn. Bhd., 1985
Maklumat Lisan Johor: Projek Pelajar-Pelajar Lewartawanan, Kajian Sebaran Am, Institut Teknologi MARA, Biroteks, published by Institut Teknologi MARA, 1987
Malaysian Protocol and Correct Forms of Address, Abdullah Ali, published by Times Books International, 1986, ISBN 9971-65-370-2
Sistem beraja di Malaysia, Tan Chee Khoon, published by Pelanduk Publications, 1985

Regnal titles
Preceded by Tengku Afzan (Tengku Ampuan of Pahang)	Raja Permaisuri Agong (Queen of Malaysia)	Succeeded by Tuanku Bainun (Raja Permaisuri of Perak)

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