Raja Permaisuri Agong (Jawi: راج ڤرمايسوري اݢوڠ; full title: Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Raja Permaisuri Agong; سري ڤدوک بݢيندا راج ڤرمايسوري اݢوڠ, literally The Queen of Malaysia) is the title given to the consort of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the elected, constitutionalfederal monarch of Malaysia.
The full style and title in Malay is Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Raja Permaisuri Agong.
Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia literally means Under the dust of the Almighty referring to how the Raja Permaisuri Agong's power and prestige is dust compared to God's power and the ruler and his consort are always subservient to God and never above and beyond God.
Seri Paduka Baginda refers to Seri as in a person. Paduka means victorious and the term Baginda is in Malay for a royal in the third person.
Raja Permaisuri Agong in literal English is "The Supreme Queen Consort". It is an archaic equivalent to Raja where the female is a Raja Permaisuri and "Agong" (or Agung in standard Malay) means "supreme". The term Agong is not translated, as in the Constitution of Malaysia.
Common English terms used in the media and by the general public include "Queen", "Supreme Queen" and "Paramount Consort".
Terminology and precedenceedit
As the title "Yang di-Pertuan Agong" is commonly glossed as "King" in English, the title "Raja Permaisuri Agong" is commonly translated to "Queen", and in English the bearer is thus referred to as "Her Majesty" and addressed as "Your Majesty".[1] The Malay word permaisuri is derived from Sanskrit परमेश्वरी (parameśvarī), 'supreme lady'.
The Raja Permaisuri Agong immediately follows her husband, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, in the Malaysian order of precedence.
Status, functions, and privilegesedit
The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is elected (de facto rotated) every five years among the nine hereditary rulers of the states of Malaysia. When a ruler is elected as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, his consort automatically becomes the Raja Permaisuri Agong. In effect, the holder of the title of Raja Permaisuri Agong changes every five years, though it could happen earlier due to the death or resignation of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
Like many spouses of heads of state, the Raja Permaisuri Agong has no stipulated role in the Constitution of Malaysia. She accompanies the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to official functions and state visits, as well as hosting visiting heads of state and their spouses. Article 34 of the Malaysian Constitution forbids the Raja Permaisuri Agong from holding any appointment, carrying any remuneration, or actively engaging in any commercial enterprise. The Raja Permaisuri Agong is, however, legally entitled to an annual payment which is included in the Civil List of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.[2]
Previous holders of the title of Raja Permaisuri Agong whose husbands are deceased receive a pension from the Federal Government's Civil List. They also take precedence immediately after the reigning Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the current Raja Permaisuri Agong, the reigning monarchs of royal states, and the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of non-royal states.
List of Raja Permaisuri Agongedit
The following consorts have served as Raja Permaisuri Agong: [a]
1.^ Tuanku Abdul Halim was the first and only Yang di-Pertuan Agong to reign twice.[4] Sultanah Haminah was his second wife from 1975 to his death and reigned alongside him as Raja Permaisuri Agong XIV as Sultanah Bahiyah had died in 2003.
2.^ Sultan Muhammad V reigned without a queen consort as his wife Sultanah Nur Diana Petra was not proclaimed as Sultanah of Kelantan until 2022. Shortly before his abdication in January 2019, it was reported that Muhammad V had married Oksana Voevodina, however the marriage was not officially acknowledged and Voevodina was not recognized as his consort.[5][6]
List of Raja Permaisuri Agong by ageedit
Raja Permaisuri Tuanku Bainun is the eldest living former Raja Permaisuri Agong. She is currently the only nonagenarian in the list and only the second person to achieved this distinction after Tuanku Najihah.
Ages of the living Raja Permaisuri Agong as of 16:03, Tuesday, January 30, 2024 (UTC).
The most-recently deceased Raja Permaisuri Agong is Tunku Ampuan Najihah of Negeri Sembilan at the age of 100 years and 6 days on the 8th of September 2023. She was the 10th Raja Permaisuri Agong (1994–1999), her husband was Tuanku Ja'afar (19 July 1922 – 27 December 2008), the 10th Yang di Pertuan Agong (1994–1999) and the Yang Di-Pertuan BesarNegeri Sembilan (18 April 1967 – 27 December 2008).
Referencesedit
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Raja Permaisuri Agong news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Raja Permaisuri Agong Jawi راج ڤرمايسوري اݢوڠ full title Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Raja Permaisuri Agong سري ڤدوک بݢيندا راج ڤرمايسوري اݢوڠ literally The Queen of Malaysia is the title given to the consort of the Yang di Pertuan Agong the elected constitutional federal monarch of Malaysia Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysiaراج ڤرمايسوري اݢوڠFederalRoyal StandardIncumbentRaja Zarith Sofiahsince 31 January 2024DetailsStyleHer MajestyFirst monarchTunku Puan Besar Hajah KurshiahFormation31 August 1957 66 years ago 1957 08 31 ResidenceIstana Negara Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halimas official residenceWebsiteKeeper of the Rulers Seal Office Contents 1 Title 2 Terminology and precedence 3 Status functions and privileges 4 List of Raja Permaisuri Agong 5 List of Raja Permaisuri Agong by age 6 References 7 See alsoTitle editThe full style and title in Malay is Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Raja Permaisuri Agong Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia literally means Under the dust of the Almighty referring to how the Raja Permaisuri Agong s power and prestige is dust compared to God s power and the ruler and his consort are always subservient to God and never above and beyond God Seri Paduka Baginda refers to Seri as in a person Paduka means victorious and the term Baginda is in Malay for a royal in the third person Raja Permaisuri Agong in literal English is The Supreme Queen Consort It is an archaic equivalent to Raja where the female is a Raja Permaisuri and Agong or Agung in standard Malay means supreme The term Agong is not translated as in the Constitution of Malaysia Common English terms used in the media and by the general public include Queen Supreme Queen and Paramount Consort Terminology and precedence editAs the title Yang di Pertuan Agong is commonly glossed as King in English the title Raja Permaisuri Agong is commonly translated to Queen and in English the bearer is thus referred to as Her Majesty and addressed as Your Majesty 1 The Malay word permaisuri is derived from Sanskrit परम श वर paramesvari supreme lady The Raja Permaisuri Agong immediately follows her husband the Yang di Pertuan Agong in the Malaysian order of precedence Status functions and privileges editThe Yang di Pertuan Agong is elected de facto rotated every five years among the nine hereditary rulers of the states of Malaysia When a ruler is elected as the Yang di Pertuan Agong his consort automatically becomes the Raja Permaisuri Agong In effect the holder of the title of Raja Permaisuri Agong changes every five years though it could happen earlier due to the death or resignation of the Yang di Pertuan Agong Like many spouses of heads of state the Raja Permaisuri Agong has no stipulated role in the Constitution of Malaysia She accompanies the Yang di Pertuan Agong to official functions and state visits as well as hosting visiting heads of state and their spouses Article 34 of the Malaysian Constitution forbids the Raja Permaisuri Agong from holding any appointment carrying any remuneration or actively engaging in any commercial enterprise The Raja Permaisuri Agong is however legally entitled to an annual payment which is included in the Civil List of the Yang di Pertuan Agong 2 Previous holders of the title of Raja Permaisuri Agong whose husbands are deceased receive a pension from the Federal Government s Civil List They also take precedence immediately after the reigning Yang di Pertuan Agong the current Raja Permaisuri Agong the reigning monarchs of royal states and the Yang di Pertua Negeri of non royal states List of Raja Permaisuri Agong editThe following consorts have served as Raja Permaisuri Agong a Number Name State Reign Start 3 Reign Ended Yang di Pertuan Agong1 I Tuanku Kurshiah nbsp Negeri Sembilan 31 August 1957 1 April 1960 Tuanku Abdul Rahman2 II Raja Jema ah nbsp Selangor 14 April 1960 1 September 1960 Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah3 III Tengku Budriah nbsp Perlis 21 September 1960 20 September 1965 Tuanku Syed Putra4 IV Tengku Intan Zaharah nbsp Terengganu 21 September 1965 20 September 1970 Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah5 V Tuanku Bahiyah nbsp Kedah 21 September 1970 20 September 1975 Sultan Abdul Halim Mu adzam Shah6 VI Tengku Zainab nbsp Kelantan 21 September 1975 29 March 1979 Sultan Yahya Petra7 VII Tengku Hajah Afzan nbsp Pahang 26 April 1979 25 April 1984 Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al Musta in Billah8 VIII Tengku Zanariah nbsp Johor 26 April 1984 25 April 1989 Sultan Iskandar9 IX Tuanku Bainun nbsp Perak 26 April 1989 25 April 1994 Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah10 X Tuanku Najihah nbsp Negeri Sembilan 26 April 1994 25 April 1999 Tuanku Ja afar11 XI Tuanku Siti Aishah nbsp Selangor 26 April 1999 21 November 2001 Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz12 XII Tengku Fauziah nbsp Perlis 13 December 2001 12 December 2006 Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin13 XIII Tuanku Nur Zahirah nbsp Terengganu 13 December 2006 12 December 2011 Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin14 XIV Tuanku Hajah Haminah nbsp Kedah 13 December 2011 12 December 2016 Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah115 XV 2 nbsp Kelantan Sultan Muhammad V16 XVI Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah nbsp Pahang 31 January 2019 30 January 2024 Sultan Abdullah of Pahang17 XVII Raja Zarith Sofiah nbsp Johor 31 January 2024 Designate Sultan Ibrahim of Johor 1 Tuanku Abdul Halim was the first and only Yang di Pertuan Agong to reign twice 4 Sultanah Haminah was his second wife from 1975 to his death and reigned alongside him as Raja Permaisuri Agong XIV as Sultanah Bahiyah had died in 2003 2 Sultan Muhammad V reigned without a queen consort as his wife Sultanah Nur Diana Petra was not proclaimed as Sultanah of Kelantan until 2022 Shortly before his abdication in January 2019 it was reported that Muhammad V had married Oksana Voevodina however the marriage was not officially acknowledged and Voevodina was not recognized as his consort 5 6 List of Raja Permaisuri Agong by age editRaja Permaisuri Tuanku Bainun is the eldest living former Raja Permaisuri Agong She is currently the only nonagenarian in the list and only the second person to achieved this distinction after Tuanku Najihah Ages of the living Raja Permaisuri Agong as of 16 03 Tuesday January 30 2024 UTC Rank Name State Birth Death Age1 Tunku Ampuan Najihah nbsp Negeri Sembilan 1 Sep 1923 8 September 2023 7 100 years 6 days2 Raja Permaisuri Tuanku Bainun nbsp Perak 7 Nov 1932 8 Alive 91 years 84 days3 Tunku Puan Besar Kurshiah nbsp Negeri Sembilan 16 May 1911 9 2 Feb 1999 10 87 years 262 days4 Tengku Ampuan Intan Zaharah nbsp Terengganu 13 Apr 1928 11 24 Jan 2015 12 86 years 286 days5 Tengku Budriah nbsp Perlis 28 Mar 1924 13 28 Nov 2008 14 83 years 274 days6 Tunku Puan Zanariah nbsp Johor 5 Jul 1940 15 17 Mar 2019 16 78 years 255 days7 Tengku Fauziah nbsp Perlis 6 Jun 1946 17 Alive 77 years 238 days8 Raja Perempuan Zainab II nbsp Kelantan 7 Aug 1917 18 10 Jan 1993 18 75 years 156 days9 Sultanah Bahiyah nbsp Kedah 24 Aug 1930 19 26 Aug 2003 citation needed 73 years 5 days10 Tengku Ampuan Jema ah nbsp Selangor 1900 20 8 Apr 1973 21 72 years 361 days to 73 years 7 days11 Che Puan Besar Hajah Haminah nbsp Kedah 15 Jul 1953 22 Alive 72 years 361 days to 73 years 7 days12 Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah nbsp Pahang 5 Aug 1960 23 Alive 63 years 178 days13 Tengku Ampuan Afzan nbsp Pahang 4 Dec 1933 24 28 Jun 1988 25 54 years 206 days14 Permaisuri Siti Aishah nbsp Selangor 18 Nov 1971 26 Alive 52 years 73 days15 Sultanah Nur Zahirah nbsp Terengganu 7 Dec 1973 27 Alive 50 years 84 daysThe most recently deceased Raja Permaisuri Agong is Tunku Ampuan Najihah of nbsp Negeri Sembilan at the age of 100 years and 6 days on the 8th of September 2023 She was the 10th Raja Permaisuri Agong 1994 1999 her husband was Tuanku Ja afar 19 July 1922 27 December 2008 the 10th Yang di Pertuan Agong 1994 1999 and the Yang Di Pertuan Besar nbsp Negeri Sembilan 18 April 1967 27 December 2008 References edit Her Majesty Raja Permaisuri Agong Government of Malaysia Official Gateway Archived from the original on 2 June 2019 Retrieved 3 June 2019 Act 269 Civil List Act 1982 PDF Attorney General Chamber AGC Malaysia Retrieved 23 January 2019 Senarai Raja Permaisuri Agong majlisraja raja gov my Pejabat Penyimpan Mohor Besar Raja Raja Archived from the original on 7 June 2019 Retrieved 4 June 2019 Bernama 14 October 2011 Kedah Sultan To Be Next King For The Second Time Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 14 October 2011 Has former Miss Moscow Oksana Voevodina married Malaysia s king Sultan Muhammad V Business Insider 3 December 2018 archived from the original on 23 July 2019 retrieved 25 July 2019 via South China Morning Post 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The Star Malaysia Archived from the original on 2 June 2019 Retrieved 3 June 2019 Updated daily according to UTCSee also editYang di Pertuan Agong consort s spouse monarch ruler of Malaysia Elective monarchy Royal Regalia of Malaysia Yang di Pertuan Negara national Malaysian award for elected monarchs Malay titles on Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo within Brunei Malaysia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Raja Permaisuri Agong amp oldid 1200846706, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
