Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Sultan Sallehuddin is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Sarafudin Badlishah. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah ibni Al-Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin (Jawi: تڠكو شرف الدين بدلي شاه ابن الأمين الكريم سلطان صالح الدين; born 2 March 1967) is the current Raja Muda (Crown Prince) of Kedah. He was proclaimed as Raja Muda of Kedah on 26 November 2017, upon the accession of his father, Al-Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah as the 29th Sultan of Kedah.^[1]

Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah تڠكو شرف الدين بدلي شاه‎
Raja Muda of Kedah
Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah on 27 March 2019 at Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA)
Crown Prince of Kedah
Proclaimed	26 November 2017 - present
Predecessor	Tunku Mahmud Sallehuddin
Born	Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah ibni Tunku Mahmud Sallehuddin (1967-03-02) 2 March 1967 (age 57) Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia
Spouse	Che Puan Muda Zaheeda ​ ​ (m. 2003)​
Issue	Tunku Zara Bahiyah Tunku Sulaiman Badlishah
Names Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah ibni Al-Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin
House	Mahawangsa
Father	Al-Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin
Mother	Sultanah Maliha
Religion	Sunni Islam
Signature

Biography

Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah was born on 2 March 1967 in Alor Setar, Kedah. He is the eldest son of Al-Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah and Sultanah Maliha binti Almarhum Tengku Ariff. Sultan Sallehuddin ibni Sultan Badlishah was the seventh son of the Sultan of Kedah, Sultan Badlishah and Sultanah Asma, the Sultanah of Kedah. Tengku Sarafudin has one younger brother, Tunku Shazuddin Ariff, who is the current Tunku Mahkota (Deputy Crown Prince) of Kedah.^[2]

Tengku Sarafuddin attended the Royal Military College at Sungei Besi, Malaysia and continued with legal studies at Holborn College London. He graduated from Brunel University London with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree in 1990. He received his Barrister at Law (Inner Temple) UK appointment and was admitted in the High Court of Malaya as an advocate and solicitor in 1994.^[3]

Tunku Laksamana of Kedah

Tengku Sarafudin previously became the Tunku Laksamana of Kedah before being proclaimed as the Raja Muda of Kedah. He was succeeded as Tunku Laksamana by his younger brother, Tunku Shazudin Ariff.^[4]

Raja Muda of Kedah

Tengku Sarafudin was proclaimed as Raja Muda of Kedah on 26 November 2017, upon the accession of his father, Sultan Sallehuddin ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah as the 29th Sultan of Kedah.

As Raja Muda, Tengku Sarafudin holds a number of important positions including as chancellor of the Management and Science University and president of the Kedah Islamic Religious Council.^[5]

Personal life

Tengku Sarafudin is married to a commoner from Perak, Che Puan Muda Zaheeda Mohamad Ariff (born 19 October 1972) who became the Raja Puan Muda (Crown Princess) of Kedah in 2017. The couple have two children:

• Tunku Zara Bahiyah (born 11 April 2004).
• Tunku Sulaiman Badlishah (born 18 December 2007).^[6]

Children and their date of birth

Name	Birth	Place birth	Age
Her Highness (Yang Teramat Mulia) Tunku Zara Bahiyah Binti Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah	(2004-04-11)11 April 2004	Kedah	20 years and 29 days
His Highness (Yang Teramat Mulia) Tunku Sulaiman Badlishah Bin Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah	(2007-12-18)18 December 2007	Kedah	16 years, 4 months and 22 days

Honours of Kedah

•   Member of the Royal Family Order of Kedah (DK) (19 June 2022)
•   Member of the Supreme Order of Sri Mahawangsa (DMK) – Dato' Seri Utama (26 November 2017)
•   Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (DSDK) – Dato' (21 January 2007)
•   Golden Jubilee Medal (15 July 2008)

Ancestry

Ancestors of Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah

16. Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin Mukarram Shah of Kedah 8. Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim of Kedah 17. Wan Hajar binti Dato’ Wan Ismail 4. Sultan Badlishah of Kedah 18. Abdullah 9. Nai Sofiah binti Abdullah, a lady from Siam 2. Sultan Sallehuddin of Kedah 20. Sultan Zainal Abidin III of Terengganu 10. Sultan Sulaiman Badrul Alam of Terengganu 21. Cik Aisha binti Encik Ismail 5. Tengku Asma binti Sultan Sulaiman 22. Sultan Sir Ahmad Muadzam Shah of Pahang 11. Tengku Hajjah Mariam binti Sultan Sir Ahmad Muadzam Shah 23. Encik Zubaida binti Encik Abdullah 1. Tengku Sarafuddin Badlishah of Kedah^[citation needed] 24. Tengku Muhammad Petra bin Tengku Petra Semerak Idris 12. Tengku Long Abdul Rahman bin Tengku Muhammad Petra 25. Tengku Chik Kembang Petri binti Sultan Muhammad IV 6. Tengku Ariff bin Tengku Long Abdul Rahman 3. Tengku Maliha binti Tengku Ariff 14. Mr. Lind 7. Kitty Lind 15. Bintang

References

1. Halid, Suzalina (26 November 2017). "Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah dimasyhur Raja Muda Kedah ke-20" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
2. "Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah pakar dalam bidang perundangan". Berita Harian. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
3. "Kedah prince conferred MSU new chancellor". The Star. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
4. Aizat, Sharif (26 November 2017). "Raja Muda Kedah ke-20 dimasyhur" (in Malay). myMetro. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
5. "Tengku Sarafudin teruskan legasi Raja Muda Kedah" (in Malay). Utusan. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
6. Aizat, Sharif (26 November 2017). "Raja Muda Kedah ke-20 dimasyhur" (in Malay). myMetro. Retrieved 26 November 2017.

 

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Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah House of Kedah
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Preceded by Tunku Mahmud Sallehuddin	Raja Muda of Kedah 2017–present	Incumbent