Ahmad Shah of Pahang explained

Ahmad Shah
Al-Musta'in Billah (He who seeks help from God)
Succession:Yang di-Pertuan Agong VII
Reign:26 April 1979 – 25 April 1984
Coronation:10 July 1980
Cor-Type:Malaysia
Predecessor:Yahya Petra
Successor:Iskandar
Succession2:Sultan of Pahang
Reign2:7 May 1974 – 11 January 2019
Coronation2:8 May 1975
Cor-Type2:Installation
Predecessor2:Abu Bakar
Successor2:Abdullah
Succession3:8th President of AFC
Termstart:1 August 1994
Termend:1 August 2002
Predecessor:Hamzah Abu Samah
Successor:Mohammed bin Hammam
Spouse:
    Issue:
    Full Name:Tengku Ahmad Shah ibni Tengku Abu Bakar (as birth)

    Tuanku Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mu’azzam Shah (as Yang di-Pertuan Agong)

    Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mu’azzam Shah (as Sultan of Pahang)

    Paduka Ayahanda Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mu’azzam Shah (as former Sultan of Pahang)

    House:Bendahara
    Father:Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’ayatuddin Mu’azzam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdullah Al-Mu’tassim Billah Shah
    Mother:Tengku Ampuan Besar Raja Fatimah binti Almarhum Sultan Iskandar Shah Kaddasullah
    Birth Date:1930 10, df=yes
    Birth Place:Istana Mangga Tunggal, Pekan, Pahang, Federated Malay States
    Death Place:National Heart Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[1]
    Burial Date:23 May 2019
    Burial Place:Abdullah Mosque, Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia
    Religion:Sunni Islam

    Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mu’azzam Shah (Jawi: Malay: المرحوم سلطان حاج أحمد شاه المستعين بالله إبن المرحوم سلطان أبو بكر رعاية الدين المعظم شاه; 24 October 1930 – 22 May 2019) was Sultan of Pahang from 1974 until his abdication in 2019, and the seventh Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia), from 1979 to 1984. His abdication as sultan was decided by the Royal Council at an extraordinary meeting on 11 January 2019. A special amendment was passed on the state constitution that gave the body more power for this decision, citing the Sultan's incapability to rule due to his failing health.[2] The abdication was announced the next day which was retroactively effective on the day of the Royal Council meeting, paving the way to his son, Abdullah to succeed him as sultan immediately, and subsequently be elected as the next Yang di-Pertuan Agong later the same month.[3]

    Biography

    Ahmad Shah was born on 24 October 1930 at the Istana Mangga Tunggal, Pekan, Pahang. He was the only son of Sultan Abu Bakar of Pahang by his official and royal consort, Tengku Ampuan Besar Raja Fatimah binti Almarhum Sultan Iskandar Shah Kaddasullah (1910 - 1988), a princess of Perak's royal family.

    A student of the Malay College Kuala Kangsar, he received diplomas in public administration from Worcester College, Oxford and the University of Exeter. He succeeded his father as sultan in 1974.

    His election as the 7th Yang di-Pertuan Agong in 1979 was marked with controversy as he was said to be at odds with the incoming prime minister Mahathir Mohamad. However, the rumours proved to be untrue and he proved to be a keen admirer of the prime minister. Twenty-two years earlier, his father Abu Bakar had failed five times to be elected as the first Agong.

    A controversial, headstrong personality, he has often forced his chief ministers in Pahang to resign over minor differences.

    His favourite hobbies were playing football, golf, polo, and equestrian activities.

    Sultan Ahmad Shah was a keen sportsman and was the President of the Malaysian Football Association (FAM) from 1984 until 2014,[4] the President of Asian Football Confederation (AFC) until 2002[5] and Asean Football Federation (AFF) from 2011 until 2019.

    His official and royal consort, Tengku Ampuan Afzan, a member of the Terengganu royal family, served as his Raja Permaisuri Agong but died of cancer on her return to Pahang on 29 June 1988. Sultan Ahmad Shah's second wife Kalsom Abdullah (nee Anita), was designated as the Sultanah of Pahang in 1991. They then had a child, Tengku Arif Temenggong Pahang Tengku Fahd Mua'adzam. [6]

    Abdication and death

    After being ill for some time, Sultan Ahmad Shah abdicated with effect from 11 January 2019 (when it was Pahang's turn to provide the Agong) upon the amendment of the state's constitution. On 22 May 2019, Sultan Ahmad Shah died at 8:50 am at the National Heart Institute, Kuala Lumpur at age 88. [7] He was laid to rest next to the grave of his late wife, Tengku Ampuan Afzan at the Pahang Royal Mausoleum near Abu Bakar Royal Mosque in Pekan, Pahang.[8] The state of Pahang observed 40 days of mourning, and Pahangese flags across the state were flown at half-mast, while all entertainment events for the next 3 days were cancelled.[9]

    Issue

    Name Birth date Birth Place Death date Death place !colspan="2"Marriage
    Date
    Spouse !Their children Their grandchildren
    Tengku Meriam 1 April 1955 24 April 1976 - Divorced
    • Tengku Dato’ Sri Kamil Ismail bin Tengku Idris Shah (divorced)
    • Dato' Seri Mohamad Toufic Al-Ozeir
    • Y.M. Tengku Aidy Ahmad Shah
    • Y.M. Tengku Nurul Kamalia
    • Y.M. Tengku Madina Kamilia
    • Y.M Puteri Natasha
    • Y.M Puteri Noor Afzan
    • Y.M Tengku Abdullah Amir Ahmad Shah
    • Puteri Nadra Raniya
    • Puteri Shakira Nurjenna
    Tengku Muhaini 31 October 1956 22 January 1981 - Divorced
    • Tengku Dato’ Ibrahim Petra bin Tengku Indra Petra (divorced)
    • Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Hj Affendi bin Hj Buang (Chief Of Defense Forces)
    Puteri Munawwarah Syammiyah
    Tun Putera Abdul Mubin Shah
    Tengku Aishah Marcella 13 November 1957 23 October 1980 - Divorced,
    2 July 1987
    • Tunku Kamil Ikram bin Tunku Abdullah (divorced)
    • Dato’ Muhammad Johan bin Dato’ Muhammad Yusuf
    • Y.M. Tunku Shazwan Kaiyisha
    • Y.M Tun Putra Ahmad Aizuddin Shah
    • Y.M Putri Afzan Shakira Nabila
    • Tun Putra Shakeel Abdullah Shah
    • Tun Putera Khyrie Ahmad Shah
    • Puteri Khaira Layna
    • Puteri Sofia Khadijah Aishah
    30 July 1959 6 March 1986, 1991
    • Y.M Tengku Adam Ibrahim Shah
    • Y.M Tengku Sulaiman Abdullah Shah
    • Y.M Tengku Zayn Edin Shah
    • Y.M Tengku Nuh Muhammad Shah
    • Y.M Tengku Aleya Norlini
    Tengku Abdul Rahman 23 August 1960 27 July 2002,
    2012
    • Che Puan Muda Julita Aishah binti Abdul Latif
    • Che Puan Nur Bahiyah binti Mohd Akip
    • Y.M Tengku Eddie Akasya
    • Y.M Tengku Ahmad Firhan Shah
    • Y.M Tengku Ameera Asya
    • Y.M Tengku Armaan Alam Shah
    Tengku Nong Fatimah 4 September 1962
    • Dato’ Haji Muhammad Moiz
    • Y.M Puteri Suraiya Afzan
    • Tun Putera Yasir Ahmad Shah
    • Y.M Tengku Adam Ibrahim Shah
    • Y.M Tengku Sulaiman Abdullah Shah
    • Y.M Tengku Nuh Muhammad Shah
    Tengku Shahariah 12 September 1964
    • Dato' Baharim
    • Puteri Amida Afsha Afzan
    • Puteri Ameera Azwa Asyrah
    Tengku Fahad Mua'adzam Shah10 February 1994

    Awards and recognitions

    Honours

    As the Yang di-Pertuan Agong from 1979 to 1984, Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah was automatically designated under constitutional provisions as the Supreme Commander of the Malaysian Armed Forces, holding the rank of the Field Marshal of the Royal Malaysian Air Force, Admiral of the Royal Malaysian Navy and Field Marshal of the Army.[10]

    Until he stepped down in 2019 he was the RMAF's Colonel in Chief and appeared at official RMAF ceremonies.

    Honours of Pahang

    National

    Foreign

    Named after him

    References

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Agong's father, former Pahang Sultan, dies at age 88. The Star Online. 22 May 2019.
    2. Web site: Tengku Muda: Pahang constitution amended to pave way for new Sultan.
    3. Web site: Tengku Abdullah to be proclaimed Pahang sultan on Jan 15. Malaysiakini. 12 January 2019. 14 January 2019.
    4. Web site: Football: High noon at FAM Congress as TM Pahang takes over - The Star Online. Eric. Samuel. www.thestar.com.my. 14 January 2019.
    5. https://web.archive.org/web/20220209142550/https://www.goal.com/en-ke/news/death-sultan-ahmad-shah-afc-fam-aff-asian-football/ycdxxhc081u11si6u74lkmeyt Asian football mourns passing of legendary figure.
    6. Web site: King's father, former Pahang Sultan, dies at age 88 . www.thestar.com.my . 23 April 2020.
    7. Web site: Agong's father, former Pahang Sultan, dies at age 88. The Star Online. 22 May 2019.
    8. Web site: Sultan Ahmad Shah laid to rest at Pekan Royal Mausoleum. The Star Online. 23 May 2019.
    9. Web site: Alagesh . T. N. . Pahang declares Thursday (May 23) a holiday to mark Sultan Ahmad Shah's death . New Straits Times . 22 May 2019 . 18 June 2019.
    10. Alagappa, pg 267
    11. Book: Ministers head Sultan's awards list. New Straits Times. 16 November 1972.
    12. Web site: SPCM 1970. pingat.perak.gov.my. 21 April 2022.
    13. News: Awards for Sultan. The Straits Times. 5 May 1975. 9.
    14. Web site: DK I 1987. awards.selangor.gov.my. 21 April 2022.
    15. Web site: SAIJ. www.saij.gob.ar. 14 January 2019.
    16. Book: Brunei award for the king. New Straits Times. 10 July 1980.
    17. Web site: Pahang . 2014-05-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140703101335/http://www.pahang.gov.my/en/web/guest/kdymm-sultan-pahang . 2014-07-03 . dead .