Mahmud of Terengganu explained

Mahmud
Malay: {{Script|Arab|محمود
Al-Muktafi Billah (He who God is Content with)
Sultan of Terengganu
Succession:Sultan of Terengganu
Reign:21 September 1979 – 14 May 1998
Coronation:21 March 1981
Predecessor:Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah
Successor:Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin
Spouses:
    Issue:
    Royal House:Bendahara dynasty
    Father:Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah
    Mother:Tengku Tengah Zaharah
    Birth Date:29 April 1930
    Birth Place:Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Unfederated Malay States
    Death Place:Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Newton, Central Area, Singapore
    Date Of Burial:15 May 1998
    Place Of Burial:Royal Mausoleum, Masjid Al-Muktafi Billah Shah
    Religion:Sunni Islam

    Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah (Jawi: سلطان محمود المكتفي بالله شاه ابن المرحوم سلطان إسماعيل ناصر الدين شاه; April 1930 – 14 May 1998) was the 17th Sultan of Terengganu reigning from 21 September 1979 to 14 May 1998.

    Life

    Sultan Mahmud was born on 29 April 1930 in Kuala Terengganu. He was married polygamously to both Tengku Besar Terengganu Fatimah Sharifah Nong Alsagoff binti Abdillah (1938–2023) and Tengku Ampuan Bariah (1933–2011), sister of Sultan Salahuddin of Selangor.

    Mahmud's father Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin died in 1979. He was coronated as the Sultan of Terengganu in 1981 and Tengku Ampuan Bariah became Tengku Ampuan Besar of Terengganu.

    Sultan Mahmud was the colonel for the Royal Armoured Corps (KAD) from 1979 until 1998.

    He was a close friend of his advisor Tan Sri Wan Mokhtar Ahmad, the Menteri Besar (chief minister) of Terengganu from 1974 to 1999. His main goal was to make Terengganu a developed state. Major state projects and developments under his reign including Petronas Petroleum Complex in Kerteh, Sultan Ismail Power Station at Paka, the largest power station in Malaysia, Kenyir Dam, Sultan Mahmud Bridge, the bridge linking Kuala Terengganu to Pulau Duyong and Kuala Nerus, Wisma Darul Iman and the Tengku Tengah Zaharah Mosque (Floating Mosque).

    He performed the hajj pilgrimage with Sultan Salahuddin of Selangor in 1984.

    Death

    On 14 May 1998, he died in Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore and was replaced by his son Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin. His body was laid to buried in the new Royal Mausoleum near Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Mosque in Kuala Terengganu. In addition, he was the first sultan of Terengganu to be buried there.

    Honours

    Honours of Terengganu

    Honours of Malaysia

    Foreign Honours

    Legacy

    Several projects and institutions were named after the Sultan, including:

    Educational institutions

    Buildings, Bridges and Roads

    Others

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1981..
    2. Book: Trengganu Ruler tops awards list . New Straits Times . 24 October 1981 . 4.
    3. Web site: DK II 1978. awards.selangor.gov.my.