Tunku Abdul Hamid Thani | |
Tunku Bendahara of Kedah | |
Birth Date: | 18 June 1952 |
Birth Place: | Terengganu, Unfederated Malay States, British Malaya |
Birth Name: | Tunku Abdul Hamid Thani ibni Sultan Badlishah |
Spouse: | Toh Puan Bendahara Kedah YABhg. Datin Seri DiRaja Puan Sri Dato’ Nora Binti Abdullah |
Issue: | 3 |
Full Name: | Tunku Abdul Hamid Thani ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah |
Father: | Sultan Badlishah |
Mother: | Sultanah Asma |
Dato' Seri Diraja Tan Sri Tunku Abdul Hamid Thani ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah (born 18 June 1952) is the Tunku Bendahara of Kedah. He is the son of Sultan Badlishah and a younger brother of Sultan Sallehuddin and younger half-brother of Sultan Abdul Halim.[1]
Tunku Abdul Hamid Thani was born on 18 June 1952 in Terengganu. He is the son of late Sultan Badlishah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah, the 27th Sultan of Kedah and his wife, the late Sultanah Asma binti Almarhum Sultan Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah.[2]
He graduated with a diploma in Hotel Management from the Institut Teknologi MARA, Malaysia in 1972.[3]
His son was Tengku Jonaris Badlishah (–), a convicted murderer who was sentenced to death in Singapore in 1998.[4]
Tunku Abdul Hamid Thani is the Executive Chairman of THB Bina Maju Sdn Bhd Construction, Executive Chairman of THB Development Sdn Bhd (Construction and Development), Executive Chairman of THB Maintenance Sdn Bhd (Road Maintenance), Executive Chairman of Armada Energy Service Sdn Bhd (O&G)., Executive Chairman of Citaglobal Sdn Bhd (Construction) and Executive Chairman of Jerai Gemilang Sdn Bhd (Construction). He has over 30 years of experience in the business sector.
Tunku Abdul Hamid Thani was proclaimed as the Tunku Bendahara of Kedah in 2017 following the demise of his elder half-brother Tunku Annuar.[5]