Yahya Petra of Kelantan explained

Yahya Petra
Succession:Yang di-Pertuan Agong VI
Reign:21 September 1975 – 29 March 1979
Coronation:28 February 1976
Cor-Type:Malaysia
Predecessor:Abdul Halim
Successor:Ahmad Shah
Succession2:Sultan of Kelantan
Reign2:10 July 1960 – 29 March 1979
Coronation2:17 July 1961
Predecessor2:Ibrahim
Successor2:Ismail Petra
Spouse:
    Issue:Tengku Merjan
    Tengku Rozan
    Tengku Salwani
    Tengku Rohani
    Tengku Ismail Petra
    Tengku Mohamad Petra
    Full Name:Tengku Yahya Petra ibni Tengku Ibrahim
    Regnal Name:Sultan Yahya Petra ibni Almarhum Sultan Ibrahim
    Father:Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Muhammad IV
    Mother:Che Puan Besar Embong Binti Daud
    Birth Date:1917 12, df=yes
    Birth Place:Istana Balai Besar, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Unfederated Malay States
    Death Place:Istana Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    Burial Date:30 March 1979
    Burial Place:Langgar Royal Mausoleum, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
    House:Long Yunus
    Religion:Sunni Islam

    Sultan Yahya Petra ibni Almarhum Sultan Ibrahim (Jawi: Malay: {{Script|Arab|سلطان يحيى ڤيترا ابن المرحوم سلطان إبراهيم; 10 December 1917 – 29 March 1979) was Sultan of Kelantan from 1960, and the sixth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the constitutional monarch of Malaysia, from 1975, until his death in 1979.

    Early life

    He was born on 10 December 1917, as Tengku Yahya Petra at the Istana Balai Besar in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. He was the second son of Sultan Ibrahim (b. 1897;) by his third wife, Cik Embong binti Encik Daud (1899 - 1971).[1]

    Tengku Yahya Petra was raised by his childless uncle, Tengku Ismail (later Sultan Ismail). He was sent to the Francis Light School in Penang before continuing his studies in England. His uncle, Sultan Ismail, appointed him Tengku Temenggong Kelantan on 21 July 1939. He was later promoted to Tengku Bendahara Kelantan on 6 February 1945 by his father, Sultan Ibrahim. He served in various Kelantan civil service posts from 1941 to 1948.[2]

    Kelantan succession dispute

    Tengku Indra Petra was the eldest son of Sultan Ibrahim and elder brother of Sultan Yahya Petra. After Sultan Ibrahim succeeded his brother Sultan Ismail, Tengku Indra Petra was appointed heir apparent with the title of Raja Muda Kelantan on 25 October 1944. However, due to conflict with his father, he was dismissed from the post and removed from the line of succession by his father's decree on 1 February 1948. On the same day, Sultan Yahya Petra replaced his brother as heir apparent with the new title of Tengku Mahkota Kelantan.

    Tengku Indra Petra became a politician and was elected a Member of Parliament (MP) in the 1955 Malayan general election. Tengku Indra's descendants have since disputed their family's exclusion from Kelantan's line of succession.[3]

    Tengku Indra Petra did not preside over the installation of Sultan Yahya Petra's successor, Sultan Ismail Petra, It was Tengku Panglima Raja Tengku Ahmad who presided over installations of Sultan Ibrahim, Sultan Yahya Petra and Sultan Ismail Petra. Tengku Panglima Raja was the father of the former Sultanah of Johor, Sultanah Zanariah binti Tengku Ahmad.

    Accession

    Sultan Yahya Petra (as he became) succeeded his father a day after the latter's death on 9 July 1960. He was crowned on 17 July 1961 at Istana Balai Besar in Kota Bharu.

    Election as Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong

    Sultan Yahya Petra served as the Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the federal deputy king, between 21 September 1970 and 20 September 1975.

    Election as Yang di-Pertuan Agong

    During the election of the sixth Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia), the most senior ruler Sultan Ismail of Johor declined to be considered. Sultan Yahya Petra also declined nomination at first due to having suffered a serious stroke, but changed his mind and was duly elected.[4] His term began from 21 September 1975.

    Kingship

    Malaysia's second prime minister Tun Abdul Razak died on 14 January 1976 less than four months into Sultan Yahya Petra's reign as Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

    In 1977 a state of emergency was declared in his own state following a political crisis and violence.

    Death and funeral

    Sultan Yahya Petra died of an apparent heart attack at 3:45 pm at the National Palace on 29 March 1979. His coffin lay in state at the National Palace for a day and was then taken by plane to Kota Bharu where it was buried at the Kelantan Royal Mausoleum.[5]

    Family life

    He was married to Tengku Zainab binti Tengku Sri Utama Raja Tengku Muhammad Petra (1917–1993), who was styled Raja Perempuan Zainab II (her stepmother-in-law was Raja Perempuan Zainab I, consort of Sultan Ibrahim) and Raja Permaisuri Agong. Sultan Yahya Petra and Raja Perempuan Zainab II had one son and six daughters. However, two of their daughters died when they were young. He also married Tengku Alexandria binti Tengku Yusof and was given a son.[6] [7] [8]

    Issue

    Name Birth Date Birth Place Death Date Death Place !colspan="2"Marriage
    Date
    Spouse !Their children Their grandchildren
    Tengku Merjan23 February 1940Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital, Kota Bharu, Kelantan22 January 1960Tengku Abdul Aziz bin Tengku Muhammad HamzahTengku Mohamad Rizam
    Tengku Ramizan
    Tengku Mohamad Rizal
    Tengku Mohamad Ridzman
    nine grandchildren
    Tengku Rozan25 December 194223 April 1969
    - Divorced
    Tengku Mohamed Nasrun bin Tengku YusofTengku Rozanna Petri
    Tengku Rozlynda Petri
    three grandchildren
    Tengku Salwani26 August 1944Istana Batu, Kota Bharu, Kelantan20 October 1966
    - Divorced
    Raja Aman Shah bin Raja Shahar ShahRaja Amir Saifuddin Shah
    Tengku Rohani14 October 1947Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital, Kota Bharu, Kelantan
    Tengku Ismail Petra11 November 1949Istana Jahar, Kota Bharu, KelantanRaja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital, Kota Bharu, Kelantan4 December 1968Tengku Anis binti Tengku Abdul HamidTengku Muhammad Faris Petra
    Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra
    Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra
    Tengku Amalin A’ishah Putri
    five grandchildren
    Tengku Mohamad PetraunknownKota Bharu, Kelantanunknownunknown four childrenunknown

    Awards and recognitions

    Sultan Yahya Petra held the rank of Marshal of the Royal Malaysian Air Force.

    Honours of Kelantan

    Honours of Malaysia

    Foreign

    Places named after him

    Several places were named after him, including:

    Notes and References

    1. Finestone, Jeffrey and Shaharil Talib (1994) The Royal Families of South-East Asia Shahindera Sdn Bhd
    2. Risalah Pertabalan Yang di-Pertuan Agong VI Jabatan Penerangan Malaysia
    3. (19 November 2005) Harakah
    4. Tunku Abdul Rahman (1978) Viewpoints p 74 Heinemann, Kuala Lumpur
    5. (1 April 1979) New Straits Times
    6. Finestone, Jeffrey and Shaharil Talib (1994) Op Cit
    7. https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19930504-1.2.26.5?qt=half-brother,%20of,%20kelantan,%20ruler,%20an,%20ingrate,%20says,%20palace&q=Half-brother%20of%20Kelantan%20ruler%20an%20ingrate,%20says%20palace Half-brother of Kelantan ruler an ingrate, says palace
    8. https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19930504-1.2.26.6?qt=tengku,%20mohamad,%20answers&q=Tengku%20Mohamad%20answers Tengku Mohamad answers
    9. Web site: Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1958..
    10. http://wangsamahkota.wordpress.com/2013/02/11/darjah-kerabat-selangor-dk-i-d-k-ii/ List of recipients of DK I & DK II of Selangor