In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Tengku Panglima Perang Tengku Muhammad is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Afzan. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
| Afzan افزان | |||||||||
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 Hajjah Afzan | |||||||||
| Raja Permaisuri Agong VII | |||||||||
| Reign | 26 April 1979 – 25 April 1984 | ||||||||
| Coronation | 10 July 1980 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Tengku Zainab | ||||||||
| Successor | Tengku Zanariah | ||||||||
| Tengku Ampuan of Pahang | |||||||||
| Reign | 8 May 1974 – 29 June 1988 | ||||||||
| Coronation | 6 May 1975 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Tengku Ampuan Fatimah | ||||||||
| Successor | Sultanah Kalsom (as Sultanah) | ||||||||
| Born | Tengku Afzan binti Tengku Muhammad (1932-12-04)4 December 1932 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, British Malaya (now Malaysia) | ||||||||
| Died | 29 June 1988(1988-06-29) (aged 55) Istana Pahang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||||||||
| Burial | 30 June 1988 Pahang Royal Mausoleum, Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia | ||||||||
| Spouse |
Ahmad Shah of Pahang
(m. 1954) | ||||||||
| Issue |
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| House | Bendahara of Pahang | ||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||
Tengku Ampuan Hajah Afzan Rahimahallah binti Almarhum Tengku Panglima Perang Tengku Muhammad (Jawi: تڠكو امڤوان حاجه افزان رحمة ﷲ بنت المرحوم تڠكو ڤڠليما ڤراڠ تڠکو محمد; born Tengku Afzan binti Tengku Muhammad; 4 December 1932 – 29 June 1988) was the Tengku Ampuan (Queen consort) of Pahang. She served as Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia between 26 April 1979 and 25 April 1984.
Early life
Born on 4 December 1932 in Kuala Terengganu, she was the fourth child of Tengku Panglima Perang Tengku Muhammad Mu’azzam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Sir Ahmad al-Mu’azzam Shah and Tengku Hajah Mandak binti Tengku Haji Mustaffar, and the granddaughter of Almarhum Sultan Ahmad Shah, the first Sultan of Pahang.
Her father, the son of Sultan Ahmad of Pahang, served as Chief Minister of Terengganu and Pahang before returning to Pahang to hold the same post.
Tengku Hajah Afzan received her early education at the Malay Girls’ School in Pekan. She also received private tuition in English.
Marriage and becoming queen
On 22 April 1954, at the age of 22, she married Ahmad Shah, Crown Prince of Pahang, at Kuala Lipis and became the Tengku Puan (Crown Princess) of Pahang. She gave birth to seven children, two boys and five girls, namely, Tengku Meriam, Tengku Muhaini, Tengku Aishah Marcella, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, Tengku Abdul Rahman, Tengku Nong Fatimah and Tengku Shahariah.
In 1974 when Ahmad Shah ascended to the throne of Pahang, she became his queen consort styled as Tengku Ampuan of Pahang. She was Raja Permaisuri Agong (Queen of Malaysia) between 1979 and 1984.
Death
Tengku Afzan died on 29 June 1988 at 8:42 am at Istana Pahang, Kuala Lumpur at the age of 55 due to cancer. She was laid to rest at the Pahang Royal Mausoleum near Abu Bakar Royal Mosque in Pekan, Pahang.
Awards and recognitions
Honours of Pahang
Member 1st class of the Family Order of the Crown of Indra of Pahang (DK I) (6 May 1975)
Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri
Grand Knight of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (SIMP) – formerly Dato', now Dato' Indera (29 May 1972)
National and Sultanal honour
Malaysia (as wife of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, 29 March 1979 – 25 April 1984)
Recipient of the Order of the Crown of the Realm (DMN) (29 May 1979)
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Foreign honour
Romania
- First Class of the Order of Tudor Vladimirescu (25 November 1982)
Places named after her
- Tengku Ampuan Afzan Mosque in Kuantan, Pahang
- Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital in Kuantan, Pahang
- Institut Tengku Ampuan Afzan, a child development centre in Kuala Lumpur
- Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus Tengku Ampuan Afzan in Kuala Lipis, Pahang
- SM Tengku Ampuan Afzan, a secondary school in Chenor, Pahang
- SMK Tengku Afzan, a secondary school in Kuantan, Pahang
- SMKA Tengku Ampuan Hajjah Afzan, a secondary school in Jerantut, Pahang
- Maahad Tahfiz Al Quran Wal Qiraat Tengku Ampuan Afzan, Pekan, Pahang
- Taman Tengku Ampuan Afzan, a residential area in Lanchang, Pahang
See also
References
- "Sultan Ahmad Shah reigned for almost 45 years". Malay Mail. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- "Former ruler of Pahang, Sultan Ahmad Shah, dies". The Straits Times. 22 May 2019. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- "Agong's father Sultan Ahmad Shah dies". Yahoo Finance. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
| Malaysian royalty | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byTengku Zainab (Raja Perempuan of Kelantan) |
Raja Permaisuri Agong (Queen of Malaysia) |
Succeeded byTengku Zanariah (Sultanah of Johor) |
| Preceded bySultanah Fatimah | Sultanah of Pahang | Succeeded bySultanah Kalsom |
| Raja Permaisuri Agong | ||
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| Consorts of the heads of state of Malaysia | ||
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- 1932 births
- 1988 deaths
- Deaths from cancer in Malaysia
- Malaysian people of Malay descent
- Malaysian Muslims
- Royal House of Pahang
- Pahang royal consorts
- Queens consort of Malaysia
- Recipients of the Order of the Crown of the Realm
- First Classes of the Family Order of the Crown of Indra of Pahang
- Mothers of Malaysian monarchs
- Recipients of the Grand Order of Mugunghwa