17-998: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin , the Sultan Sultanah Nur Zahirah , the Sultanah Tengku Dato' Mustafa Kamil, the Tengku Sri Bendahara Raja To’ Puan Jasmine Abdullah Tengku Dato' Seri Badrul Zaman, the Tengku Sri Panglima Raja To' Puan Seri Wan Hibatul Hidayah Tengku Dato' Seri Baharuddin , the Tengku Sri Temenggung Raja To' Puan Seri Nabilah Khan Al-Wathiqu Billah Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin ibni Almarhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah ( Jawi : الواثق بالله سلطان ميزان زين العابدين ابن المرحوم سلطان محمود المکتفي بالله شاه ; born 22 January 1962)
34-623: A B.A. in International Relations. Mizan Zainal Abidin participated in the military course PRE SMC (E) 33 at the Army School of Languages from 1982 to 1983. He then studied the military course SMC 33 at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in England , successfully completing the course as a cadet officer on 9 December 1983. On 15 September 1981, Tengku Mizan was appointed as Assistant Land Levy Collector, working for around
51-726: A year at the District and Land Office in Kuala Terengganu, prior to his departure overseas to attend the military course in England. Tengku Mizan's next appointment in 1988 was becoming a State Administrative Officer at the State Economic Planning Unit (UPEN) in Wisma Darul Iman , Kuala Terengganu. Besides working for UPEN, Tengku Mizan was also seconded as an Assistant District Land Officer at
68-586: Is headed by Tengku Mustafa Kamel, another of Sultan Mizan’s younger brothers, together with former Regency Advisory Council members Tengku Sri Laksamana Raja Tengku Sulaiman Ismail and Dato' Haji Abdul Kadir Sulaiman. During his younger days, Sultan Mizan was a keen footballer . He is currently active in golf , endurance riding and scuba diving . In addition, the Global Taekwondo Federation (GTF) awarded Mizan an Honorary 7th Degree Black Belt in recognition of his active participation in
85-602: Is the Sultan of Terengganu , reigning since 1998. He previously reigned as the thirteenth King of Malaysia , from 2006 to 2011. Mizan Zainal Abidin was born at the Istana Al-Muktafi in Kuala Terengganu , the eldest son of Sultan Mahmud by his second wife, Fatimah Sharifah Nong Alsagoff binti Abdillah. Sharifah's family is of Arab descent, from Sayid Omar Aljunied (her maternal great-grandfather), one of
102-605: The Istana Negara to resolve the impasse. The Prime Minister accepted the King's appointment of Ahmad Said as Menteri Besar of Terengganu. He also apologised to the King for the public dispute over the appointment of the Menteri Besar, explaining that there was no intention to disparage or humiliate the royal household. This apparent climbdown was due to the possibility that the royal household would be prepared to dissolve
119-684: The 24 Barisan Nasional state assemblymen elected. However, on 22 March, the office of the Sultan of Terengganu announced the appointment of Kijal assemblyman Ahmad Said instead of Idris Jusoh, as was the Sultan's constitutional right. The Prime Minister claimed that the appointment of Ahmad Said was unconstitutional as it went against the wishes of the assemblymen and the Prime Minister's office, all of whom had supported Idris Jusoh's candidacy for Menteri Besar. On 26 March, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin met at
136-511: The Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong. Mizan's appointment was the fourth following a second rotation system amongst the nine Malay Rulers. This five-year rotational constitutional monarchy is unique to Malaysia. On 26 April 2007, Mizan was formally installed as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin , the Sultan Sultanah Nur Zahirah , the Sultanah Tengku Dato' Mustafa Kamil,
153-685: The Kuala Terengganu District and Land Office. Mizan was appointed the Yang di-Pertuan Muda of Terengganu on 6 November 1979. On 20 October 1990, he was appointed the Regent of Terengganu until 8 November 1990. From 1990 to 1995, Mizan was President of the Council for Islam and Malay Culture of Terengganu. Mizan became the youngest ruler of a Malaysian federal state when he acceded as the Sultan of Terengganu on 15 May 1998 following
170-402: The Tengku Sri Bendahara Raja To’ Puan Jasmine Abdullah Tengku Dato' Seri Badrul Zaman, the Tengku Sri Panglima Raja To' Puan Seri Wan Hibatul Hidayah Tengku Dato' Seri Baharuddin , the Tengku Sri Temenggung Raja To' Puan Seri Nabilah Khan Mizan married Sultanah Nur Zahirah on 28 March 1996 in Kuala Terengganu. The royal couple have two sons and two daughters: After Sultan Mizan
187-568: The death of his father, Sultan Mahmud. Mizan was crowned as the 17th Sultan of Terengganu on 4 March 1999. Terengganu, where the Barisan Nasional won two-thirds of the seats in the state parliament, was the last to appoint a Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) after the 2008 general elections. In the formation of Terengganu's new state government, the federal government under Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi recommended Idris Jusoh as Menteri Besar, who received full support from 23 of
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#1732780700994204-579: The modern pioneers of Singapore . Mizan Zainal Abidin studied at Sekolah Kebangsaan Sultan Sulaiman and Sekolah Menengah Sultan Sulaiman, Kuala Terengganu. He went overseas to study at the Geelong Grammar School in Geelong , Australia . In 1988, he completed his undergraduate studies at US International University-Europe (now called Alliant International University ) in London , earning
221-532: The sport. Sultanah Nur Zahirah Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.237 via cp1104 cp1104, Varnish XID 214008630 Upstream caches: cp1104 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 07:58:21 GMT UMNO Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include
238-506: The state assembly if there had been a motion of no-confidence against Ahmad Said by the 23 UMNO state assemblymen. Mizan was appointed Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong on 26 April 1999 after Sultan Salahuddin of Selangor was elected the 11th Yang di-Pertuan Agong by the Conference of Rulers . Following the illness and subsequently death of Salahuddin, Mizan served as Acting Yang di-Pertuan Agong from 8 October to 12 December 2001. Mizan
255-454: Was elected as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong , he appointed Tengku Muhammad Ismail, then aged eight, as regent on 12 November 2006. Because of Tengku Muhammad Ismail's young age, a three-member Regency Advisory Council was established to discharge his duties for him. The council's members were Tengku Baderulzaman, Sultan Mizan's younger brother, Tengku Sulaiman Ismail, Sultan Mizan's uncle, and former Federal Court judge Dato' Abdul Kadir Sulaiman. He
272-573: Was proclaimed as regent during a ceremony on 12 December. Upon reaching Mukallaf (13 years of age), the Islamic age of responsibility, and according to Sharia law and the constitution of Terengganu, Tengku Muhammad Ismail became able to discharge his duties himself. However, the Sultan formed another council, Majlis Perwakilan Pemangku Raja, to perform the Regent’s duty while he was away from Terengganu pursuing his studies. This second and current council
289-555: Was re-appointed Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong on 13 December 2001 after the Conference of Rulers elected Raja Sirajuddin of Perlis as the 12th Yang di-Pertuan Agong. Mizan served as the first Chancellor of Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) from 2001 to 2006. On 3 November 2006, Mizan was elected by the Conference of Rulers to become the 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, with his five-year term starting 13 December 2006. The Conference of Rulers appointed Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah as
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