Sallehuddin of Kedah

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Sallehuddin
صالح الدين‎
Sultan Sallehuddin of Kedah in 2018.jpg
Sultan of Kedah
Reign12 September 2017 – present
Installation22 October 2018
Predecessor Abdul Halim
Heir apparent Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah
Menteris Besar
See list
Born (1942-04-30) 30 April 1942 (age 82) [fn 1]
Istana Anak Bukit, Alor Setar, Kedah, Japanese-occupied British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Spouse Sultanah Maliha binti Tengku Ariff
Issue
Names
Tunku Mahmud Sallehuddin ibni Tunku Badlishah
Regnal name
Al-Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah
House Mahawangsa
Father Sultan Badlishah
MotherSultanah Asma
Religion Sunni Islam
Signature Sultan Sallehuddin signature.svg
Military career
AllegianceFlag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Service / branchFlag of the Malaysian Army.svg  Malaysian Army
Years of service1964–present
Rank Malaysia-army-OF-7.svg Major general
Unit Royal Malay Regiment
Battles / wars

Al-Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah (Jawi: الأمين الکريم سلطان صالح الدين ابن المرحوم سلطان بدلي شاه‎; born 30 April 1942) is the 29th Sultan of Kedah since ascending to the throne in September 2017 upon the death of his elder half-brother Abdul Halim. [1] As the fourth son of Badlishah of Kedah, that lived to adulthood he was initially not expected to inherit the throne.

Biography

Sultan Sallehuddin was born (as Tunku Mahmud Sallehuddin) and raised in Istana Anak Bukit, Alor Setar, Kedah. [2] He was the ninth of 14 siblings, to Sultan Badlishah, the 27th Sultan of Kedah, and Sultanah Asma, daughter of Sultan Sulaiman of Terengganu.

He was educated at the Alor Merah Malay School and continued his studies at the Sultan Abdul Hamid College. He graduated with a higher education from the College of Military Engineering, Poona in India.

Military career

Salehuddin's military career started when he underwent cadet training at the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun from 23 July 1962 to 30 June 1963. He was appointed Junior Lieutenant on 23 October 1963. On 12 February 1964, he was commissioned as a lieutenant and stationed with the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Malay Regiment in Pengkalan Chepa, Kota Bharu, Kelantan. He was later promoted to the rank of colonel. [3]

During his service, Sallehuddin had been involved in several security operations at the border areas with Thailand. [3]

Tunku Temenggong of Kedah

Sallehuddin was proclaimed as Tunku Temenggong of Kedah on 28 November 1981. He became one of members of the Council of Regency when his eldest brother, Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah, served as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong from 2011 to 2016, and chaired the council after the death of his elder brother, Tunku Annuar, in 2014.

Raja Muda of Kedah

Sallehuddin was proclaimed as Raja Muda of Kedah on 15 December 2016. He replaced Tunku Abdul Malik who died of natural causes on 29 November 2015 at Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital in Alor Setar. [4]

As Raja Muda, Sallehuddin held a number of important positions including as chancellor of the Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences and president of the Kedah Islamic Religious Council. [3]

Sultan of Kedah

Sallehuddin was proclaimed as the 29th Sultan of Kedah on 12 September 2017 at the Istana Anak Bukit by the Kedah Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah. [5] He succeeded his half-brother, Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah, upon his death on 11 September 2017. At the age of 75, he's the oldest monarch by the age at accession in South East Asia, surpassing King Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand who ascended to the throne 11 months before at the age of 64. He's also the shortest serving heir-apparent for only 8 months 28 days before ascending to the Throne. He was officially enthroned as sultan on 22 October 2018 and was awarded the sobriquet Al-Aminul Karim in a televised ceremony, the first since 1959, at the Istana Anak Bukit's Balai Besar.

The event was attended by the Crown Prince of Brunei, Al-Muhtadee Billah and his wife, Crown Princess Sarah, on behalf of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and by the former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad, whose son, Mukhriz Mahathir, was the state's former Chief Minister.

As per his duties as sultan and head of the state of Kedah, he currently serves as the Colonel-in-chief of the Royal Malay Regiment.

Marriage and children

Sultan Sallehuddin and Sultanah Maliha married on 26 November 1965 and have two sons:

Titles, styles, orders and recognitions

Styles of
Al-Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin
Royal Standard of the Sultan of Kedah.svg
Reference style His Royal Highness
Spoken styleYour Royal Highness
Alternative styleTuanku

The full title and style of Sultan Sallehuddin is:

His Royal Highness Al-Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah, D.K., D.K.H., D.K.S., D.M.N., D.U.K., D.K. (Kelantan)., D.K. (Johor)., D.K. (Perak)., D.K. (Selangor)., D.K. (Negeri Sembilan)., D.K. (Perlis)., D.K. (Pahang)., P.S.M., D.M.K., S.S.S.K., S.H.M.S., S.G.M.K., S.S.P.K., S.P.M.K., S.S.D.K., S.P.M.K. (Kelantan)., D.S.D.K., P.A.T., B.C.K., K.P.K., The Sultan and Sovereign Ruler of the State of Kedah Darul Aman

Honours of Kedah

Honours of Malaysia

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  1. ↑ His birthday is celebrated on the third Sunday of June
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Sallehuddin of Kedah
House of Kedah
Born: 30 April 1942
Regnal titles
Preceded by Sultan of Kedah
2017–present		Incumbent
Heir apparent:
Tunku Sarafuddin Badlishah, Raja Muda
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