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Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah تڠكو شرف الدين بدلي شاه | |||||
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Raja Muda of Kedah | |||||
Crown Prince of Kedah | |||||
Proclaimed | 26 November 2017 - present | ||||
Predecessor | Tunku Mahmud Sallehuddin | ||||
Born | Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah ibni Tunku Mahmud Sallehuddin 2 March 1967 Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia | ||||
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House | Mahawangsa | ||||
Father | Al-Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin | ||||
Mother | Sultanah Maliha | ||||
Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
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Sultan Salehuddin, the Sultan Contents
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Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah ibni Al-Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin (Jawi: تڠكو شرف الدين بدلي شاه ابن الأمين الكريم سلطان صالح الدين; born 2 March 1967) is the current Raja Muda (Crown Prince) of Kedah. He was proclaimed as Raja Muda of Kedah on 26 November 2017, upon the accession of his father, Al-Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah as the 29th Sultan of Kedah. [1]
Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah was born on 2 March 1967 in Alor Setar, Kedah. He is the eldest son of Al-Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah and Sultanah Maliha binti Almarhum Tengku Ariff. Sultan Sallehuddin ibni Sultan Badlishah was the seventh son of the Sultan of Kedah, Sultan Badlishah and Sultanah Asma, the Sultanah of Kedah. Tengku Sarafudin has one younger brother, Tunku Shazuddin Ariff, who is the current Tunku Mahkota (Deputy Crown Prince) of Kedah. [2]
Tengku Sarafuddin attended the Royal Military College at Sungei Besi, Malaysia and continued with legal studies at Holborn College London. He graduated from Brunel University London with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree in 1990. He received his Barrister at Law (Inner Temple) UK appointment and was admitted in the High Court of Malaya as an advocate and solicitor in 1994. [3]
Tengku Sarafudin previously became the Tunku Laksamana of Kedah before being proclaimed as the Raja Muda of Kedah. He was succeeded as Tunku Laksamana by his younger brother, Tunku Shazudin Ariff. [4]
Tengku Sarafudin was proclaimed as Raja Muda of Kedah on 26 November 2017, upon the accession of his father, Sultan Sallehuddin ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah as the 29th Sultan of Kedah.
As Raja Muda, Tengku Sarafudin holds a number of important positions including as chancellor of the Management and Science University and president of the Kedah Islamic Religious Council. [5]
Tengku Sarafudin is married to a commoner from Perak, Che Puan Muda Zaheeda Mohamad Ariff (born 19 October 1971) who became the Raja Puan Muda (Crown Princess) of Kedah in 2017. The couple have two children:
Name | Birth | Place birth | Age |
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Her Highness (Yang Teramat Mulia) Tunku Zara Bahiyah Binti Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah | 11 April 2004 | Kedah | 20 years, 7 months and 22 days |
His Highness (Yang Teramat Mulia) Tunku Sulaiman Badlishah Bin Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah | 18 December 2007 | Kedah | 16 years, 11 months and 15 days |
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