Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah

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Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah
تڠكو شرف الدين بدلي شاه
Raja Muda of Kedah
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Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah in 2019
Crown Prince of Kedah
Proclaimed26 November 2017 - present
Predecessor Tunku Mahmud Sallehuddin
BornTengku Sarafudin Badlishah ibni Tunku Mahmud Sallehuddin
(1967-03-02) 2 March 1967 (age 57)
Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia
Spouse
(m. 2003)
Issue
  • Tunku Zara Bahiyah
  • Tunku Sulaiman Badlishah
Names
Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah ibni Al-Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin
House Mahawangsa
Father Al-Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin
Mother Sultanah Maliha
Religion Sunni Islam
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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]

Biography

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]

Tunku Laksamana of Kedah

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]

Raja Muda of Kedah

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]

Personal life

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:

Issue

NameBirthPlace birthAge
Her Highness (Yang Teramat Mulia)
Tunku Zara Bahiyah Binti Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah
11 April 2004Kedah20 years, 7 months and 22 days
His Highness (Yang Teramat Mulia)
Tunku Sulaiman Badlishah Bin Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah
18 December 2007Kedah16 years, 11 months and 15 days

Honours

Ancestry

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References

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  2. "Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah pakar dalam bidang perundangan". Berita Harian. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
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Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah
House of Kedah
Regnal titles
Preceded by Raja Muda of Kedah
2017–present
Incumbent