Sultan Ibrahim ibni Almarhum Sultan Muhammad IV, , (9 October 1897 – 9 July 1960) was the

Sultan of Kelantan The Sultan of Kelantan () is the constitutional head of Kelantan state in Malaysia. The executive power of the state is vested in him as the monarch of the state. The current sultan, Muhammad V, is the 29th Sultan of Kelantan. He is the Head o ...

from 1944 to 1960. He was born at Istana Balai Besar in

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to Sultan Muhammad IV ibni Almarhum Sultan Muhammad III, Sultan of Kelantan and his wife, Sultanah Zainab binti Nik Wan Muhammad Amin. On 22 June 1911, his father appointed him "Tengku Sri Indra Mahkota Kelantan", becoming the heir apparent on 21 April 1921. He served as deputy Judge of the High Court and later represented his brother in

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in 1942. On 21 June 1944, he succeeded upon the death of his brother, Sultan Ismail and was crowned Sultan at Istana Balai Besar four months later. In 1953, he attended the coronation of

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in London where he famously shared an open carriage in the rain with Queen

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of Tonga. He married six wives by which he had 13 sons and 14 daughters. Sultan Ibrahim died from a cerebral haemorrhage in Istana Sri Cemerlang, Kota Bahru, on 9 July 1960 aged 63 after a reign of 16 years, and was succeeded as Sultan by his third son,

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Honours

Honours of Kelantan

* Grand Master of the

Royal Family Order of Kelantan The Most Esteemed Royal Family Order of Kelantan or the Star of Yunus ( Malay: ''Darjah Kerabat Yang Amat Di-Hormati'' or ''Bintang al-Yunusi'') is an honorific order of the Sultanate of Kelantan. History Instituted on 9 August 1916, this ord ...

(DK, 20 June 1944 – 9 July 1960). * Grand Master of the

Order of the Crown of Kelantan Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of d ...

(20 June 1944 – 9 July 1960). * Grand Master of the

Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of d ...

(20 June 1944 – 9 July 1960). * Grand Master of the

Order of the Most Distinguished and Most Valiant Warrior Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of d ...

(PYGP, 20 June 1944 – 9 July 1960).

Honour of Malaya

* : Recipient of the

Order of the Crown of the Realm The Most Exalted Order of the Crown of the Realm ( ms, Darjah Utama Seri Mahkota Negara) is a Malaysian federal award. It is ranked lower than the Order of the Royal Family of Malaysia. It should not be confused with the Order of Loyalty to the ...

(DMN, 31 August 1958).

Foreign Honours

* : Companion of the

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(CMG, 4 June 1934). * :

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(6 May 1935). * :

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(12 May 1937). * : Honorary Knight Commander of the

(KCMG, 10 June 1948). * :

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(2 June 1953).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ibrahim 04 Of Kelantan 1897 births 1960 deaths Sultans of Kelantan People from Kota Bharu Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George People from Kelantan Malaysian Muslims Malaysian people of Malay descent Recipients of the Order of the Crown of the Realm