Tengku Ampuan Hajah Afzan Rahimahallah binti Almarhum Tengku Panglima Perang Tengku Muhammad ( Jawi: تڠكو امڤوان حاجه افضان رحمة ﷲ بنت المرحوم تڠكو ڤڠليما ڤرڠ تڠکو محمد) 4 December 1932 – 29 June 1988 was the ''Tengku Ampuan'' of

Pahang Pahang (;Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , Pahang Hulu Malay: ''Paha'', Pahang Hilir Malay: ''Pahaeng'', Ulu Tembeling Malay: ''Pahaq)'' officially Pahang Darul Makmur with the Arabic honorific ''Darul Makmur'' (Jawi: , "The Abode of Tranquility") is a ...

. She served as

Raja Permaisuri Agong ''Raja Permaisuri Agong'' ( Jawi: راج ڤرمايسوري اݢوڠ; full title: ''Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Raja Permaisuri Agong''; سري ڤدوک بݢيندا راج ڤرمايسوري اݢوڠ, literally ''The Que ...

of Malaysia between 26 April 1979 and 25 April 1984.

Early life

Born on 4 December 1932 in

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, she was the fourth child of Tengku Muhammad ibni Almarhum Sultan Ahmad Al-Mu’adzam Shah and Tengku Hajah Mandak binti Tengku Mustafa, and the granddaughter of Almarhum Sultan Ahmad Shah, the first Sultan of Pahang. Her father, the son of Sultan Ahmad of Pahang, served as Chief Minister of Terengganu before returning to Pahang to hold the same post. Tengku Hajah Afzan received her early education at the Malay Girls’ School in Pekan. She also received private tuition in English.

Marriage and becoming queen

On 22 April 1954, at the age of 22, she married Ahmad Shah,

Crown Prince A crown prince or hereditary prince is the heir apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy. The female form of the title is crown princess, which may refer either to an heiress apparent or, especially in earlier times, to the wif ...

of Pahang, at

Kuala Lipis Kuala Lipis ( ms, كوالا ليڤيس, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset) is a mukim and capital of Lipis District, Pahang, Malaysia with a population of 20,000. History Kuala Lipis was a gold-mining centre before the British arrived in 1 ...

and became the Tengku Puan of Pahang. She gave birth to seven children, two boys and five girls, including the sixth and current Sultan of Pahang and the sixteenth Yang Di Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, Tengku Meriam, Tengku Muhaini, Tengku Aishah, Tengku Abdul Rahman, Tengku Nong Fatimah and Tengku Shahariah. In 1974, when Ahmad Shah ascended to the throne of Pahang, she became his queen consort (''Tengku Ampuan''). She was

of Malaysia (queen consort of the elected leader) between 1979 and 1984.

Death

Tengku Afzan died of cancer on 29 June 1988. She was laid to rest at the Pahang Royal Mausoleum near

Abu Bakar Royal Mosque The Abu Bakar Royal Mosque ( ms, Masjid Diraja Abu Bakar) is Pahang's royal mosque which is located in Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia. It was officially opened in 1976 by Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang replacing the nearby Abdullah Mosque or Old Royal ...

Pekan Pekan Town is a town in Pekan District, Pahang, Malaysia. It is also the royal capital of the state. Its name comes from a flower, the '' Bunga Pekan''. Pekan is also the name of the district the town is situated in, and a parliamentary const ...

Awards and recognitions

She has been awarded :

Honours of Pahang

MY-PAH Family Order of the Crown of Indra of Pahang - DK I

Member 1st class of the

Family Order of the Crown of Indra of Pahang The Most Esteemed Family Order of the Crown of Indra of Pahang (Malay: ''Darjah Kerabat Sri Indera Mahkota Pahang Yang Amat Dihormati'') is an honorific order of the Sultanate of Pahang. History Instituted on 25 May 1967, the order is awarded ...

(DK I, 6 May 1975) * MY-PAH Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang - Grand Knight - SSAP

Grand Knight of the

Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang The Most Illustrious Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (Malay: ''Darjah Kebesaran Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang Yang Amat Di Mulia'') is a knighthood order of the Sultanate of Pahang. History The order was founded by Sultan Ahmad Shah on 24 Oc ...

(SSAP) *

MY-PAH Order of the Crown of Pahang - Grand Knight - SIMP

Grand Knight of the

Order of the Crown of Pahang The Esteemed Order of the Crown of Pahang (Malay: '' Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Pahang Yang Amat Mulia'') is a knighthood order of the Sultanate of Pahang. History The order was founded by Sultan Abu Bakar on 27 December 1968. It is awarded t ...

(SIMP, 29 May 1972)

National and Sultanal honour

* (as wife of the

Yang di-Pertuan Agong The Yang di-Pertuan Agong (, Jawi: ), also known as the Supreme Head of the Federation, the Paramount Ruler or simply as the Agong, and unofficially as the King of Malaysia, is the constitutional monarch and head of state of Malaysia. The of ...

, 29 March 1979 – 25 April 1984) : ** 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, 29 May 1979)

Foreign honour

* : First Class of the

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(25 November 1982)

Places named after her

Several places named after her, including: *

Tengku Ampuan Afzan Mosque The Tengku Ampuan Afzan Mosque ( ms, Masjid Tengku Ampuan Afzan) is the only mosque located at Bandar Indera Mahkota townships in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. This mosque was named after the late Tengku Ampuan Afzan (1933-1988) a first consort of ...

in Kuantan, Pahang *

Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital is a hospital in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. The hospital began operation in 1983. References See also * List of hospitals in Malaysia This is a list of government and private hospitals in Malaysia. As per 31 D ...

in Kuantan, Pahang * Institut Tengku Ampuan Afzan, a child development centre in Kuala Lumpur * Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus Tengku Ampuan Afzan in Kuala Lipis, Pahang * SM Tengku Ampuan Afzan, a secondary school in Chenor, Pahang * SMK Tengku Afzan, a secondary school in Kuantan, Pahang * SMKA Tengku Ampuan Hajjah Afzan, a secondary school in Jerantut, Pahang * Maahad Tahfiz Al Quran Wal Qiraat Tengku Ampuan Afzan, Pekan, Pahang * Taman Tengku Ampuan Afzan, a residential area in Lanchang, Pahang

References

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