Tengku Ampuan Hajah Rahimah binti Almarhum Sultan Abdul Aziz Langkat (4 August 1929 – 27 June 1993) was the ''Tengku Ampuan of
Selangor
Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east ...
'', Malaysia during the reign of her husband, Sultan
Salahuddin of Selangor
Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj ( Jawi: ; 8 March 1926 – 21 November 2001) was the 11th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia and eighth Sultan of Selangor.
Early life
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Biography
She was born on 4 August 1929, as the posthumous daughter of Paduka Sri Tuanku Sultan Abdul Aziz Abdul Jalil Rahmat Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Haji Musa al-Khalid al-Mu'azzam Shah,
Sultan of Langkat and Tengku Putri Zahra binti al-Marhum Sultan Alauddin Sulaiman Shah, daughter of Colonel Paduka Sri Sultan Sir Alauddin Sulaiman Shah ibni al-Marhum Yang di-Pertuan Muda Musa, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of the State of Selangor Darul Ehsan, GCMG, KCVO.
She married, as his third chronological wife, at Selangor Palace,
Kuala Lumpur
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, on 11 March 1956, Paduka Sri
Sultan
Salehuddin 'Abdu'l Aziz Shah Alhaj ibni al-Marhum Sultan Hishamuddin Alam Shah Alhaj, by the Grace of Allah, Sultan and Ruler of the State of Selangor Dar ul-Ihsan and all its dependencies.
She was appointed as Raja Puan Muda on 13 May 1958, and crowned as Tengku Ampuan at Alam Shah Palace,
Klang on 28 June 1961. She was, hence, named Tengku Ampuan Hajjah Rahimah binti al-Marhum Sultan 'Abdu'l Aziz 'Abdu'l Jalil Rahmat Shah.
At the morning of 6:00 am she was found dead in bed.
She had died in her sleep at 3:47 am on 23 June 1993 and was buried in the Royal Mausoleum near
Sultan Sulaiman Mosque in
Klang.
Issue
The royal couple had two daughters:
* Tengku Puteri Nur Marina (born 15 October 1957).
* Tengku Puteri Nur Zehan (born 18 November 1958).
Legacy
Several buildings were named after her;
*
Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital (In
Malay
Malay may refer to:
Languages
* Malay language or Bahasa Melayu, a major Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore
** History of the Malay language, the Malay language from the 4th to the 14th century
** Indonesi ...
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Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah
The Tengku Ampuan Rahimah (TAR) Hospital in Klang (''Malay: Hospital Besar Tengku Ampuan Rahimah, Klang''), also known as Klang General Hospital or Klang GH is a 1094-bed government tertiary hospital located in the south of the royal town of K ...
a.k.a. HTAR)- a general hospital of
Klang which was opened in 1985.
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SMK Tengku Ampuan Rahimah - a secondary school located in Klang.
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Sekolah Agama Menengah Tinggi Tengku Ampuan Rahimah
Sekolah Agama Menengah Tinggi Tengku Ampuan Rahimah (SAMTTAR) known in English as Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Religious High School was established in Malaysia in January 1943. Its original site was a donated (wakaf) land next to the current Masjid Ka ...
(SAMTTAR) - an Islamic secondary school in
Banting
Banting is a town and the seat of Kuala Langat District, Selangor, Malaysia. Banting has a population of 93,497. The postal code for Banting is 42700 and is administered by the Zone of 15 and 19 of the Kuala Langat Municipal Council. It is situa ...
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Selangor
Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east ...
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Honours
She was awarded:
Honours of Selangor
* :
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First Class of the
Royal Family Order of Selangor (DK I) (1963)
List of recipients of DK I & DK II of Selangor
(in Malay)
** Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor
The Most Illustrious Order of the Crown of Selangor (Bahasa Melayu: ''Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Selangor Yang Amat Mulia'') is an order awarded by Sultan of Selangor as a reward for general services to the sultan and state of Selangor. It was foun ...
(SPMS) - Datin Seri
** Knight Grand Companion of the Order of Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah (SSSA) - Datin Seri
Honours of Malaysia and sultanates
* :
** Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kelantan or "Star of Muhammad" (SPMK)
References
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