Raja Perempuan Tengku Anis binti Almarhum Tengku Abdul Hamid (born 6 January 1949) is the former Raja Perempuan (
Queen consort) of
Kelantan
Kelantan (; Jawi: ; Kelantanese Malay: ''Klate'') is a state in Malaysia. The capital is Kota Bharu and royal seat is Kubang Kerian. The honorific name of the state is ''Darul Naim'' (Jawi: ; "The Blissful Abode").
Kelantan is located in th ...
. She is the widow of
Sultan Ismail Petra
Sultan Ismail Petra ibni Almarhum Sultan Yahya Petra ( Jawi: ; 11 November 1949 – 28 September 2019) was the 28th Sultan of Kelantan who reigned from 30 March 1979 to 13 September 2010. He succeeded on the death of his father, Sultan Yahy ...
and the mother of
Sultan Muhammad V
Sultan Muhammad V ( Jawi: ; born 6 October 1969) has reigned as the 29th Sultan of Kelantan since September 2010 and served as the 15th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia from December 2016 until his abdication in January 2019. He was proclaimed ...
. As a
Queen dowager, she is now styled as Yang Maha Mulia Raja Perempuan Tengku Anis.
Biography
Tengku Anis was born on the 6th of January 1949 at Palm Manor,
Kota Bharu
Kota Bharu, colloquially referred to as KB, is a town in Malaysia that serves as the state capital and royal seat of Kelantan. It is situated in the northeastern part of Peninsular Malaysia and lies near the mouth of the Kelantan River.
The ...
to Tengku Abdul Hamid bin Tengku Muda Sulong Abdul Putra ( th, มานพ พิพิธภักดี; ) and his wife, Tengku Azizah binti Tengku Sri Maharaja Muhammad Hamzah. Her paternal grandfather, Tengku Abdul Putra, was the eldest son of the last reigning King of Jering, which was then one of the seven states in Southern Siam under Malay rule. Her maternal grandfather, Tengku Muhammad Hamzah, was the last Chief Minister of Kelantan appointed by the Sultan and the first post-independence Menteri Besar.
She received religious education from a personal tutor and completed her formal primary and secondary education at Zainab English School. She was conferred an Honorary Degree doctorate of Philosophy in Human Resources Development from the Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand on the 26th of February 2005.
On 4 December 1968, Tengku Anis married
Tengku Ismail Petra, the then-Tengku Mahkota (Crown Prince) of Kelantan at the Istana Kota Lama in Kota Bharu. Following this, she was bestowed the title of Tengku Ampuan Mahkota (Crown Princess) of Kelantan on the 1st of January 1969.
In 1979, Sultan Yahya Petra (at the time King of Malaysia) passed and Tengku Ismail Petra was installed 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 of ...
. She was installed as the Raja Perempuan (Queen consort) of Kelantan on the 30th of March 1979. Her husband, HRH Sultan Ismail Petra, reigned until the 13th of September 2010, and was succeeded by their eldest son,
Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra.
Issue
The royal couple have four children:
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Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra (born 6 October 1969) - later Sultan Muhammad V.
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Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra (born 20 January 1974) - Tengku Mahkota of Kelantan.
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Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra (born 7 April 1978) - Tengku Bendahara of Kelantan.
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Tengku Amalin A’ishah Putri (born 26 June 1984) - Tengku Maharani Putri.
Social contributions
Tengku Anis always pays serious attention to the welfare of the people and always shows a deep interest in the movement of charities in the state of Kelantan. She is the patron of various organisations such as:
* Founder of Darul Aitam Orphanage
* Founder of Tengku Anis Kindergarten
* Patron of Kelantan Foundation for the Disabled
* Patron of Kelantan Handicraft Foundation
* Patron of Kelantan Heart Patient Foundation
Honours
She was awarded:
Honours of Kelantan
*
Recipient (DK) of the Royal Family Order (''Al-Yunusi Star'')
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Knight Grand Commander (SPMK) of the Order of the Crown of Kelantan (''Al-Muhammadi Star'')
Honours of Malaysia
* :
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Member of the
Royal Family Order of Kedah
The Most Illustrious Royal Family Order of Kedah (Bahasa Melayu: ''Darjah Kerabat Yang Amat Mulia Kedah'') is an honorific order of the Sultanate of Kedah.
History
It was founded by Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah on 21 February 1964.
Classes
It ...
(DK)
* :
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Member of the
Royal Family Order of Negeri Sembilan
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(DKNS)
* :
**
Recipient of the
(DK)
**
Knight Grand Commander of the
Order of the Crown of Perlis
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or ''Star of Safi'' (SPMP, 1988)
* :
**
First Class of the
Royal Family Order of Johor (DK I)
* :
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Second Class of the
Royal Family Order of Selangor (DK II)
Foreign honours
* :
**
Family Order of Laila Utama
The Most Esteemed Family Order of Laila Utama ( ms, Darjah Kerabat Laila Utama Yang Amat Dihormati) is an order of Brunei. It was established on 1 March 1954 by Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III. The order carries the post-nominal letters "DK" as ...
(DK)
Honorary degrees
* :
** Honorary Doctor of Philosophy in Management from
Kolej Universiti Sains dan Teknologi Malaysia - 23 February 2006
** Honorary Degree of Doctor of Agriculture Development from
University Putra Malaysia
University of Putra Malaysia ( Malay: ''Universiti Putra Malaysia''), abbreviated as UPM, is a Malaysian public research university located in Serdang, Selangor. Formerly it was named Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (Agricultural University of ...
- 16 September 2006
* :
** Honorary Doctor of Philosophy in Human Resources Development from
Ramkhamhaeng University - 26 February 2005
Places named after her
Several places were named after her, including:
* Tengku Anis Hospital in Pasir Puteh, Kelantan
* Tengku Anis Kindergarten in Kota Bharu, Kelantan
* Tengku Anis Municipal Park in Kota Bharu, Kelantan
* Tengku Anis Orchid Park in Kota Bharu, Kelantan
* Tengku Anis Bazaar in Kota Bharu, Kelantan
* Tengku Anis Library, a library at
Universiti Teknologi MARA
The MARA Technological University ( Malay: ''Universiti Teknologi MARA''; Jawi: اونيۏرسيتي تيكنولوڬي مارا; abbr. UiTM) is a public university based primarily in Shah Alam, Selangor. It was established to help rural Mala ...
, Machang, Kelantan
*Pusat Dokumentasi Melayu Tengku Anis, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Wilayah Timur in Kota Bharu, Kelantan
Ancestry
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Anis, Raja Perempuan Kelantan
1949 births
Living people
Royal House of Kelantan
Malaysian people of Malay descent
Kelantan royal consorts
Malaysian Muslims
Raja Perempuan Tengku Anis
Raja Perempuan Tengku Anis binti Almarhum Tengku Abdul Hamid (born 6 January 1949) is the former Raja Perempuan ( Queen consort) of Kelantan. She is the widow of Sultan Ismail Petra and the mother of Sultan Muhammad V. As a Queen dowager, she i ...
People from Kelantan
Malaysian people of Thai descent