Tengku Ampuan Tua Tengku Intan Zaharah binti Almarhum Tengku Seri Setia Raja Tengku Hitam Omar ( Jawi: تڠكو امڤوان توا تڠكو اينتن زهرة بنت المرحوم تڠكو ستيا راج تڠکو هيتم عمر; 13 April 1928 – 24 January 2015) was the Tengku Ampuan Tua (Grand Queen Dowager) of

Terengganu Terengganu (; Terengganu Malay: ''Tranung'', Jawi: ), formerly spelled Trengganu or Tringganu, is a sultanate and constitutive state of federal Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, ''Dāru l- Īmān'' ("Abode of Faith" ...

. She was formerly the Tengku Ampuan Besar (Queen consort) of Terengganu from 1945 to 1979, the Tengku Ampuan (Queen Dowager) of Terengganu from 1979 to 1998 and Tengku Ampuan Tua (Grand Queen Dowager) of Terengganu from 1998 until her death in 2015. She also served as the fourth

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 ...

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from 1965 to 1970.

Early life

Tengku Intan was born in

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor ...

on 13 April 1928. Her father, Tengku Seri Setia Raja Terengganu Tengku Hitam Omar, was a member of the Singapore (Johor Bendahara Horeh) royal family, serving in the

State Civil Service as the State Secretary of Terengganu; he was exiled since the death of the last Sultan of Singapore,

Alauddin Alam Shah Tengku Alam Shah Temenggong, Tengku Ali Iskandar Shah was a prince of the House of Bendahara (Johor), and was the oldest son of Sultan Ali, the 19th Sultan of Johor by his second wife, Daing Siti. Following his father's death in 1877, Tengku ...

, in 1897. Her mother was Raja Zainab binti Raja Alang (second wife of her father). Tengku Intan received her education at the Malay School in Telok Kurau and Katong Convent,

Royal life

Tengku Intan married

Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Zainal Abidin III Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Zainal Abidin III Mu’azzam Shah (Jawi alphabet, Jawi: ; 27 January 1907 – 20 September 1979) was the fourth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia and the sixteenth ...

(then Tengku Paduka Raja of Terengganu) on 3 April 1944 as his second wife. She had no children with him. On 5 November 1945 the Terengganu State Council of thirteen members announced the dismissal of Sultan Ali Shah and the appointment of Tengku Ismail as the fifteenth Sultan of Terengganu. Tengku Ismail became known as

Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Zainal Abidin III Mu’azzam Shah ( Jawi: ; 27 January 1907 – 20 September 1979) was the fourth Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia and the sixteenth Sultan of Terengganu. Early career ...

and was installed on 6 June 1949 at

Istana Maziah Istana Maziah is the official palace of the Sultan of Terengganu. It is located at the foot of Bukit Puteri in Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia. The palace is the official venue for important functions such as royal birthdays, weddings, co ...

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. Accordingly, Tengku Intan Zaharah became Tengku Ampuan Besar (Queen) of Terengganu. Tengku Intan served as

during her husband's reign as the fourth

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or King of

. In 1979, upon her husband's death she was created Tengku Ampuan (Queen Dowager) of Terengganu. In 1998, on the death of her stepson, Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah, she became Tengku Ampuan Tua (Grand Queen Dowager) of Terengganu.

Death

Tengku Ampuan Tua Tengku Intan Zaharah died on 24 January 2015 at 3:30 pm in Hospital Pantai,

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due to

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. She was 86 years old. Her body was brought back to Terengganu and was laid to rest beside her husband grave,

at the Royal Mausoleum near Abidin Mosque,

Awards and recognitions

National honours

Honours of Terengganu

MY-TER Family Order of Terengganu 1st class - DK I

Member 1st Class of the Most Distinguished Family Order of Terengganu (DK) * MY-TER Order of Sultan Mahmud I of Terengganu - SSMT

Member Grand Companion of the Most Revered Order of Sultan Mahmud I of Terengganu (SSMT) * MY-TER Order of the Crown of Terengganu - SPMT - SMT - AMT

Knight Grand Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of the Crown of Terengganu (SMPT)

Honours of Malaysia

* Recipient of the Most Exalted Order of the Crown of the Realm (DMN, 4 April 1966)

Foreign honours

*: **

Order of The Queen of Sheba (Ethiopia) ribbon

Dame Grand Cordon of the Order of the Queen of Sheba (21 May 1968)Angelfire
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Grand Cross Special Class of the

Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (german: Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, or , BVO) is the only federal decoration of Germany. It is awarded for special achievements in political, economic, cultural, intellect ...

(9 March 1967) *: ** Bintang Mahaputera Adipurna Rib

First Class of the Order of Mahaputera (16 March 1970) *

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

: **

Order of the Pleiades Ribbon Bar - Imperial Iran

Member 1st Class of the Order of the Pleiades (17 January 1968) *: ** JPN Hokan-sho 1Class BAR

Dame Grand Cross (Paulownia) of the

Order of the Precious Crown The is a Japanese order, established on January 4, 1888 by Emperor Meiji of Japan. Since the Order of the Rising Sun at that time was an Order for men, it was established as an Order for women. Originally the order had five classes, but on Apr ...

(19 February 1970) *: ** PHI Order of the Golden Heart var2 Grand Collar BAR

First Class of the Golden Heart Medal (9 February 1968) *: ** Grand Order of Mugunghwa (South Korea) - ribbon bar

Dame of the

Grand Order of Mugunghwa The Grand Order of Mugunghwa ( ko, 무궁화대훈장) is the highest order awarded by the government of South Korea. It is awarded to the President of South Korea, and it may be awarded to their spouse, heads or former heads of state of South Ko ...

(7 February 1966) **

Order of Diplomatic Service Merit (Class 1) Grand Gwanghwa Medal ribbon

Grand Gwanghwa Medal of the

Order of Diplomatic Service Merit The Order of Diplomatic Service Merit (Hangul: 수교훈장) is one of South Korea's orders of merit. It is awarded by the President of South Korea for "outstanding meritorious services in the interest of enhancing national prestige and promoting ...

(7 February 1966)

Places named after her

Several places were named after her, including: * Jalan Tengku Ampuan Intan Zaharah ( Federal Route ) in Kuala Nerus, Terengganu * SMK Tengku Intan Zaharah in Dungun, Terengganu *SK Tengku Ampuan Intan in Kuala Berang, Terengganu * SMK Tengku Ampuan Intan in Kuala Berang, Terengganu * Tengku Ampuan Intan Zaharah Mosque in Dungun, Terengganu

References

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