Tengku Muhammad Ismail ibni Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin (born 1 March 1998) is the ''Yang di-Pertuan Muda'' (Crown Prince) 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"). ...

. He is the son of the current Sultan of Terengganu,

Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Al-Wathiqu Billah Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin ibni Almarhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah ( Jawi: ; born 22 January 1962) is the 18th and current Sultan of Terengganu. He served as the 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the constitutio ...

and Sultanah Nur Zahirah,the Sultanah of Terengganu. He also was appointed as

Regent A regent (from Latin : ruling, governing) is a person appointed to govern a state '' pro tempore'' (Latin: 'for the time being') because the monarch is a minor, absent, incapacitated or unable to discharge the powers and duties of the monarchy ...

of the state from 2006 to 2011 during his father's term as

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(the elective federation monarch) of

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Biography

Tengku Muhammad Ismail was born on 1 March 1998 as the eldest son and second child of Tengku Mizan Zainal Abidin, the ''Yang di-Pertuan Muda'' (Crown Prince) of Terengganu and To’ Puan Seri Rozita binti Adil Bakeri. His father became the Sultan of Terengganu shortly after his birth, after which his mother became known as Permaisuri Nur Zahirah (''née'' Rozita binti Adil Bakeri),the Permaisuri of Terengganu. He was appointed the ''Yang di-Pertuan Muda'' (Crown Prince) of Terengganu on 12 January 2006. After Sultan Mizan was elected as

, he appointed Tengku Muhammad Ismail, then aged eight, as Regent of Terengganu on 12 November 2006. Because of Tengku Muhammad Ismail's young age, a Regency Advisory Council was established to discharge his duties for him. The council's members were Tengku Baderulzaman, Sultan Mizan's younger brother, Tengku Sulaiman Sultan Ismail, Sultan Mizan's uncle, and Federal Court judge Abdul Kadir Sulaiman. He was proclaimed as regent during a ceremony on 12 December. As regent, he presided over the swearing in of

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Ahmad Said following the 2008 general election. On 30 August 2010, upon reaching age 12 (''baligh'', the Islamic age of puberty), Tengku Muhammad Ismail was formally installed as Regent during a ceremony 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, con ...

. A Regency Representative Council was formed to discharge his duties as regent while he left the country to pursue his studies. The council consisted of Sultan Mizan's brother Tengku Mustaffa Kamel, and previous members of the Regency Advisory Council, Tengku Sulaiman and Abdul Kadir Sulaiman.

Interests

Like his father, Tengku Muhammad Ismail is an equestrian, and has participated in international events. In June 2010, he finished in second place in the 90 km race at the RTES/D'Armor French Open in

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Honours

* : **

MY-TER Royal Family Order of Terengganu - DKR

Member of the

Royal Family Order of Terengganu The Most Distinguished Royal Family Order of Terengganu (Bahasa Melayu: ''Darjah Kerabat Diraja Terengganu Yang Amat Mulia'') is an honorific order of the Sultanate of Terengganu, who is the constitutional head of Terengganu state in Malaysia. H ...

(DKR, 14 December 2011). ** MY-TER Family Order of Terengganu 1st class - DK I

First Class of the

Family Order of Terengganu The Most Distinguished Family Order of Terengganu (Bahasa Melayu: ''Darjah Kebesaran Kerabat Terengganu Yang Amat Mulia'') is an honorific order of the Sultanate of Terengganu. History It was founded by Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu o ...

(DK I, 12 December 2006). ** MY-TER Order of Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin - Dato Sri Setia - SSMZ

Knight Grand Companion of the

Order of Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu The Most Select Order of Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu (Bahasa Melayu: ''Darjah Kebesaran Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Terengganu Yang Amat Terpilih'') is an honorific order of the Sultanate of Terengganu History It was founded by Sult ...

(SSMZ).

Ancestry

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tengku Muhammad Ismail, Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin 1998 births Living people Heirs apparent Royal House of Terengganu Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian Muslims Members of the Supreme Royal Family Order of Terengganu Members of the Royal Family Order of Terengganu Malaysian people of Thai descent People from Terengganu