Tengku Muhammad Fa-iz Petra ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail Petra ( Jawi: ; born 20 January 1974) is the current Tengku Mahkota (Crown Prince) of the Malaysian state of Kelantan,

heir presumptive An heir presumptive is the person entitled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honour, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an heir apparent or a new heir presumptive with a better claim to the position in question. ...

and first in line of succession to the throne of Kelantan. He was proclaimed as the Crown Prince of Kelantan on 18 October 2010 upon the accession of his elder brother,

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 the 29th Sultan of Kelantan.Although he is sometimes called heir apparent due to him being appointed Tengku Mahkota, this is not technically true since he may still be displaced in the line of succession by a son born to the current Sultan, however implausible that may seem. He is the second of four children of the late

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 ...

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

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 ...

. His two younger siblings are

Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail Petra (born 7 April 1978) is a member of the Kelantan Royal Family, who is the ''Tengku Bendahara of Kelantan'' and second in line of succession to the Kelantan throne. He is the younger ...

and

Tengku Amalin A’ishah Putri Tengku Amalin A'ishah Putri binti Almarhum Sultan Ismail Petra (born 26 June 1984) is a member of the Kelantan Royal Family. She is the youngest sibling and only sister of the current Sultan of Kelantan, Sultan Muhammad V. Early life and educat ...

. His eldest brother is the

, the fifteenth Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia.

Biography

Tengku Fa-iz was born in

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 ...

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 ...

on 20 January 1974. He was appointed Tengku Bendahara of Kelantan on 30 March 1989 and was the President of the Kelantan Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council (MAIK) from 21 June 2009 to 18 March 2019. He received his complete education as follows: * SK Sultan Ismail (1),

Kota Bharu, Kelantan 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 t ...

* Alice Smith School,

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, Rutland, England,

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- 10A GCSE and 3A A-Level *

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- BA History *

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, Florence, Italy -

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and

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(Beginner and Intermediate) *

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- MA

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and MPhil/ PhD History (2010) His PhD dissertation is about the transition between late antiquity and the early medieval period in north Etruria (400-900 AD). Tengku Fa-iz was elevated to the position of Tengku Mahkota or heir presumptive to the throne of Kelantan upon deliberation of the Kelantan State Council of Succession which was chaired by Tengku Laksamana Kelantan Tengku Abdul Halim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Ibrahim. The ceremony to present the letter of appointment as Tengku Mahkota Kelantan was held at Istana Negeri in

Kubang Kerian Kubang Kerian is the royal town of Kelantan and also a parliamentary constituency in Kota Bharu District, Kelantan, Malaysia. The Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Health Campus is located here. This campus is also referred to as USM Health Campus. ...

on 18 October 2010. According to the Kelantan State Constitution, Tengku Fa-iz could be the ruler or regent when the Sultan is abroad for a period of more than 12 months or unable to carry out his duties as the ruler over the same period. He was conferred to the rank of First Admiral (Honorary) of the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) on 5 April 2013. On 8 December 2016, Tengku Fa-iz was appointed as the Pemangku Raja (Regent) of Kelantan, following the appointment of his eldest brother, Sultan Muhammad V as the fifteenth Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia on 13 December 2016. Tengku Fa-iz was the Chancellor of the

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(UMK) from 16 February 2017 until 22 November 2022. Tengku Fa-iz is a Pro-Chancellor of the

, and was appointed on 23 November 2022, after his brother,

proclaimed as the new Chancellor of the

Marriage

On 19 April 2019, Tengku Fa-iz married

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citizen, ''Her Highness'' Che Puan Sofie Louise Johansson Petra, the Che Puan Mahkota of Kelantan (born 1986) at Istana Balai Besar in

. They met in London where Tengku Fa-iz was a student and Johansson also studied and worked. For wedding presents the royal couple wished for donations to aid organisations in Kelantan. The solemnisation ceremony was performed by Dato’ Aria D’Raja cum Kelantan Syariah Court Chief Judge Dato' Daud Mohamad and were witnessed by the Tengku Laksamana of Kelantan Tengku Abdul Halim and Member of Parliament for Gua Musang

Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah Tan Sri Tengku Razaleigh bin Tengku Mohd Hamzah ( Jawi: تڠکو غزالي بن تڠکو محمد حمزة; born 13 April 1937) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gua Musang from August 1986 to November ...

Honours

He has been awarded:Pro-chancellor of the University of Kelantan
with orders mentions

Honours of Kelantan

MY-KEL Royal Family Order - Star of Yunus - DK

Recipient of the Royal Family Order or ''Star of Yunus'' (DK, 30 March 2003) * MY-KEL Order of the Crown of Kelantan - Star of Muhammad

Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kelantan or ''Star of Muhammad'' (SPMK) – Dato' * MY-KEL Silver Jubilee Medal 2004

Silver Jubilee Medal (30 March 2004)

Honours of Kedah

MY-KED Supreme Order of Sri Mahawangsa (DMK)

The Most Esteemed Supreme Order of Sri Mahawangsa (DMK, 30 September 2017) - Dato' Seri Utama

Ancestry

Note

References

Tengku Muhammad Faiz is Kelantan crown prince
The Star, 18 October 2010.

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Petra, Muhammad Fa-iz, Tengku People from Kota Bharu People from Kelantan Malaysian people of Malay descent Living people Malaysian Muslims Royal House of Kelantan 1974 births Members of the Supreme Order of Sri Mahawangsa