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: * Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra (born 6 October 1969) - later Sultan Muhammad V. * Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra (born 20 January 1974) - Tengku Mahkota of Kelantan. * Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra (born 7 April 1978) - Tengku Bendahara of Kelantan. * 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

MY-KEL_Royal_Family_Order_-_Star_of_Yunus_-_DK

Recipient (DK) of the Royal Family Order (''Al-Yunusi Star'') * MY-KEL_Order_of_the_Crown_of_Kelantan_-_Star_of_Muhammad

Knight Grand Commander (SPMK) of the Order of the Crown of Kelantan (''Al-Muhammadi Star'')

Honours of Malaysia

* : **

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) * : ** MY-NEG Royal Family Order of Negeri Sembilan - DKNS

Member of the

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(DKNS) * : ** MY-PERL Perlis Family Order of the Gallant Prince Syed Putra Jamalullail - DK

Recipient of the

Perlis Family Order of the Gallant Prince Syed Putra Jamalullail Perlis, ( Northern Malay: ''Peghelih''), also known by its honorific title Perlis Indera Kayangan, is the smallest state in Malaysia by area and population. Located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, it borders the Thai provinces ...

(DK) **

MY-PERL Order of the Crown of Perlis - Knight Grand Commander - SPMP

Knight Grand Commander of the

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or ''Star of Safi'' (SPMP, 1988) * : ** Most Esteemed Royal Family Order of Johor - ribbon bar

First Class of the Royal Family Order of Johor (DK I) * : ** MY-SEL Royal Family Order of Selangor - DK II

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

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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