Permaisuri Siti Aishah ( Jawi: ڤرمايسوري سيتي عائشه; born Siti Aishah binti Abdul Rahman; born 18 November 1971) is the consort of the 11th

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, Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah. She is the youngest ever

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 ...

(Queen) of

, ascending the throne at the age of 28 on 26 April 1999. During her reign as Raja Permaisuri Agong, she was known as Tuanku Siti Aishah.

Early life

She grew up in

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, received her early education at the Jalan Gurney Primary School and furthered her studies in banking at the

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branch campus of the Universiti Teknologi MARA (Formerly known as Institut Teknologi Mara) in Kota Bharu, Kelantan.

Marriage

Having married Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj on 3 May 1990, she was made Che Puan Besar of Selangor. On 28 October 1998, she became Tengku Permaisuri of Selangor with style Duli Yang Maha Mulia Tengku Permaisuri Selangor, Tengku Permaisuri Siti Aishah. The second commoner to become Raja Permaisuri Agong, she is believed to have remarried since the death of her husband the late king on 21 November 2001 - a claim which she has since denied.

Life after the death of Sultan Salahuddin

She came back into the public eye on

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2006 for an exclusive interview by ''

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'' Malaysia, where the newspaper had wrongly addressed by her former title, "Tuanku Siti Aishah". The

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immediately responded that the widowed consort of the late

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should instead be properly addressed as

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Permaisuri Siti Aishah. The honorific title Yang Amat Mulia was in recognition of the Darjah Kerabat Yang Amat Dihormati (DK, The Most Honourable Royal Family Order of Selangor), which was conferred on her by her late husband. In the interview, she talked about her life since the late king (whom she fondly referred to as ''Almarhum'') died, how she coped with his death with her family's love and support, her nephews Abdul Aziz (whom the late king named after himself shortly before he died) and Abdul Azim as her solace, her role as the former queen of Malaysia, her relationship with the late king, and her hope to find love and remarry again, with her parents' blessings. Permaisuri Siti Aishah was also the patron of the UiTM Alumni, Selangor Women’s Association, Selangor Girl Guides, Jantung Hatiku Society and Girl Guides Association of Malaysia.

Honours

She was awarded:

Honours of Malaysia

* : ** Recipient of the Order of the Crown of the Realm (DMN, 2001) * : ** MY-SEL Royal Family Order of Selangor - DK I

First Class of the Royal Family Order of Selangor (DK I, 8.3.1996) * : ** Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (DA, 20.6.1994)

Foreign Honours

* : ** Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Chula Chom Klao (1st Class) (27.3.2000)Tuanku Siti Aishah was conferred Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Chula Chom Kla

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