Sultan Sir Badlishah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah (17 March 1894 – 13 July 1958) was the 27th Sultan of Kedah, a present

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n state, between 1943 and 1958. He succeeded the throne upon the death of his father, Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah. He was the elder half brother of the first

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Tunku Abdul Rahman Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah ( ms, ‏تونكو عبد الرحمن ڤوترا الحاج ابن سلطان عبد الحميد حليم شاه, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 8 Febru ...

. Sultan Badlishah also served as

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of Kedah between 1937 and 1943. In 1943, he was deposed by the

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, but was reinstated following their surrender and the end of the

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in 1945.

Family

Sultan Badlishah was married twice. His first marriage was to Tunku Sofiah binti Almarhum Tunku Mahmud (born 1899) in 1922. The marriage produced an heir, who was the fifth and fourteenth

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and the Sultan of Kedah, Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah. Tunku Sofia died in 1934 caused by an automobile accident. * Tunku Abdul Hamid (born 20 August 1923, died young) * Tunku Hamidah (22 September 1925 - 4 November 2015), married to Tengku Abdul Aziz Ibni Almarhum Sultan Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah of Terengganu * Tuanku Abdul Halim (28 November 1927 - 11 September 2017) - Sultan of Kedah from 1958 to 2017 and twice

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from 1970 to 1975 and from 2011 to 2016 * Tunku Abdul Malik (24 September 1929 - 29 November 2015), Raja Muda from 1960 to 2015 * Tunku Sakinah (born 11 November 1931), married (div.) to Yves Borotra, son of the French tennis champion cum businessman, Jean Borotra. * Tunku Mansur (29 December 1933 - 18 August 1934) Sultan Badlishah's second marriage in 1934 was to Tunku Asma binti Almarhum Sultan Badrul Alam Shah (1911-1994), a

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princess of the

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. She served as Sultanah of Kedah and gave birth to a number of children: * Tunku Hosna (born 25 January 1935) *

Tunku Annuar Tunku Annuar ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah PSM DKH DMK SPMK SSDK PSB (30 June 1937 – 21 May 2014) was a member of the Kedah royal family and Chairman of the Regency Council of the Malaysian state of Kedah. He was the son of Sultan Badlishah ...

(30 June 1937 - 21 May 2014) * Tuanku Sallehuddin (born 30 April 1942) - Sultan of Kedah from September 2017 onwards, Raja Muda from 2015 to 2017 * Tunku Bisharah (born 18 October 1944) * Tunku Kamaliah (born 6 June 1947) * Tunku Badriatul Jamal (born 1 September 1949) * Tunku Abdul Hamid Thani (born 18 June 1952) - father of Tengku Jonaris Badlishah * Tunku Nafisah (born 20 June 1954)

Death and succession

Sultan Badlishah died on 13 July 1958 and was succeeded by his son, Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah.

Honours

Honours of Kedah

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Founding Grand Master of the State of Kedah Star of Valour (BKK) (30 October 1952 - 13 July 1958) * MY-KED_Kedah_Supreme_Order_of_Merit_(DUK)

Founding Grand Master of the Kedah Supreme Order of Merit (KOM) (30 October 1952 - 13 July 1958) * MY-KED_State_of_Kedah_Star_of_Gallantry_(BPK)

Founding Grand Master of the State of Kedah Star of Gallantry (BPK) (30 October 1952 - 13 July 1958)

Foreign Honours

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Companion of the

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Companion of the

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* : **

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Recipient of the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal (1935) ** UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon

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Recipient of the

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(1937) **

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Knight Commander of the

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(KBE) - Sir (1941) ** UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon

Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) - Sir (1948) ** UK Queen EII Coronation Medal ribbon

Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal (1953)

External links

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{{Authority control 1894 births 1958 deaths Badlishah Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian Muslims Badlishah Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire