Abu Bakar of Pahang
| Abu Bakar أبو بکر | |||||
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| Al Mu'adzam (The Exalted One) | |||||
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| Sultan of Pahang | |||||
| Reign | 22 June 1932 – 5 May 1974 | ||||
| Installation | 28 May 1933 | ||||
| Predecessor | Sultan Abdullah Al-Mu’tassim Billah Shah | ||||
| Successor | Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah | ||||
| Menteri Besar | See List | ||||
| Born | 29 May 1904 Istana Hinggap, Pekan, Pahang, Federated Malay States, British Malaya | ||||
| Died | 5 May 1974 (aged 69) Istana Peninjau, Kampung Padang Polo, Pekan, Pahang | ||||
| Burial | 7 May 1974 | ||||
| Spouse | Raja Fatimah Binti Al-Marhum Sultan Iskandar Shah Kaddasullah Che Siti Nah Tengku Hajah Azam Binti Tengku Umar Che Mek Mas Che Hafsah Binti Imam Mat Che Siti Zainab Binti Sheikh Ahmad Che Hathifah Binti Abdul Rashid Alias Maria Menado | ||||
| Issue | Tengku Ahmad Shah Tengku Nur Azhan Tengku Ainon Jamil Tengku Puteri Mariam Tengku Puteri Nur Aziah Tengku Tan Sri Ibrahim Tengku Tan Sri Abdullah Tengku Ismail Tengku Abdul Aziz Tengku Tan Sri Azlan Tengku Azman Tengku Abdul Rahman Tengku Abdul Rashid Tengku Kamal Baharin Tengku Zaiton Tengku Putri Kamariah Tengku Intan Badariya Tengku Nong Suraya Tengku Nur Azahar Tengku Faridah Tengku Nur Aizah Tengku Nur Akmar Tengku Zabedah Tengku Nina Tengku Omar Tengku Muhammad Tengku Sulaiman Tengku Kalsum Suzanne Tengku Idris Tengku Baharuddin Tengku Nur Ashikin | ||||
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| House | Bendahara | ||||
| Father | Sultan Abdullah Al-Mu’tassim Billah Shah Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Ahmad Al-Mu’azzam Shah | ||||
| Mother | Che Kalsum binti Abdullah | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mu’azzam Shah Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Abdullah Al-Mu’tassim Billah Shah GCMG (Jawi: سلطان أبو بكر رعاية الدين المعظم شاه ابن المرحوم سلطان عبد الله المعتصم بالله شاه; 29 May 1904 – 5 May 1974), was the fourth modern Sultan of Pahang.
Life
[edit]Born on 29 May 1904 at Istana Hinggap, Pekan, he was the second son of Sultan Abdullah Al-Mu’tassim Billah Shah by his second wife, Kalsum binti Abdullah.[1]
Succeeding his father in 1932, he quickly became known as a friendly and approachable ruler by his subjects. During the Japanese occupation of Malaya, he discreetly encouraged resistance movements such as the Askar Wataniah, Force 136 and the Malayan Peoples' Anti-Japanese Army.[2]
However, due to his penchant for marrying commoners, including several popular actresses and singers, he was less popular with other Malay rulers and they declined to choose him as Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia on five separate occasions.[citation needed]
Family
[edit]He was married to Tengku Ampuan Pahang Raja Fatimah, the daughter of Sultan Iskandar of Perak, in Kuala Kangsar, Perak. It was a marriage between two royal relatives.[3]
He died on 5 May 1974 at the Istana Peninjau, Kampung Padang Polo, Pekan at age 69 and was succeeded by his son Sultan Ahmad Shah.[4][5]
Honours
[edit]Honours of Pahang
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Founding Grand Master of the Family Order of the Crown of Indra of Pahang (25 May 1967)
Founding Grand Master of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (27 December 1968)
Honours of Malaya
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Malaya:
Recipient of the Order of the Crown of the Realm (DMN) (31 August 1958)[6]
Honours of other State
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Johor:
First Class of the Royal Family Order of Johor (DK I) (1965)[7]
Kedah:
Member of the Royal Family Order of Kedah (DK) (1969)[8]
Perak:
Member of the Royal Family Order of Perak (DK) (1970)[9]
Foreign honours
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United Kingdom:
Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) – Sir (1 June 1953)[10]
Brunei:
Member of the Family Order of Seri Utama (DK) - Dato Seri Utama (1958)[11]
References
[edit]- ^ The Malayan Law Journal. Malaya Publishing House Limited. 1974.
- ^ "Tun Razak Jadi Tali Barut Jepun?". The Patriots (in Malay). 2017-07-26. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
- ^ "KERABAT DIRAJA PAHANG BERGAMBAR". Portal Diraja Pahang. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
- ^ Who's who in Malaysia and Guide to Singapore. J. V. Morais. 1975.
- ^ Jalal, Ahmad Farid Abd (2008). Joget Pahang, Gamelan Melayu: The Classical Ensemble of the Pahang Royal Court. Pahang State Museum and the National Department for Culture and Arts, Ministry of Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage Malaysia. ISBN 978-983-2456-12-4.
- ^ "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1958" (PDF).
- ^ "Sultan of Johore's Birthday Awards". The Straits Budget. 3 November 1965. p. 17.
- ^ "Sultan terima anugerah". Berita Harian. 29 October 1969. p. 5.
- ^ "Darjah kerabat di-Raja Perak". Berita Harian. 29 May 1970. p. 11.
- ^ "No. 39863". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 May 1953. p. 2945.
- ^ "Brunei ruler honours 7 Malayans". Straits Budget. 1 October 1958. p. 9.
- Sultans of Pahang
- 1904 births
- 1974 deaths
- Malaysian Muslims
- Malaysian people of Malay descent
- Malayan people of World War II
- People from British Malaya
- Honorary Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
- 20th-century Malaysian politicians
- Recipients of the Order of the Crown of the Realm
- First Classes of the Royal Family Order of Johor