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Sultan of Terengganu (سلطان ترڠݢانو ) is the title of the constitutional head of Terengganu state in Malaysia. The current sultan, Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu, is the 18th sultan and 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia from 2006 to 2011. He is the head of Islam in the state and the source of all titles, honours and ...
Al-Wathiqu Billah Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin ibni Almarhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah (Jawi: الواثق بالله سلطان ميزان زين العابدين ابن المرحوم سلطان محمود المکتفي بالله شاه; born 22 January 1962) is the Sultan of Terengganu, reigning since 1998.
In the late 15th century, the Telanai dynasty came to an end when a Pahang Hulubalang, Sri Akar Diraja, killed Tun Telanai for offending Sultan Ahmad of Pahang. [2] It is believed that Terengganu was later ruled by Sri Akar Diraja's family, before they were eventually replaced by the Megat family.
There are several theories on the origin of the name "Terengganu". One theory attributes the name's origin to terang ganu, Malay for 'bright rainbow'. [5] Another story, said to have been originally narrated by the ninth Sultan of Terengganu, Baginda Omar, tells of a party of hunters from Pahang roving and hunting in the area of what is now southern Terengganu.
He was the son of the fourteenth sultan, Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah and the legitimate heir to the throne of Terengganu. Sultan Sulaiman died on 25 September 1942 of blood poisoning. The Japanese Military Administration, which at that time occupied Malaya, proclaimed Sultan Ali as the Sultan of Terengganu.
Baginda means "the Fortunate" but in its actual use in Malay history it is better translated as "the Conqueror". Baginda Omar was born in 1806. He first ascended in 1831 to become the joint Sultan of Terengganu with Sultan Mansur Shah II. This joint rule would last less than one year before he was overthrown by Mansur Shah II.
Member Grand Companion of the Order of Sultan Mahmud I of Terengganu (SSMT, 29.4.1991) with title Dato’ Seri; Y.T.M. Tengku Dato’ Sri Badr ul-Zaman, Tengku Sri Panglima Raja (Sultan's 2nd younger brother) : Second Class (DK II) Member Grand Companion of the Order of Sultan Mahmud I of Terengganu (SSMT) with title Dato’ Seri
Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu, the 4th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia and the 16th Sultan of Terengganu; Abdul Razak Hussein, the 2nd Prime Minister of Malaysia; Mahmud of Terengganu, the 17th Sultan of Terengganu; Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu, the 18th and current Sultan of Terengganu; Wan Mokhtar Ahmad, the 11th Menteri Besar of ...