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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 succeeded his father, Sultan Ahmad on his death. During his reign Terengganu became a British protectorate via the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909. In 1911, Sultan Zainal Abidin III issued Terengganu's first constitution. He died in Kuala Terengganu on 26 November 1918, aged 52, after a nearly 37-year reign and was buried in the Zainal Abidin ...
Abdul Samad Ahmad (1979), Sulalatus Salatin, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, ISBN 978-983-62-5601-0, archived from the original on 12 October 2013; Ahmad Jelani Halimi (2008), Sejarah Dan Tamadun Bangsa Melayu ('History and the Civilisation of Malay people'), Kuala Lumpur: Utusan Publication & Distributors, ISBN 978-9-6761-2155-4
On 20 October 1990, he was appointed the Regent of Terengganu until 8 November 1990. From 1990 to 1995, Mizan was President of the Council for Islam and Malay Culture of Terengganu. Mizan became the youngest ruler of a Malaysian federal state when he acceded as the Sultan of Terengganu on 15 May 1998 following the death of his father, Sultan ...
The current Terengganu sultanate was founded by Sultan Zainal Abidin I of Terengganu in 1708. He was the son of Tun Habib Abdul Majid , a 17th-century bendahara of Johor. [ citation needed ]
A principality of Terengganu, the state was established in 1780 following the crowning of a Terengganuan prince, Tengku Kadir as the Raja (King of) Palembang Besut. The House of Palembang, a cadet branch of Terengganu nobility continued to rule the territory before it was unified with Terengganu in 1899.
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.
On 5 November 1945 the Terengganu State Council, which consisted thirteen members, announced the dismissal of Sultan Ali and the appointment of Tengku Ismail as the sixteenth Sultan of Terengganu. Tengku Ismail became known as Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin and was installed on 6 June 1949 at the Istana Maziah , Kuala Terengganu . [ 5 ]