Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu

Yang di-Pertuan Agong from 2006 to 2011

Mizan Zainal Abidin

* ميزان زين العابدين

Al-Wathiqu Billah (He who trusts God)

Mizan in 2011

13th king of Malaysia
Reign| 13 December 2006 – 12 December 2011
Installation| 26 April 2007
Predecessor| Sirajuddin
Successor| Abdul Halim
Regency| 8 October – 12 December 2001
Sultan of Terengganu
Reign| 15 May 1998 – present
Coronation| 4 March 1999
Predecessor| Mahmud
Heir apparent| Tengku Muhammad Ismail

Born|  (1962-01-22) 22 January 1962 (age 62)
Istana Al-Muktafi, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Spouse|

Sultanah Nur Zahirah

(m. 1996)​

Issue
Detail|

* Tengku Nadhirah Zahrah
* Tengku Muhammad Ismail
* Tengku Muhammad Mua′az
* Tengku Fatimatuz Zahra’

| Names

Tengku Mizan Zainal Abidin ibni Tengku Mahmud
Regnal name
Al-Wathiqu Billah Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin ibni Almarhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah
House| Bendahara dynasty
Father| Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah
Mother| Tengku Besar Terengganu Fatimah Sharifah Nong Alsagoff binti Abdillah
Religion| Sunni Islam
Military career
Allegiance|  Malaysia
Service/branch|  Malaysian Army
Rank| Field Marshal
Unit| Royal Armoured Corps

Royal family of Terengganu

Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin, the Sultan
Sultanah Nur Zahirah, the Sultanah

* Tengku Muhammad Ismail, the Yang di-Pertuan Muda (the Crown Prince)
* Tengku Nadhirah Zahrah, the Tengku Puteri Utama Raja
* Tengku Muhammad Mua’az, the Tengku Sri Setia Mahkota Raja
* Tengku Fatimatuz Zahra’, the Tengku Puteri Daulath Raja

Tengku Dato' Mustafa Kamil, the Tengku Sri Bendahara Raja
To’ Puan Jasmine Abdullah

* Tengku Sharif Mahmud
* Tengku Daniel Haqeem
* Tengku Nabil al-Muktafi

Tengku Dato' Seri Badrul Zaman, the Tengku Sri Panglima Raja
To' Puan Seri Wan Hibatul Hidayah

* Tengku Emira Shaza
* Tengku Muhammad Ryan Faiz
* Tengku Reyad Feysal

Tengku Dato' Seri Baharuddin, the Tengku Sri Temenggung Raja
To' Puan Seri Nabilah Khan

* Tengku Muhammad Ashman
* Tengku Muhammad Ariesh
* Tengku Muhammad Ozaer
* Tengku Muhammad Adreez
* Tengku Muhammad Mahmud Akbar Nasreddine Haqqani

Tengku Dato’ Ibrahim Shah, the Tengku Seri Paduka Raja
To’ Puan Nurul Izatee Md Yusof

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Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu Medal record

Equestrian
Representing  Malaysia
SEA Games
|  2017 Kuala Lumpur | Individual endurance
|  2017 Kuala Lumpur | Team endurance

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. He previously reigned as the thirteenth Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia), from 2006 to 2011.

## Early life and education

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Mizan Zainal Abidin was born at the Istana Al-Muktafi in Kuala Terengganu, the eldest son of Sultan Mahmud by his second wife, Fatimah Sharifah Nong Alsagoff binti Abdillah. Sharifah's family is of Arab descent, from Sayid Omar Aljunied (her maternal great-grandfather), one of the modern pioneers of Singapore.[1]

Mizan Zainal Abidin studied at Sekolah Kebangsaan Sultan Sulaiman and Sekolah Menengah Sultan Sulaiman, Kuala Terengganu. He went overseas to study at the Geelong Grammar School in Geelong, Australia. In 1988, he completed his undergraduate studies at US International University-Europe (now called Alliant International University) in London, earning a B.A. in International Relations.

Mizan Zainal Abidin participated in the military course PRE SMC (E) 33 at the Army School of Languages from 1982 to 1983. He then studied the military course SMC 33 at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in England, successfully completing the course as a cadet officer on 9 December 1983.

## Career before becoming sultan

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On 15 September 1981, Tengku Mizan was appointed as Assistant Land Levy Collector, working for around a year at the District and Land Office in Kuala Terengganu, prior to his departure overseas to attend the military course in England. Tengku Mizan's next appointment in 1988 was becoming a State Administrative Officer at the State Economic Planning Unit (UPEN) in Wisma Darul Iman, Kuala Terengganu. Besides working for UPEN, Tengku Mizan was also seconded as an Assistant District Land Officer at the Kuala Terengganu District and Land Office.

## Sultan

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Mizan was appointed the Yang di-Pertuan Muda of Terengganu on 6 November 1979. 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 Mahmud. Mizan was crowned as the 17th Sultan of Terengganu on 4 March 1999.

### 2008 Menteri Besar Appointment Crisis

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Terengganu, where the Barisan Nasional won two-thirds of the seats in the state parliament, was the last to appoint a Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) after the 2008 general elections. In the formation of Terengganu's new state government, the federal government under Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi recommended Idris Jusoh as Menteri Besar, who received full support from 23 of the 24 Barisan Nasional state assemblymen elected.[2] However, on 22 March, the office of the Sultan of Terengganu announced the appointment of Kijal assemblyman Ahmad Said instead of Idris Jusoh,[3] as was the Sultan's constitutional right.

The Prime Minister claimed that the appointment of Ahmad Said was unconstitutional as it went against the wishes of the assemblymen and the Prime Minister's office, all of whom had supported Idris Jusoh's candidacy for Menteri Besar.[4]

On 26 March, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin met at the Istana Negara to resolve the impasse. The Prime Minister accepted the King's appointment of Ahmad Said as Menteri Besar of Terengganu. He also apologised to the King for the public dispute over the appointment of the Menteri Besar, explaining that there was no intention to disparage or humiliate the royal household. This apparent climbdown was due to the possibility that the royal household would be prepared to dissolve the state assembly if there had been a motion of no-confidence against Ahmad Said by the 23 UMNO state assemblymen.[5]

## Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong

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Mizan was appointed Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong on 26 April 1999 after Sultan Salahuddin of Selangor was elected the 11th Yang di-Pertuan Agong by the Conference of Rulers. Following the illness and subsequently death of Salahuddin, Mizan served as Acting Yang di-Pertuan Agong from 8 October to 12 December 2001.

Mizan was re-appointed Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong on 13 December 2001 after the Conference of Rulers elected Raja Sirajuddin of Perlis as the 12th Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

Mizan served as the first Chancellor of Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) from 2001 to 2006.

## Yang di-Pertuan Agong

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Mizan (right) with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, 2010

On 3 November 2006, Mizan was elected by the Conference of Rulers to become the 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, with his five-year term starting 13 December 2006. The Conference of Rulers appointed Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah as the Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong. Mizan's appointment was the fourth following a second rotation system amongst the nine Malay Rulers. This five-year rotational constitutional monarchy is unique to Malaysia.

On 26 April 2007, Mizan was formally installed as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.[6][7]

## Marriage and family

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Royal family of Terengganu

Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin, the Sultan
Sultanah Nur Zahirah, the Sultanah

* Tengku Muhammad Ismail, the Yang di-Pertuan Muda (the Crown Prince)
* Tengku Nadhirah Zahrah, the Tengku Puteri Utama Raja
* Tengku Muhammad Mua’az, the Tengku Sri Setia Mahkota Raja
* Tengku Fatimatuz Zahra’, the Tengku Puteri Daulath Raja

Tengku Dato' Mustafa Kamil, the Tengku Sri Bendahara Raja
To’ Puan Jasmine Abdullah

* Tengku Sharif Mahmud
* Tengku Daniel Haqeem
* Tengku Nabil al-Muktafi

Tengku Dato' Seri Badrul Zaman, the Tengku Sri Panglima Raja
To' Puan Seri Wan Hibatul Hidayah

* Tengku Emira Shaza
* Tengku Muhammad Ryan Faiz
* Tengku Reyad Feysal

Tengku Dato' Seri Baharuddin, the Tengku Sri Temenggung Raja
To' Puan Seri Nabilah Khan

* Tengku Muhammad Ashman
* Tengku Muhammad Ariesh
* Tengku Muhammad Ozaer
* Tengku Muhammad Adreez
* Tengku Muhammad Mahmud Akbar Nasreddine Haqqani

Tengku Dato’ Ibrahim Shah, the Tengku Seri Paduka Raja
To’ Puan Nurul Izatee Md Yusof

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Mizan married Sultanah Nur Zahirah on 28 March 1996 in Kuala Terengganu.

The royal couple have two sons and two daughters:

* Her Highness Tengku Nadhirah Zahrah, the Tengku Puteri Utama Raja (b. 18 December 1996)
* His Royal Highness Tengku Muhammad Ismail, the Crown Prince (b. 1 March 1998)
* His Highness Tengku Muhammad Mua′az, the Tengku Sri Setia Mahkota Raja (b. 22 December 2000)
* Her Highness Tengku Fatimatuz Zahra’, the Tengku Puteri Daulath Raja (b. 19 April 2002)

After Sultan Mizan was elected as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, he appointed Tengku Muhammad Ismail, then aged eight, as regent on 12 November 2006.[8] Because of Tengku Muhammad Ismail's young age, a three-member Regency Advisory Council was established to discharge his duties for him. The council's members were Tengku Baderulzaman, Sultan Mizan's younger brother, Tengku Sulaiman Ismail, Sultan Mizan's uncle, and former Federal Court judge Dato' Abdul Kadir Sulaiman. He was proclaimed as regent during a ceremony on 12 December.[9]

Upon reaching Mukallaf (13 years of age), the Islamic age of responsibility, and according to Sharia law and the constitution of Terengganu, Tengku Muhammad Ismail became able to discharge his duties himself. However, the Sultan formed another council, Majlis Perwakilan Pemangku Raja, to perform the Regent’s duty while he was away from Terengganu pursuing his studies. This second and current council is headed by Tengku Mustafa Kamel, another of Sultan Mizan’s younger brothers, together with former Regency Advisory Council members Tengku Sri Laksamana Raja Tengku Sulaiman Ismail and Dato' Haji Abdul Kadir Sulaiman.

During his younger days, Sultan Mizan was a keen footballer. He is currently active in golf, endurance riding and scuba diving. In addition, the Global Taekwondo Federation (GTF) awarded Mizan an Honorary 7th Degree Black Belt in recognition of his active participation in the sport.

## Honours

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See also: List of honours of the Terengganu Royal Family by country

He has been awarded the following honours:

### Honours of Terengganu

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* Supreme Royal Family Order of Terengganu: Grand Master and recipient (DKT, since 15 May 1998)
* Royal Family Order of Terengganu: Founding Grand Master and recipient (DKR, 6 July 2000)
* Family Order of Terengganu: First Class (DK I, 9 March 1981) and Grand Master (since 15 May 1998)
* Order of Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu:
* Founding Grand Master and Knight Grand Companion (SSMZ, 6 July 2001)
* Founding Supreme class (SUMZ, 26 May 2005)
* Order of Sultan Mahmud I of Terengganu: Member Grand Companion (SSMT, 12 February 1989) and Grand Master (since 15 May 1998)
* Order of the Crown of Terengganu: Knight Grand Commander (SPMT, 6 March 1982) and Grand Master (since 15 May 1998)

### Honours of Malaysia

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* Malaysia (as Yang di-Pertuan Agong from 13 December 2006 until 12 December 2011):
* Member (5 April 2017) and Grand Master of the Most Excellent Order of the Royal Family of Malaysia (DKM) (13 December 2006 - 2 December 2011)[10]
* Recipient (27 February 1999) of the Most Exalted Order of the Crown of the Realm (DMN) (13 December 2006 - 2 December 2011)[11]
* Grand Master of the Most Esteemed Order of the Defender of the Realm (13 December 2006 - 2 December 2011)
* Grand Master of the Most Esteemed Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (13 December 2006 - 2 December 2011)
* Grand Master of the Order of Merit (13 December 2006 - 2 December 2011)
* Grand Master of the Distinguished Order of Meritorious Service (13 December 2006 - 2 December 2011)
* Grand Master of the Most Distinguished Order of Loyalty to the Royal Family of Malaysia (13 December 2006 - 2 December 2011)
* Johor:
* First Class of the Royal Family Order of Johor (DK I)
* Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (SPMJ) – Dato' (8 April 1986)[12]
* Recipient of Sultan Ibrahim Ismail Coronation Medal
* Kedah:
* Member of the Royal Family Order of Kedah (DK) (21 January 2002)
* Kelantan:
* Recipient of the Royal Family Order of Kelantan (DK) (30 March 2002)
* Negeri Sembilan:
* Member of the Royal Family Order of Negeri Sembilan (DKNS) (19 July 2001)
* Perak:
* Recipient of the Royal Family Order of Perak (DK)
* Perlis:
* Recipient of the Perlis Family Order of the Gallant Prince Syed Putra Jamalullail (DK) (28 May 1998)
* Selangor:
* First Class of the Royal Family Order of Selangor (DK) (10 April 2003)

### Foreign Honours

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* Brunei:
* Recipient of the Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei (DKMB) (9 March 1999)
* Chile:
* Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Merit of Chile[13]
* France:
* Commander of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
* Indonesia:
* First class (or Adipurna) of the Star of the Republic of Indonesia (17 October 2011)
* Qatar:
* Grand Cordon of the Order of Independence of Qatar (13 December 2010)
* Thailand:
* Knight of the Order of Rajamitrabhorn (9 March 2009)

### Honorary doctorate

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* Northern Ireland:
* Honorary degree Doctor of Laws from the Queen's University Belfast – (17 February 2009)[14]

## Legacy

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Several projects and institutions were named after the Sultan, including:

### Educational institutions

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* Institut Pendidikan Guru, Kampus Sultan Mizan in Besut
* Politeknik Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin in Dungun
* SMK Tengku Mizan Zainal Abidin in Kuala Terengganu

### Buildings, Bridges and Roads

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* Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque (known as Iron Mosque) in Putrajaya
* Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium in Kuala Terengganu
* Tengku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque in Kerteh
* Hospital Angkatan Tentera Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin in Wangsa Maju, Kuala Lumpur (Main Military Hospital)
* Jalan Tengku Mizan on Federal Route 65 in Kuala Terengganu

### Others

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* Yayasan DiRaja Sultan Mizan (YDSM) or Sultan Mizan Royal Foundation

## Ancestry

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Ancestors of Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16\. Sultan Ahmad Muadzam Shah II of Terengganu

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| 8\. Sultan Zainal Abidin III of Terengganu|

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| 17\. Tengku Kulsum binti Sultan Muhammad Muadzam Shah

| 4\. Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu|

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| Encik Abdullah

| 9\. Cik Maimuna binti Encik Abdullah|

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| 2\. Sultan Mahmud of Terengganu|

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| 20\. Sultan Ahmad Muadzam Shah of Pahang

| 10\. Tengku ‘Umar bin Sultan Ahmad Muadzam Shah|

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| 21\. Raja Badariya binti Sultan Idris Murshidul Adzam Shah

| 5\. Tengku Tengah Zahara binti Tengku ‘Umar|

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| 22\. Engku Tun Mansur bin Maharaja Tun Ali

| 11\. Engku Umaiya binti Engku Tun Mansur|

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| 23\. Cik Wok Fatima binti Haji Abdul Ghani

| 1\. Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu|
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| 12\. Sayyid Salleh Al-Sagoff|

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| 6\. Sayyid Abdillah bin Sayyid Salleh|

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| 3\. Fatimah @ Sharifah Nong Alsagoff binti Sayyid Abdillah|

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| 28\. Sayyid Omar Al-Junied

| 14\. Sayyid Abdul Rahman bin Sayyid Junied|

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| 7\. Sharifa Aisha binti Sayyid Abdul Rahman|

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## References

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1. ^ Al-Mahjar Archived 3 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ "23 Terengganu Assemblymen Pledge Support For Idris Jusoh". Bernama.
3. ^ "Malaysia: The MB For Terengganu Finally Appointed". Sin Chew.
4. ^ "Terengganu MB Appointment Unconstitutional, Says Abdullah". Bernama.
5. ^ "Ahmad Said stays Mentri Besar". Malaysia Insider. 26 March 2008. Archived from the original on 29 March 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2008.
6. ^ Associated Press, "Malaysia's 16th king formally installed in tradition-steeped ceremony", International Herald Tribune, 26 April 2007.
7. ^ "Malaysia's new king takes office", BBC, 26 April 2007, 09:00 GMT 10:00 UK
8. ^ Ng, Eileen (4 June 2011). "People's welfare comes first". New Straits Times. p. 1.
9. ^ "Sultan Mizan moved to tears at ceremony". The Star. 13 December 2006. Archived from the original on 27 January 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
10. ^ "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 2007" (PDF).
11. ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang, dan Pingat Persekutuan".
12. ^ Honours for 177 on Sultan's 54th birthday. New Straits Times. 8 April 1986. p. 8.
13. ^ List of Malay rulers (as of January 2013) with details of orders
14. ^ TUANKU MIZAN TERIMA ANUGERAH IJAZAH DOKTOR KEHORMAT

* Sultan Mizan moved to tears at ceremony, The Star, 13 December 2006.
* Sultan Mizan the second youngest to become King, The Star, 14 December 2006.
* Majestic welcome for Terengganu royals, The Star, 14 December 2006.

Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu

Bendahara dynasty

Born: 1962

Regnal titles
Preceded by

Mahmud

|  Sultan of Terengganu
1998–present  | Incumbent
Heir apparent:
Muhammad Ismail
Preceded by

Salahuddin

|  Regent of Malaysia
2001  | Succeeded by

Sirajuddin

Preceded by

Sirajuddin

|  Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
2006–2011  | Succeeded by

Abdul Halim

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Heads of states in Malaysia

Rulers|

Johor
Sultan Ibrahim (the King)
Tunku Ismail (the Prince Regent)
Kedah
Sultan Sallehuddin
Kelantan
Sultan Muhammad V
Negeri Sembilan
Tuanku Muhriz
Pahang
Al-Sultan Abdullah Riayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah
Perak
Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah (the Deputy King)
Perlis
Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin
Selangor
Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah
Terengganu
Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin

Governors|

Malacca
Dr. Mohd. Ali Mohd. Rustam
Penang
Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak
Sabah
Juhar Mahiruddin
Sarawak
Dr. Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar

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Sultans of Terengganu

* Zainal Abidin I (1725–1733)
* Mansur Shah I (1733–1793)
* Zainal Abidin II (1793–1808)
* Ahmad Shah I (1808–1830)
* Abdul Rahman (1830–1831)
* Omar Riayat Shah and Mansur Shah II (1831)
* Mansur Shah II (1831–1837)
* Muhammad Shah I (1837–1839)
* Omar Riayat Shah (1839–1876)
* Mahmud Shah (1876)
* Ahmad Muadzam Shah II (1876–1881)
* Zainal Abidin III (1881–1918)
* Muhammad Shah II (1918–1920)
* Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah (1920–1942)
* Ali Shah (1942–1945)
* Ismail Nasiruddin (1945–1979)
* Mahmud (1979–1998)
* Mizan Zainal Abidin (1998–present)

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