Muhammad V of Kelantan

King of Malaysia from 2016 to 2019

Muhammad V
مُحَمَّد ٥

Al-Sultan of Kelantan
King of Malaysia
Reign| 13 December 2016 – 6 January 2019
Installation| 24 April 2017
Predecessor| Abdul Halim
Successor| Abdullah
Sultan of Kelantan
Reign| 13 September 2010 – present
Predecessor| Ismail Petra
Heir presumptive| Tengku Muhammad Fa-iz Petra (2010–2024)
Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra (2024–present)

Born| Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra bin Tengku Ismail Petra
(1969-10-06) 6 October 1969 (age 55)[fn 1]
Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
Spouse|

* Tengku Zubaidah binti Tengku Norudin (née Kangsadal Pipitpakdee)

(m. 2004; div. 2008)​

* Sultanah Nur Diana Petra (née Jana Jakoubková)

(m. 2010)​

* Rihana Petra (née Oksana Voevodina)

(m. 2018; div. 2019)​

Issue| Tengku Ismail Leon Petra
| Names

Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra ibni Sultan Ismail Petra
Regnal name
Sultan Muhammad V
House| Long Yunus
Father| Sultan Ismail Petra Ibni Almarhum Sultan Yahya Petra
Mother| Tengku Anis Binti Tengku Abdul Hamid
Religion| Sunni Islam
Signature|
Education|

* SK Sultan Ismail (1)
* Alice Smith School
* Oakham School

Alma mater|

* St Cross College, Oxford
* Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies

Royal family of Kelantan

* The Sultan
The Sultanah
* Tengku Ismail Leon Petra

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The Queen Dowager

* Tengku Muhammad Fa-iz Petra
Che Puan Sofie Louise Johansson Petra
* Tengku Muhammad Johan Petra
* The Tengku Mahkota
* The Tengku Maharani Putri
The Tengku Sri Utama Raja
* Pengiran Anak Tengku Afeefah Musyafa'ah Bolkiah Putri
* Pengiran Anak Tengku Azzahra Iffatul Bolkiah Putri
* Pengiran Anak Tengku Zaafirah Muizzah Bolkiah Putri
* Pengiran Anak Tengku Abdul Muhaimin Bolkiah Petra

Extended family

The Tengku Laksamana
The Tengku Puan Laksamana

* Tengku Ariez Hazaril
Tunku Dayang Adelene Bahjah
* Tengku Adrei
* Tengku Dayang Adeira
* Tengku Adyl Hazraque
Cik Shirena Hamzah
* Tengku Aressa Helanie
The Engku Maharaja Lela Setia Paduka of Selangor
* Syed Aqil Harryth Jamalullail
* Sharifah Allyssa Hanis

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The Tengku Temenggong
The Tengku Puan Temenggong

* Tengku Nur Qistina Petri
* Tengku Abdul Rahman Petra
Cik Miera Leydia
* Tengku Yahya Aziz Petra
Cik Zayana

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The Tengku Sri Kelana D’Raja

* * *

The Tengku Kaya Perkasa

* * *

The Tengku Keso’ma Mastika

* v
* t
* e

Muhammad V (Jawi: سلطان محمد ٥; born 6 October 1969) has been the 29th Sultan of Kelantan since ascending to the throne in 2010. He previously reigned as the King of Malaysia from 2016 until his abdication in 2019.

He was proclaimed Sultan of Kelantan on 13 September 2010, succeeding his father, Sultan Ismail Petra, who was deemed incapacitated after suffering a stroke. Sultan Muhammad V was later proclaimed Yang di-Pertuan Agong on 13 December 2016. On 6 January 2019, he became the first Yang di-Pertuan Agong to abdicate from the federal throne.[1]

## Early life and education

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Born Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra bin Tengku Ismail Petra (Jawi: تڠکو محمد فاريس ڤيترا بن تڠکو إسماعيل ڤيترا) in Kota Bharu, Kelantan on 6 October 1969. He is the eldest son of Sultan Ismail Petra and Raja Perempuan Tengku Anis.

Tengku Faris received his early education at Fatima Convent kindergarten from 1974 to 1975. He continued his primary education at SK Sultan Ismail (1), Kota Bharu from 1976 to 1981 and his secondary education at Alice Smith School, Kuala Lumpur before leaving for the United Kingdom to study at Oakham School, Rutland, England from 1983 to 1989. He then furthered his education at St Cross College, Oxford and at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies to study diplomatic studies, graduating in 1991.[2] He also studied at Huron University College, London, Ontario, Canada; Deutsche Stiftung für Internationale Entwicklung (DSE), Berlin, Germany; and the European Business School, London, United Kingdom.

## Crown Prince of Kelantan (1985–2010)

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Tengku Faris was made the Tengku Mahkota (Crown Prince) of Kelantan on 6 October 1985 and formally installed at Balairong Sri, Istana Balai Besar, Kota Bharu, Kelantan on 6 October 1987.

On 14 May 2009, his father, Sultan Ismail Petra, suffered a massive stroke. He was admitted to Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore and Tengku Faris was appointed the Regent of Kelantan on 25 May in the Sultan's absence.[3]

## Sultan of Kelantan (2010–present)

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On 13 September 2010, Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra was proclaimed the 29th Al-Sultan of Kelantan, in accordance with Article 29A of the State Constitution which states that a sultan can no longer be ruler if he is not viable to rule for a period of more than a year.[4] He took the regnal name Sultan Muhammad V.[5]

Sultan Muhammad V attended the 222nd Meeting of the Conference of Rulers for the first time as a full member in October 2010. This marked the recognition of his accession as sultan by other rulers.[6]

Sultan Muhammad V is the Colonel in Chief of Royal Intelligence Corps (Malaysia) and Royal Artillery Regiment (Malaysia).

Since 23 November 2022, he has served as the Chancellor of Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK), as per his duties as Sultan of Kelantan.[7]

## Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong (2011–2016)

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Sultan Muhammad V was elected Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong in October 2011. He served in the post from 13 December 2011 until his election as Yang di-Pertuan Agong on 13 December 2016.[8]

## Yang di-Pertuan Agong (2016–2019)

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Sultan Muhammad V was elected by the Conference of Rulers on 14 October 2016 to become the next Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the head of state of Malaysia. His reign began on 13 December 2016, taking over from Abdul Halim, the Sultan of Kedah.[9] Sultan Muhammad V was installed as the fifteenth Yang Di Pertuan Agong of Malaysia on 24 April 2017 in a ceremony held at the Istana Negara, Jalan Duta, Kuala Lumpur.[10]

His younger brother, Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra, the Tengku Mahkota, served as Regent of Kelantan throughout Sultan Muhammad V's tenure as Yang di-Pertuan Agong.[11]

He was made an Honorary Fellow of his former College, St Cross College, Oxford on 28 February 2018.[12]

It was during his reign when Malaysia witnessed the first change in government in 2018, when the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition government, led by former Prime Minister Najib Razak, was unseated by the Pakatan Harapan government, led by former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. Sultan Muhammad V also granted a royal pardon to Anwar Ibrahim, the current Prime Minister of Malaysia, which paved the way for him to return to the Dewan Rakyat once again in a by-election held later that year.

In an unprecedented move, Sultan Muhammad V became the first Yang di-Pertuan Agong to abdicate from the throne, effective 6 January 2019 while his term was to end on 12 December 2021.[1] This followed a leave of absence from his position following rumours that he had married a former Russian beauty queen.[13]

## Personal life

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On 15 November 2004, Sultan Muhammad V (then the Tengku Mahkota) married Tengku Zubaidah binti Tengku Norudin (née Kangsadal Pipitpakdee), a member of the Patani royal family.[14] He divorced her in 2008, which resulted in her losing the privilege as Tengku Ampuan Mahkota of Kelantan.

He was the first Yang di-Pertuan Agong in Malaysian history to reign without a Raja Permaisuri Agong consort.[15]

On 30 October 2010, he married Sultanah Nur Diana Petra Abdullah (née Jana Jakoubková) and proclaimed her as the Sultanah of Kelantan on 2 August 2022 with the style as Her Royal Highness Sultanah Nur Diana Petra Abdullah, Sultanah of Kelantan.[16]

In late November 2018, it was reported that while on leave from the country, Sultan Muhammad V had married former beauty pageant winner Oksana Voevodina in Barvikha, Russia.[17] However, the reported marriage in Moscow was in fact a party to enable Oksana Voevodina's friends and family to celebrate the couple's official Islamic wedding, which had taken place in private on 7 June 2018, in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, following Oksana's conversion to Islam in April 2018.[18] There is no official record of a marriage in Russia. Voevodina won the Miss Moscow title in 2015. Media reported the birth of their son Tengku Ismail Leon Petra ibni Sultan Muhammad V on 21 May 2019.[19][20] On 1 July 2019, Sultan Muhammad V divorced her by a "talak tiga" or talaq baayin that is the irrevocable divorce and most severe divorce in Islam, after filing of documents at the Singapore Syariah Court earlier on 22 June.[21] On 6 September he acknowledged that the marriage did take place;[22] Oksana had given birth to a son three and half months earlier.[19][20]

## Awards and recognitions

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Styles of
Muhammad V

Reference style| His Royal Highness
Spoken style| Your Royal Highness
Alternative style| Tuanku

### Honours

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

He has been awarded:

#### Kelantan

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* Grand Master (since 13 September 2010) and Recipient (DK, 6 October 1986) of the Royal Family Order of Kelantan or Star of Yunus[23]
* Grand Master and Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kelantan or Star of Muhammad with title (SPMK, since 13 September 2010) with titile Dato'
* Grand Master and Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan or Star of Ismail (SJMK, since 13 September 2010) with title Dato'
* Grand Master and Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Noble Crown of Kelantan or Star of Yahya (SPKK, since 13 September 2010) with title Dato'
* Grand Master and Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Loyalty to the Crown of Kelantan or Star of Ibrahim (SPSK, since 13 September 2010) with title Dato'
* Founding Grand Master and Knight Grand Commander of the Most Loyal Order of Services to the Crown of Kelantan or Star of Petra (SPJK, since 11 November 2016) with title Dato'
* Grand Master of the Order of the Most Distinguished and Most Valiant Warrior (PYGP, since 13 September 2010)
* Sultan Ismail Petra Coronation Medal (30 March 1980)
* Sultan Ismail Petra Silver Jubilee Medal (30 March 2004)
* Sultan Muhammad V Proclamation Medal (13 September 2010)

#### Malaysia and its other states

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* Malaysia
* Grand Master of the Order of the Royal Family of Malaysia (13 December 2016 – 6 January 2019) and Recipient (DKM) (31 January 2017)
* Recipient (DMN) (7 December 2011) and Grand Master of the Order of the Crown of the Realm (13 December 2016 – 6 January 2019)[24]
* Grand Master of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (13 December 2016 – 6 January 2019)
* Grand Master of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (13 December 2016 – 6 January 2019)
* Grand Master of the Order of Merit of Malaysia (13 December 2016 – 6 January 2019)
* Grand Master of the Order of Meritorious Service (13 December 2016 – 6 January 2019)
* Grand Master of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal Family of Malaysia (13 December 2016 – 6 January 2019)
* Recipient of the 9th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (18 September 1989)
* Recipient of the 10th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (22 September 1994)
* Recipient of the 11th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (23 September 1999)
* Recipient of the 12th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (25 April 2002)
* Recipient of the 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (26 April 2007)
* Recipient of the 14th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (11 April 2012)
* Recipient of the 15th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (24 April 2017)
* Johor
* First Class of the Royal Family Order of Johor (DK I) (14 April 2011)
* Kedah
* Member of the Royal Family Order of Kedah (DK) (26 March 2012)
* Negeri Sembilan
* Member of the Royal Family Order of Negeri Sembilan (DKNS) (7 April 2011)
* Recipient of the Tuanku Muhriz Installation Medal (26 October 2009)
* Perak
* Recipient of the Royal Family Order of Perak (DK) (24 July 2011)
* Perlis
* Recipient of the Perlis Family Order of the Gallant Prince Syed Putra Jamalullail (DK) (19 October 2011)
* Recipient of the Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail Installation Medal (7 May 2001)
* Selangor
* First Class of the Royal Family Order of Selangor (DK I) (5 January 2011)
* Recipient of the Sultan Sharafuddin Coronation Medal (8 March 2003)
* Terengganu
* Member first class of the Family Order of Terengganu (DK I) (November 2014)
* Pahang
* Member 1st class of the Family Order of the Crown of Indra of Pahang (DK I) (20 December 2023)

#### Foreign

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* Bahrain: Member Special Class of the Order of Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (1 May 2017)
* Brunei: Sultan of Brunei Golden Jubilee Medal (5 October 2017)
* France: Grand Cross of the Order of the Legion of Honour (27 March 2017)
* Qatar: Collar of the Order of Independence (15 October 2017)
* Saudi Arabia: Collar of Badr Chain (26 February 2017)

#### Academic

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* Honorary Fellow, St Cross College, University of Oxford (28 February 2018)[12]

### Places named after him

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Several places were named after him, including:

* Sultan Muhammad V Mosque in Kampung Lajau, Labuan
* Sultan Muhammad V Mosque in Kompleks Penjara Sungai Udang, Melaka
* Wisma Sultan Muhammad V in Cairo, Egypt
* Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra Mosque in Kuala Krai, Kelantan
* Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra Science Secondary School in Pengkalan Chepa, Kelantan

## Ancestry

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Ancestors of Muhammad V of Kelantan

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8\. Sultan Ibrahim of Kelantan

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| 4\. Sultan Yahya Petra of Kelantan|

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| 9\. Cik Embong

| 2\. Sultan Ismail Petra of Kelantan|

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| 10\. Tengku Sri Utama Raja Tengku Muhammad Petra

| 5\. Tengku Zainab|

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| 11\. Tengku Kembang Petri

| 1\. Sultan Muhammad V of Kelantan|
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| 12\. Tengku Muda Sulong Abdul Putra

| 6\. Tengku Abdul Hamid|

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| 13\. Tengku Umm Kalthum

| 3\. Tengku Anis|

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| 14\. Tengku Sri Maharaja Tengku Muhammad Hamzah

| 7\. Tengku Hajjah Azizah|

|  |  |
| 15\. Hajjah Nik Zainab

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## References

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1. ^ His birthday is celebrated from 29 to 30 September.

1. ^ a b "Sadness, shock over Sultan Muhammad V's resignation as King". The Star Online. 7 January 2019.
2. ^ "Sultan Muhammad V, the people's ruler". Mysinchew. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
3. ^ "Younger prince downplays talk of discord in Kelantan palace". The Star. 4 January 2010. Archived from the original on 20 January 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
4. ^ "Tuanku Muhammad Faris Petra is new Sultan of Kelantan". Sin Chew Daily. 13 September 2010. Archived from the original on 16 September 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
5. ^ "Sultan Muhammad V Official Name of New Kelantan Sultan". Bernama. 22 September 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
6. ^ "Conference of Rulers welcomes Sultan Muhammad V". New Straits Times. Bernama. 14 October 2010. Archived from the original on 10 May 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
7. ^ Bernama (23 November 2022) [1] New Straits Times.
8. ^ "Pejabat Penyimpan Mohor Besar Raja-Raja – Senarai Timbalan Yang di-Pertuan Agong". www.majlisraja-raja.gov.my.
9. ^ "Kelantan Sultan will be new King". The Star. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
10. ^ "Youngest Ruler selected". The Star Online. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
11. ^ "Tengku Dr Muhammad Faiz Petra appointed as Regent of Kelantan". 8 December 2016.
12. ^ a b "St Cross College Welcomes His Majesty Sultan Muhammad V". ox.ac.uk. 27 February 2018. Archived from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
13. ^ "Sultan Muhammad V steps down as Malaysia's king". The Guardian. Agence France-Presse. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
14. ^ "Proposal came as a surprise". www.thestar.com.my. 23 October 2004. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
15. ^ Aina Nasa (16 October 2016). "Having a consort not compulsory to become Yang di-Pertuan Agong, says expert". New Straits Times. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
16. ^ "Sultan Muhammad V proclaims Che Puan Nur Diana Petra as the Sultanah of Kelantan". The Star. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
17. ^ "Mahathir says can't confirm if Malaysian King has married, as widely reported on social media". The Straits Times. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
18. ^ ""Malaysian king, who abdicated, 'expecting baby' with beauty queen wife"". The Week. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
19. ^ a b "Sultan Muhammad V, ruler of Malaysia's Kelantan state, has baby boy with Russian wife Oksana Voevodina". South China Morning Post. 5 June 2019.
20. ^ a b Rachel Genevieve Chia (6 June 2019). "Sultan Muhammad V's Russian wife gave birth to a baby boy – and she called the pregnancy 'the most difficult time of my life'". Business Insider. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
21. ^ Syed Umar Ariff, Hana Naz Harun (17 July 2019). "Kelantan Sultan divorces Russian wife". New Straits Times. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
22. ^ "Malaysian palace slams posting of sultan's private photos on social media". South China Morning Post. 6 September 2019.
23. ^ "Pengurniaan Darjah Kebesaran Bergelar Bagi Tahun 1986 Mengikut Negeri" (PDF). Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
24. ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang, dan Pingat Persekutuan".

Muhammad V of Kelantan

Kelantan Royal Family

Born: 1969

Regnal titles
Preceded by

Ismail Petra

|  Sultan of Kelantan
2010–present  | Incumbent
Heir presumptive:
Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra
Preceded by

Abdul Halim of Kedah

|  Yang di-Pertuan Agong
2016–2019  | Succeeded by

Abdullah of Pahang

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Pahang
Al-Sultan Abdullah Riayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah
Perak
Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah (the Deputy King)
Perlis
Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin
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Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah
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