Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah KStJ (Jawi: سلطان محمود المكتفي بالله شاه ابن المرحوم سلطان إسماعيل ناصر الدين شاه; April 1930 – 14 May 1998) was the 17th Sultan of Terengganu from 21 September 1979 to 14 May 1998.

Mahmud
محمود
Al-Muktafi Billah (He who God is Content with)
Sultan of Terengganu
Almarhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah
Sultan of Terengganu
Reign21 September 1979 – 14 May 1998
Coronation21 March 1981
PredecessorSultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah
SuccessorSultan Mizan Zainal Abidin
Born(1930-04-29)29 April 1930
Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Unfederated Malay States
Died14 May 1998(1998-05-14) (aged 68)
Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Newton, Central Area, Singapore
Burial15 May 1998
Spouses
Tengku Besar Terengganu Fatimah Sharifah Nong Alsagoff binti Abdillah
(m. 1959)
Cik Khadijah
(divorced)
Issue
HouseBendahara dynasty
FatherSultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah
MotherTengku Tengah Zaharah
ReligionSunni Islam

Life edit

Sultan Mahmud was born on 29 April 1930 in Kuala Terengganu. He was married polygamously to both Tengku Besar Terengganu Fatimah @ Sharifah Nong Alsagoff binti Abdillah (1938-2023) and Tengku Ampuan Bariah binti Almarhum Sultan Sir Hisamuddin Alam Shah (1933-2011), sister of the late Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah in 1951. He was a brother-in-law to the late Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah of Selangor.

Twenty eight years later, his father Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah died in 1979. He was installed as the Sultan of Terengganu in 1981 and Tengku Ampuan Bariah became Tengku Ampuan Besar of Terengganu.

Sultan Mahmud was the colonel for the Royal Armoured Corps (KAD) from 1979 until 1998.

He was a close friend of his advisor Tan Sri Wan Mokhtar Ahmad, the former Menteri Besar (chief minister) of Terengganu from 1974 to 1999. His main goal was to make Terengganu a developed state. Major state projects and developments under his reign including Petronas Petroleum Complex in Kerteh, Sultan Ismail Power Station at Paka, the largest power station in Malaysia, Kenyir Dam, Sultan Mahmud Bridge, the bridge linking Kuala Terengganu to Pulau Duyong and Kuala Nerus, Wisma Darul Iman and the Tengku Tengah Zaharah Mosque (Floating Mosque).

He performed the hajj pilgrimage with his brother-in-law cum cousin, Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin of Selangor in 1984.

Death edit

On 14 May 1998, he died in Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore and was replaced by his son Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin. His body was laid to rest in the new Royal Mausoleum near Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Mosque in Kuala Terengganu. In addition, he was the first sultan of Terengganu to be buried there.

Honours edit

Honours of Terengganu edit

Honours of Malaysia edit

Foreign Honours edit

Legacy edit

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

Educational institutions edit

Buildings, Bridges and Roads edit

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References edit

  1. ^ "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1981" (PDF).
  2. ^ Trengganu Ruler tops awards list. 24 October 1981. p. 4. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  3. ^ "DK II 1978". awards.selangor.gov.my.
Mahmud of Terengganu
Bendahara Dynasty
Born: 1930 Died: 1998
Regnal titles
Preceded by Sultan of Terengganu
1979-1998
Succeeded by