Installation 11 April 2012 Name Sultanah Hamidun Mother Isma Mohamad | Father Hamidun Taib Installation 9 January 2004 Predecessor Sultanah Nur Zahirah | |
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Born 15 July 1953 (age 70) Bagan Serai, Perak, Malaya ( 1953-07-15 ) Spouse Abdul Halim of Kedah (m. 1975) Parents Hamidun Taib, Isma Mohamad Similar People Abdul Halim of Kedah, Badlishah of Kedah, Tuanku Bahiyah | ||
Dato sri dr jessy jp yayasan anak anak yatim sultanah haminah yaysh 2015
Sultanah Hajjah Haminah (née Haminah binti Hamidun; born 15 July 1953) was the Sultanah of Kedah. Born a commoner from Bagan Serai, Perak, she married Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah on 25 December 1975, and as the second wife of the Sultan was titled Che Puan Kedah. She was elevated to the rank of Sultanah upon a proclamation ceremony held on 9 January 2004 in Throne Room, Anak Bukit Palace following the death of Tuanku Bahiyah, the previous Sultanah and first wife of Sultan Abdul Halim. She served as the 14th Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia from 2011 to 2016, during her husband's second term as Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the Malaysian federal head of state.
Contents
- Dato sri dr jessy jp yayasan anak anak yatim sultanah haminah yaysh 2015
- Early life
- Royalty
- Interests
- Titles and styles
- Honours
- Honours of Kedah
- Honours of Malaysia
- Foreign Honours
- References
Early life
Haminah binti Hamidun was born on 15 July 1953 in Bagan Serai, Perak. She is the fourth of seven siblings born to father Haji Hamidun Taib and mother Isma Mohamad. Haminah was educated at SK Matang Jelutong and later SM Inggeris Bagan Serai.
Royalty
On 25 December 1975, at age 22, Haminah married the Sultan of Kedah, Sultan Abdul Halim, and became his second wife. She received the title Che Puan Kedah. Sultan Abdul Halim's first wife, Tuanku Bahiyah, died on 27 August 2003. On 21 November, Che Puan Haminah was proclaimed Sultanah. Her coronation ceremony took place in the royal town of Anak Bukit on 9 January 2004.
Upon the installation of Sultan Abdul Halim as Yang di-Pertuan Agong on 13 December 2011, Tuanku Haminah became Raja Permaisuri Agong. Tuanku Haminah is the fourth commoner who become a Raja Permaisuri Agong after Tuanku Bainun binti Mohamad Ali of Perak, Tuanku Permaisuri Siti Aishah of Selangor and Tuanku Nur Zahirah of Terengganu.
Interests
Tuanku Haminah is known to enjoy golf, tennis, badminton and music. She has participated in various golf tournaments in Kedah and initiated amateur women's golf tournaments such as the Kedah International Red Tee Invitational in Langkawi.
Titles and styles
Honours
She has been awarded the following honours: