Badlishah
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Sultan Badlishah or Sultan Sir
Badlishah ibni al-Marhum Sultan
Sir
Abdul Hamid Halim Shah, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of the State of Kedah
Dar ul-Aman, KCMG, KBE
, (17 March 1894 – 13 July 1958) was the 26th Sultan
of Kedah
, a present Malaysian state, between 1943 and 1958. He succeeded the throne upon the death of his father, Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah. He was also regent
of Kedah between 1937 and 1943. In 1943, he was deposed by the Imperial Japanese Army
, but was reinstated following their surrender and the end of the Japanese occupation of Malaysia in 1945.
princess, who gave birth a number of children.
Sir
Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Badlishah ibni al-Marhum Sultan
Sultan
Sultan is a title with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", and "dictatorship", derived from the masdar سلطة , meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who...
Sir
Sir
Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Abdul Hamid Halim Shah, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of the State of Kedah
Kedah
Kedah is a state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a total area of over 9,000 km², and it consists of the mainland and Langkawi. The mainland has a relatively flat terrain, which is used to grow rice...
Dar ul-Aman, KCMG, KBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
, (17 March 1894 – 13 July 1958) was the 26th Sultan
Sultan
Sultan is a title with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", and "dictatorship", derived from the masdar سلطة , meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who...
of Kedah
Kedah
Kedah is a state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a total area of over 9,000 km², and it consists of the mainland and Langkawi. The mainland has a relatively flat terrain, which is used to grow rice...
, a present Malaysian state, between 1943 and 1958. He succeeded the throne upon the death of his father, Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah. He was also regent
Regent
A regent, from the Latin regens "one who reigns", is a person selected to act as head of state because the ruler is a minor, not present, or debilitated. Currently there are only two ruling Regencies in the world, sovereign Liechtenstein and the Malaysian constitutive state of Terengganu...
of Kedah between 1937 and 1943. In 1943, he was deposed by the Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Army
-Foundation:During the Meiji Restoration, the military forces loyal to the Emperor were samurai drawn primarily from the loyalist feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū...
, but was reinstated following their surrender and the end of the Japanese occupation of Malaysia in 1945.
Family
He was married twice. His first marriage was to Tunku Sofia binti Tunku Mahmud in 1924 but the princess gave birth to a young boy, who is the current Sultan of Kedah, Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah. She died in 1934. His second marriage was to Tunku Asmah ibni Almarhum Sultan Badrul Alam Shah, a TerengganuTerengganu
Terengganu is a sultanate and constitutive state of federal Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Iman...
princess, who gave birth a number of children.
Death and Succession
He died on 13 July 1958 and was succeeded by his eldest son, Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah.Honours
- King George V Silver Jubilee MedalKing George V Silver Jubilee MedalThe King George V Silver Jubilee Medal was a commemorative medal made to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the coronation of King George V.-Issue:...
-1935 - King George VI Coronation MedalKing George VI Coronation MedalThe King George VI Coronation Medal was a commemorative medal made to celebrate the coronation of King George VI.-Issue:For Coronation and Jubilee medals, the practice up until 1977 was that United Kingdom authorities decided on a total number to be produced, then allocated a proportion to each of...
-1937 - Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)-1941
- Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG)-1948 (CMG-1936)
- Companion of the Order of the Crown of Thailand
- Companion of the Order of the White ElephantOrder of the White ElephantThe Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant is the most awarded order of Thailand. It was established in 1861 by King Rama IV of the Kingdom of Siam.The Order consists of eight classes:...
of Thailand - Queen Elizabeth II Coronation MedalQueen Elizabeth II Coronation MedalThe Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal was a commemorative medal made to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.-Issue:For Coronation and Jubilee medals, the practice up until 1977 was that United Kingdom authorities decided on a total number to be produced, then allocated a proportion to...
-1953
External links
- http://uqconnect.net/~zzhsoszy/states/malaysia/kedah.html
- http://www.4dw.net/royalark/Malaysia/kedah11.htm
- List of Sultans of Kedah