Tengku Ampuan Rahimah
Rahimah binti Abdul Aziz Langkat was the Tengku Ampuan of Selangor, Malaysia during the reign of her husband, Sultan Salahuddin of Selangor.
Biography
She was born on 4 August 1928, as posthumous daughter of H.H. Paduka Sri Tuanku Sultan Abdul Aziz Abdul Jalil Rahmat Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Haji Musa al-Khalid al-Mu'azzam Shah, Sultan of Langkat and Tengku Putri Zahra binti al-Marhum Sultan Alauddin Sulaiman Shah, daughter of Colonel H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Sir Alauddin Sulaiman Shah ibni al-Marhum Yang di-Pertuan Muda Musa, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of the State of Selangor Darul Ehsan, GCMG, KCVO.
She married, as his third chronological wife, at Selangor Palace, Kuala Lumpur, on 11 March 1956, H.R.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Salehuddin 'Abdu'l Aziz Shah Alhaj ibni al-Marhum Sultan Hishamuddin Alam Shah Alhaj, by the Grace of Allah, Sultan and Ruler of the State of Selangor Dar ul-Ihsan and all its dependencies.
She was appointed as Raja Puan Muda 13 May 1958, and crowned as Tengku Ampuan at Alam Shah Palace, Klang, 28 June 1961. She was, hence, named H.R.H. Tengku Ampuan Hajjah Rahima binti al-Marhum Sultan 'Abdu'l Aziz 'Abdu'l Jalil Rahmat Shah.[1]
She died on 27 June 1993 and was buried in the Royal Mausoleum near Sultan Sulaiman Mosque in Klang.
Legacy
Several buildings were named after her;
- Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital - general hospital of Klang which was opened in 1985.
- SMK Tengku Ampuan Rahimah - a secondary school located in Klang.
- Sekolah Agama Menengah Tinggi Tengku Ampuan Rahimah - an Islamic secondary school in Banting, Selangor.
Honours
She was awarded:[1]
Honours of Selangor
Honours of Malaysia and sultanates
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Kelantan :
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Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kelantan or "Star of Muhammad" (SPMK, 12.11.1988)
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References
- 1 2 The Royal Ark, Selangor, p. 8
- ↑ List of recipients of DK I & DK II of Selangor (in Malay)