Chancellor of UTM

27th July 2010 – The Sultanah of Johor, HRH Raja Zarith Sofia is proclaimed as the 4th Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). The proclamation is made by the Vice Chancellor of UTM, Prof Datuk Ir Dr Zaini Ujang in his speech at the opening ceremony of Bangunan Cancelor Sultan Ibrahim. In prior of her appointment as the Chancellor in 1st June, Raja Zarith Sofia is the Pro-Chancellor of UTM. The previous Chancellor of UTM is HRH Sultanah Zanariah of Johor.

Longest Reigning Malay Monarch

Officially, there are only 10 surviving Malay monarchs who are still reigning today. 9 of them reigning the state in the Federation of Malaysia and according to the rotation system, each of the Malaysian Malay monarchs will be installed as Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (The Supreme Ruler of Malaysia) for 5 years term.

Here is the list of the reigning Malay monarch according to their length of reign;

SULTAN OF KEDAH

The incumbent Sultan of Kedah is HRH Sultan Abd Halim ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah. He inherited the throne on 15th July 1958 and up until now, the longest reigning Sultan among all of the malay monarchs. If he still in the pink of health in 2011, he will be the first Sultan to be installed as Malaysian Yang di-Pertuan Agong twice. And if he still reigning in 2022, he will broke the record of Sultan Sir Ibrahim of Johor who ruled Johor for illustrious 64 years.

Up until this article is post, Sultan Abd Halim has ruled Kedah for glorious 52 years 10 days.


SULTAN OF BRUNEI

The ruling Sultan of Brunei today is HM Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah ibni Almarhum Sultan Omar Ali Saiffuddin. The Sultan of Brunei today is the only Malay Sultan who ruling with absolute power and not part with the Federation of Malaysia. The Sultan of Brunei is known for being the richest among all 10 Malay monarchs. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah inherited the throne upon the abdication of his father on 4th October 1967.

Up until this article is post, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah has ruled Brunei for 42 years.


SULTAN OF PAHANG

The ruling Sultan of Pahang today is HRH Sultan Ahmad Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar. He inherited the throne after the death of his father on 7th May 1974.

Until this article is post, Sultan Ahmad Shah has ruled Pahang for 36 years 2 months 19 days.


SULTAN OF KELANTAN

The ruling Sultan of Kelantan today is HRH Sultan Ismail Petra ibni Sultan Yahya Petra. He inherited the throne after the death of his father who at that time served as the title as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia. He is proclaimed as the Sultan of Kelantan on 30th March 1980.

Until this article is post, Sultan Ismail Petra has ruled Kelantan for 30 years 2 months 25 days.

Since 30th May 2009, his first son, Tengku Muhammad Faris is proclaimed as the Regent of Kelantan due to incapacitation of Sultan Ismail to ruled the state.


SULTAN OF PERAK

The ruling Sultan of Perak today is HRH Sultan Azlan Shah ibni almarhum Sultan Yusof. He is proclaimed as the Sultan of Perak after the death of the ruling Sultan of Perak at that time, Sultan Idris. Sultan Azlan inherited the throne on 3rd February 1984.

Until this article is post, Sultan Azlan Shah has ruled Perak for 26 years 5 months 22 days.


SULTAN OF TERENGGANU

The ruling Sultan of Terengganu today is HM Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Ibni Sultan Mahmud. He is proclaimed as the Sultan of Terengganu after the death of his father. He reign officially started on 15th May 1998. Currently, he is the incumbent Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia.

Until this article is post, Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin has ruled Terengganu for 12 years 2 months 9 days.


RAJA OF PERLIS

The ruling Raja of Perlis today is HRH Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin ibni Almarhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail. He is proclaimed as the Raja of Perlis upon the death of his father on 17th April 2000.

Until this article is post, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin has ruled Perlis for 10 years 3 months 8 days.


SULTAN OF SELANGOR

The ruling Sultan of Selangor today is HRH Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah ibni almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abd Aziz Shah. He is proclaimed as the Sultan of Selangor after the death of his father who at that time served as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia. He inherited the throne on 21st November 2001.

Until this article is post, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah has ruled Selangor for 8 years 8 months 4 days.


YANG DIPERTUAN BESAR OF NEGERI SEMBILAN

The ruling Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan today is Tuanku Muhriz ibni almarhum Tuanku Munawir. He is installed as the Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan upon the death of his uncle, Tuanku Jaafar ibni almarhum Tuanku Abd Rahman. His accession to the throne is dubbed as “the throne returned to its rightful owner” by the citizens of Negeri Sembilan. He inherited the throne on 29th December 2008.

Until this article is post, Tuanku Muhriz has ruled Negeri Sembilan for 1 year 7 months 27 days.


SULTAN OF JOHOR

The Sultan of Johor today is HRH Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar al-Haj. He inherited the throne upon the death of his father on 22nd January 2010. He is proclaimed as the Sultan of Johor on 23rd January 2010.

Until this article is post, Sultan Ibrahim has ruled Johor for 6 months 2 days.

The Sultan safe return

(Picture from Utusan)

21st July 2010 - HRH the Sultan of Kelantan, Sultan Ismail Petra safely return to Kelantan after received a follow-up treatment at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore. His majesty arrived safely at Sultan Ismail Petra Airport around 1.20pm after received the treatment for five days since 15th July. The Sultan was accompanied by HRH The Queen of Kelantan, Tengku Anis Tengku Abd Hamid and both of his sons, Tengku Bendahara of Kelantan, Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra and Tengku Muhammad Fakhry.

Among those who welcomed the Sultan arrival are Tengku Salwani, Tengku Merjan, Tengku Rozan and other members of the royal family accept for the Regent of Kelantan, Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra. Kelantan Menteri Besar and other state executive councilor were not present during the arrival.

TRIVIA

Among the most unique state in Malaysia, Kelantan got its name from the word Kilatan which means ‘The Land of Lightning’. The state of Kelantan is known for its Arabic honorific of ‘Darul Naim’ which means ‘The Blissful Abode’. Parti Islam Se Malaysia (PAS) has ruled the state since 1990. Kelantan is also famous as Malaysian ‘Veil of Makkah’ title for years. The state capital, Kota Bharu also been given the title as 'The Islamic City'.

The casual attire of Kelantanese men and women.

Pujangga Alam July 2010

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Hye guys, welcome again to Pujangga Alam article for this month. Even born as Malaysian, most of us actually still not see the beauties of our beloved land. Did you recognize the place for last month featured places? An easy one doesn’t it?

These pictures I take when coming to my distant relatives wedding ceremony. The place is really nice. Here are the featured pictures for this month. Can you guess it? Come on… guess..


I'm a little bit busy for this two weeks, but I somehow succeed to manage my time management.. and thus, a new post!

Here is the clue...

The place is located at the largest palm oil producer state of Malaysia.

The settlement...

The tallest structure.

Happy guessing. Good Luck!!


ANSWER

The place is Felda Tenggaroh, Kota Tinggi, Johor Darul Takzim, Malaysia

The Persona June 2010

In April and May, the most popular figure among the visitors of Radin’s Blog coming from the Kelantan Royal Family. Compare to the busy blog’s traffic in May, June is actually quit mild. Nevertheless, there exists an intense competition among three popular royalties in June. For the first time, Radin’s Blog will announce the 2nd and 1st runner up to the title of The Persona June 2010.

The 2nd Runner up falls to the Raja Muda of Kedah. Since 1st June, Raja Muda of Kedah is Radin’s Blog most popular keyword. The 1st Runner up belongs to HRH Tunku Azizah Maimunah Iskandariah, The Crown Princess of Pahang. While the most popular keyword in June and also The Persona June 2010 is Azrinaz Mazhar Hakim, former wife to Sultan of Brunei, HRH Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. The shocking news of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah divorces Azrinaz can be considered the hottest story in June 2010.


AZRINAZ MAZHAR HAKIM

Azrinaz Mazhar is a daughter to Hakim Mazhar bin Mohd Johar and his wife, Fauziah Abdullah Mansoor. Born in Malaysia, Azrinaz Mazhar is TV3’s Journalist and Newscaster. Azrinaz was born on 23rd September 1979. She is known as Naz further her study in MIIM before working with TV3. She received “Most Promising Jornalist” award in 2000 and MIIM Alumni Award in 2002. She later quit TV3 and stated that she wanted to “venture into other undertakings” in May 2005.


Marriage and Divorce

Azrinaz with her son and daughter

Later, Azrinaz Mazhar Hakim married with HRH Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei on 20th August 2005 in private ceremony at Kuala Lumpur. Azrinaz gave birth to a prince and princess.

1. Pengiran Muda Abdul Wakeel (2006)
2. Pengiran Anak Puteri Ameerah Wardatul Bolkiah (2008)

Before marrying Azrinaz, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah has married with Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha and Mariam Abdul Aziz (divorced). After her marriage, she is officially styled as HRH Pengiran Isteri Azrinaz Mazhar.

On 16th June 2010, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah divorces Azrinaz with the first talak and stripped from all of her royal title.


Public Appearance


Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah is widely known as a Sultan unlike any others, where his majesty usually brings all of his wives to various ceremony and functions. Azrinaz is usually seen besides HM Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and HM Queen Saleha in many occasions.

Busy life

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Welcome to my blog.

For the first week of July, my life gets busy lately. And, a little time I have is barely enough to update my blog with new post. Anyway, I will try to finish my job as fast as I could so that I have a spare time to update my blog. Anyway, i have to bear with it.. Its just for a month..

To all my follower, visitor and blogwalker, have fun surfing in my blog. Until next time..

The Golden Age

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I have post an article about Siamese Kedah Pasai Ma a few hours ago. And now, it is the time for me to post an article about the Sultanate of Malacca. Which one is true? Like I said before, it is up to you to decide. In my blog, I will post both of the history as a comparison. Both empires have one thing in common, one of the Muslim Empire in the South East Asia. The only difference is, the Malacca Sultanate is widely taught in school today. But, the Siamese Kedah Pasai Ma is not been told until recently. Why? I will cover it in the future.


Golden Era of Sultanate of Malacca

The Sultanate of Malacca during its golden era

The Sultanate of Malacca reached its golden age during the reign of Sultan Mansur Shah. The Malaccan Empire emerged as one of the important entrepot empire in the region. The Malaccan port at that time thrived as many traders from east and west come and traded. One statement said that:

"All traders from the West and the Orient came to Malacca. The whole city at that time, full of people."

The illustration of Malaccan port

One of the factors that contributed to the rise of Malacca was the monsoon winds that enabled Arab and Indian traders from the west to travel to China in the east and vice versa. At the height of its power, the Sultanate encompassed most of modern day Peninsular Malaysia, the site of modern day Singapore and a great portion of eastern Sumatra. It was also the center of Islam in the eastern sphere, where imams and ustazs came to discuss religion and the like. Muslim missionaries were also sent by the Sultan to spread Islam to other communities in the Malay Archipelago, such as in Java, Borneo, and the Philippines. Most of South East Asia at that time was Hindu.

The replica of Malaccan Royal Palace

The Sultanate's most important regional rivals were Siam in the north and the declining Majapahit Empire in the south. Majapahit was not able to control or effectively compete with Malacca within the archipelago, and came to an end during the later 15th century. Siam on the other hand attacked Malacca three times, but all attacks were repelled.

At the same time, Malacca had a good relationship with Ming, resulting in Zheng He's visits. Parameswara had met the Ming emperor to receive a Letter of Friendship, hence making Malacca the first foreign kingdom to attain such treatment. In 1409, the sultan paid tribute to the Ming emperor to ask for protection against Siam and Malacca was made as protectorate of Ming China. Moreover, Sultan Mansur Shah even married a Ming princess named Hang Li Po. This Sino-Malacca relationship helped deter Siam from further threatening Malacca.

Sultan Mansur Shah and Bendahara Tun Perak received a delegation of Princess Li Po

During this era, a famous Bendahara and Laksamana of Malacca, Bendahara Tun Perak and Laksamana Hang Tuah has contributed to help the empire grew stronger.

Sculpture of Admiral Hang Tuah

The empire's expansion

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The segment of Siamese Kedah Pasai Ma is here again. I’m trying very hard and the best I can to sort the history from the first king until the last emperor. Like I say previously, the more I studied it, the more complicated it becomes.

Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa

THE NEW LAND


Prince Merong Maha Wong Ser founded a new Kingdom of Kedah after receive a letter of appointment from his father, Emperor Sheikh Huang Di. Merong Maha Wong Ser established a new city of Kuala Muda near Sungai Mas after landed at Yan to find the Ayut’ia Palace belong to a faithful son of Nabi Nuh, Wali al-Mustapha. Merong Maha Wong Ser is styled as Sultan Mad Zafar Shah I. He married with Sharifah Mariam, daughter to Syed Jamal al-Jefrey of Bani Hashim. Their married is blessed with a son named Syed Jamalul Alam Badrul Munir styled as Phodiset.

Syed Jamalul Alam Badrul Munir played a major role in expanding the kingdom. According to Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa, Syed Jamalul Alam has opened a new land named the State of Siam Lancang located in modern Thailand. In Siamese word, Lan-cang means “Gerak Bijak” or “smart move”, a brilliant approach by Phodiset to spread Islam without any spills of blood. Siam Lancang is an Islamic state and part of the Kingdom of Kedah at that time covers all the peninsular. Later, the land is called as Malaka. Phodiset later inherited the throne and styled as Sultan Mad Zafar Shah II. He resides at Bukit Tirik Palace, (located at Pagoh, Johor. At that time, Johor also included in the territory of The State of Siam Lancang).

P.S : In Siamese word, Ma-la-ka means “Marilah Niaga” or “Let’s do business”.

Before 1800s, the Malaysian Peninsular is known as Tanah Malaka.

Syed Jamalul Alam Badrul Munir has a son named Saiyidina Ali. He becomes the King of Acheh in 222 Hijriah. The tomb of Saiyidina Ali Wal Maulana Jamalul Alam Badrul Munir located at Makam Langgar, Tanjung Inggeris, Kota Setar, Kedah.

"The land of Malacca is called a land of Siam, and the whole of Siam, Champa and thereabouts is called China."

Tom Pires, Suma Oriental.

The Map China (in 1603)

The tombs of Kings

The tomb of Sheik Huang Di @ Li Shih Min @ Rum Chin Ser Wong. His name means Tuan yang Mengawal Negara or Guardian of the nation.

The tomb of Merong Mahawangsa @ Waren Wang Ser. Styled as Sultan Mad Zafar Shah I

The tomb of Syed Jamalul Alam Badrul Munir @ Phodiset. Styled as Sultan Mad Zafar Shah II

The tomb of Sultan Sayyidina Ali of Acheh, Masyhur di bawah angin. According to Marco Polo, the people of Perlak have received Islam since 1292 M.

Opening ceremony of Johor State Assembly Seating

1st July 2010 – HRH the Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim ibni almarhum Sultan Iskandar gives his consent to proclaim the opening ceremony of the 12th Johor State Assembly Seating. In his speech, Sultan Ibrahim proclaimed the new name of the assembly located at Kota Iskandar as Bangunan Sultan Ismail. In addition, the Office of Johorean Menteri Besar and State Secretary are named as Bangunan Datuk Jaafar Muhammad. Datuk Jaafar bin Muhammad is Johorean first Menteri Besar, who has many contributions and services to the state of Johor Darul Takzim.

Sultan Ibrahim also expressed his happiness towards the police services at the state as the crimes in Johor has reduced by 21% until June 2010. Nevertheless, Sultan Ibrahim expressed his dissatisfaction over the level of sanitations services at the city of Johor Bahru. His majesty wants the efficiency and effectiveness of sanitation services are improved in the future.

President of The Philippines.

30th June 2010 – After winning the Philippines Presidential Election, Benigno Aquino III takes his oath as the President of The Philippines for 6 years term. He is officially the 17th President of the Philippines. As the new President, he sworn to bring the country out of the mire of poverty and eradicate corruption. Hundreds and thousands of people wear yellow symbolizes the Benigno Family. In his first speech, eradication of corruption comes first in his administration.

Benigno Aquino III is a son to Philippines Democracy Icon, Benigno and Corazon Aquino who overthrow the dictator administration of Ferdinand Marcos.

July Already??

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It’s already the month of July. The time passed by so fast. Luckily, that I have finished most of my target for the past month. Working with my blog allowed me to see what has happened in the past. What is June for the Radin’s Blog Royal Portal?

In early June, it is the birthday celebration of Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, and the anniversary of Malaysian Air force. Later, the story gets hotter with the Palace of Johor strips (or officially fired) the state conferred title from 4 individual and later followed by the Palace of Kelantan. The hottest story of the month is when the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah divorces his second wife, Azrinaz Mazhar Hakim. And, the annual event of Kembara Mahkota Johor is the closing story of the month.

Tales of Vesperia

Well, I just search for a new game and found a game belong to one of the tales series. Seriously, I’m a big fan to the tales series, and have played the previous series before, the Tales of the Abyss and Tales of Legendia. The concept and soundtrack is still as amusing as ever. I think I will cover this in the entertainment segment.

Bleach

Still searching for new episodes and soundtrack though.

Well, got to go now. See you in next post.