Tengku Ampuan Besar (Sultanah) of Terengganu

Here is the list of the Queen of Terengganu since 1881. Officially, the royal-born consort is styled as :-

Duli Yang Maha Mulia Tengku Ampuan Besar Terengganu

HRH Queen of Terengganu

Currently, the commoner-born Queen is styled as Sultanah.


(1881 – 1918)

Probably no consort been bestowed the title of Tengku Ampuan Besar during the reign of Sultan Zainal Abidin III. Three of his consorts become a mother of the future Sultan. Che Kulsum is the mother of Sultan Muhammad II (1918 - 1920). Che Aisha is the mother of Sultan Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah (1920 - 1942). Che Maimunah is the mother of Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah (1945 - 1979).

SULTANA AISHA
(1918 - 1920)

Sultana Aisha is the third wife to Sultan Muhammad II. She was born as Tengku Ngah Aisha binti Almarhum Sultan Abd Rahman at Riau in 1892. She was married to Sultan Muhammad II (Tengku Muda Muhammad at that time) at Lingga, Riau on 21st May 1909. She died on 11th April 1963.

TENGKU AMPUAN BESAR MARIAM
(1920 - 1942)

Tengku Ampuan Besar Mariam is the wife to Sultan Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah. She was born as Tengku Mariam binti Sultan Ahmad Muazzam Shah in 1889. She was married to Sultan Sulaiman at Istana Maziah on 21st July 1913. She was crowned as Tengku Ampuan Besar of Terengganu on 3rd March 1921. She died at Kuala Terengganu on 12th December 1975.

TENGKU AMPUAN BESAR AINUL JAMAL
(1943 - 1945)

Tengku Ampuan Besar Ainul Jamal is the third wife to Sultan Ali. She was born as Tengku Putri Ainul Jamal binti Sultan Abu Bakar Riayatuddin Muazzam Shah on 3rd June 1927. She was married to Sultan Ali on 3rd June 1943. She was styled as Tengku Ampuan Besar of Terengganu from 1943 until 1945. The couple divorces in 1947.

She later married to Datuk Raja Abdul Jalil Shah bin Raja Shahar Shah. She was granted the title as Tengku Sri Nila Utama on 24th October 1976. She died on 12th January 2012.

TENGKU AMPUAN BESAR INTAN ZAHARAH
(1945 - 1979)

Tengku Ampuan Besar Intan Zaharah is the third wife to Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah. She was born as Tengku Intan Zaharah binti Tengku Umar at Singapore on 13th April 1928. She was married to Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah at Kuala Terengganu on 3rd April 1944 and styled as Tengku Puan Muda. She was crowned as Tengku Ampuan Besar of Terengganu at Istana Maziah on 6th June 1949. She was styled as Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia from 1965 until 1970.

TENGKU AMPUAN BESAR BARIAH
(1979 - 1998)

Tengku Ampuan Besar Bariah is the first wife to Sultan Mahmud. She was born as Tengku Bariah binti Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah at Klang on 31st August 1933. She was married to Sultan Mahmud on 22nd March 1951 and styled as Tengku Puan Muda. She was crowned as Tengku Ampuan Besar on 21st March 1980. She died at Istana Seri Kota, Klang, Selangor on 21st March 2011.

SULTANAH NUR ZAHIRAH
(1998 - present)

Sultanah Nur Zahirah is the first wife to Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin. She was born as Rozita binti Adil Bakeri on 7th December 1973. She was married to Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin (then the Yang Dipertuan Muda (Crown Prince) of Terengganu ) at Istana Maziah on 28th March 1996 and styled as Cik Puan Sri. She was installed as Permaisuri on 12th July 1998. Later, she was styled as Ke Bawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultanah Nur Zahirah on 5th June 2004 as the Sultan Mizan’s wish.

On 13th December 2006, she was installed as Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia alongside with her husband and hold the title until December 12, 2011.