Kedah Regency Council

His Royal Highness the Sultan of Kedah, Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah consent to appoint the members of Kedah Regency Council in a ceremony held at Istana Anak Bukit, Kedah. The council was set to administer the state on the absence of the Sultan of Kedah who will be departed to the Federal Capital to serve as the 14th Yang di-Pertuan Agong starting on December 13, 2011.

The appointment of the Regency Council consist of three younger brothers of Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah and his only daughter. They are :-

1. His Royal Highness the Tunku Bendahara of Kedah, Tunku Annuar ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah. The Chairman of the Regency Council.
   
2. His Royal Highness the Tunku Temenggong of Kedah, Tunku Sallehuddin ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah.
3. His Royal Highness the Tunku Laksamana of Kedah, Tunku Abdul Hamid Thani ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah.
4. Her Royal Highness the Tunku Panglima Besar of Kedah, Tunku Puteri Intan Shafinaz binti Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah.
   

The appointment of the Regency Council were made according to the Article 18(2)(a) stated that a Regent or a Regency Council to be appointed by the reigning Sultan to rule the state in the absence of a ruling Sultan.

The appointment ceremony were made around 10 am after the arrival of Their Royal Highness-es the Sultan and Sultanah of Kedah to the throne chamber. The instrument of proclamation were read by the Secretary of State, Datuk Rasli Basir. All four members of the Regency Council take their oath before the Sultan and Sultanah of Kedah, witnessed by High Court Judge, Datuk Mohd Azman Husin and Syariah Chief Judge, Datuk Syeikh Yahya Jusoh.

The ceremony ended after a nine-gun salute was fired and a recitation of Doa of the Mufti of Kedah, Datuk Syeikh Muhamad Baderudin Ahmad.

HRH Tunku Annuar ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah

HRH Tunku Sallehuddin ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah

HRH Tunku Abdul Hamid Thani ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah

HRH Tunku Puteri Intan Shafinaz binti Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah

In the same ceremony, HRH Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah also consent to confer the State Medal and Award to several members of the royal family. The recipients is as follow :-

1. HRH Tunku Annuar ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah. He received the Darjah Utama Seri Mahawangsa Yang Amat Dihormati (D.M.K) which carries the title "Datuk Seri Utama".
2. The Honourable Dato' Seri Azizan Abd Razak. He received the Darjah Setia Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah Yang Amat Dihormati (S.H.M.S) which carries the title "Datuk Seri Diraja".
3. HRH Tunku Puteri Intan Shafinaz binti Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah. She received the Darjah Setia Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah Yang Amat Dihormati (S.H.M.S) which carries the title "Datuk Seri Diraja".
4. HH Nor Suzana Abdullah, the Toh Puan Bendahara of Kedah. She received the Darjah Seri Setia Diraja Kedah Yang Amat Dihormati (S.S.D.K) which carries the title "Dato' Seri".
5. HH Tengku Maliha binti Tengku Ariff, the Toh Puan Temenggong of Kedah. She received the Darjah Seri Setia Diraja Kedah Yang Amat Dihormati (S.S.D.K) which carries the title "Dato' Seri".
6. HH Tunku Hosna binti Almarhum Sultan Badlishah. She received the Darjah Seri Setia Diraja Kedah Yang Amat Dihormati (S.S.D.K) which carries the title "Dato' Seri".
7. HH Dato' Tunku Jaafar Laksamana bin Tunku Nong Jiwa. He received the Darjah Paduka Seri Setia Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah (D.H.M.S) which carries the title "Dato' Paduka"
8. Dato' Syed Kamil bin Syed Noh Shahbuddin. He received the Darjah Paduka Seri Setia Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah (D.H.M.S) which carries the title "Dato' Paduka"

picture from Bernama.