Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang

Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang

Infobox_Monarch
name =Ahmad Shah
title =Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (King of Malaysia) and Sultan of Pahang
| caption =Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Mustain Billah ibni Almarhum Sultan Sir Abu Bakar Riayatuddin Al-Muadzam Shah
reign =7 May, 1974 - Present (age|1974|5|7 years)
coronation =1974
predecessor =Sultan Abu Bakar
successor =
suc-type =Tengku Mahkota
heir =Tengku Abdullah
consort =Tengku Ampuan Afzan (decessed 1988)
Sultanah Kalsom
issue =Tengku Abdullah
royal house =
royal anthem =
father =Sultan Abu Bakar
mother =
date of birth =birth date and age|1930|10|24
place of birth =Pekan, Pahang
date of death =
place of death =
buried =|

In full, Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Mustain Billah ibni Almarhum Sultan Sir Abu Bakar Riayatuddin Al-Muadzam Shah (born October 24, 1930 at Istana Mangga Tunggal, Pekan) was the seventh Yang di-Pertuan Agong (roughly equivalent to King) of Malaysia from March 29, 1979 to April 25, 1984, and fifth Sultan of modern Pahang.

Born Tengku Ahmad Shah, he was the only son of Sultan Sir Abu Bakar Riayatuddin Al-Muadzam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdullah Al-Mutassimu Billah Shah (reigned 1932-1974) by his official and royal consort, Tengku Ampuan Besar Fatimah binti Almarhum Sultan Iskandar Kadasallah Shah.

A student of the Malay College Kuala Kangsar, he received diplomas in public administration from Worcester College, Oxford and Exeter University. He succeeded his father as sultan in 1974.

His election as Yang di-Pertuan Agong in 1979 was marked with controversy as he was said to be at odds with the incoming prime minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. However, the rumours proved to be untrue and he proved to be a keen admirer of the prime minister.

Unlike other sultans, Sultan Ahmad Shah openly and loudly supports the Barisan Nasional government of Mahathir and his successor Abdullah Badawi. A controversial, headstrong personality, he has often forced his chief ministers to resign over minor differences.

His favourite hobby was playing football, golf, polo, and equestrian.

Sultan Ahmad Shah is a keen sportsman and President of the Malaysian Football Association (FAM) and President of Asian Football Confederation (AFC) until 2002. His official and royal consort, Tengku Ampuan Afzan binti Tengku Panglima Perang Muhammad, a member of the Terengganu royal family, served as his Raja Permaisuri Agong but died of cancer on her return to Pahang on June 29, 1988. Sultan Ahmad Shah's junior wife Kalsom binti Abdullah ("nee" Anita), was designated as the Sultanah of Pahang in 1991.

Honours

Sultan Ahmad Shah held the rank of Marshal of the Royal Malaysian Air Force. [http://www.4dw.net/royalark/Malaysia/malay2.htm]

References

* [http://www.worldwhoswho.com/views/entry.html?id=pah-0033 PAHANG, HRH , Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Mustain Billah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’Ayatuddin Al-Muadzam Shah] International Who's Who. accessed September 1, 2006.


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