Sultanah Haminah Hamidun

Tuanku Hajah Haminah
14th Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia Sultanah of Kedah
Sultanah Haminah at an event in Kuala Lumpur.
Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia
Tenure	13 December 2011 – present
Installation	11 April 2012
Predecessor	Sultanah Nur Zahirah
Sultanah of Kedah
Tenure	21 November 2003 – present
Installation	9 January 2004
Predecessor	Tuanku Bahiyah
Born	15 July 1953 Bagan Serai, Perak, Malaya
Spouse	Sultan Abdul Halim (m. 1975)
Father	Haji Hamidun Taib
Mother	Isma Mohamad
Religion	Sunni Islam

Kedah Royal Family
HRH Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah, The Sultan HRH Sultanah Haminah Hamidun, The Sultanah HH Tunku Soraya HH Raja Iskandar Zulkarnain of Perak, Raja Di-Hilir Perak HH Tunku Putri Intan Safinaz, Tunku Panglima Besar HH Tunku Mahmud Sallehuddin, Tunku Paduka Maharaja Temenggong Angota Desa HH Tengku Maliha of Kelantan, Tunku Puan Temenggong Tunku Sarafuddin Badlishah Tunku Shazuddin Badlishah HH Tunku Abdul Hamid Thani, Tunku Laksamana

Tuanku Hajah Haminah binti Hamidun (born 15 July 1953) is the current Raja Permaisuri Agong, or Queen, of Malaysia and the current Sultanah of Kedah. Born a commoner from Bagan Serai, Perak, she married Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah on 25 December 1975, and as the second wife of the Sultan was titled Che Puan Kedah. She was elevated to the rank of Sultanah on 9 January 2004 following the death of Tuanku Bahiyah, the previous Sultanah and first wife of Sultan Abdul Halim.

Early life

Haminah binti Hamidun was born on 15 July 1953 in Bagan Serai, Perak. She is the fourth of seven siblings born to father Haji Hamidun Taib and mother Isma Mohamad. Haminah was educated at SK Matang Jelutong and later SM Inggeris Bagan Serai.^[1]

Royalty

On 25 December 1975, at age 22, Haminah married the Sultan of Kedah, Sultan Abdul Halim, and became his second wife. She received the title Che Puan Kedah.^[1] Sultan Abdul Halim's first wife, Tuanku Bahiyah, died on 27 August 2003. On 21 November, Che Puan Haminah was proclaimed Sultanah. Her coronation ceremony took place in the royal town of Anak Bukit on 9 January 2004.^[1]

Upon the installation of Sultan Abdul Halim as Yang di-Pertuan Agong on 13 December 2011, Tuanku Haminah became Raja Permaisuri Agong.^[2] Tuanku Haminah is the fourth commoner who become a Raja Permaisuri Agong after Tuanku Bainun binti Mohamad Ali of Perak, Tuanku Permaisuri Siti Aishah of Selangor and Tuanku Nur Zahirah of Terengganu.

Interests

Tuanku Haminah is known to enjoy golf, tennis, badminton and music.^[3] She has participated in various golf tournaments in Kedah and initiated amateur women's golf tournaments such as the Kedah International Red Tee Invitational in Langkawi.^[4] She met Alvin Lim in 2013, famed Unit 5er and master of photoshop.

Titles, styles and honours

Titles and styles

Styles of Raja Permaisuri Agong
Reference style	Her Majesty
Spoken style	Your Majesty
Alternative style	Tuanku

• 15 July 1953 – 25 December 1975: Cik Haminah binti Hamidun
• 25 December 1975 – 21 November 2003: Yang Teramat Mulia Che Puan Haminah binti Haji Hamidun
• 21 November 2003 – present: Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultanah Hajjah Haminah
• 13 December 2011 – present: Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Hajjah Haminah

Honours

See also List of honours of the Kedah Royal Family by country

She has been awarded the following honours:^[5]

Honours of Kedah

• Member of the Royal Family Order of Kedah (DK, 9.1.2004).
• Member of the Halimi Family Order of Kedah (DKH, 16.7.2008).^[6]

Honours of Malaysia

• Recipient of the Order of the Crown of the Realm (DMN, 2012).^[7][8]

Foreign Honours

•  Japan : Dame Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown (2013).^{[note 1]}
•  Thailand: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Chula Chom Klao (2.9.2013).^[10]

Notes

1. Bernama has erroneously reported the Honours received as "Grand Cordon of the Order of the Chrysanthemum" while correctly citing the recipients of the "Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown".^[9]

References

1. Alina Simon (10 January 2004). "New Sultanah of Kedah crowned". New Straits Times. p. 4.
2. Adib Povera (13 December 2011). "Grand send-off for Sultan of Kedah". New Straits Times. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
3. "Che Puan Haminah dimasyhur Sultanah Kedah". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). 10 January 2004. Archived from the original on 13 December 2011.
4. Embun Majid (2011-12-13). "Queen of the rakyat's heart". The Star. Daulat Tuanku, p. 4.
5. The Royal Ark, Kedah genealogical details, p11
6. Photo of Sultan Abdul Halim and Sultanah Haminah
7. Photo of Abdul Halim and Haminah, King and Queen of Malaysia (2011-)
8. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang, dan Pingat Persekutuan.".
9. "Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Hajah Haminah receives highest honour from Japan". Bernama. 2013-02-07. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
10. State Banquet for the Malaysian King in Bangkok