Che Puan Besar Haminah

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Che Puan Besar Hajah Haminah binti Haji Hamidun (Jawi: چئ ڤوان بسر حاجة همينة بنت حميدون), formerly known as Sultanah Haminah (born Haminah binti Hamidun; 15 July 1953) is the former Sultanah of Kedah and the widow of Sultan Abdul Halim Mua'dzam Shah. Born as a commoner, she married Sultan Abdul Halim on 25 December 1975 as his second wife. She served as the 14th Raja Permaisuri Agong (Queen consort) of Malaysia from 2011 to 2016, during her husband's second term as Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the Malaysian federal head of state. After her husband's death in September 2017, his successor and her brother-in-law Sultan Sallehuddin, bestowed upon her the title Che Puan Besar of Kedah, roughly equivalent to the queen dowager.

Haminah
همينة
Raja Permaisuri Agong XIV
Tenure13 December 2011 - 12 December 2016
Installation11 April 2012
PredecessorTuanku Nur Zahirah
SuccessorTunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah
Sultanah of Kedah
Tenure21 November 2003 - 11 September 2017
Installation9 January 2004
PredecessorSultanah Bahiyah
SuccessorSultanah Maliha
Che Puan Besar of Kedah
Tenure21 January 2018 - present
PredecessorTunku Ampuan Asma (as Tunku Ampuan)
BornHaminah binti Hamidun
(1953-07-15) 15 July 1953 (age 71)
Kampung Matang Jelutong, Bagan Serai, Perak, Malaya
Spouse
(m. 1975; died 2017)
Regnal name
Sultanah Hajah Haminah (as Sultanah of Kedah)
Tuanku Hajah Haminah (as Queen consort of Malaysia)
Che Puan Besar Hajah Haminah (as Queen dowager of Kedah)
FatherHaji Hamidun bin Taib
MotherHajah Isma binti Mohamad
ReligionSunni Islam

Early life

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Born on 15 July 1953 in Kampung Matang Jelutong, Bagan Serai, Perak. She is the fourth of seven siblings born to father Haji Hamidun bin Taib and mother Hajah Isma binti Mohamad. Tuanku Hajah Haminah was educated at Sekolah Kebangsaan Matang Jelutong and later Sekolah Menengah Inggeris Bagan Serai.[1]

Interests

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Tuanku Hajah Haminah is known to enjoy golf, tennis, badminton, lawn bowling and music.[2] She has participated in various golf tournaments in Kedah and initiated amateur women's golf tournaments such as the Kedah International Red Tee Invitational, as well as being invited as the royal guest for the International Lawn Bowls Mahsuri Cup in Langkawi.[3] She also served as the first Chancellor of Management and Science University from 2004 until 2019.

Orders and recognitions

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She has been awarded the following honours:

Honours of Kedah

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Honours of Malaysia

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Foreign honours

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Places named after her

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Several places were named after her, including:

  • Sultanah Haminah Mosque in Pendang, Kedah
  • Taman Tuanku Haminah, a residential area in Sungai Petani, Kedah
  • Pusat Perdagangan Tuanku Haminah, a trade centre in Alor Setar, Kedah
  • Dewan Tuanku Permaisuri Hajah Haminah, a ceremony hall at the Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah in Kuala Ketil, Kedah
  • Yayasan Anak-anak Yatim Sultanah Haminah, an orphanage foundation in Kedah

References

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  1. ^ Alina Simon (10 January 2004). "New Sultanah of Kedah crowned". New Straits Times. p. 4.
  2. ^ "Che' Puan Haminah dimasyhur Sultanah Kedah". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). 10 January 2004. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012.
  3. ^ Embun Majid (2011-12-13). "Queen of the rakyat's heart". The Star. Daulat Tuanku, p. 4.
  4. ^ Photo of Sultan Abdul Halim and Sultanah Haminah
  5. ^ with title:Dato' Seri Utama Thestar
  6. ^ Photo Archived 2013-04-02 at the Wayback Machine of Abdul Halim and Haminah, King and Queen of Malaysia (2011-)
  7. ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang, dan Pingat Persekutuan". Archived from the original on 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
Malaysian royalty
Preceded by Sultanah of Kedah
2003–2017
Succeeded by
Sultanah Maliha
Preceded by
Tuanku Nur Zahirah
(Sultanah of Terengganu)
Raja Permaisuri Agong
(Queen of Malaysia)

2011–2016
Vacant
Title next held by
Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah
(Tengku Ampuan of Pahang)