Tengku Ampuan Rahimah

This article is about consort of Sultan Salahuddin, Tengku Ampuan Rahimah. For the hospital, see Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital.

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Sultan Abdul Aziz Abdul Jalil Rahmat Shah is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Rahimah. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Tengku Ampuan Hajah Rahimah binti Almarhum Sultan Abdul Aziz Abdul Jalil Rahmat Shah (Jawi: تڠکو امڤوان حاجه رحيمة بنت المرحوم سلطان عبدالعزيز عبدالجليل رحمت شاه; 4 August 1927 – 27 June 1993) was the Tengku Ampuan of Selangor, Malaysia during the reign of her husband, Sultan Salahuddin of Selangor.

Rahimah رحيمة‎
Tengku Ampuan of Selangor
Tenure	29 June 1961 – 27 June 1993
Predecessor	Tengku Ampuan Jemaah
Successor	Permaisuri Siti Aishah
Born	(1927-08-04)4 August 1927 Kota Dalam, Langkat, North Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia)
Died	27 June 1993(1993-06-27) (aged 65) Istana Alam Shah, Klang, Selangor, Malaysia
Burial	Royal Mausoleum, Klang, Selangor
Spouse	Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
Issue	Tengku Puteri Nor Marina Tengku Puteri Nor Zehan
Names Tengku Rahimah binti Almarhum Sultan Abdul Aziz (as birth)
House	Langkat (by birth) Opu Daeng Celak (by marriage and blood)
Father	Sultan Abdul Aziz Abdul Jalil Rahmat Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Haji Musa al-Khalid al-Mu'azzam Shah
Mother	Tengku Putri Zahra binti al-Marhum Sultan Alauddin Sulaiman Shah
Religion	Sunni Islam

Biography

She was born on 4 August 1927, as the posthumous daughter of Paduka Sri Tuanku Sultan Abdul Aziz Abdul Jalil Rahmat Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Haji Musa al-Khalid al-Mu'azzam Shah, Sultan of Langkat and Tengku Putri Zahra binti al-Marhum Sultan Alauddin Sulaiman Shah, daughter of Colonel Paduka Sri Sultan Sir Alauddin Sulaiman Shah ibni al-Marhum Yang di-Pertuan Muda Musa, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of the State of Selangor Darul Ehsan, GCMG, KCVO.

She married, as his third chronological wife, at Selangor Palace, Kuala Lumpur, on 11 March 1956, Paduka Sri Sultan Salehuddin 'Abdu'l Aziz Shah Alhaj ibni al-Marhum Sultan Hishamuddin Alam Shah Alhaj, by the Grace of Allah, Sultan and Ruler of the State of Selangor Dar ul-Ihsan and all its dependencies.

She was appointed as Raja Puan Muda (Crown Princess) of Selangor on 13 May 1958, and installed as Tengku Ampuan (Queen Consort) of Selangor at Alam Shah Palace, Klang on 29 June 1961. She was, hence, named Tengku Ampuan Hajah Rahimah binti al-Marhum Sultan 'Abdu'l Aziz 'Abdu'l Jalil Rahmat Shah.

Death

At the morning of 6:00 am she was found dead in bed. She had died in her sleep 2 hours 15 minutes prior, at 3:45 am on 27 June 1993 at the age of 65 and was buried in the Royal Mausoleum near Sultan Sulaiman Mosque in Klang.

Issue

The royal couple had two daughters:

• Tengku Puteri Nor Marina (born 15 October 1956).
• Tengku Puteri Nor Zehan (born 18 November 1958).

Legacy

Several buildings were named after her;

• Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital (In Malay; Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah a.k.a. HTAR)- a general hospital of Klang which was opened in 1985.
• SMK Tengku Ampuan Rahimah - a secondary school located in Klang.
• Sekolah Agama Menengah Tinggi Tengku Ampuan Rahimah (SAMTTAR) - an Islamic secondary school in Banting, Selangor.

Honours

She was awarded:

Honours of Selangor

• Selangor :
  • First Class of the Royal Family Order of Selangor (DK I) (1963)
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (SPMS) - Datin Paduka Seri
  • Knight Grand Companion of the Order of Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah (SSSA) - Datin Paduka Seri

Honours of Malaysia and sultanates

• Kelantan :
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kelantan (SPMK) - Dato'