Raja Permaisuri Agong

The full style and title in Malay is Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Raja Permaisuri Agong.

Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia literally means Under the dust of the Almighty referring to how the Raja Permaisuri Agong's power and prestige is dust compared to God's power and the ruler and his consort is always subservient to God and never above and beyond God.

Seri Paduka Baginda refers to Seri as in a person. Paduka means victorious and the term Baginda is in Malay for a royal in the third person.

Raja Permaisuri Agong in literal English is "The Supreme Lady Queen". It is an archaic equivalent to Raja where the female is a Raja Permaisuri and "Agong" (or Agung in standard Malay) means "supreme". The term Agong is not translated, as in the Constitution of Malaysia.

Common English terms used in the media and by the general public include "Queen", "Supreme Queen" and "Paramount Consort".

As the title "Yang di-Pertuan Agong" is commonly glossed as "King" in English, the title "Raja Permaisuri Agong" is commonly translated to "Queen", and in English the bearer is thus referred to as "Her Majesty" and addressed as "Your Majesty".[1] The Malay word permaisuri is derived from Sanskrit परमेश्वरी (parameśvarī), 'supreme lady'.

The Raja Permaisuri Agong immediately follows her husband, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, in the Malaysian order of precedence.

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is elected (de facto rotated) every five years among the nine hereditary rulers of the states of Malaysia. When a ruler is elected as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, his consort automatically becomes the Raja Permaisuri Agong. In effect, the holder of the title of Raja Permaisuri Agong changes every five years, though it could happen earlier due to the death or resignation of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

Like many spouses of heads of state, the Raja Permaisuri Agong has no stipulated role in the Constitution of Malaysia. She accompanies the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to official functions and state visits, as well as hosting visiting heads of state and their spouses. Article 34 of the Malaysian Constitution forbids the Raja Permaisuri Agong from holding any appointment, carrying any remuneration, or actively engaging in any commercial enterprise. The Raja Permaisuri Agong is, however, legally entitled to an annual payment which is included in the Civil List of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.[2]

Previous holders of the title of Raja Permaisuri Agong whose husbands are deceased receive a pension from the Federal Government's Civil List. They also take precedence immediately after the reigning Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the current Raja Permaisuri Agong, the reigning monarchs of royal states, and the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of non-royal states.

The following consorts have served as Raja Permaisuri Agong: [lower-alpha 1]

Number	Name	State	Reign Start[3]	Reign Ended	Yang di-Pertuan Agong
1 (I)	Tunku Kurshiah	Negeri Sembilan	31 August 1957	1 April 1960	Tuanku Abdul Rahman
2 (II)	Raja Jema'ah	Selangor	14 April 1960	1 September 1960	Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah
3 (III)	Tengku Budriah	Perlis	21 September 1960	20 September 1965	Tuanku Syed Putra
4 (IV)	Tengku Intan Zaharah	Terengganu	21 September 1965	20 September 1970	Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah
5 (V)	Tunku Bahiyah	Kedah	21 September 1970	20 September 1975	Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah
6 (VI)	Tengku Zainab	Kelantan	21 September 1975	29 March 1979	Sultan Yahya Petra
7 (VII)	Tengku Hajjah Afzan	Pahang	26 April 1979	25 April 1984	Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah
8 (VIII)	Tengku Zanariah	Johor	26 April 1984	25 April 1989	Sultan Iskandar
9 (IX)	Tuanku Bainun	Perak	26 April 1989	25 April 1994	Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah
10 (X)	Tunku Najihah	Negeri Sembilan	26 April 1994	25 April 1999	Tuanku Ja’afar
11 (XI)	Tuanku Siti Aishah	Selangor	26 April 1999	21 November 2001	Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz
12 (XII)	Tengku Fauziah	Perlis	13 December 2001	12 December 2006	Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin
13 (XIII)	Tuanku Nur Zahirah	Terengganu	13 December 2006	12 December 2011	Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin
14 (XIV)	Tuanku Hajah Haminah	Kedah	13 December 2011	12 December 2016	Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah1
15 (XV)	—2	Kelantan	—		Sultan Muhammad V
16 (XVI)	Tunku Azizah Aminah	Pahang	31 January 2019	Incumbent	Sultan Abdullah of Pahang

1.^ Tuanku Abdul Halim was the first Yang di-Pertuan Agong to reign twice.[4] Sultanah Haminah was his second wife from 1975 to his death.

2.^ Sultan Muhammad V reigned without a consort as he is divorced from his first wife. Shortly before his abdication in January 2019, it was reported that Muhammad V had married Oksana Voevodina, however the marriage was not officially acknowledged and Voevodina was not recognized as his consort.[5][6]

Tunku Najihah is the eldest living former Raja Permaisuri Agong and she also holds the distinction as the Longest lived Raja Permaisuri Agong since 24 May 2008 when she surpassed the age of Tunku Kurshiah who died on 2 February 1999 at the age of 87 years and 262 days.

Rank	Name	State	Birth	Death
			Age
1	Tunku Najihah	Negeri Sembilan	1 Sep 1923	Alive
			97 years, 154 days
2	Tuanku Bainun	Perak	7 Nov 1932	Alive
			88 years, 87 days
3	Tunku Kurshiah	Negeri Sembilan	16 May 1911	2 Feb 1999
			87 years, 262 days
4	Tengku Intan Zaharah	Terengganu	13 Apr 1928	24 Jan 2015
			86 years, 286 days
5	Tengku Budriah	Perlis	28 Mar 1924	28 Nov 2008
			84 years, 274 days
6	Tengku Zanariah	Johor	5 Jul 1940	17 Mar 2019
			78 years, 255 days
7	Tengku Zainab	Kelantan	7 Aug 1917	10 Jan 1993[7]
			75 years, 156 days
8	Tengku Fauziah	Perlis	6 Jun 1946	Alive
			74 years, 241 days
9	Tunku Bahiyah	Kedah	24 Aug 1930	29 Aug 2003
			73 years, 5 days
10	Raja Jema'ah	Selangor	1900	8 Apr 1973
			72 years, 361 days to 73 years, 7 days
11	Tuanku Hajah	Kedah	15 Jul 1953	Alive
			67 years, 202 days
12	Tunku Azizah Aminah	Pahang	5 Aug 1960	Alive
			60 years, 181 days
13	Tengku Hajjah Afzan	Pahang	4 Dec 1933	28 Jun 1988
			54 years, 206 days
14	Tuanku Siti Aishah	Selangor	18 Nov 1971	Alive
			49 years, 76 days
15	Tuanku Nur Zahirah	Terengganu	7 Dec 1973	Alive
			47 years, 57 days

The most-recent deceased form our Raja Permaisuri Agong is Tunku Zanariah of  Johor at the age of 78 years and 255 days on 17 March 2019, She was the 8th Raja Permaisuri Agong (1984–1989), her husband is Sultan Iskandar (8 April 1932 – 22 please 2010), the 8th Yang di Pertuan Agong (1984–1989) and Sultan of  Johor (11 May 1981 – 22 January 2010).

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