Ibrahim of Kelantan
Sultan Ibrahim ibni Almarhum Sultan Muhammad IV, KCMG, (9 October 1897 – 9 July 1960) was the Sultan of Kelantan from 1944 to 1960.
| Ibrahim | |
|---|---|
| Al-Sultan of Kelantan | |
| Sultan of Kelantan | |
| Reign | 21 June 1944 – 9 July 1960 |
| Coronation | 31 October 1944 |
| Predecessor | Sultan Ismail |
| Successor | Sultan Yahya Petra |
| Born | 9 October 1897 Istana Balai Besar, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Unfederated Malay States, British Malaya |
| Died | 9 July 1960 (aged 62) Istana Sri Cemerlang, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaya |
| Burial | 10 July 1960 |
| Spouse | Raja Perempuan Zainab binti Tengku Zainal Abidin
(m. 1914; Tengku Yah binti Tengku Long Sulaiman
(m. 1915; div. 1929)Cik Embong binti Daud Cik Siti Cik Safiah Cik Habiba |
| Issue | Tengku Abdullah Tengku Yahya Petra Tengku Zain ul-Mulk Tengku Iskandar Shah Tengku Feissal Tengku Badr ul-‘Alam Tengku Abdul Halim Tengku Rustam Tengku Shibli Shah Tengku Nizam Tengku Shariman Tengku Aman Shah Tengku Thuraya Tengku Wuk Tengku Zubaida Tengku Nur ul-Aini Tengku Mastura Tengku Mariam Tengku Petri Tengku Farida Tengku Rashida Tengku Anis Tengku Maznah Tengku Latifah Hanam Tengku Farida Hanim Tengku Fatihah |
| House | Long Yunus |
| Father | Sultan Muhammad IV ibni Almarhum Sultan Muhammad III |
| Mother | Sultanah Zainab binti Nik Wan Muhammad Amin |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
He was born at Istana Balai Besar in Kota Bharu to Sultan Muhammad IV ibni Almarhum Sultan Muhammad III, Sultan of Kelantan and his wife, Sultanah Zainab binti Nik Wan Muhammad Amin. On 22 June 1911, his father appointed him "Tengku Sri Indra Mahkota Ibrahim ibni Sultan Muhammad IV", becoming the heir apparent on 21 April 1921.
He served as deputy Judge of the High Court and later represented his brother in Singapore in 1942. On 21 June 1944, he succeeded upon the death of his brother, Sultan Ismail and was crowned Sultan at Istana Balai Besar four months later. In 1953, he attended the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in London where he famously shared an open carriage in the rain with Queen Sālote Tupou III of Tonga.[1]
He married six wives by which he had 12 sons and 14 daughters. Sultan Ibrahim died from a cerebral haemorrhage in Istana Sri Cemerlang, Kota Bahru, on 9 July 1960 aged 63 after a reign of 16 years, and was succeeded as Sultan by his second son, Sultan Yahya Petra.
Honours
Honours of Kelantan
- Grand Master of the Royal Family Order of Kelantan (DK, 20 June 1944 – 9 July 1960).
- Grand Master of the Order of the Crown of Kelantan (20 June 1944 – 9 July 1960).
- Grand Master of the Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan (20 June 1944 – 9 July 1960).
- Grand Master of the Order of the Most Distinguished and Most Valiant Warrior (PYGP, 20 June 1944 – 9 July 1960).
Honour of Malaya
Malaya : Recipient of the Order of the Crown of the Realm (DMN, 31 August 1958).[2]
Foreign Honours
United Kingdom : Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG, 4 June 1934).- United Kingdom : King George V Silver Jubilee Medal (6 May 1935).
- United Kingdom : King George VI Coronation Medal (12 May 1937).
- United Kingdom : Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG, 10 June 1948).
- United Kingdom : Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal (2 June 1953).
References
- The Queen’s Coronation 60 years later, The Sunday Post, 15 June 2013
- "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1958" (PDF).
| Preceded by Sultan Ismail of Kelantan |
Sultan of Kelantan 1944–1960 |
Succeeded by Sultan Yahya Petra of Kelantan |