Tengku Mohamad Rizam

Tengku Tan Sri Dato' Haji Mohamad Rizam bin Tengku Abdul Aziz (born 18 July 1961) is a member of the Kelantan Royal Family and the Tengku Temenggong of Kelantan. He is the eldest child of Tengku Sri Utama Raja Tengku Abdul Aziz and the cousin of the current Sultan of Kelantan, Sultan Muhammad V.

Tengku Mohamad Rizam
Tengku Temenggong of Kelantan
Born	18 July 1961 Istana Kota Lama, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Federation of Malaya (now in present-day Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia)
Spouse	Tengku Puan Temenggong Kelantan YTM Tunku Puan Sri Dato' Hajjah Noor Hayati binti Almarhum Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj
Issue	Tengku Nur Qistina Petri Tengku Abdul Rahman Petra Tengku Yahya Aziz Petra
Full name Tengku Mohamad Rizam bin Tengku Abdul Aziz
House	Long Yunus
Father	Tengku Sri Utama Raja Tengku Abdul Aziz bin Almarhum Tengku Sri Maharaja Tengku Muhammad Hamzah
Mother	Tengku Merjan binti Almarhum Sultan Yahya Petra
Religion	Sunni Islam

He is the President of the Kelantan Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council (MAIK) and the Chairman of the Kelantan State Service Commission (SPN). He is also the Pro-Chancellor of Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK) and was proclaimed on 13 October 2018.[1][2][3]

Appointment History

In 1999, the late Sultan of Kelantan, His Royal Highness Sultan Ismail Petra has appointed Tengku Mohamad Rizam as Tengku Sri Jaya Raja of Kelantan and held the post for 11 years. In 2010, the then-Regent of Kelantan, Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra raised the rank of Tengku Mohamad Rizam as Tengku Panglima Raja of Kelantan and held the post for 3 years. On the 25 November 2013, the current Sultan of Kelantan, His Royal Highness Sultan Muhammad V has consented to promote and appoint Tengku Mohamad Rizam as Tengku Temenggong of Kelantan. He is also a member of State Royal Succession Council of Kelantan (Majlis Perajaan Negeri Kelantan).[4]

Marriage and children

On 18 July 1991, he married to Tunku Noor Hayati, the daughter of the first Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra.[5]

He has two sons and a daughter named Tengku Nur Qistina Petri, Tengku Abdul Rahman Petra and Tengku Yahya Aziz Petra.

Honours

He has been awarded:

•  Kelantan :
  • Recipient of the Royal Family Order (DK) (2017)[6]
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kelantan (SPMK) - Dato' (2010)[6]
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan (SJMK) - Dato' (1999)[6]
•  Malaysia:
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2017)[6][7]
  • Order of Military Service of Malaysia (PAT)

His wife, Tunku Noor Hayati, Tengku Puan Temenggong Kelantan was awarded :

•  Kelantan :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan (DJMK) - Dato' (2012)[6]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Tengku Mohamad Rizam

8. Raja Dewa Tengku Zainal Abidin ibni Sultan Muhammad III 4. Tengku Sri Maharaja Tengku Muhammad Hamzah bin Tengku Zainal Abidin 9. Tengku Besar Tengku Ngah binti Tengku Chik 2. Tengku Sri Utama Raja Tengku Abdul Aziz bin Tengku Muhammad Hamzah 10. Nik Ali 5. Puan Hajjah Nik Zainab binti Nik Ali 11. Wan Embong 1. Tengku Mohamad Rizam 12. Sultan Ibrahim ibni Sultan Muhammad IV 6. Sultan Yahya Petra ibni Sultan Ibrahim 13. Cik Puan Besar Embong binti Daud 3. Tengku Merjan binti Sultan Yahya Petra 14. Tengku Sri Utama Raja Tengku Muhammad Petra bin Tengku Idris 7. Raja Perempuan Zainab II binti Tengku Muhammad Petra 15. Tengku Chik binti Sultan Muhammad IV

References

1. Senarai Nama Ahli Majlis
2. Pelantikan Pengerusi SPN Baharu
3. Info UMK Organization Pro Chancellor
4. Tengku Mohamad Rizam dianugerahkan Gelaran Tengku Panglima Raja Kelantan - 05.06.2010
5. Puteri Tunku Abdul Rahman : YBM Tunku Dato' Noor Hayati
6. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
7. Menantu Almarhum Tunku Abdul Rahman Terima Gelaran Tan Sri