Queen of Malaysia

The queen's 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 are always subservient to God.
• Seri Paduka Baginda refers to Seri as in a person. Paduka means victorious and the term Baginda is the Malay possessive pronoun for a royal in the third person.
• Raja Permaisuri Agong in literal English is the "Supreme 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. The Malay word permaisuri is derived from Sanskrit परमेश्वरी (parameśvarī), 'supreme lady'.

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

In formal English correspondence, for many years the queen was referred to as "Her Majesty The Raja Permaisuri Agong". In January 2024, this was changed to "Her Majesty The Queen of Malaysia".^[2][3]

There are two formal ways of addressing the queen:

• Malay: Tuanku (literally 'My Lady')
• English: Your Majesty

The queen immediately follows her husband, the king, in the Malaysian order of precedence.

The king is elected (de facto rotated) every five years from among the nine hereditary rulers of the states of Malaysia by the Conference of Rulers. When a ruler is elected to the office of king, his consort is automatically bestowed the title and dignity of queen and serves the same term of office as her husband. In effect, the holder of the title of Queen of Malaysia changes every five years, though it could happen earlier due to the death or abdication of the king during his term of office.

Like many spouses of heads of state, the queen has no stipulated role in the Constitution of Malaysia. She accompanies the king to official functions and state visits, as well as hosting visiting heads of state and their spouses during their visits to Malaysia. Article 34 of the Malaysian Constitution forbids the queen from holding any appointment, carrying any remuneration, or actively engaging in any commercial enterprise during her tenure. The queen is, however, legally entitled to an annual payment which is included in the Civil List of the king during his term of office.^[4]

Previous holders of the title of Queen of Malaysia whose husbands are deceased receive a pension from the Federal Government's Civil List. They also take precedence immediately after the reigning king, the current queen, the reigning monarchs of royal states, and the Yang di-Pertua Negeri (governors) of non-royal states.

The following consorts have served in the office of queen:

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Number	Name	State	Tenure start[5]	Tenure end	Yang di-Pertuan Agong	Birth	Death
1 (I)	Tuanku Kurshiah	Negeri Sembilan	31 August 1957	1 April 1960	Tuanku Abdul Rahman	16 May 1911[6]	2 Feb 1999[7]
2 (II)	Raja Jema'ah	Selangor	14 April 1960	1 September 1960	Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah	1900[8]	8 Apr 1973[9]
3 (III)	Tengku Budriah	Perlis	21 September 1960	20 September 1965	Tuanku Syed Putra	28 Mar 1924[10]	28 Nov 2008[11]
4 (IV)	Tengku Intan Zaharah	Terengganu	21 September 1965	20 September 1970	Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah	13 Apr 1928[12]	24 Jan 2015[13]
5 (V)	Tuanku Bahiyah	Kedah	21 September 1970	20 September 1975	Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah	24 Aug 1930[14]	26 Aug 2003[15]
6 (VI)	Tengku Zainab	Kelantan	21 September 1975	29 March 1979	Sultan Yahya Petra	7 Aug 1917[16]	10 Jan 1993[16]
7 (VII)	Tengku Hajah Afzan	Pahang	26 April 1979	25 April 1984	Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta'in Billah	4 Dec 1932[17]	29 Jun 1988[18]
8 (VIII)	Tengku Zanariah	Johor	26 April 1984	25 April 1989	Sultan Iskandar	5 Jul 1940[19]	17 Mar 2019[20]
9 (IX)	Tuanku Bainun	Perak	26 April 1989	25 April 1994	Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah	7 Nov 1932[21]	Alive
10 (X)	Tuanku Najihah	Negeri Sembilan	26 April 1994	25 April 1999	Tuanku Ja'afar	1 Sep 1923	8 Sep 2023[22]
11 (XI)	Tuanku Siti Aishah	Selangor	26 April 1999	21 November 2001	Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz	18 Nov 1971[23]	Alive
12 (XII)	Tengku Fauziah	Perlis	13 December 2001	12 December 2006	Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin	6 Jun 1946[24]	Alive
13 (XIII)	Tuanku Nur Zahirah	Terengganu	13 December 2006	12 December 2011	Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin	7 Dec 1973[25]	Alive
14 (XIV)	Tuanku Hajah Haminah	Kedah	13 December 2011	12 December 2016	Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah[a]	15 Jul 1953[27]	Alive
15 (XV)	—[b]	Kelantan	—		Sultan Muhammad V of Kelantan	—
16 (XVI)	Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah	Pahang	31 January 2019	30 January 2024	Sultan Abdullah of Pahang	5 Aug 1960[30]	Alive
17 (XVII)	Raja Zarith Sofiah	Johor	31 January 2024	Incumbent	Sultan Ibrahim of Johor	14 Aug 1959[31]	Alive

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• Elective monarchy
• King of Malaysia — consort's spouse + monarch−ruler of Malaysia.
• Malay styles and titles — on Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo within Brunei + Malaysia.
• Regalia of Malaysia
• Yang di-Pertuan Negara — national Malaysian award for elected monarchs.