Tengku Fauziah binti Almarhum Tengku Abdul Rashid

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Tuanku Fauziah

Raja Permaisuri Agong
(Queen of Malaysia) and Raja Perempuan of Perlis

Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin and Tengku Fauziah binti
Almarhum Tengku Abdul Rashid

Reign

17 April 2000 - present

Coronation

17 April 2000

Born

6 June 1946 (1946-06-06) (age 62)

Birthplace

Kota Bahru, Kelantan

Consort to

DYMM Tuanku Syed
Sirajuddin Jamallulail

Issue

Tuanku
Syed Faizuddin Putra ibni Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin
Sharifah
Fazira binti Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin

Royal House

Perlis

Father

Almarhum Tengku
Abdul Rashid ibni AlMarhum Sultan Sulaiman

Mother

Almarhum Tengku
Putri binti Almarhum Sultan Ibrahim

Tuanku Fauziah binti Tengku Abdul Rashid, D.K., S.S.P.J., S.P.M.P., is
the current Raja Perempuan of Perlis. She also served as the Raja Permaisuri
Agong of Malaysia from 2001 till
December 12, 2006.

Tuanku Fauziah is a princess of the royal houses of Terengganu on her father's
side and Kelantan on her mother's side.
Tuanku Fauziah is the daughter of Yang Amat Mulia Almarhum Tengku
Abdul Rashid ibni AlMarhum Sultan Sulaiman of Terengganu and Yang Amat Mulia
Almarhum Tengku
Petri binti Almarhum Sultan Ibrahim of Kelantan. She was born on June 6
1946, and spent her early years in Kota Bharu, Kelantan.

Contents

1 Early years

1.1 Marriage

2 Becoming Queen

3 Royal Family

4 See also

5 External links

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Early years

As a student at Zainab English School, Tuanku Fauziah enjoyed recreations and
sports such as stage acting, netball and rounders.

At the very young age of 17, she became engaged to Tuanku Syed
Sirajuddin, who at that time was still studying in the United
Kingdom. In order to prepare her for her future role of consort to the heir
and later to the ruler, Tuanku Fauziah was invited to stay with her future
husband's family while they lived at Istana
Negara, Kuala Lumpur as the Yang di-Pertuan
Agong and Raja Permaisuri
Agong of Malaysia. During her stay with
her future in laws, Her Royal Highness made trips back to Kelantan whenever
necessary.

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Marriage

On February 15 1967, Tuanku Fauziah was given in marriage to Tuanku Syed
Sirajuddin who was then the Raja Muda of Perlis. In recognition of her new
position, she was conferred the prestigious Seri Paduka Mahkota Perlis (S.P.M.P)
award by her new father-in-law, the late Tuanku Syed Putra,
eight months later. On April 30 1968, the princess was officially created "Duli
yang Teramat Mulia Raja Puan Muda Perlis".

As a young bride, Tuanku Fauziah accompanied her husband on all his postings
as a junior military officer. However two years later, she returned to Perlis for good when
Tuanku Syed
Sirajuddin decided to take on his official role as Crown Prince of the
State.

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Becoming Queen

Her Royal Highness Tuanku Fauziah was officially declared "Duli Yang Maha
Mulia Raja Perempuan Perlis on July 14, 2000. On December, 12 2001, HRH Tuanku
Fauziah was officially declared as "Seri Paduka Baginda Raja Permaisuri Agong"
when her husband Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin became the 12th Yang di-Pertuan
Agong of Malaysia.

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Royal Family

Tuanku Fauziah is the proud mother of a son, Tuanku
Syed Faizuddin Putra, Raja Muda, and Sharifah
Fazira, Tengku Puteri Mahkota. Being a very caring person she is exceedingly
close to her only daughter-in-law, Lailatul Shahreen, Raja Puan Muda and only
son -in-law, Mohammad Yaakob.

She constantly converse with her eldest granddaughter, Sharifah Khatreena and
is most concerned with the little princess's academic and leisure interests. In
the year 2001, Tuanku Fauziah became a grandmother twice, first with the birth
of Putri Nurlin Syazwani to the Tengku Puteri Mahkota, and then with the birth
of Yang Amat Mulia Sharifah Farah Adriana to the Raja Muda.

She is also related to the Royal Pattani family in southern Thailand.

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See also

Yang Di-Pertuan
Agong

Raja Permaisuri
Agong

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External links

Raja Perlis Web Site

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tengku_Fauziah_binti_Almarhum_Tengku_Abdul_Rashid"

Categories: Malaysian
royalty | People from
Perlis | 1946 births
| Living
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