Tengku Zanariah

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Her Royal Highness Tengku Zanariah

Raja Permaisuri Agong
(Queen of Malaysia) and Sultanah of Johor

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Sultanah Zanariah binti Almarhum Tunku
Ahmad

Born

5 July 1940 (1940-07-05) (age 67)

Birthplace

Pasir Mas, Kelantan

Consort to

Baginda
Almutawakkil Alallah Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan
Ismail

Issue

Tunku
Kamariah
Tunku
Zabedah
Tunku Ibrahim
Ismail
Tunku
Azizah
Tunku
Mariam
Tunku
Norani
Tunku
Maimunah Ismailiah
Tunku
Abdul Majid Idris
Tunku
Muna Najiah
Tunku
Aminah Kalsom

Father

Tengku Panglima Raja Kelantan

Sultanah Zanariah binti Almarhum Tunku Ahmad or Tengku Zanariah
binti Tengku Panglima Raja Ahmad is the current Sultanah of Johor. She also
served as Raja Permaisuri
Agong between 1984 and 1989.

She is the second wife of Baginda
Almutawakkil Alallah Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail of
Johor in 1961. A former Miss Malaysia, she became Sultanah of Johor upon her
husband's accession in May 1981 but has never been crowned.

Her sister, Tengku Nora, was married to her father-in-law, Sultan Ismail and
was Sultanah of Johor between 1977 and 1981.

Contents

1 Early Life

2 Life as Queen

3 Hobbies and
Interests

4 See also

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Early Life

Born on 5 July 1940, in Dusun Green, Pasir Mas, Kelantan, Sultanah Zanariah is
the seventh child of HRH Tengku Panglima Raja Kelantan from among nine siblings.
She comes from the Kelantan royal family.

Alongside palace upbringing, she began her formal education in 1946 at
Sultanah Zainab School in Kelantan. Between 1950 and 1952 she studied at the Convent Bukit Nanas
in Kuala Lumpur before
returning to Kelantan where she continued her studies at Sultan Ibrahim School,
Pasir Mas. With the encouragement of her father and her own desire to equip
herself for the future, she left for England in 1954 to further her
studies at the Upper Chime School, Isle of Wight.

It was in England that she met Sultan Iskandar who was also studying
there.

[edit]
Life as Queen

Although busy performing her duties as a housewife and a mother, Sultanah
Zanariah did not miss the opportunity of accompanying the Sultan for official
functions in the country and abroad.

As the Raja Permaisuri
Agong, Sultanah Zanariah was fully aware of her responsibilities towards the
welfare of women especially in Johor. Thus, out of her own initiative, Sultanah
Zanariah sponsored and established the Majlis Wanita Negeri Johor or MAWAR (the
Women's Council of Johor), which organizes various religious activities such as
the celebration of the Prophet’s birthday at its headquarters at Sungai Cat Road
in Johor
Bahru. MAWAR also collected donations for distribution among flood victims
in Johor as well as the less fortunate and the needy.

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Hobbies and Interests

Being a woman, Sultanah Zanariah has a passion for the arts. She also loves
cooking and takes great care in her daily chores. She pays special attention to
the selection and arrangement of decorations in the palace particularly in
preparation for official dinners.

During her free time, Sultanah Zanariah loves to exercise, ride horses and
play golf or tennis. She is also good in water skiing. She is also the first
Sultanah of Johor who made history when she climbed Gunung Ledang, the highest
mountain in Johor.

Sultanah Zanariah also loves reading especially about culture, history and
affairs of neighboring countries.

[edit]
See also

Yang Di-Pertuan
Agong

Raja Permaisuri
Agong

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