Sallehuddin صالح الدين | |||||||||
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Sultan of Kedah | |||||||||
Reign | 12 September 2017 – present | ||||||||
Installation | 22 October 2018 | ||||||||
Predecessor | Abdul Halim | ||||||||
Heir apparent | Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah | ||||||||
Menteris Besar | |||||||||
Born | [fn 1] Istana Anak Bukit, Alor Setar, Kedah, Japanese-occupied British Malaya (now Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 ||||||||
Spouse | Sultanah Maliha binti Tengku Ariff | ||||||||
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House | Mahawangsa | ||||||||
Father | Sultan Badlishah | ||||||||
Mother | Sultanah Asma | ||||||||
Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||
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Allegiance | Malaysia | ||||||||
Service | Malaysian Army | ||||||||
Years of service | 1964–present | ||||||||
Rank | Major general | ||||||||
Unit | Royal Malay Regiment | ||||||||
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Al-Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah (Jawi: الأمين الکريم سلطان صالح الدين ابن المرحوم سلطان بدلي شاه; born 30 April 1942) is the 29th Sultan of Kedah since ascending to the throne in September 2017 upon the death of his elder half-brother Abdul Halim.[1] As the fourth son of Badlishah of Kedah, that lived to adulthood he was initially not expected to inherit the throne.
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