Sallehuddin of Kedah

Sallehuddin
صالح الدين
Sultan of Kedah
Reign12 September 2017 – present
Installation22 October 2018
PredecessorAbdul Halim
Heir apparentTengku Sarafudin Badlishah
Menteris Besar
Born (1942-04-30) 30 April 1942 (age 82) [fn 1]
Istana Anak Bukit, Alor Setar, Kedah, Japanese-occupied British Malaya (now Malaysia)
SpouseSultanah Maliha binti Tengku Ariff
Issue
Names
Tunku Mahmud Sallehuddin ibni Tunku Badlishah
Regnal name
Al-Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah
HouseMahawangsa
FatherSultan Badlishah
MotherSultanah Asma
ReligionSunni Islam
Signature
Military career
Allegiance Malaysia
Service / branch Malaysian Army
Years of service1964–present
Rank Major general
UnitRoyal Malay Regiment
Battles / wars

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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  1. ^ Ghazali, Adha; Iskandar, Petah Wazzan (12 September 2017). "Tunku Sallehuddin dimasyhur Sultan Kedah ke-29" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 12 September 2017.

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