Tengku Amalin A'ishah Putri

Tengku Amalin A'ishah Putri binti Almarhum Sultan Ismail Petra (born 26 June 1984) is a member of the Kelantan royal family who is the Tengku Maharani Putri. She is the youngest sibling and only sister of the current Sultan of Kelantan, Sultan Muhammad V.

Tengku Amalin A'ishah Putri تڠكو عملين عائشة ڤوتري‎
Tengku Maharani Putri
Tenure	3 March 2019 – present
Born	Tengku Amalin A'ishah Putri binti Sultan Ismail Petra (1984-06-26) 26 June 1984 (age 40) Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
Spouse	Pengiran Muda Abdul Qawi ​ ​ (m. 2013)​
Issue	Pengiran Anak Tengku Afeefah Musyafaah Bolkiah Putri Pengiran Anak Tengku Azzahra Iffatul Bolkiah Putri Pengiran Anak Tengku Zaafirah Muizzah Bolkiah Putri Pengiran Anak Tengku Abdul Muhaimin Bolkiah Petra
Names Tengku Amalin A'ishah Putri binti Almarhum Sultan Ismail Petra
House	Long Yunus (by birth) Bolkiah (by marriage)
Father	Sultan Ismail Petra
Mother	Raja Perempuan Tengku Anis

Early life and education

Tengku Amalin was born in Kota Bharu, Kelantan on 26 June 1984 as the youngest child and only daughter of the 28th Sultan of Kelantan, Sultan Ismail Petra and Raja Perempuan Tengku Anis. Her siblings are Sultan Muhammad V (the current Sultan of Kelantan and the 15th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia), Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra and Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra.^[1]

Tengku Amalin received her early education at Tengku Anis Kindergarten. She continued her primary education at Zainab Primary School (2) and her secondary education at Naim Lil-Banat Islamic Secondary School. She attended Centre For Foundation Studies International Islamic University of Malaysia (lIUM) and later continued with her studies at IIUM reading both Civil Laws and Shariah Laws. Four years later, she obtained her Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (Hons). She then pursued her studies at the University of Melbourne reading Master of Law (LLM).^[2]

Career

Upon graduating, on 20 June 2006, Tengku Amalin joined the Judicial and Legal Service Commission as a judicial officer. Kota Bharu Magistrate's Court was Tengku Amalin’s first posting until 15 July 2009. One of her cases she handled was the case of businessman Datuk Nik Sapeia Nik Yusoff spraying the former Prime Minister of Malaysia Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's eyes with a dangerous chemical sprayer. She also received criticism from scholars in Kelantan and caused controversy in the state for sentencing a religious school student to prison for only wearing turban while riding a motorcycle before being arrested by law enforcement in Kubang Kerian in January 2009.^[3][4]

Tengku Amalin then was posted as Senior Deputy Registrar and Deputy Registrar at Kuala Lumpur High Court (Civil) until 15 July 2012. Her task was to hear and determine disputes between litigants in civil cases, and their sentences if convicted.

Personal life

Tengku Amalin married Pengiran Muda Abdul Qawi, a member of the Brunei Royal Family at Istana Mahkota in Kubang Kerian, Kelantan on 27 June 2013.

She gave birth to their first child and eldest daughter, Pengiran Anak Tengku Afeefah Musyafaah Bolkiah Putri, on 13 April 2014. On 24 June 2016, she gave birth to their second child and second daughter, Pengiran Anak Tengku Azzahra Iffatul Bolkiah Putri. She gave birth to their third child and third daughter, Pengiran Anak Tengku Zaafirah Muizzah Bolkiah Putri, who was born on 12 February 2020.^[5] On 26 June 2022, she gave birth to their fourth child and first son, Pengiran Anak Tengku Abdul Muhaimin Bolkiah Petra.

Honours

Styles of Tengku Amalin A'ishah Putri
Reference style	Her Highness
Spoken style	Your Highness
Alternative style	Tengku

•  Kelantan :
  • Recipient of the Royal Family Order of Kelantan (DK) (26 June 2006)^[6]
  • Recipient of the Sultan Muhammad V Proclamation Medal (13 September 2010)

Foreign honours

•  Brunei :
  • Recipient of the Sultan of Brunei Golden Jubilee Medal (5 October 2017)

Namesakes

Several places were named after her, including:

• Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Agama Tengku Amalin A'Ishah Putri, an Islamic secondary school in Kota Bharu, Kelantan
• Sekolah Rendah Agama Tengku Amalin A'Ishah Putri, an Islamic primary school in Kota Bharu, Kelantan

Ancestry

Ancestors of Tengku Amalin A'ishah Putri

16. Sultan Muhammad IV of Kelantan (= 22) 8. Sultan Ibrahim of Kelantan 17. Nik Wan Zainab binti Nik Wan Muhammad Amin 4. Sultan Yahya Petra of Kelantan 18. Encik Daud 9. Cik Embong binti Encik Daud 2. Sultan Ismail Petra of Kelantan 20. Tengku Idris bin Tengku Ahmad 10. Tengku Muhammad Petra bin Tengku Idris 21. Tengku Bongsu binti Tengku Long Senik 5. Tengku Zainab binti Tengku Muhammad Petra 22. Sultan Muhammad IV of Kelantan (= 16) 11. Tengku Kembang Petri binti Sultan Muhammad IV 23. Nik Wan Zainab binti Nik Wan Muhammad Amin (= 17) 1. Tengku Amalin A'ishah Putri of Kelantan 24. Tengku Wok Jering 12. Tengku Muda Sulong Abdul Putra bin Tengku Wok Jering 25. Cik Penarek 6. Tengku Abdul Hamid bin Tengku Muda Sulong Abdul Putra 26. Tengku Ngah Saiburi 13. Tengku Umm Kalthum 27. Tengku Tengah 3. Tengku Anis binti Tengku Abdul Hamid 28. Tengku Zainal Abidin ibni Sultan Muhammad III 14. Tengku Muhammad Hamzah bin Tengku Zainal Abidin 29. Tengku Ngah binti Tengku Chik 7. Tengku Hajjah Azizah binti Tengku Muhammad Hamzah 30. Ismail 15. Puan Hajjah Nik Zainab binti Ismail 31. Wan Embong

References

1. "Illustrious royal siblings". The Star (Malaysia). 9 September 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
2. "Princess gets her law degree, proud day for Kelantan royal family". The Star (Malaysia). 27 August 2006. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
3. "Nik Sapeai claims trial to 'spray' charge". The Star (Malaysia). 10 August 2006. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
4. "Student opts to go to jail for serban offence". The Star (Malaysia). 20 January 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
5. Wedding new chapter in Brunei, Kelantan ties
6. "Kelantan princess honoured". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 17 July 2022.