''Raja Permaisuri Agong'' ( Jawi: راج ڤرمايسوري اݢوڠ; full title: ''Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Raja Permaisuri Agong''; سري ڤدوک بݢيندا راج ڤرمايسوري اݢوڠ, literally ''The Queen of Malaysia'') is the title given to the

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of the

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, the

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federal monarch of

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Title

The full style and title in Malay is ''Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Raja Permaisuri Agong''. Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia literally means ''Under the dust of the Almighty'' referring to how the Raja Permaisuri Agong's power and prestige is dust compared to God's power and the ruler and his consort are always subservient to God and never above and beyond God. Seri Paduka Baginda refers to ''

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'' as in a person. ''Paduka'' means victorious and the term ''Baginda'' is in Malay for a royal in the third person. Raja Permaisuri Agong in literal English is "The Supreme Lady Queen". It is an archaic equivalent to Raja where the female is a ''Raja Permaisuri'' and "Agong" (or ''Agung'' in standard Malay) means "supreme". The term ''Agong'' is not translated, as in the

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. Common English terms used in the media and by the general public include "Queen", "Supreme Queen" and "Paramount Consort".

Terminology and precedence

As the title "''Yang di-Pertuan Agong''" is commonly glossed as "King" in English, the title "''Raja Permaisuri Agong''" is commonly translated to "Queen", and in English the bearer is thus referred to as " Her Majesty" and addressed as "Your Majesty". The Malay word ''permaisuri'' is derived from

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परमेश्वरी (''parameśvarī''), 'supreme lady'. The Raja Permaisuri Agong immediately follows her husband, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, in the

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Status, functions, and privileges

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is

(''de facto'' rotated) every five years among the nine hereditary rulers of the

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. When a ruler is elected as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, his consort automatically becomes the Raja Permaisuri Agong. In effect, the holder of the title of Raja Permaisuri Agong changes every five years, though it could happen earlier due to the death or resignation of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. Like many spouses of heads of state, the Raja Permaisuri Agong has no stipulated role in the

. She accompanies the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to official functions and

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s, as well as hosting visiting heads of state and their spouses. Article 34 of the Malaysian Constitution forbids the Raja Permaisuri Agong from holding any appointment, carrying any remuneration, or actively engaging in any commercial enterprise. The Raja Permaisuri Agong is, however, legally entitled to an annual payment which is included in the

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of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. Previous holders of the title of Raja Permaisuri Agong whose husbands are deceased receive a pension from the Federal Government's Civil List. They also take precedence immediately after the reigning

, the current Raja Permaisuri Agong, the reigning

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of royal states, and the

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of non-royal states.

List of Raja Permaisuri Agong

The following consorts have served as ''Raja Permaisuri Agong'': :1. Tuanku Abdul Halim was the first and only Yang di-Pertuan Agong to reign twice. Sultanah Haminah was his second wife from 1975 to his death and reigned alongside him as Raja Permaisuri Agong XIV as Sultanah Bahiyah had passed away in 2003. :2. Sultan Muhammad V reigned without a queen consort as his wife

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was not proclaimed as Sultanah of Kelantan until 2022. Shortly before his abdication in January 2019, it was reported that Muhammad V had married

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, however the marriage was not officially acknowledged and Voevodina was not recognized as his consort.

List of Raja Permaisuri Agong by age

Tunku Najihah Tunku Ampuan Najihah binti Almarhum Tunku Besar Burhanuddin ( Jawi: تونكو امڤوان ناجحة بنت المرحوم تونكو بسر برهان الدين; born 1 September 1923) is the Tunku Ampuan of Negeri Sembilan. She was formerl ...

is the eldest living former Raja Permaisuri Agong and she also holds the distinction as the longest lived Raja Permaisuri Agong since 24 May 2008 when she surpassed the age of

Tunku Kurshiah Tunku Puan Besar Hajah Kurshiah binti Almarhum Tunku Besar Burhanuddin ( Jawi: تونكو ڤوان بسر قرشية بنت المرحوم تونكو بسر برهان الدين; 16 May 1911 – 2 February 1999) was the Tunku Ampuan Besar or Que ...

who died on 2 February 1999 at the age of 87 years and 262 days. The most-recently deceased Raja Permaisuri Agong is Tunku Zanariah of at the age of 78 years and 255 days on 17 March 2019. She was the 8th Raja Permaisuri Agong (1984–1989), her husband was Sultan Iskandar (8 April 1932 – 22 January 2010), the 8th Yang di Pertuan Agong (1984–1989) and Sultan of (11 May 1981 – 22 January 2010).

Title

Terminology and precedence

Status, functions, and privileges

List of Raja Permaisuri Agong

List of Raja Permaisuri Agong by age

References

See also