Raja Perempuan Zainab ( Jawi: ; born Tengku Zainab binti Tengku Muhammad Petra; 7 August 1917 – 10 January 1993) was the Raja Perempuan (queen consort) of

Kelantan Kelantan (; Kelantan-Pattani Malay, Kelantanese Malay: ''Klate''; ) is a state in Malaysia. The capital, Kota Bharu, includes the royal seat of Kubang Kerian. The honorific, honorific name of the state is ''Darul Naim'' ("The Blissful Abode"). ...

. She also served as

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from 20 September 1975 to 29 March 1979. Born on 7 August 1917 in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, she was the consort of the 27th Sultan of Kelantan,

Sultan Yahya Petra Sultan Yahya Petra ibni Almarhum Sultan Ibrahim (Jawi script, Jawi: ; 10 December 1917 – 29 March 1979) was Sultan of Kelantan from 1960, and the sixth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the constitutional monarch of Malaysia, from 1975, until his death ...

and the mother of the 28th Sultan of Kelantan,

Sultan Ismail Petra Sultan Ismail Petra ibni Almarhum Sultan Yahya Petra ( Jawi: ; 11 November 1949 – 28 September 2019) reigned as the 28th Sultan of Kelantan and the 11th Sultan of Modern Kelantan from 30 March 1979 to 13 September 2010, when he was incapa ...

Marriage and queenship

Tengku Zainab, daughter of Almarhum Tengku Muhammad Petra, the Tengku Sri Utama Raja and Almarhumah Tengku Kembang Petri, the Tengku Maharani Putri, married Sultan Yahya Petra ibni Almarhum Sultan Ibrahim Petra of Kelantan on 4 June 1939, who at the time held the title as Tengku Temenggong of Kelantan. She was then conferred the title Tengku Puan Temenggong of Kelantan. She was given the title Tengku Ampuan Mahkota (Crown Princess) of Kelantan by Sultan Ibrahim on 9 August 1956 when her husband was proclaimed as the Tengku Mahkota (Crown Prince) of Kelantan. On the same day she was conferred the S.P.M.K. Order. In 1960, her husband Sultan Yahya Petra became the

Sultan of Kelantan The Sultan of Kelantan (, Jawi: ) is the constitutional head of Kelantan state in Malaysia. The executive power of the state is vested in him as the monarch of the state. The current sultan, Muhammad V, is the 29th Sultan of Kelantan. He is th ...

and as his wife she was proclaimed the title of Raja Perempuan (Queen consort) of Kelantan. She took the regnal name of “Raja Perempuan Zainab II” as her stepmother-in-law was also known as Raja Perempuan Zainab I. Tengku Zainab was conferred the Darjah Kerabat (D.K. – Royal Family Order) on the first anniversary of Sultan Yahya Petra's installation. She served as

of Malaysia during her husband's reign as the

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from 1975 to 1979. On his death on 29 March 1979, she returned to Kelantan where she guided her only son,

, in the performance of his duties.

Duties and interests

Tengku Zainab accompanied Sultan Yahya Petra on his official visits to several countries which gave her the opportunity to fulfill her responsibility as the Raja Perempuan and the Raja Permaisuri Agong. Tengku Zainab was a kind person who loved doing charity work. She was once the president of various social organisations such as the Girl Guides of Kelantan and the Women's Institution. Tengku Zainab gave special attention to ‘house-keeping’ such as decorating the palace and preparing food for the royal family. She also loved doing handicraft, collecting antiques and gardening.

Death

Tengku Zainab died on 10 January 1993 at the Kubang Kerian State Palace at the age of 75. She was laid to rest at the

Kelantan Royal Mausoleum Kelantan Royal Mausoleum or Langgar Royal Mausoleum is a Kelantan royal burial ground located at Kampung Langgar near Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia. It is located next to the Langgar Mosque on Jalan Langgar, in the Langgar subdistrict. Nume ...

Awards and recognitions

Honours of Kelantan

MY-KEL Order of the Crown of Kelantan - Star of Muhammad

Knight Grand Commander of the

Order of the Crown of Kelantan Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * A socio-political or established or existing order, e.g. World order, Ancien Regime, Pax Britannica * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * H ...

(SPMK) - Dato' (9 August 1956) * MY-KEL Royal Family Order - Star of Yunus - DK

Recipient of the

Royal Family Order of Kelantan The Most Esteemed Royal Family Order of Kelantan or the Star of Yunus ( Malay: ''Darjah Kerabat Yang Amat Di-Hormati'' or ''Bintang Al-Yunusi'') is an honorific order of the Sultanate of Kelantan. History Instituted on 9 August 1916, this ord ...

(DK) (10 July 1960)

Honours of Malaysia

* Recipient of the

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(DMN) (28 February 1976)

Places named after her

Several places named after her, including: *Raja Perempuan Zainab II Mosque in Kubang Kerian, Kota Bharu, Kelantan *Jalan Raja Perempuan Zainab II ( Federal Route 131) in Kubang Kerian, Kota Bharu, Kelantan *Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital in Kota Bharu, Kelantan *SK Zainab (2), a primary school in Kota Bharu, Kelantan *SMK Zainab (2), a secondary school in Kota Bharu, Kelantan

References

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