Tengku Muhammad Fa-iz Petra ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail Petra ( Jawi: ; born 20 January 1974) is a member of the Kelantan royal family who served as the Tengku Mahkota (Crown Prince) of Kelantan from 18 October 2010 to 4 January 2024. He is the second of four children of the 28th

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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 ...

and Raja Perempuan Tengku Anis. His two younger siblings are Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra and

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 Kelantan Sultanate, Sul ...

. His eldest brother is the 29th and current

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who is also the fifteenth Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia.

Biography

Tengku Fa-iz was born in

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on 20 January 1974. He was conferred the title of Tengku Bendahara of Kelantan on 30 March 1989. He was then appointed as the President of the Kelantan Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council (MAIK) from 21 June 2009 to 18 March 2019. He received his complete education as follows: * SK Sultan Ismail (1), Kota Bharu, Kelantan * Alice Smith School,

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, Rutland, England,

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(400-900 AD). Tengku Fa-iz was elevated to the position of Tengku Mahkota or heir presumptive to the throne of Kelantan upon deliberation of the Kelantan State Council of Succession which was chaired by Tengku Laksamana Kelantan Tengku Abdul Halim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Ibrahim. The ceremony to present the letter of appointment as Tengku Mahkota Kelantan was held at Istana Negeri in

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on 18 October 2010. According to the Kelantan State Constitution, Tengku Mahkota could be the ruler or regent when the Sultan is abroad for a period of more than 30 days or unable to carry out his duties as the ruler over the same period. He was conferred the rank of First Admiral (Honorary) of the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) on 5 April 2013. On 8 December 2016, Tengku Fa-iz was appointed as the Pemangku Raja (Regent) of Kelantan, following the appointment of his eldest brother, Sultan Muhammad V as the fifteenth Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia on 13 December 2016. Tengku Fa-iz was appointed as Pro-Chancellor of the Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK) on 19 September 2011 before being proclaimed as the

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of the Universiti Malaysia Kelantan on 16 February 2017. On 23 November 2022, Tengku Fa-iz was appointed as a Pro-Chancellor of the Universiti Malaysia Kelantan after his brother,

proclaimed as the new Chancellor of the Universiti Malaysia Kelantan.

Personal life

On 19 April 2019, Tengku Fa-iz married a Swedish citizen Che Puan Sofie Louise Johansson Petra at Istana Balai Besar in

. They met in London where Tengku Fa-iz was a student while Johansson was also studying and working there. For wedding presents the royal couple wished for donations to aid organisations in Kelantan. The solemnisation ceremony was performed by Dato’ Aria D’Raja cum Kelantan Syariah Court Chief Judge Dato' Daud Mohamad and was witnessed by the Tengku Laksamana of Kelantan Tengku Abdul Halim and the Member of Parliament for Gua Musang

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. The couple's first child is a son, Tengku Muhammad Johan Petra, born on 17 July 2023.

Issue

Titles, styles, orders and recognitions

The full title and style of Tengku Muhammad Fa-iz Petra :

Honours of Kelantan

MY-KEL Royal Family Order - Star of Yunus - DK

Recipient of the Royal Family Order of Kelantan (DK) (30 March 2003) * MY-KEL Order of the Crown of Kelantan - Star of Muhammad

Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kelantan (SPMK) – Dato' (30 March 1996) * MY-KEL Sultan Ismail Petra Coronation Medal

Recipient of the Sultan Ismail Petra Coronation Medal (30 March 1980) * MY-KEL Sultan Ismail Petra Silver Jubilee Medal

Recipient of the Sultan Ismail Petra Silver Jubilee Medal (30 March 2004) * MY-KEL Sultan Muhammad V Proclamation Medal

Recipient of the Sultan Muhammad V Proclamation Medal (13 September 2010)

Malaysia and its other states

* ** Recipient of the General Service Medal (PPA) ** MY Pingat Pertabalan Yang di-Pertuan Agong XV ribbon

Recipient of the 15th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal ** MY Pingat Pertabalan Yang di-Pertuan Agong XVI ribbon

Recipient of the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal * ** Member of the Supreme Order of Sri Mahawangsa (DMK) – Dato' Seri Utama (30 September 2017) ** MY-KED Sultan Sallehuddin Installation Medal 2018

MY-KED Sultan Sallehuddin Installation Medal 2018

Recipient of the Sultan Sallehuddin Installation Medal (22 October 2018) * ** MY-PERA Sultan Nazrin Shah Installation Medal 2015

Recipient of the Sultan Nazrin Shah Installation Medal (6 May 2015)

Places named after him

* Tengku Muhammad Fa-iz Petra Jamek Mosque in Gua Musang, Kelantan

Ancestry

References

Tengku Muhammad Faiz is Kelantan crown prince
The Star, 18 October 2010.

External links

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