Che Puan Besar Haminah

Che Puan Besar Hajah Haminah binti Haji Hamidun, formerly known as Sultanah Haminah (Jawi: چئ ڤوان بسر حجة همينة بنت حميدون‎; born Haminah binti Hamidun; 15 July 1953) is the former Sultanah consort of Malaysian State of Kedah and the widow of Sultan Abdul Halim Mua'dzam Shah. Born a commoner from Bagan Serai, Perak, she married Sultan Abdul Halim on 25 December 1975 and as his second wife, she was styled as Her Highness The Che Puan of Kedah or equivalent the Princess consort. She was installed as the new Sultanah of Kedah on 9 January 2004 at the Balai Penghadapan Istana Anak Bukit following the death of Sultanah Bahiyah, the previous Sultanah and first wife of Sultan Abdul Halim.[1] She served as the 14th Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia (Supreme Queen Consort) from 2011 to 2016, during her husband's second term as Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the Malaysian federal head of state. After her husband's death in September 2017, his successor and her brother-in-law Sultan Sallehuddin, bestowed her the title Che Puan Besar of Kedah, roughly equivalent to a queen dowager.

Haminah
Raja Permaisuri Agong
Reign13 December 2011 – 12 December 2016
Installation11 April 2012
PredecessorSultanah Nur Zahirah
SuccessorTunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah
Sultanah of Kedah
Reign21 November 2003 – 11 September 2017
Installation9 January 2004
PredecessorSultanah Bahiyah
SuccessorSultanah Maliha
Che Puan Besar of Kedah
Reign21 January 2018 – Present
PredecessorTunku Ampuan Asma (as Tunku Ampuan)
BornHaminah binti Hamidun
(1953-07-15) 15 July 1953
Kampung Matang Jelutong, Bagan Serai, Perak, Malaya
Spouse
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(m. 1975; died 2017)​
Regnal name
Sultanah Hajah Haminah (as Sultanah consort)
Tuanku Hajah Haminah (as Supreme Queen consort)
Che Puan Besar Hajah Haminah (as Queen dowager)
FatherHaji Hamidun bin Taib
MotherHajah Isma binti Mohamad
ReligionSunni Islam

Early life

Born on 15 July 1953 in Kampung Matang Jelutong, Bagan Serai, Perak. She is the fourth of seven siblings born to father Haji Hamidun bin Taib and mother Hajah Isma binti Mohamad. Tuanku Hajah Haminah was educated at Sekolah Kebangsaan Matang Jelutong and later Sekolah Menengah Inggeris Bagan Serai.[2]

Royalty

On 25 December 1975, at age 23, Haminah married HRH The Sultan of Kedah, Sultan Abdul Halim and became his second wife. She received the title HH Che Puan of Kedah.[2] HRH Sultan Abdul Halim's first wife, Sultanah Bahiyah died on 26 August 2003. On 21 November 2003, HH Che Puan Haminah was proclaimed as the Sultanah of Kedah. Her installation took place in the royal town of Anak Bukit on 9 January 2004.[2]

Upon the installation of HRH Sultan Abdul Halim as HM The Yang di-Pertuan Agong XIV on 13 December 2011, HRH Sultanah Hajah Haminah became HM The Raja Permaisuri Agong.[3] HM Tuanku Hajah Haminah then became the fourth commoner who become a Raja Permaisuri Agong after Tuanku Bainun binti Mohamad Ali of Perak, Tengku Permaisuri Siti Aishah of Selangor and Sultanah Nur Zahirah of Terengganu.

Following the demise of HRH Almarhum Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah on 11 September 2017, she has been formally addressed as Sultanah Hajah Haminah, the Sultanah Dowager during a brief period of time.

On 21 January 2018, in conjunction with the Sultan of Kedah, Sultan Sallehuddin's 76th birthday, she was conferred the title Her Royal Highness The Che Puan Besar of Kedah. She is now formally addressed as Che Puan Besar Hajah Haminah or simply Tuanku Hajah Haminah.

Interests

Tuanku Hajah Haminah is known to enjoy golf, tennis, badminton, lawn bowling and music.[4] She has participated in various golf tournaments in Kedah and initiated amateur women's golf tournaments such as the Kedah International Red Tee Invitational, as well as being invited as the royal guest for the International Lawn Bowls Mahsuri Cup in Langkawi.[5] She also served as the first Chancellor of Management and Science University from 2004 until 2019.

Awards and recognitions
See also: List of honours of the Kedah Royal Family by country

She has been awarded the following honours:

Honours of Kedah

Honours of Malaysia

Foreign honours

Places named after her

Several places were named after her, including:

  • Sultanah Haminah Mosque in Pendang, Kedah
  • Taman Tuanku Haminah, a residential area in Sungai Petani, Kedah
  • Pusat Perdagangan Tuanku Haminah, a trade centre in Alor Setar, Kedah
  • Dewan Tuanku Permaisuri Hajah Haminah, a ceremony hall at the Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah in Kuala Ketil, Kedah
  • Yayasan Anak-anak Yatim Sultanah Haminah, an orphanage foundation in Kedah

Notes

    References
    1. "Che' Puan Kedah is proclaimed KDYMM Sultanah of Kedah". utusan.com.my/. Utusan Online. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
    2. Alina Simon (10 January 2004). "New Sultanah of Kedah crowned". New Straits Times. p. 4.
    3. Adib Povera (13 December 2011). "Grand send-off for KDYMM Sultan of Kedah". New Straits Times. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
    4. "Che' Puan Haminah dimasyhur Sultanah Kedah". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). 10 January 2004. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012.
    5. Embun Majid (2011-12-13). "Queen of the rakyat's heart". The Star. Daulat Tuanku, p. 4.
    6. Photo of Sultan Abdul Halim and Sultanah Haminah
    7. with title:Dato' Seri Utama Thestar
    8. Photo of Abdul Halim and Haminah, King and Queen of Malaysia (2011-)
    9. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang, dan Pingat Persekutuan". Archived from the original on 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
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