Tengku Muhammad Fa-iz Petra
Tengku Muhammad Fa-iz Petra ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail Petra (Jawi: تڠکو محمد فائز ڤيترا ابن المرحوم سلطان إسماعيل ڤيترا; born 20 January 1974) is the current Tengku Mahkota (Crown Prince) of the Malaysian state of Kelantan, heir presumptive and first in line of succession to the throne of Kelantan. He was proclaimed as the Crown Prince of Kelantan on 18 October 2010 upon the accession of his elder brother, Sultan Muhammad V as the 29th Sultan of Kelantan.[fn 1]
Tengku Muhammad Fa-iz Petra | |||||
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Tengku Mahkota of Kelantan | |||||
Crown Prince of Kelantan | |||||
Tenure | 18 October 2010 - present | ||||
Predecessor | Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra | ||||
Tengku Bendahara of Kelantan | |||||
Tenure | 30 March 1989 - 18 October 2010 | ||||
Successor | Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra | ||||
Born | Tengku Muhammad Fa-iz Petra bin Tengku Ismail Petra 20 January 1974 Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia | ||||
Spouse | |||||
Issue | Tengku Muhammad Johan Petra | ||||
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House | Long Yunus | ||||
Father | Sultan Ismail Petra Ibni Almarhum Sultan Yahya Petra | ||||
Mother | Tengku Anis Binti Tengku Abdul Hamid | ||||
Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
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Sultan Muhammad V, the Sultan Sultanah Nur Diana Petra Abdullah, the Sultanah |
Raja Perempuan Tengku Anis, the Sultan's Mother |
Tengku Muhammad Fa-iz Petra, the Tengku Mahkota |
Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra, the Tengku Bendahara |
Tengku Amalin A’ishah Putri, the Tengku Maharani Putri
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Tengku Abdul Halim, the Tengku Laksamana
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Tengku Mohamad Rizam, the Tengku Temenggong
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Raja Shah Zurin, the Tengku Sri Kelana D’Raja |
Tengku Mohamed Faziharudean, the Tengku Kaya Perkasa |
Tengku Anisah, the Tengku Keso’ma Mastika |
He is the second of four children of the late Sultan of Kelantan, Sultan Ismail Petra and Raja Perempuan Tengku Anis. His two younger siblings are Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra and Tengku Amalin A’ishah Putri. His eldest brother is the Sultan of Kelantan, Sultan Muhammad V, the fifteenth Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia.
Biography
Tengku Fa-iz was born in Kota Bharu, Kelantan on 20 January 1974. He was appointed Tengku Bendahara of Kelantan on 30 March 1989 and was the President of the Kelantan Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council (MAIK) from 21 June 2009 to 18 March 2019.[1]
He received his complete education as follows:
- SK Sultan Ismail (1), Kota Bharu, Kelantan
- Alice Smith School, Kuala Lumpur
- Oakham School, Rutland, England, United Kingdom - 10A GCSE and 3A A-Level
- London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom - BA History
- Università degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy - Italian Language and Literature (Beginner and Intermediate)
- Institute of Classical Studies, University College London, United Kingdom - MA Ancient History and MPhil/PhD History (2010)
His PhD dissertation is about the transition between late antiquity and the early medieval period in north Etruria (400-900 AD).[2]
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 Kubang Kerian on 18 October 2010.[3]
According to the Kelantan State Constitution, Tengku Fa-iz could be the ruler or regent when the Sultan is abroad for a period of more than 12 months or unable to carry out his duties as the ruler over the same period.
He was conferred to 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.[4]
Tengku Fa-iz was appointed as Pro-Chancellor of the Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK) on 19 September 2011 before being proclaimed as the Chancellor of the Universiti Malaysia Kelantan on 16 February 2017.[5]
On 23 November 2022, Tengku Fa-iz was reappointed as a Pro-Chancellor of the Universiti Malaysia Kelantan after his brother, Sultan Muhammad V proclaimed as the new Chancellor of the Universiti Malaysia Kelantan.[6]
Personal life
On 19 April 2019, Tengku Fa-iz married Swedish citizen, Her Highness Che Puan Sofie Louise Johansson Petra, the Che Puan Mahkota of Kelantan (born 1986) at Istana Balai Besar in Kota Bharu. They met in London where Tengku Fa-iz was a student and Johansson also studied and worked. 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 were witnessed by the Tengku Laksamana of Kelantan Tengku Abdul Halim and the Member of Parliament for Gua Musang Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah.[7]
The couple's first child is a son, Tengku Muhammad Johan Petra, born on 17 July 2023.[8][9]
Honours
He has been awarded:[10]
Honours of Kelantan
- Recipient of the Royal Family Order of Kelantan or Star of Yunus (DK) (30 March 2003)
- Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kelantan or Star of Muhammad (SPMK) – Dato'
- Silver Jubilee Medal (30 March 2004)
Honours of Kedah
- The Most Esteemed Supreme Order of Sri Mahawangsa (DMK) - Dato' Seri Utama (30 September 2017)
Issue
Name | Born | Place birth | Age |
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His Highness Tengku Muhammad Johan Petra Bin Tengku Muhammad Fa-iz Petra | 17 July 2023 | Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM), Kubang Kerian, Kota Bharu, Kelantan | 3 months 10 days |
Ancestry
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Note
- Although he is sometimes called heir apparent due to him being appointed Tengku Mahkota, this is not technically true since he may still be displaced in the line of succession by a son born to the current Sultan, however implausible that may seem.
References
- Tengku Muhammad Faiz is Kelantan crown prince, The Star, 18 October 2010.
- Profile Tengku Mahkota Kelantan
- http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1310437/1/1310437.pdf
- "Tengku Muhammad Fa-iz is Kelantan crown prince".
- "Tengku Dr Muhammad Faiz Petra appointed as Regent of Kelantan | Malay Mail".
- "Regent of Kelantan is now UMK chancellor | New Straits Times". 25 September 2017.
- Bernama (23 November 2022) New Straits Times.
- "Kelantan Crown Prince marries Swedish sweetheart".
- "Tengku Mahkota Kelantan and wife welcome first child, a baby boy".
- Afiq Amin (24 July 2023). "Kelantan Crown Prince & Crown Princess Officially Announce Name Of First-born Child". Hype MY. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- Pro-chancellor of the University of Kelantan Archived 4 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine with orders mentions