Abdul Rahman Muazzam Shah of Johor

Paduka Sri Sultan Abdul Rahman I Muazzam Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud Syah Alam (Malay: ڤدوک سري سلطان عبدالرحمن اول معظم شاه ابن المرحوم سلطان محمود شاه عالم, born Tengku Jumaat Abdul Rahman (Malay: تڠکو جمعة عبدالرحمن) was the 18th Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Johor and Pahang and their dependencies (r. 1811–1819)^{[citation needed]} and the first Sultan of Riau-Lingga and their dependencies (r. 1818–1832).^{[citation needed]}

Sultan Abdul Rahman Muazzam Shah
Sultan of Johor
Reign	1811–1819
Predecessor	Mahmud Shah III of Johor
Successor	Hussein Shah of Johor
Sultan of Riau-Lingga
Reign	1818–1832
Predecessor	position established
Successor	Muhammad II Muazzam Shah of Lingga
Born	Tengku Jumaat Abdul Rahman 1780 Hulu Riau, Johor Sultanate
Died	9 August 1832 (aged 51–52) Daik, Riau-Lingga Sultanate
Burial	Makam Bukit Cengkeh, Daik, Lingga, Riau Islands
Regnal name Paduka Sri Sultan Abdul Rahman I Muazzam Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud Shah Alam
House	Bendahara dynasty
Father	Mahmud Shah III of Johor
Mother	Encik Mariam binti Dato' Hassan
Religion	Sunni Islam

Biography

Early life

Born in Hulu Riau (present-day Tanjungpinang) in 1780, Abdul Rahman Muazzam Shah was the son of the 15th Sultan of Johor, Mahmud Shah III and his third wife, Encik Mariam binti Dato' Hassan (died in Lingga, 1831), the daughter of a Bugis nobleman of Sindereng, South Sulawesi.

Sultan of Johor

The seizure of power in the Sultanate of Johor-Riau-Lingga took place when Abdul Rahman Muazzam Shah was inaugurated as the Sultan of Johor preceding his older brother from another mother, Hussein Shah (the eldest son of Mahmud Shah III). The inauguration of Abdul Rahman Muazzam Shah was strongly supported by the Dutch.^[1]

Sultan of Lingga

In 1818, with strong support from Yang di-Pertuan Muda of Johor-Riau, Raja Jaafar, Abdul Rahman Muazzam Shah was inaugurated as Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Linga with the title of Sultan Abdul Rahman I Muazzam Shah ibni al-marhum Sultan Mahmud III Alam Shah. During his time in government, Riau-Lingga became the centre of development and the broadcasting of Islam. In 1823, Sultan Abdul Rahman established the Great Mosque in Penyengat Island in Riau Archipelago that is still there today.^[1]