Che Puan Besar Kalsom Abdullah

Che Puan Besar Hajjah Kalsom Abdullah (Jawi: چئ ڤوان بسر حاجه كلثوم عبدالله), formerly known as Sultanah Kalsom (née Anita; born 12 September 1951 in Taftan, Baluchistan, Dominion of Pakistan) is a former Sultanah of Pahang as the second wife of Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah.^[2] She is of Persian and Pakistani descent.

Kalsom كلثوم‎
Che Puan Besar of Pahang[1]
Tenure	15 August 2019 – present
Predecessor	Tengku Ampuan Besar Raja Fatimah (as Tengku Ampuan Besar)
Sultanah of Pahang
Tenure	30 September 1992 – 11 January 2019
Predecessor	Tengku Ampuan Afzan (as Tengku Ampuan)
Successor	Tengku Ampuan Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah (as Tengku Ampuan)
Born	(1951-09-12) 12 September 1951 (age 73) Taftan, Baluchistan, Dominion of Pakistan
Spouse	Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah ​ ​ (m. 1991; died 2019)​
Issue	Tengku Fahad Mua'adzam Shah
Religion	Sunni Islam

Early life

She was born on 12 September 1951 in Taftan, Baluchistan, Dominion of Pakistan.

Prior to her marriage, she was an air stewardess for a prominent airline.

Personal life

She and the Sultan have a son together Tengku Fahad Mua'adzam Shah, the Tengku Arif Temenggong of Pahang.^[2][3]

Kiwanis Club of Kuantan

She has been the patron of the Kiwanis Club of Kuantan since 2004.^[4][5]

Titles, styles, honours, and recognitions

Sultanah Kalsom's style was changed to Cik Puan Besar Hajjah Kalsom Abdullah on 15 August 2019, following the death of Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah in May 2019.^[6]

Honours of Pahang

• Member 1st class of the Family Order of the Crown of Indra of Pahang (DK I) (24 October 1999)^[7]

Honorary degrees

• Malaysia :
  • Honorary Doctorate of Social Development from the Limkokwing University of Creative Technology - (18 December 2010)^[8]