Permaisuri Siti Aishah

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name abdul Rahman is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Siti Aishah.

Permaisuri Siti Aishah (Jawi: ڤرمايسوري سيتي عائشه; born Siti Aishah binti Abdul Rahman; 18 November 1971) is the consort of the 11th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Al-Haj of Selangor. She was the youngest ever Raja Permaisuri Agong (Queen) of Malaysia, ascending the throne at the age of 28 on 26 April 1999.

Siti Aishah سيتي عائشه‎
Raja Permaisuri Agong
Tenure	26 April 1999 – 21 November 2001
Installation	23 September 1999
Predecessor	Tuanku Najihah
Successor	Tengku Fauziah
Tengku Permaisuri of Selangor
Tenure	24 October 1998 – 21 November 2001
Installation	24 October 1998
Predecessor	Tengku Ampuan Rahimah (as Tengku Ampuan)
Successor	Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin
Born	(1971-11-18) 18 November 1971 (age 53) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Spouse	Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah ​ ​ (m. 1990; died 2001)​
Names Siti Aishah binti Abdul Rahman Regnal name Tengku Permaisuri Siti Aishah (as Queen consort) Tuanku Siti Aishah (as Supreme Queen consort) Permaisuri Siti Aishah (as Queen dowager)
House	Opu Daeng Chelak (by marriage)
Father	Dato’ Seri Haji Abdul Rahman bin Mohd Yatim
Mother	Datin Seri Shamshina binti Abdul Rahman
Religion	Sunni Islam

Early life

She was born on 18 November 1971 and grew up in Kuala Lumpur. She received her early education at the Jalan Gurney Primary School and her secondary education at the Puteri Titiwangsa Secondary School, Kuala Lumpur. She then furthered her studies in banking at the Kelantan branch campus of the Universiti Teknologi MARA (Formerly known as Institut Teknologi Mara) in Kota Bharu, Kelantan.

Marriage

Having married Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj on 3 May 1990, she was made Che Puan Besar of Selangor. On 24 October 1998, she became Tengku Permaisuri of Selangor with style Her Royal Highness Tengku Permaisuri Siti Aishah, Tengku Permaisuri of Selangor.

The second commoner to become Raja Permaisuri Agong, she is believed to have remarried since the death of her husband the late king on 21 November 2001 – a claim which she has since denied.^[1]

Life after the death of Sultan Salahuddin

She came back into the public eye on New Year's Day 2006 for an exclusive interview by The Star Malaysia, where the newspaper had wrongly addressed by her former title, "Tuanku Siti Aishah". The Selangor Council of the Royal Court immediately responded that the widowed consort of the late Sultan of Selangor should instead be properly addressed as Her Highness Permaisuri Siti Aishah.^[2] The honorific title Yang Amat Mulia was in recognition of the Darjah Kerabat Yang Amat Dihormati (DK, The Most Honourable Royal Family Order of Selangor), which was conferred on her by her late husband.

In the interview, she talked about her life since the late king (whom she fondly referred to as Almarhum) died, how she coped with his death with her family's love and support, her role as the former queen of Malaysia, her relationship with the late king, and her hope to find love and remarry again, with her parents' blessings.^[3]

Permaisuri Siti Aishah was also the patron of the UiTM Alumni, Selangor Women’s Association, Selangor Girl Guides, Jantung Hatiku Society and Girl Guides Association of Malaysia.

Honours

She was awarded :

Honours of Malaysia

• Malaysia :
  • Recipient of the Order of the Crown of the Realm (DMN) (1999)^[4][5]
• Selangor :
  • First Class of the Royal Family Order of Selangor (DK I) (8.3.1996)^[6]
• Sarawak :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of the Hornbill of Sarawak (DA) – Datuk Amar (20.6.1994)^[7]

Foreign Honours

• Thailand :
  • Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Chula Chom Klao (1st Class) (27.3.2000)^[8]

See also

• Yang Di-Pertuan Agong
• Raja Permaisuri Agong