Raja Perempuan Tengku Anis

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Almarhum Tengku Abdul Hamid is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Anis. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Raja Perempuan Tengku Anis binti Almarhum Tengku Abdul Hamid (Jawi: راج ڤرمڤوان تڠکو أنيس بنت المرحوم تڠكو عبدالحميد; born 6 January 1949) is a former Raja Perempuan (queen consort) of Kelantan. She is the widow of the late Sultan Ismail Petra, the 28th Sultan of Kelantan and the mother of Sultan Muhammad V, the current and 29th Sultan of Kelantan.

Tengku Anis تڠکو أنيس‎
Raja Perempuan Tengku Anis in 2023
Raja Perempuan of Kelantan
Tenure	30 March 1979 – 13 September 2010
Coronation	30 March 1980
Predecessor	Raja Perempuan Zainab
Successor	Sultanah Nur Diana Petra (as Sultanah)
Tengku Ampuan Mahkota of Kelantan
Tenure	1 January 1969 – 30 March 1979
Proclamation	1 January 1969
Predecessor	Tengku Zainab
Successor	Tengku Zubaidah
Born	(1949-01-06) 6 January 1949 (age 76) Palm Manor, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Spouse	Sultan Ismail Petra ​ ​ (m. 1968; died 2019)​
Issue	Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra Tengku Amalin A’ishah Putri
Names Tengku Anis binti Tengku Abdul Hamid Regnal name Raja Perempuan Tengku Anis binti Almarhum Tengku Abdul Hamid
Father	Tengku Abdul Hamid bin Tengku Muda Sulong Abdul Putra
Mother	Tengku Azizah binti Tengku Mohd Hamzah
Religion	Sunni Islam

Biography

Tengku Anis was born on 6 January 1949 at Palm Manor, Kota Bharu as a daughter of Tengku Abdul Hamid bin Tengku Muda Sulong Abdul Putra (Thai: มานพ พิพิธภักดี; RTGS: Manop Phiphitphakdi) and his wife, Tengku Azizah binti Tengku Sri Maharaja Muhammad Hamzah. Her paternal grandfather, Tengku Abdul Putra, was the eldest son of the last reigning King of Jering, which was then one of the seven states in Southern Siam under Malay rule. Her maternal grandfather, Tengku Muhammad Hamzah, was the last Chief Minister of Kelantan appointed by the Sultan and the first post-independence Menteri Besar.^[1]

She received religious education from a personal tutor and completed her formal primary and secondary education at Zainab English School. She was conferred an Honorary Degree doctorate of Philosophy in Human Resources Development from the Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand on 26 February 2005.

On 4 December 1968, Tengku Anis married Tengku Ismail Petra, the then-Tengku Mahkota (Crown Prince) of Kelantan at Istana Kota Lama in Kota Bharu. Subsequently, she was bestowed the title of Tengku Ampuan Mahkota (Crown Princess) of Kelantan on 1 January 1969.^[2]

In 1979, Sultan Yahya Petra (at the time King of Malaysia) died and Tengku Ismail Petra was installed as the Sultan of Kelantan; subsequently, she was installed as the Raja Perempuan (Queen consort) of Kelantan on 30 March 1979. Her husband, Sultan Ismail Petra, reigned until 13 September 2010, and was succeeded by their eldest son, Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra.^[3]

As a queen dowager, she is now styled as "Yang Maha Mulia Raja Perempuan Tengku Anis binti Almarhum Tengku Abdul Hamid".

Issue

The royal couple have four children:

• Sultan Muhammad V (born as Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra; 6 October 1969), the current Sultan of Kelantan. He is married to Sultanah Nur Diana Petra since 2010.
• Dr. Tengku Muhammad Fa-iz Petra (born 20 January 1974), the former Tengku Mahkota of Kelantan. He is married to Che Puan Sofie Louise Johansson Petra since 2019 and has issue.
• Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra (born 7 April 1978), the current Tengku Mahkota of Kelantan. He was married to Manohara Odelia Pinot from 2008 to 2009.
• Tengku Amalin A’ishah Putri (born 26 June 1984), the Tengku Maharani Putri. She is married to Prince Abdul Qawi of Brunei since 2013 and has issue.

Social contributions

Tengku Anis always pays serious attention to the welfare of the people and always shows a deep interest in the movement of charities in the state of Kelantan. She is the patron of various organisations such as:

• Founder of Darul Aitam Orphanage
• Founder of Tengku Anis Kindergarten^[4]
• Patron of Kelantan Foundation for the Disabled
• Patron of Kelantan Handicraft Foundation
• Patron of Kelantan Heart Patient Foundation

Honours

She was awarded:

Honours of Kelantan

• Recipient of the Royal Family Order of Kelantan (DK)
• Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kelantan (SPMK) – Dato'

Honours of Malaysia

• Kedah :
  • Member of the Royal Family Order of Kedah (DK)
• Negeri Sembilan :
  • Member of the Royal Family Order of Negeri Sembilan (DKNS) (1998)^[5][6]
• Perlis :
  • Recipient of the Perlis Family Order of the Gallant Prince Syed Putra Jamalullail (DK) (1999)^[7]
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Perlis (SPMP) – Dato' Seri (1988)^[8]
• Johor :
  • First Class of the Royal Family Order of Johor (DK I) (2000)^[9]
• Selangor :
  • Second Class of the Royal Family Order of Selangor (DK II)

Foreign honours

• Brunei :
  • Family Order of Laila Utama (DK)

Honorary degrees

• Malaysia :
  • Honorary Doctor of Philosophy in Management from Kolej Universiti Sains dan Teknologi Malaysia - 23 February 2006^[10]
  • Honorary Degree of Doctor of Agriculture Development from University Putra Malaysia - 16 September 2006^[11]
• Thailand :
  • Honorary Doctor of Philosophy in Human Resources Development from Ramkhamhaeng University - 26 February 2005

Places named after her

Several places were named after her, including:

• Tengku Anis Hospital in Pasir Puteh, Kelantan
• Tengku Anis Kindergarten in Kota Bharu, Kelantan
• Tengku Anis Municipal Park in Kota Bharu, Kelantan
• Tengku Anis Orchid Park in Kota Bharu, Kelantan
• Tengku Anis Bazaar in Kota Bharu, Kelantan
• Tengku Anis Library, a library at Universiti Teknologi MARA, Machang, Kelantan
• Pusat Dokumentasi Melayu Tengku Anis, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Wilayah Timur in Kota Bharu, Kelantan

Ancestry

Ancestors of Raja Perempuan Tengku Anis

8. Tengku Wok Jering "Phra Bibidapakdi" 4. Tengku Muda Sulong Abdul Putra "Nai Manoph Phiphithphakdi" 9. Cik Penarek 2. Tengku Abdul Hamid 10. Tengku Ngah Saiburi 5. Tengku Umm Kalthum 11. Tengku Tengah 1. Raja Perempuan Tengku Anis 12. Raja Dewa Tengku Zainal Abidin 6. Tengku Sri Maharaja Tengku Muhammad Hamzah 13. Tengku Besar Tengku Ngah 3. Tengku Hajjah Azizah 14. Ismail 7. Puan Hajjah Nik Zainab 15. Wan Embong