Abdul Halim of Kedah

Almu'tasimu Billahi Muhibbuddin Tuanku Alhaj Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah, GCB KStJ (28 November 1927 – 11 September 2017) was the 14th Yang di-Pertuan Agong (supreme head of state) of Malaysia. He was the 27th Sultan of Kedah. He retired as Yang di-Pertuan Agong in 12 December 2016.

Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah
Ke Bawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong Malaysia XIV
Abdul Halim in 2012
Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
Reign	13 December 2011 – 12 December 2016
Installation	11 April 2012
Predecessor	Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu
Successor	Muhammad V of Kelantan
Reign	21 September 1970 – 20 September 1975
Installation	20 February 1971
Predecessor	Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu
Successor	Yahya Petra of Kelantan
Sultan of Kedah
Reign	15 July 1958 – present
Installation	20 February 1959
Predecessor	Badlishah
Heir presumptive	Abdul Malik
Chief Ministers	See list Ismail Yahaya Omar Abdullah Shahabuddin Ahmad Mahmud Shahabuddin Nahar Sheh Shahabuddin Osman Aroff Sanusi Junid Razak Zain Barakhbah Mahdzir Khalid Azizan Abdul Razak Mukhriz Mahathir
Born	(1927-11-28)28 November 1927 Anak Bukit, Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died	11 September 2017(2017-09-11) (aged 89) Anak Bukit, Malaysia
Spouse	Bahiyah (1956–2003) Haminah (1975–2017)
Issue Detail	Tunku Putri Intan Safinaz
Full name Almu'tasimu Billahi Muhibbuddin Tuanku Al-Haj Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah
Father	Badlishah
Mother	Sofia binti Mahmud
Religion	Sunni Islam

He previously served as the fifth Yang di-Pertuan Agong from 1970 to 1975. He is the first person to hold the position twice, as well as the oldest elected to the office. He is a week older than the world's longest reigning monarch, King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand.

Halim died on 11 September 2017 at the age of 89 at his palace on Istana Anak Bukit around 2.30 p.m. (MST).^[1][2]

Titles and styles

• 28 November 1927 – 6 August 1949: Yang Mulia Tunku Abdul Halim ibni Tunku Badlishah
• 6 August 1949 – 15 July 1958: Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Raja Muda Kedah Tunku Abdul Halim ibni Sultan Badlishah
• From 15 July 1958: Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah ibni Sultan Badlishah
• 21 September 1970 – 20 September 1975: Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah ibni Sultan Badlishah
• From 13 December 2011: Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah ibni Sultan Badlishah