Sultan Sir Zainal Abidin III Muazzam Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Ahmad Muazzam Shah II | |
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Sultan of Terengganu | |
Reign | 1881-1918 |
Coronation | 1881 |
Predecessor | Sultan Ahmad Muadzam Shah II |
Successor | Sultan Muhammad Shah II |
Born | 12 April 1866 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu |
Died | 26 November 1918 (aged 52) |
Father | Sultan Ahmad Muadzam Shah II |
Mother | Tengku Kulsum binti Sultan Muhammad Muadzam Shah |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Sultan Sir Zainal Abidin III Muadzam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Ahmad Muadzam Shah II, KCMG, (12 April 1866 – 26 November 1918) was Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan Besar of the state of Terengganu from 1881 to 1918. Succeeding on the death of his father Sultan Ahmad, under his reign Terengganu became a British protectorate by the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909. In 1911, Sultan Zainal Abidin III issued Terengganu's first constitution. He died in 1918, aged 52, after a nearly 37 year reign. He was succeeded by his son, Muhammad Shah II.