Sultanah Haminah
| Haminah | |||||
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| Raja Permaisuri Agong XIV Sultanah of Kedah |
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Sultanah Haminah at an event in Kuala Lumpur.
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| Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia | |||||
| Tenure | 13 December 2011 – 12 December 2016 | ||||
| Installation | 11 April 2012 | ||||
| Predecessor | Sultanah Nur Zahirah | ||||
| Successor | Vacant | ||||
| Sultanah of Kedah | |||||
| Tenure | 21 November 2003 – present | ||||
| Installation | 9 January 2004 | ||||
| Predecessor | Tuanku Bahiyah | ||||
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15 July 1953 Bagan Serai, Perak, Malaya |
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| Spouse | Sultan Abdul Halim (m. 1975) | ||||
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| Father | Haji Hamidun Taib | ||||
| Mother | Isma Mohamad | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
| Full name | |
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| Haminah binti Hamidun (as birth) |
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Styles of Haminah |
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| Reference style | Her Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
| Alternative style | Tuanku |
Sultanah Haminah (née Haminah binti Hamidun; born 15 July 1953) is the current Sultanah of Kedah. Born a commoner from Bagan Serai, Perak, she married Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah on 25 December 1975, and as the second wife of the Sultan was titled Che Puan Kedah. She was elevated to the rank of Sultanah on 9 January 2004 following the death of Tuanku Bahiyah, the previous Sultanah and first wife of Sultan Abdul Halim. She served as the 14th Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia from 2011 to 2016, during her husband's second term as Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the Malaysian federal head of state.
Haminah binti Hamidun was born on 15 July 1953 in Bagan Serai, Perak. She is the fourth of seven siblings born to father Haji Hamidun Taib and mother Isma Mohamad. Haminah was educated at SK Matang Jelutong and later SM Inggeris Bagan Serai.
On 25 December 1975, at age 22, Haminah married the Sultan of Kedah, Sultan Abdul Halim, and became his second wife. She received the title Che Puan Kedah. Sultan Abdul Halim's first wife, Tuanku Bahiyah, died on 27 August 2003. On 21 November, Che Puan Haminah was proclaimed Sultanah. Her coronation ceremony took place in the royal town of Anak Bukit on 9 January 2004.
Upon the installation of Sultan Abdul Halim as Yang di-Pertuan Agong on 13 December 2011, Tuanku Haminah became Raja Permaisuri Agong. Tuanku Haminah is the fourth commoner who become a Raja Permaisuri Agong after Tuanku Bainun binti Mohamad Ali of Perak, Tuanku Permaisuri Siti Aishah of Selangor and Tuanku Nur Zahirah of Terengganu.
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