Tunku Annuar
| Annuar | |
|---|---|
| Tunku Bendahara of Kedah | |
| Chairman of the Council of Regency of Kedah | |
| Tenure | 13 December 2011 – 21 May 2014 |
| Predecessor | None |
| Successor | Tunku Mahmud Sallehuddin |
| Born | 30 June 1939 |
| Died | 21 May 2014 (aged 74) Ipoh, Perak |
| Spouse | Sharifah Saleha Syed Omar Shahabuddin (m. 1962, div.) Noor Suzanna Abdullah |
| Issue | Tunku Marina Tunku Putra Badlishah Tunku Azudin Shah Tunku Johanez Tunku Harun ar-Rasheed Putra |
| House | Kedah |
| Father | Sultan Badlishah |
| Mother | Tengku Asma Sultan Sulaiman |
Tan Sri Tunku Annuar ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah PSM DKH DMK SPMK SSDK PSB (30 June 1939 – 21 May 2014) was a member of the Kedah royal family and Chairman of the Regency Council of the Malaysian state of Kedah. He was the son of Sultan Badlishah and the half-brother of Sultan Abdul Halim.
Tunku Annuar was born on 30 June 1939, the first son of Tunku Badlishah by his third wife, Tengku Asma Sultan Sulaiman. His father, Tunku Badlishah, was the seventh son of Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim. His mother, Tengku Asma, was a daughter of Sultan Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah of Terengganu. She was crowned Sultanah of Kedah in 1943. Tunku Badlishah was appointed Raja Muda (Crown Prince) of Kedah in 1935 and became sultan in 1943. His full brother from the same father and mother was the current Raja Muda of Kedah, Tunku Sallehuddin.
Tunku Annuar was educated at Malay College Kuala Kangsar then pursue his study at Australian Army Staff College, Fort Queenscliff. He was granted the title Tunku Bendahara in 1981.
On 12 December 2011, he was appointed Chairman of the Council of Regency after Tuanku Abdul Halim became Yang di-Pertuan Agong. Other members of the council include his brothers Tunku Sallehuddin, Tunku Abdul Hamid Thani, and Tuanku Abdul Halim's daughter Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz.
Tunku Annuar married Sharifah Saleha Syed Omar Shahabuddin on 22 January 1962. They had four children:
His second wife was Toh Puan Noor Suzanna Abdullah, the current Toh Puan Bendahara. Toh Puan Noor Suzanna has been involved in various charity events for flood victims in Kedah. The couple has one son.
Tunku Annuar died at 12:20 am on 21 May 2014 at Pantai Hospital in Ipoh, Perak, of a heart attack. He was 74. His body was laid to rest at the Kedah Royal Mausoleum in Langgar, Kedah after Asr prayers.
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