Tunku Abdul Malik

{{Infobox royalty|

|name = Tunku Abdul Malik

|title = Raja Muda of Kedah

|succession = Raja Muda of Kedah

|reign = 1981 – 2015

|reign-type = Tenure

|predecessor = Tunku Abdul Halim

|successor = Tunku Mahmud Sallehuddin

|spouse = Tengku Raudzah binti Al-Marhum Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah

|issue =

|house = Mahawangsa

|father = Sultan Badlishah

|mother = Tunku Sofia binti Tunku Mahmud

|birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|9|24|df=y}}

|birth_place = Istana Anak Bukit, Kedah, British Malaya

|death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|11|29|1929|9|24|df=y}}

|death_place = Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia

|date of burial =

|place of burial = Langgar Royal Mausoleum

|religion = Sunni Islam

|}}

Tunku Abdul Malik ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah (24 September 1929 – 29 November 2015) was the heir presumptiveAlthough he was sometimes called heir apparent due to him being invested Raja Muda, this was not technically true since he could still have been displaced in the line of succession by a son born to the then Sultan, however implausible that was. to the throne of Kedah. He was the son of Sultan Badlishah and the brother of the late ruler, Sultan Abdul Halim. He served as Regent of Kedah from 1970 to 1975.

Biography

Tunku Abdul Malik was born on 24 September 1929 at Istana Anak Bukit, Anak Bukit, as the second son of Tunku Badlishah and Tunku Sofiah Tunku Mahmud to survive infancy. Tunku Badlishah was the seventh son of Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim (also the father of Tunku Abdul Rahman, first Prime Minister of Malaysia). His father was appointed Raja Muda (Crown Prince) of Kedah in 1935 and became sultan in 1943.

He was educated at Titi Gajah Malay School and Sultan Abdul Hamid College, and attended Wadham College, Oxford.

His elder brother, Tunku Abdul Halim succeeded to the throne in 1958 upon the death of their father. Tunku Abdul Malik became Regent of Kedah from 1970 to 1975 during Sultan Abdul Halim's first reign as Yang di-Pertuan Agong.{{cite news |title=The royal family |author=Embun Majid |newspaper=The Star |date=2011-12-13 |url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/12/13/nation/10033950&sec=nation |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716013006/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/12/13/nation/10033950&sec=nation |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-16 |at=Daulat Tuanku, p. 2 |accessdate=2011-12-15 }} Because Sultan Abdul Halim has no sons, Tunku Abdul Malik was designated as heir in 1981, and was invested as Raja Muda.

Marriage

Tunku Abdul Malik married Tengku Raudzah binti Almarhum Sultan Hisamuddin (b. 1 September 1929 – d. 21 September 2015), the daughter of Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah of Selangor, on 16 July 1957 at Istana Bukit Kota, Alor Setar. After his appointment as Raja Muda in 1981, Tengku Raudzah became the Raja Puan Muda.{{cite news |title=Celebrating Sultan of Kedah's birthday |author1=Siti Hajar Abd Aziz |author2=Syed Zainol Rashid |newspaper=New Straits Times |date=2004-04-29 |at=Happenings, p. 18}} They had been married for 58 years until Tengku Raudzah's death in September 2015. He outlived both his wife and his eldest sister, Tunku Hamidah (b. 1924, who died the same year at the age of 91) by two months.

Death

Tunku Abdul Malik died at 1:00 am, 29 November 2015, age of 86 at Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital, Alor Star due to old age. His body was laid to rest at Kedah Royal Mausoleum in Langgar.{{cite web|url=http://www.thesundaily.my/news/1624054|title=Raja Muda of Kedah Tunku Abdul Malik passes away|publisher=thesundaily.my}}

Honours

{{see also|List of honours of the Kedah Royal Family by country}}

He was awarded the following decorations:

= Honours of Kedah =

50px Member of the Royal Family Order of Kedah (DK, 21 February 1968){{cite news|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/easternsun19680221-1.2.26.23|title=State's highest honour to Tunku Bendahara|work=Eastern Sun|date=21 February 1968|page=11|language=ms}}
50px Member of the Halimi Family Order of Kedah (DKH, 22 January 1976){{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DEo1AAAAIBAJ&dq=Darjah+kerabat+kedah&pg=PA14&article_id=1210,2827519|title=Top Kedah Award For The Sultanah|work=New Straits Times|date=21 January 1976|pages=7}}
50px Member of the Supreme Order of Sri Mahawangsa (DMK, 12 December 2011)
50px Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kedah (SPMK) – Dato' Seri (29 February 1964){{cite news|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/beritaharian19640229-1.2.53|title=Anugerah kpd Sultanah|work=Berita Harian|date=29 February 1964|page=5|language=ms}}
50px Sultan Badlishah Medal for Faithful and Loyal Service (PSB)

= Honours of Malaysia =

{{Flag|Johor}}:
50px Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (SPMJ) – Dato'
50px Sultan Ismail Coronation Medal of Johor (1960)
{{Flag|Perak}}:
50px Grand Knight of the Order of Cura Si Manja Kini (SPCM) – Dato' Seri (10 April 1986){{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9JNUAAAAIBAJ&dq=Darjah+kerabat+kedah&pg=PA5&article_id=6874,2653510|title=Perak Sultan receives award|work=New Straits Times|date=11 April 1986|pages=9}}
{{Flag|Sarawak}}:
50px Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of the of Hornbill of Sarawak (DA) – Datuk Amar
{{Flag|Selangor}}:
50px Second Class of the Royal Family Order of Selangor (DK II, 9 March 1989){{cite web|url=https://awards.selangor.gov.my/sublinkyear.php?cat=23&subcat=D.K.%20II|title=DK II 1989|website=awards.selangor.gov.my}}{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EqJUAAAAIBAJ&dq=Darjah+kerabat+kedah&pg=PA4&article_id=6495,1582273|title=Raja Muda of Kedah heads honours list|work=New Straits Times|date=8 March 1989|pages=6}}
{{Flag|Terengganu}}:
50px Member second class of the Family Order of Terengganu (DK II, 29 April 1985){{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G7QTAAAAIBAJ&dq=Darjah+kerabat+kedah&pg=PA17&article_id=6958,6401325|title=Perils And Kelantan Rulers Head List|work=New Straits Times|date=28 April 1985|pages=17}}