Abdul Rahman Muazzam Shah of Riau-Lingga
Paduka Sri Sultan Abdul Rahman I Muazzam Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud Syah Alam was the 18th Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Johor and Pahang and their dependencies and the first Sultan of Riau-Lingga and their dependencies.Biography
Born in Hulu Riau in 1780, Abdul Rahman Muazzam Shah was the son of the 15th Sultan of Johor, Mahmud Shah III and his third wife, Encik Mariam binti Dato' Hassan, the daughter of a Bugis nobleman of Sindereng, South Sulawesi.Sultan of Johor
The seizure of power in the Sultanate of Johor-Riau-Lingga took place when Abdul Rahman Muazzam Shah was inaugurated as the Sultan of Johor preceding his older brother from another mother, Hussein Shah. The inauguration of Abdul Rahman Muazzam Shah was strongly supported by the Dutch.In 1818, with strong support from Yang di-Pertuan Muda of Riau, Raja Ja'afar, Abdul Rahman Muazzam Shah was inaugurated as Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Linga with the title of Sultan Abdul Rahman I Muazzam Shah ibni al-marhum Sultan Mahmud III Alam Shah. During his time in government, Riau-Lingga became the centre of development and the broadcasting of Islam. In 1823, Sultan Abdul Rahman established the Great Mosque in Penyengat Island in Riau Archipelago that is still there today.