Tengku Ampuan Rahimah


Tengku Ampuan Hajah Rahimah binti Almarhum Sultan Abdul Aziz Abdul Jalil Rahmat Shah was the Tengku Ampuan of Selangor, Malaysia during the reign of her husband, Sultan Salahuddin of Selangor.

Biography

She was born on 4 August 1927, as the posthumous daughter of Paduka Sri Tuanku Sultan Abdul Aziz Abdul Jalil Rahmat Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Haji Musa al-Khalid al-Mu'azzam Shah, Sultan of Langkat and Tengku Putri Zahra binti al-Marhum Sultan Alauddin Sulaiman Shah, daughter of Colonel Paduka Sri Sultan Sir Alauddin Sulaiman Shah ibni al-Marhum Yang di-Pertuan Muda Musa, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of the State of Selangor Darul Ehsan, GCMG, KCVO.
She married, as his third chronological wife, at Selangor Palace, Kuala Lumpur, on 10 March 1956 at the age of 29, Paduka Sri
Sultan Salehuddin 'Abdu'l Aziz Shah Alhaj ibni al-Marhum Sultan Hishamuddin Alam Shah Alhaj, by the Grace of Allah, Sultan and Ruler of the State of Selangor Dar ul-Ihsan and all its dependencies.
She was appointed as Raja Puan Muda of Selangor on 13 May 1958, and installed as Tengku Ampuan of Selangor at Alam Shah Palace, Klang on 28 June 1961. She was, hence, named Tengku Ampuan Hajah Rahimah binti al-Marhum Sultan 'Abdu'l Aziz 'Abdu'l Jalil Rahmat Shah.

Death

At the morning of 6:00 am she was found dead in bed. She had died in her sleep 2 hours 15 minutes prior, at 3:45 am on 26 June 1992 at the age of 64 and was buried in the Royal Mausoleum near Sultan Sulaiman Mosque in Klang.

Issue

The royal couple had two daughters:
  • Tengku Puteri Nor Marina.
  • Tengku Puteri Nor Zehan.

Legacy

Several buildings were named after her;

Honours

Honours of Selangor

Honours of Malaysia and sultanates