Tunku Sarafudin Badlishah

Tunku Sarafuddin Badlishah ibni Sultan Sallehuddin (born 2 March 1967) is the current Raja Muda (Crown Prince) of Kedah. He was proclaimed as Raja Muda of Kedah on 26 November 2017, upon the accession of his father, Sultan Sallehuddin ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah as the 29th Sultan of Kedah.[1]

In this Malay name, the name Sultan Sallehuddin is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Sarafuddin Badlishah. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Tunku Sarafuddin Badlishah
Raja Muda of Kedah
Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah on 27 March 2019 at Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) 2019
Crown Prince of Kedah
Proclaimed	26 November 2017 - present
Installation	26 November 2017
Predecessor	Tunku Mahmud Sallehuddin
Born	Tunku Sarafuddin Badlishah ibni Tunku Sallehuddin (1967-03-02) 2 March 1967 Alor Setar, Kedah
Spouse	Zaheeda Mohamad Ariff
Issue	Tunku Zara Bahiyah Tunku Sulaiman Badlishah
Full name Tunku Sarafuddin Badlishah ibni Sultan Sallehuddin
Father	Sultan Sallehuddin ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah
Mother	Sultanah Maliha binti Almarhum Tengku Ariff
Religion	Sunni Islam
Signature

Biography

Tunku Sarafuddin Badlishah was born on 2 March 1967 in Alor Setar, Kedah. He is the eldest son of Sultan Sallehuddin ibni Sultan Badlishah and Sultanah Maliha binti Tengku Ariff to survive infancy. Sultan Sallehuddin ibni Sultan Badlishah was the seventh son of the Sultan of Kedah, Sultan Badlishah and Sultanah Asma, the Sultanah of Kedah. Tunku Sarafuddin has one younger brother, Dato’ Tunku Shazuddin Ariff, who is the current Tunku Laksamana of Kedah.

Tunku Laksamana of Kedah

Tunku Sarafuddin previously became the Tunku Laksamana of Kedah before being proclaimed as the Raja Muda of Kedah. He was succeeded as Tunku Laksamana by his younger brother, Tunku Shazuddin Ariff.[2]

Raja Muda of Kedah

Tunku Sarafuddin was proclaimed as Raja Muda of Kedah on 26 November 2017, upon the accession of his father, Sultan Sallehuddin ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah as the 29th Sultan of Kedah.

As Raja Muda, Tunku Sarafuddin held a number of important positions including as chancellor of the Management and Science University and president of the Kedah Islamic Religious Council.[3]

Personal life

Tunku Sarafuddin is married to commoner Che Puan Muda Zaheeda Mohamad Ariff, who became the Raja Puan Muda of Kedah in 2017. The couple have two children:

• Tunku Zara Bahiyah (born 4 April 2004).
• Tunku Sulaiman Badlishah (born 18 December 2007).[4]

Children and their date of birth

Name	Birth	Place birth	Age
Her Highness (Yang Teramat Mulia) Tunku Zara Bahiyah Binti Tunku Sarafuddin Badlishah	(2004-04-04)4 April 2004	Kedah	16 years, 4 months and 9 days
His Highness (Yang Teramat Mulia) Tunku Sulaiman Badlishah Ibni Tunku Sarafuddin Badlishah	(2007-12-18)18 December 2007	Kedah	12 years, 7 months and 26 days

Titles and styles

Styles of Tunku Sarafuddin Badlishah
Reference style	His Royal Highness
Spoken style	Your Royal Highness
Alternative style	Tuanku

• 2 March 1967 - 15 January 2017 : His Highness (Yang Teramat Mulia) Tunku Sarafuddin Badlishah ibni Tunku Mahmud Sallehuddin
• 15 January 2017 – 12 September 2017 : His Highness (Yang Teramat Mulia) Dato' Tunku Sarafuddin Badlishah ibni Tunku Mahmud Sallehuddin, The Tunku Laksamana of Kedah
• 12 September 2017 – 26 November 2017 : His Highness (Yang Teramat Mulia) Dato' Tengku Sarafuddin Badlishah ibni Sultan Sallehuddin, The Tunku Laksamana of Kedah
• 26 November 2017 – present : His Royal Highness (Duli Yang Teramat Mulia) Tunku Sarafuddin Badlishah ibni Sultan Sallehuddin, The Raja Muda of Kedah

Honours

Honours of Kedah

•  Kedah :
  • The Most Esteemed Supreme Order of Sri Mahawangsa (DMK, 26 November 2017)
  • Knight Companion of the Illustrious Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah with title Dato' (DSDK, 21 January 2007)
  • Golden Jubilee Medal (15 July 2008)

Ancestry

Ancestors of Tunku Sarafudin Badlishah

16. Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin Mukarram Shah of Kedah 8. Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim of Kedah 17. Wan Hajar binti Dato’ Wan Ismail 4. Sultan Badlishah of Kedah 18. Abdullah 9. Nai Sofiah binti Abdullah, a lady from Siam 2. Sultan Sallehuddin of Kedah 20. Sultan Zainal Abidin III of Terengganu 10. Sultan Sulaiman Badrul Alam of Terengganu 21. Cik Aisha binti Encik Ismail 5. Tengku Asma binti Sultan Sulaiman 22. Sultan Sir Ahmad Muadzam Shah of Pahang 11. Tengku Hajjah Mariam binti Sultan Sir Ahmad Muadzam Shah 23. Encik Zubaida binti Encik Abdullah 1. Tengku Sarafuddin Badlishah of Kedah 24. Tengku Muhammad Petra bin Tengku Petra Semerak Idris 12. Tengku Long Abdul Rahman bin Tengku Muhammad Petra 25. Tengku Chik Kembang Petri binti Sultan Muhammad IV 6. Tengku Ariff bin Tengku Long Abdul Rahman 3. Tengku Maliha binti Tengku Ariff 14. Mr. Lind 7. Kitty Lind 15. Bintang

References

1. Halid, Suzalina (26 November 2017). "Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah dimasyhur Raja Muda Kedah ke-20" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
2. Aizat, Sharif (26 November 2017). "Raja Muda Kedah ke-20 dimasyhur" (in Malay). myMetro. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
3. "Tengku Sarafudin teruskan legasi Raja Muda Kedah" (in Malay). Utusan. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
4. Aizat, Sharif (26 November 2017). "Raja Muda Kedah ke-20 dimasyhur" (in Malay). myMetro. Retrieved 26 November 2017.

Tunku Sarafudin Badlishah House of Kedah
Regnal titles
Preceded by Tunku Mahmud Sallehuddin	Raja Muda of Kedah 2017–present	Incumbent