Mahmud of Terengganu

Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah (Jawi: سلطان محمود المكتفي بالله شاه ابن المرحوم سلطان إسماعيل ناصر الدين شاه);(29 April 1930 – 14 May 1998) was the 17th Sultan of Terengganu reigning from 21 September 1979 to 14 May 1998.

Life

Sultan Mahmud was born on 29 April 1930 in Kuala Terengganu. He was married polygamously to both Tengku Besar Terengganu Fatimah Sharifah Nong Alsagoff binti Abdillah (1938–2023) and Tengku Ampuan Bariah (1933–2011), sister of Sultan Salahuddin of Selangor.

Mahmud's father Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin died in 1979. He was crowned as the Sultan of Terengganu in 1981 and Tengku Ampuan Bariah became Tengku Ampuan Besar of Terengganu.

Sultan Mahmud was the colonel for the Royal Armoured Corps (KAD) of the Malaysian Army.from 1979 until 1998.

He was a close friend of his advisor Tan Sri Wan Mokhtar Ahmad, the Menteri Besar (chief minister) of Terengganu from 1974 to 1999. His main goal was to make Terengganu a developed state. Major state projects and developments during his reign included Petronas Petroleum Complex in Kerteh, Sultan Ismail Power Station at Paka, the largest power station in Malaysia, Kenyir Dam, Sultan Mahmud Bridge, the bridge linking Kuala Terengganu to Pulau Duyong and Kuala Nerus, Wisma Darul Iman and the Tengku Tengah Zaharah Mosque (Floating Mosque).

He performed the hajj pilgrimage with his brother-in-law, Sultan Salahuddin of Selangor in 1984.

Death

On 14 May 1998, he died in Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore and was succeeded by his son Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin. His body was then laid to rest in the new Royal Mausoleum near Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Mosque in Kuala Terengganu. He was the first sultan of Terengganu to be buried there.

Honours Honours of Terengganu

Honours of Malaysia

Foreign Honours

Recipient of the Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei (DKMB)

Knight of Justice or Grace of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (KStJ, 20 March 1990) Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal (2 June 1953)

Legacy Educational institutions

Sekolah Menengah Sains Sultan Mahmud (SESMA) at Wakaf Tembusu, Kuala Terengganu

Buildings, Bridges and Roads

Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Mosque at Bandar Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Mosque at Kuala Terengganu Sultan Mahmud Bridge at Jalan Tengku Mizan on Federal Route 65 at Kuala Terengganu Jalan Sultan Mahmud on Federal Route 174 at Kuala Terengganu Sultan Mahmud Airport at Seberang Takir, Kuala Terengganu Sultan Mahmud Power Station, Kenyir Dam

Others

Bandar Al-Muktafi Billah Shah