Abdul Halim of Kedah
Abdul Halim Shah ibni Sultan Mu'adzam Badlishah GCB KStJ ( born November 28, 1927 in Anak Bukit, Alor Setar, Kedah ) is a Malaysian aristocrats and since 1958 the Sultan of the state of Kedah. As such, it was from 21 September 1970 to 20 September first time in 1975 election Monarch (Yang di - Pertuan Agong ) of Malaysia. Since December 12, 2011, he is again Yang di - Pertuan Agong and thus 14 electoral King of Malaysia.
Life
Abdul Halim Mu'adzam was the second son of Badlishah ibni al - Marhum, which was 1943-1958 Sultan of Kedah. After attending local schools in Kedah, he attended the Kolej Sultan Abdul Hamid in Alor Setar 1946-1948. Subsequently, he completed a degree in Social and Administrative Sciences at Wadham College, University of Oxford and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts ( BA Social Science and Public Administration). Upon his return to Malaysia, he worked in the administrative service, first in the district office of Alor Setar and then in the Treasury of the Sultanate of Kedah. After the death of his older brother, he was appointed on 6 August 1949 for the Raja Muda and thus to the Crown Prince.
When his father on 13 July 1958, he succeeded him as Sultan of Kedah and has been ruler of this state died. This is associated with the members of the Committee of the Federal ruler is elected from among them the five-year change of the King of Malaysia.
After he was between 1965 and 1970 Viceroy, he was Abdul Halim Mu'adzam on 21 September 1970 as successor of Ismail Nasiruddin Shah, the Sultan of Terangganu, first elected Yang di - Pertuan Agong. The Office of the electoral king he held until his replacement by the Sultan of Kelantan, Yahya Petra, on 21 September 1975. During his reign, he was honored with numerous domestic and foreign orders and received, among other things, the collar of the chrysanthemum Medal (1970), the knighthood of the Order of Saint John (1972 ), the Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (1972) and the Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III ..
Between 2006 and 2011 he was again viceroy before he was elected on October 14, 2011 by the nine-member committee to succeed the Sultan Sultan of Terangganu, Mizan Zainal Abidin, and ruler. On the day he was sworn in on 13 December 2011, he was thus 14th Yang di - Pertuan Agong of Malaysia and at the same time the oldest monarch in the history of the country. He was also the first choice King of Malaysia, who held the post twice. The coronation took place on 26 April 2012. As monarch he has primarily ceremonial duties, is considered a guarantee for obtaining the country's traditions and is revered as the highest religious leaders in the predominantly Muslim country.