His Majesty Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’Adzam Shah ini Al-Marhum
Sultan Badlishah was elected as the 5th Yang Di-Pertuan Agong by the
Conference of Rulers on the 23rd July, 1970.
A nephew of Tengku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, the first
Prime Minister, and the son-in-law of the first Yang Di-Pertuan Agong, he was
born on the 28th November, 1927 at Anak Bukit, Kedah, and educated
at the Sultan Abdul Hamid College, Alor Star.
In 1949, he went to England ,
where he read political science and took a diploma course in social and public
administration for three years at Wadham
College , Oxford . After graduating he accompanied his
father on a tour of Scandinavia . Later he
accompanied his brother, Tengku Abdul Malik, on a tour of Holland ,
Germany and Spain .
His Majesty met his attractive consort Tengku Bahiyah binte
Al-Marhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman of Negri Sembilan when she was studying domestic
science in England .
They were married on their return to Malaysia in March, 1956 at Sri
Menanti.
Following this, he was attached to the District Office in
Alor Star and later to the Treasury until late 1958.
On the 6th August, 1949, he was appointed Raja
Muda, became heir apparent eight years later and then Regent of Kedah when his
father went to Britain
for an operation. On the demise of his father on the 14th July,
1958, he was proclaimed Sultan of Kedah and formally installed on the 20th
February, 1959. Accompanied by his consort, he went on a world tour in 1963.
As the Timbalan Yang Di-Pertuan Agong, to which office he
was elected in 1965, he acted for the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong on a number of
occasions when the King was indisposed. He was host for the State visit of King
Faisal of Saudi Arabia in
June, 1970; for President Soeharto of Indonesia
in March; and Japan ’s
Crown Prince Akihito and Princess Michiko in February the same year.
His Majesty is the holder of the following Orders and
Decorations:
- Darjah Kerabat Yang Amat Mulia Kedah (D.K.)
- Darjah Utama Sri Mahkota Negara (D.M.M.)
- Darjah Utama Kedah (D.U.K.)
- Darjah Kerabat Yang Amat Di-Hormati Kelantan (D.K. Kelantan)
- Darjah Kerabat Sri Indra Mahkota Pahang (D.K. Pahang).
- Sri Paduka Mahkota Kedah (S.P.M.K.)
A keen sportsman, His Majesty plays golf; photography, both
still and cine, is another hobby.
Technical Details
Commemorative postage stamps of 10 cents, 15 cents and 50
cents denominations will be issued to mark the Installation of His Majesty the
Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia .
Details of the stamps are as follows:
Size: Rectangular in shape in a vertical format with the
following dimensions perforation to perforation:
Vertical – 35 mm
Horizontal – 25 mm
Design: The three stamps feature the portrait of His Majesty
the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
Colours:
10 cent – Black and white portrait against a yellow
background. The letterings and denomination in gold.
15 cent – Black and white portrait against a purple
background. The letterings and denomination in gold.
50 cent – Black and white portrait against a blue
background. The letterings and denomination in gold.
Artist: The design and artworks were prepared by Union Art
Corporation, Kuala Lumpur .
Printing Process: Photogravure.
Paper: Unwatermarked white paper.
Printed by: Messrs. Harrison & Sons Ltd., England
Period of Sale :
Until stocks are exhausted
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