Abdul Halim of Kedah
Al-Mu’tassimu Billahi Muhibbuddin Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah was Sultan of Kedah from 1958 until his death in 2017, and served twice as the King of Malaysia from 1970 to 1975 and from 2011 to 2016. He was the first and only ruler to reign as king twice, as well as the oldest elected to the office. Prior to his death, he was the second longest-reigning living monarch in the world after Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
Background
- Born in
- Alor Setar
- Educated at
- Wadham College
- Awards
- 🏆 Order of the Royal House of Chakri🏆 Order of the Crown of the Realm🏆 Order of the Rajamitrabhorn🏆 Order of the Chrysanthemum🏆 Nishan-e-Pakistan
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1927
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