Ismail Petra إسماعيل ڤيترا‎
Sultan of Kelantan
Reign	30 March 1979 – 13 September 2010
Coronation	30 March 1980
Predecessor	Sultan Yahya Petra
Successor	Sultan Muhammad V
Chief Ministers	See list Mohamed Yaacob Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat
Born	Tengku Ismail Petra ibni Tengku Yahya Petra (1949-11-11)11 November 1949 Istana Jahar, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died	28 September 2019(2019-09-28) (aged 69) Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
Burial	28 September 2019 Langgar Royal Mausoleum, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
Spouse	Tengku Anis Binti Tengku Abdul Hamid ​ ​ (m. 1968)​ Elia Suhana Binti Ahmad ​ ​ (m. 2007; div. 2010)​
Issue	Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra Tengku Amalin A’ishah Putri
Names Sultan Ismail Petra ibni Almarhum Sultan Yahya Petra Regnal name Tuanku Ismail Petra ibni Almarhum Sultan Yahya Petra
House	Long Yunus
Father	Sultan Yahya Petra Ibni Almarhum Sultan Ibrahim
Mother	Tengku Zainab Binti Tengku Muhammad Petra
Religion	Sunni Islam

Kelantanese royal family
The Sultan The Sultanah The Queen Dowager The Crown Prince The Crown Princess Tengku Muhammad Johan Petra The Tengku Bendahara The Tengku Maharani Putri The Tengku Sri Utama Raja Pengiran Anak Tengku Afeefah Musyafa'ah Bolkiah Putri Pengiran Anak Tengku Azzahra Iffatul Bolkiah Putri Pengiran Anak Tengku Zaafirah Muizzah Bolkiah Putri Pengiran Anak Tengku Abdul Muhaimin Bolkiah Petra
Extended family The Tengku Laksamana The Tengku Puan Laksamana Tengku Ariez Hazaril Tunku Dayang Adelene Bahjah Tengku Adyl Hazraque Cik Shirena Hamzah Tengku Aressa Helanie The Engku Maharaja Lela Setia Paduka of Selangor Syed Aqil Harryth Jamalullail Sharifah Allyssa Hanis The Tengku Temenggong The Tengku Puan Temenggong Tengku Nur Qistina Petri Tengku Abdul Rahman Petra Cik Miera Leydia Tengku Yahya Aziz Petra The Tengku Sri Kelana D’Raja The Tengku Kaya Perkasa The Tengku Keso’ma Mastika

Sultan Ismail Petra Arch, Kota Bharu.

Sultan Ismail Petra ibni Almarhum Sultan Yahya Petra (Jawi: سلطان إسماعيل ڤيترا ابن المرحوم سلطان يحيى ڤيترا‎‎; 11 November 1949 – 28 September 2019) was the 28th Sultan of Kelantan and the 11th Sultan of Modern Kelantan who reigned from 30 March 1979 to 13 September 2010. He succeeded on the death of his father, Sultan Yahya Petra. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Sultan Muhammad V who ascended the throne on 13 September 2010 after being deemed not fit to rule. Sultan Ismail Petra died at the Royal Ward Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital in Kota Bharu on 28 September 2019, aged 69, after 10 years of suffering from a massive stroke and was buried at the Kelantan Royal Mausoleum.

Early life

Sultan Ismail Petra was born at Istana Jahar, Kota Bharu, Kelantan on 19 Muharam 1369 Hijrah, corresponding to Friday 11 November 1949. He was the youngest child and only son of Sultan Yahya Petra by his wife, Raja Perempuan Zainab II. He grew up with four elder siblings, namely, Tengku Merjan, Tengku Rozan, Tengku Salwani and Tengku Rohani.

Sultan Ismail Petra received his secondary education at Maktab Sultan Ismail, Kota Bharu before being tutored by a special English Language teacher.

On 8 January 2002, he was conferred an Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy in Political Science from the Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand.

Career before becoming Sultan

In 1968, Sultan Ismail Petra joined the Government Administrative Services as an officer and was attached to the Kelantan State Secretary Office for a period of a year. He then worked at the Land and District Office in Kota Bharu. During this time, he gained vast experience and extensive knowledge on all fields of administration.

Sultan of Kelantan

Sultan Ismail Petra succeeded his father as the Sultan of Kelantan on 30 March 1979. A year later, on 30 March 1980, he was crowned as the Sultan of Kelantan at Throne Room of the Istana Balai Besar, Kota Bharu.

Family life

Sultan Ismail Petra married Raja Perempuan Tengku Anis binti Tengku Abdul Hamid on 4 December 1968 when they both were aged 19 years old. The royal couple had four children:

• Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra (later Sultan Muhammad V), Sultan Kelantan (born 6 October 1969, photo). He married Tengku Zubaidah binti Tengku Norudin (née Kangsadal Pipitpakdee), a member of the Pattani royal family on 15 November 2004, and they divorced in 2008. He married secondly Sultanah Nur Diana Petra Abdullah (née Yana Yakoubka), a Czech citizen on 30 October 2010. Later, he married thirdly Oksana Voevodina, a Russian model on 7 June 2018, and they divorced in 2019.
• Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra, Tengku Mahkota Kelantan (born 20 January 1974, photo). He married Che Puan Sofie Louise Johansson Petra, a Swedish citizen on 19 April 2019. They have a son:
  • Tengku Muhammad Johan Petra (born 17 July 2023)
• Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra, Tengku Bendahara Kelantan (born 7 April 1978, photo). He married Manohara Odelia Pinot, an Indonesian model on 26 August 2008, and they divorced in 2009.
• Tengku Amalin A’ishah Putri, Tengku Maharani Putri (born 26 June 1984, photo). She married Pengiran Muda Abdul Qawi ibni Pengiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah, a member of the Bruneian royal family on 27 June 2013. They have four children, three daughters and one son:
  • Pengiran Anak Tengku Afeefah Musyafaah Bolkiah Putri (born 13 April 2014)
  • Pengiran Anak Tengku Azzahra Iffatul Bolkiah Putri (born 24 June 2016)
  • Pengiran Anak Tengku Zaafirah Muizzah Bolkiah Putri (born 12 February 2020)
  • Pengiran Anak Tengku Abdul Muhaimin Bolkiah Petra (born 26 June 2022)

Sultan Ismail Petra also had a second wife, Cik Puan Elia Suhana Ahmad, whom he married on 23 December 2007.^{[1] [2]} It was reported that Sultan Ismail Petra, filed an application for verification of his divorce from his second wife, at the Syariah High Court on 9 March 2010. However, the Syariah Court of Appeal rejected an application to validate the divorce pronouncement allegedly uttered by Sultan Ismail Petra against her second wife on 30 March 2011.^[3]

Health issues

Sultan Ismail Petra suffered a massive stroke on 14 May 2009. He received follow-up treatments at the Universiti Sains Malaysia Hospital, Kubang Kerian. The Kelantan government then appointed medical specialists to form a medical panel to check his level of health. When Sultan Ismail Petra continued to be ill, the panel decided that he was not capable of ruling the state and it was decided that his eldest son, Crown Prince Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra be crowned the new sultan on 13 September 2010 by order of the Kelantan Succession Council.^[4] However, lawyers acting on behalf of Sultan Ismail Petra filed a petition to the Federal Court to have the appointment of the Crown Prince as the Sultan of Kelantan nullified, citing the appointment as unconstitutional.^[5]

Death and state funeral

Sultan Ismail Petra died on 28 September 2019 at 8:11 am at the Royal Ward Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital, Kota Bharu aged 69 because of heart failure. On that day, the Mentri Besar of Kelantan Dato' Ahmad Yakob officially announced his death. Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad had given his quote about Sultan Ismail Petra.^[6]

During Sultan Ismail Petra's reign, I had a positive relationship with His Highness. I found him to be a well-organized person and easy to collaborate with.

— Mahathir Mohamad^[7]

On the same day, a state funeral was held. Among the royal family were present and other dignitaries were present to give their last respects is the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and the Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, the Sultan of Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, the Raja of Perlis Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin and the Raja Perempuan of Perlis Tuanku Fauziah. Also in attendance were the Deputy Prime Minister Dato' Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and her husband Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He was laid to rest near to grave of his late father, Sultan Yahya Petra at the Langgar Royal Mausoleum in Kota Bharu, Kelantan.^[8]

Awards and recognitions

He was awarded:

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