Raja Permaisuri Tuanku Bainun

Names
	Bainun binti Mohd Ali
Regnal name
	Raja Permaisuri Tuanku Bainun

Bainun
Bainun
Raja Permaisuri Agong
Tenure	26 April 1989 – 25 April 1994
Installation	18 September 1989
Predecessor	Sultanah Zanariah
Successor	Tuanku Najihah
Raja Permaisuri of Perak
Tenure	3 February 1984 – 28 May 2014
Installation	9 December 1985
Predecessor	Raja Perempuan Muzwin (as Raja Perempuan)
Successor	Tuanku Zara Salim
Born	7 November 1932; Penang, British Malaya, Straits Settlements
Spouse	Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Yussuff Izzuddin Shah Ghafarullahu-lah (m. 1955; died 2014)
Issue	Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah ; Raja Azureen ; Almarhum Raja Ashman Shah ; Raja Eleena ; Raja Yong Sofia
Names
Names
	Bainun binti Mohd Ali
Regnal name
	Raja Permaisuri Tuanku Bainun
Father	Mohd Ali bin Man
Mother	Che Putih binti Abdullah
Religion	Sunni Islam

Raja Permaisuri Tuanku Bainun (Jawi: راج ڤرمايسوري توانکو بعينون; née Bainun binti Mohd Ali; born 7 November 1932) is the former Raja Permaisuri (Queen consort) of Malaysian state of Perak. She was also the ninth Raja Permaisuri Agong (Queen consort) of Malaysia, the first commoner to be installed as Queen consort. She is the widow of Sultan Azlan Shah and the mother of the incumbent Sultan Nazrin Shah. She is now styled as Yang Maha Mulia Raja Permaisuri Tuanku Bainun.

Background

Tuanku Bainun was born on 7 November 1932 in Penang, the Straits Settlements and received her early education at the St. George's Girls School, Penang. She was selected to further her studies at the prestigious Teacher's Training College, Kirkby, England from 1952 to 1954.

A year after returning from England, she married Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Yussuff Izzuddin Shah Ghafarullahu-lah of Perak on 9 December 1955. The Sultan was then a Magistrate in Kuala Lumpur, while Tuanku Bainun was teaching at her former school. She was a teacher for 22 years and has taught in various schools in Kuala Lumpur, Seremban, Raub, Taiping and Kuantan.

Queen consort

Upon her husband's accession to the Perak throne on 3 February 1984, she became Raja Permaisuri of Perak with the title of Tuanku. In Perak, Queens of royal blood are known as Raja Perempuan, while the title of Raja Permaisuri was reserved for commoner consorts. Her Royal Highness was officially proclaimed the Raja Permaisuri Perak Darul Ridzuan on 9 December 1985 in a historic ceremony at Istana Iskandariah in Kuala Kangsar.

Sultan Azlan Shah was selected as the ninth Yang di-Pertuan Agong and during the Oath Taking and Signing Ceremony on 26 April 1989, Tuanku Bainun was proclaimed Raja Permaisuri Agong. Tuanku Bainun is the first commoner ever to become Queen of Malaysia. She was crowned Raja Permaisuri Agong on 19 February 1988 a new throne made of silver that replaced the ancient wooden throne used by Malaysia's eight previous Queens of royal blood, adding another first to her crown. They held these titles until the end of Azlan Shah's term on 25 April 1994.

She ceased to be Raja Permaisuri of Perak on 28 May 2014, after her husband died. She was succeeded a month later by her daughter in-law, Tuanku Zara Salim.

Royal family

The royal couple had five children, two princes and three princesses. The eldest is Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah, the current Sultan of Perak. The others are Raja Dato’ Seri Azureen Binti Almarhum Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah, Raja Dato’ Seri Ashman Shah Ibni Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah, Raja Dato' Seri Eleena Binti Almarhum Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah and Raja Dato' Seri Yong Sofia Binti Almarhum Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah.^[2]

Awards and recognitions

She was awarded:

Honours of Perak

Perak :
- Recipient of the Royal Family Order of Perak (DK)^[3]
- Member First Class of the Azlanii Royal Family Order (DKA I, 2010)^[4]

Honours of Malaysia

Malaysia :
- Recipient of the Order of the Crown of the Realm (DMN)^[5]
Selangor :
- First Class of the Royal Family Order of Selangor (DK I, 11 December 2005)

Foreign Honours

Japan :
- Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown (30 September 1991)
Thailand :
- Grand Cross of the Order of Chula Chom Klao (September 1990)

Academic

Fellow of Liverpool John Moores University

Places named after her

Several places were named after her, including:

Raja Pemaisuri Bainun Bridge in Lumut, Perak
Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital in Ipoh, Perak
Raja Permaisuri Bainun Mosque in Kuala Kangsar, Perak
Jalan Raja Permaisuri Bainun in Ipoh, Perak
Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus Tuanku Bainun in Bukit Mertajam, Penang
SMK Raja Permaisuri Bainun, a secondary school in Ipoh, Perak
Tuanku Bainun Library in Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjung Malim, Perak

References

↑ warisanpermaisuri
↑ Blazing trails in halls of Academia
↑ Sultanah Bainum wearing former DK ribbon and current DK ribbon
↑ Sultanah Bainum wearing DKA
↑ Sultanah Bainum wearing DMN

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[1] warisanpermaisuri

[2] Blazing trails in halls of Academia

[3] Sultanah Bainum wearing former DK ribbon and current DK ribbon

[4] Sultanah Bainum wearing DKA

[5] Sultanah Bainum wearing DMN

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Royal family of Perak

Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah, the Sultan Tuanku Zara Salim, the Raja Permaisuri Raja Azlan Muzzaffar Shah, the Raja Kecil Besar Raja Nazira Safya Raja Jaafar, the Raja Muda Raja Nazhatul Shima, the Raja Puan Besar Raja Shah Azman (s/o late Raja Nor Mahani) Raja Nor Azwina (d/o late Raja Nor Mahani) Christopher Daud Raja Iskandar Dzurkarnain, the Raja Di-Hilir Tunku Soraya of Kedah, the Raja Puan Muda Raja Nabil Imran Che’ Jocelyn Nur Alina Abdullah Raja Sarah Bahiyah Raja Idris Shah Che’ Anis Nabilla binti Dato’ Abdul Razak Raja Intan Soraya Raja Sarina Intan Bahiyah Raja Safia Azizah Raja Siffudin Muazzam Shah Raja Ahmad Nazim Azlan Shah, the Raja Kecil Sulong Raja Iskandar, the Raja Kecil Tengah Che’ Puan Rokiak, the Che’ Puan Kecil Tengah Raja Muhammad Azryn Shah Che’ Hezrin Nazlin Raja Muhammad Ibrahim Che’ Sazelinoor Raja Ahmad Zarif Iskandar Raja Ahmad Zakwan Ilmi Raja Anis Azyarina Almarhum Raja Izuddin Chulan, the Raja Kecil Bongsu Raja Arbi, the Raja Puan Kecil Bongsu Raja Shamir Che’ Fadzliza Hamin Raja Amaluddin Chulan Raja Zara Dariah Muhammad Rizal Bin Yaakob Raja Zana Nadiah Shahzan Bin Dato' Shamsul Bahari Raja Dara Zaliah Meor Faizal Bin Sairi Raja Dana Afzan
Azlan Shah's family
Raja Permaisuri Tuanku Bainun, Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah's widow Raja Azureen Muhammad Saleh Latiff Mohd Saleh Nurlin Mohd Saleh Azlin Mohd Saleh Azim Mohd Saleh Dato' Seri Noraini Jane, Raja Ashman Shah's widow Raja Ahmad Nazim Azlan Shah, the Raja Kecil Sulong Raja Eminah Alliyah Mustafa Mohammad (née Patrick Mcdonald) Raja Bainunnisa Safia Raja Eleena Ismail Farouk Omar Ismail Farouk Imran Ismail Farouk Ashman Ismail Farouk Alia Ismail Farouk Sofia Ismail Farouk Raja Yong Sofia Tunku Kamil of Kedah Tunku Aznal Shahabudin Tunku Amira Shahabudin Tunku Maisara Shahabudin
Idris Shah's family
Raja Nazhatul Shima, the Raja Puan Besar Raja Jaafar, the Raja Muda Syed Saif Alsagoff (s/o late Syed Omar Alsagoff) Syed Ibrahim Alsagoff (s/o late Syed Omar Alsagoff) Che’ Suzanna Farah Sharifah Nadyatul Iman Alsagoff Syed Ismail Iman Alsagoff Sharifah Salma Elora Alsagoff Syed Redzuan Alsagoff (s/o late Syed Omar Alsagoff) Sharifah Nadiah Almahdaly Syed Shareef Alsagoff (s/o late Syed Omar Alsagoff) Syed Idris Alsagoff (s/o late Syed Omar Alsagoff) Syed Iskandar Alsagoff (s/o late Syed Omar Alsagoff) Che’ Vivian Khor Min Zi Raja Iskandar Dzurkarnain, the Raja Di-Hilir Tunku Soraya of Kedah, the Raja Puan Muda Raja Nabil Imran Che’ Jocelyn Nur Alina Abdullah Raja Sarah Bahiyah Raja Idris Shah Che’ Anis Nabila binti Dato’ Abdul Razak Raja Intan Soraya Raja Sarina Intan Bahiyah Raja Safia Azizah Raja Siffudin Muazzam Shah Raja Dato' Seri Izzuddin Iskandar Shah Tengku Datin Seri Noor Hazah Raja Teh Umi Kalsom Raja Muzaffar Idris Shah Raja Putra Muhamad Riza Raja Zarith Sofiah, the Permaisuri of Johor Sultan Ibrahim, the Sultan of Johor Tunku Ismail, the Tunku Mahkota of Johor Che' Puan Mahkota Khaleeda, the Che' Puan Mahkota of Johor Tunku Khalsom Aminah Sofiah Tunku Iskandar Abdul Jalil Abu Bakar Ibrahim, the Raja Muda of Johor Tunku Abu Bakar Ibrahim Tunku Zahrah Zarith Aziyah Tunku Tun Aminah Dato' Dennis Muhammad Layla Sofiah Second child (undeclared name) Tunku Idris, the Tunku Temenggong of Johor Tunku Abdul Rahman, the Tunku Panglima of Johor Tunku Abu Bakar, the Tunku Putera of Johor Raja Dato' Seri Ir. Jamil Ariffin YBhg. Datin Seri Fazilah Hani binti Harun Raja Rafiuddin Ariff Shah (s/o late Tengku Datin Seri Zalila) Che’ Nur Shazwani Raja Idris Iskandar Shah (s/o late Tengku Datin Seri Zalila) Raja Muhammad Hazim Shah (s/o late Tengku Datin Seri Zalila)