Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah

Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah
Hassanal in 2022
BornTengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah ibni Tengku Abdullah
(1995-09-17) 17 September 1995 (age 30)
Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
Names
Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah ibni Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah
HouseBendahara dynasty
FatherAl-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah
MotherTunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah
ReligionSunni Islam
Military career
Allegiance Malaysia
Branch
Service years2019–present
RankSee list
Unit

Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah ibni Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah (born 17 September 1995) is the heir apparent to the Pahang throne.

Tengku Hassanal was born during the reign of his grandfather, Sultan Ahmad Shah, and became heir apparent when his father, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah acceded to the throne of Pahang in 2019. He is the second son of the Sultan of Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and the Tengku Ampuan of Pahang, Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah.[2] He served as the Regent of Pahang while his father reigned as the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia from January 2019 to January 2024.

Early life

Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah was born on 17 September 1995 at Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital, Kuantan, Pahang.[2] He is the fourth child and second son and thus heir to the Tengku Mahkota (Crown Prince) of Pahang at that time, Tengku Abdullah Al-Haj ibni Sultan Ahmad Shah and his consort the Tengku Puan (Crown Princess) of Pahang Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah binti Sultan Iskandar. His eldest brother, Tengku Ahmad Iskandar Shah died immediately after he was born.[3]

Education

He began his education at Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan St. Thomas in Kuantan, and completed his secondary and upper secondary at Caldicott School[4] and Sherborne School, United Kingdom. At the Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations, he completed a Bachelor's Degree in International Relations.[5][6]

On 13 September 2022, he pursued his postgraduate studies at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore.[7]

Tengku Panglima Besar of Pahang

Tengku Hassanal was appointed by his grandfather, Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah as Tengku Panglima Besar of Pahang on 18 June 2018.[8]

Military career

As heir to the throne of Pahang, Tengku Hassanal had undergone military training at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, United Kingdom for 44 weeks in 2019.[9] He graduated from Sandhurst on 13 December 2019 with other 242 cadet officers commissioned at the Sovereign's Parade at Sandhurst, graced by Sophie, Countess of Wessex, as a representative of Queen Elizabeth II.[1]

On 21 January 2020, Tengku Hassanal and his brother, Tengku Amir Nasser Ibrahim, were commissioned into the Malaysian Army by their father, Sultan Abdullah of Pahang. Tengku Hassanal was appointed to the rank of second lieutenant, while Tengku Amir was conferred the rank of lieutenant colonel. Following the completion of his initial military education, Tengku Hassanal was posted to the 12th Battalion (Mechanised), Royal Malay Regiment under the 4th Mechanised Brigade, based in Pahang.[1]

During his service with the mechanised infantry, Tengku Hassanal developed an interest in elite forces. On 4 March 2021, he enrolled in a four-week Basic Sniper Course at the Special Warfare Training Centre in Camp Sungai Udang. He successfully completed the programme and was awarded the Basic Sniper Skill Badge.[10]

In 2025, he volunteered for special forces selection with the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF). He participated in the Basic PASKAU Commando Course Series 32/25, which took place at the RMAF Combat Training School at RMAF Bukit Ibam Air Base from 28 July to 26 September 2025. Tengku Hassanal was one of 23 personnel to graduate from the course. He was personally presented with the blue RMAF Special Forces beret by Sultan Abdullah, who serves as the Air Commodore-in-Chief of the RMAF and the Colonel-in-Chief of the RMAF Regiment. With the completion of this training, he became the first immediate member of the Pahang Royal Family to pass Malaysian special forces selection.[11][12]

Upon his graduation from the commando course, he was promoted to the rank of major in the Royal Malaysian Air Force.[12]

Tengku Mahkota of Pahang

Tengku Hassanal was made the Tengku Mahkota of Pahang on 22 January 2019. He served as Regent of Pahang while his father reigned as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong from January of 2019 to 2024.[13]

The traditional proclamation ceremony was held on 29 January 2019 at Balairung Seri, Istana Abu Bakar, Pekan where Tengku Hassanal took his oath of office and allegiance in front of his parents, family and state dignitaries. Two days later, his parents, the Sultan of Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and the Tengku Ampuan of Pahang, Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah departed for Kuala Lumpur to reign as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Raja Permaisuri Agong.[13]

His first official duty as Regent of Pahang was when he became the state representative at the Swearing in ceremony of his father, Al-Sultan Abdullah as the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia on 31 January 2019.[14] He also became Pahang's representative on his father's installation ceremony on 30 July 2019.[15]

As Tengku Mahkota, Tengku Hassanal holds a number of positions, including as Chancellor of the Universiti Islam Pahang Sultan Ahmad Shah (UniPSAS) and President of the State Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council (MUIP).

Titles, styles, honours and recognitions

Styles of
Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah
Reference styleHis Royal Highness
Spoken styleYour Royal Highness
Alternative styleTuanku

The full title and style of Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah is:[16]

His Royal Highness Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah ibni Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, D.K., S.A.A.S., S.S.A.P., S.I.M.P., Grand Officer of the Order of Saint-Charles (Monaco), Tengku Mahkota of Pahang

Military ranks

 United Kingdom
 Malaysia

Honours

Honours of Pahang

Honours of Malaysia

Foreign honours

Places named after him

Several places were named after him, including:

  • Tengku Hassanal Wildlife Reserve in Titiwangsa Mountains, Pahang
  • Tengku Mahkota Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah Mosque in Kuantan, Pahang
  • Tengku Mahkota Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah Mosque in Temerloh, Pahang
  • Tengku Mahkota Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah Mosque in Rompin, Pahang
  • Tengku Mahkota Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah Mosque in Universiti Islam Pahang Sultan Ahmad Shah (UniPSAS), Kuantan, Pahang

Ancestry

See also: Family tree of Pahang monarchs
Ancestry of Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah
16. Sultan Abdullah I of Pahang
8. Sultan Abu Bakar of Pahang
17. Sultanah Kalsum binti Tun Abdullah
4. Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang
18. Sultan Iskandar of Perak
9. Raja Fatima, Princess of Perak
19. Nong Fatima, Princess of Pahang (half sister of 16)
2. Al-Sultan Abdullah of Pahang
20. Sultan Ahmad Muadzam Shah ibni al-Marhum Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun ‘Ali
10. Tengku Muhammad, Prince of Pahang (half brother of 16)
21. Cik Hajjah Fatima binti Muhammad Talib
5. Tengku Ampuan Afzan
22. Y.B.M. Tengku Mustafa bin Tengku Muda Idris Tengku Sri Wangsa Raja
11. Tengku Aisha Mandak, Princess of Terengganu
23. Wan Salama binti Haji Wan Yusuf Puteh
1. Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah
24. Sultan Ibrahim of Johor
12. Sultan Ismail of Johor
25. Sultanah Ungku Maimuna binti Abdul Majid
6. Sultan Iskandar of Johor
26. Ungku Ahmad bin Muhammad Khalid
13. Sultanah Ungku Tun Aminah
27. Ungku Khadija binti Muhammad
3. Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah
28. Henry David Trevorrow
14. Reginald George Trevorrow
29. Florence Louisa Capling
7. Josephine Ruby Trevorrow
30. Thomas Alderman
15. Ruby May Alderman

References

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