Mahmud of Terengganu
Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Al-Haj was the 17th Sultan of Terengganu from 21 September 1979 to 14 May 1998.Life
Sultan Mahmud was born on 29 April 1930 in Kuala Terengganu. He was married to Sharifah Nong Fatima As-Saggoff binti Sayyid Abdullah As-Saggoff and Tengku Ampuan Bariah binti Almarhum Sultan Sir Hisamuddin Alam Shah, sister of late Sultan Selangor, Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah in 1951. He was a cousin to the late Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah of Selangor.
Twenty eight years later, his father Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah died in 1979. He was installed as the Sultan of Terengganu in 1981 and Tengku Ampuan Bariah became Tengku Ampuan Besar of Terengganu.
Sultan Mahmud was the colonel for the Royal Armoured Corps from 1979 until 1998.
He was a close friend of his advisor Tan Sri Wan Mokhtar Ahmad, the former Menteri Besar of Terengganu from 1974 to 1999. His main goal was to make Terengganu a developed state. Major state projects and developments under his reign including Petronas Petroleum Complex in Kerteh, Sultan Ismail Power Station at Paka the largest power station in Malaysia, Kenyir Dam, Sultan Mahmud Bridge, the bridge linking Kuala Terengganu to Pulau Duyong and Kuala Nerus, Wisma Darul Iman and Tengku Tengah Zaharah Mosque.
He performed the hajj pilgrimage with his cousin Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin of Selangor in 1984.Hobbies
His favorite hobby was playing golf and photographers. He had taken pictures at every place of interest in the state include the Hotel Primula, Wisma Darul Iman, Istana Maziah, Tengku Tengah Zaharah Mosque, Abidin Mosque, Rantau Abang, and many more.Death
On 14 May 1998, he died in Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore and was replaced by his son Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin. His body was laid to rest in the new Royal Mausoleum near Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Mosque in Kuala Terengganu. He was the first sultan of Terengganu to be buried here.Honours
He was awarded:Honours of Terengganu
Several projects and institutions were named after the Sultan, including:Educational institutions
- Sekolah Menengah Sains Sultan Mahmud at Wakaf Tembusu, Kuala Terengganu
Buildings, Bridges and Roads
- Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Mosque at Bandar Al-Muktafi Billah Shah
- Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Mosque at Kuala Terengganu
- Sultan Mahmud Bridge at Jalan Tengku Mizan on Federal Route at Kuala Terengganu
- Jalan Sultan Mahmud on Federal Route at Kuala Terengganu
- Sultan Mahmud Airport at Seberang Takir, Kuala Terengganu
- Sultan Mahmud Power Station, Kenyir Dam
Others
- Bandar Al-Muktafi Billah Shah
