Tengku Azlan

Tengku Azlan ibni Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mu’azzam Shah (born 21 July 1949) is a retired Malaysian politician who served as the Member of Parliament of Malaysia (MP) for Jerantut (federal constituency), Pahang from 1999 to 2013.

Starting from 9 August 2021, he is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) of Barisan Nasional (BN), after his resignation as Temerloh Divisional Chief of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component of Pakatan Harapan (PH) and later Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition, which he rejoined for the second time since he quit UMNO in 2018.^[1][2]

In 1999, Tengku Azlan was appointed as the Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department by Prime Minister of Malaysia Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.

Tengku Azlan declined a Deputy Minister post after the 2008 Malaysian general election, having previously served as a Deputy Minister for Transport.^[3] He was replaced by Ahmad Nazlan Idris as the Barisan Nasional candidate for Jerantut in the 2013 Malaysian general election. He was a member of the opposition Semangat 46 party early in his political career, running for Parliament unsuccessfully in the 1995 Malaysian general election.

Tengku Azlan is the brother of the late Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang and is the paternal uncle to the current Sultan of Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah. He is married to Tunku Puteri Negeri Sembilan, Tunku Puan Sri Dato' Seri Jawahir Binti Tuanku Ja’afar and they have two sons and a daughter.^[4]

Tengku Azlan was conferred the title Tengku Panglima Besar by his nephew, Al-Sultan Abdullah on 30 July 2021, succeeding Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah after the later acceded to become the Tengku Mahkota (Crown Prince) of Pahang.^[5]

Election results

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

• Malaysia
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2011)^[7][8]
• Pahang
  • Tengku Panglima Besar (2021)
  • Knight Grand Companion of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2007)^[9]
  • Knight Grand Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (SIMP) – formerly Dato', now Dato' Indera (2002)^[10]
  • Knight Companion of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (DSAP) – Dato' (1979)^[11]
• Negeri Sembilan
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Grand Order of Tuanku Ja'afar (SPTJ) – Dato' Seri (1985)^[12]

References

1. ^ "Tengku Azlan Ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar, YB Tan Sri" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
2. ^ "Kembali ke Pangkuan UMNO". UMNO Online. 9 August 2021.
3. ^ "Tengku Azlan and Anifah decline deputy minister's post". The Star (Malaysia). 19 March 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
4. ^ R. Nadeswaran & Fernandez, Terence (8 May 2008). "Right royal politician". The Sun. Berjaya Group. Retrieved 10 July 2010.^{[dead link]}
5. ^ Syahira Yahya (2 August 2021). "Tengku Azlan dikurnia gelaran Tengku Panglima Besar Pahang". MalaysiaGazette. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
6. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 11 July 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
7. ^ "Senarai Penerima Panglima Setia Mahkota Tahun 2011". www.istiadat.gov.my
8. ^ "Yang di-Pertuan Agong's Birthday Honours List 2011". The Star. 8 June 2011. Archived 1 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
9. ^ Roslina Mohamad (24 October 2007). "Two ministers made Datuk Seris". The Star. Archived 6 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
10. ^ "Sultan's children head award's list". New Straits Times. 24 October 2002. p. 6.
11. ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". Bahagian Istiadat dan Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa. Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia)
12. ^ "King heads Negri Ruler's birthday honours list". New Straits Times. 19 July 1985. p. 7.