Sultan Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah

Sultan Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Zainal Abidin III (1 December 1895 – 25 September 1942) was the 13th Sultan of Terengganu from 21 May 1920 to 25 September 1942.

Sultan Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah was born as Tengku Sulaiman Shah on 1 December 1895 at Istana Maziah, Kuala Terengganu. He was the third son of Sultan Zainal Abidin III of Terengganu with his second wife, Cik Aisha binti Ismail.

Following the abdication of Sultan Muhammad Shah II of Terengganu in 1920, his younger brother, Tengku Muda Sulaiman ascended the Throne on 21 May 1920 as Sultan Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah of Terengganu.

His reign saw the growth of Malay nationalism in Terengganu. During the 1920s, growing anti-British sentiment in Terengganu led to uprisings in 1922, 1925 and 1928 which were led by Haji Abdul Rahman Limbong. The uprisings was later quelled by the British and the leader was exiled to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, where he died in 1929.

Kesatuan Melayu Muda, one of the important nationalist organisation in Malaya, was formed during Sultan Sulaiman's reign.

On 21 July 1913, at the age of 18, Tengku Sulaiman Shah married Tengku Mariam, the daughter of Sultan Ahmad Muad'zam Shah of Pahang. The marriage made the relationship between Terengganu and Pahang closer.

Sultan Sulaiman and his wife was blessed with ten children, five son and five daughter. The eldest was Tengku Ali who then succeeded his father as Sultan Ali Shah of Terengganu upon Sultan Sulaiman's death in 1942. The Sultan's daughter, Tengku Asma who married to Tunku Badlishah who would later became the Sultan of Kedah. Tengku Asma was proclaimed as the Sultanah of Kedah.

Sultan Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah died on 25 September 1942 at Istana Timur Padang Negara. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Tengku Ali as the Sultan of Terengganu.

He was laid to rest at Abidin Royal Mausoleum, Kuala Terengganu.