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Biography
Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra ibni Sultan Ismail Petra is the current Tengku Mahkota or heir presumptive to the throne of Kelantan. He was appointed to the position on 18 October 2010. On 8 December 2016, HRH was appointed as the Regent of Kelantan for 5 years term following the appointment of his eldest brother, Sultan Muhammad V of Kelantan as the fifteenth Yang di-Pertuan Agong on 13 December 2016.
Tengku Faiz is the second of four children of the former Sultan of Kelantan, Sultan Ismail Petra. His two younger siblings are Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra and Tengku Amalin Aishah Putri. His eldest brother is the current Sultan of Kelantan, Muhammad V, the fifteenth Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
Biography
Tengku Faiz was born at Istana Kota Lama, Kelantan on 20 January 1974. He was appointed Tengku Bendahara Kelantan on 30 March 1989 and is the head of the Kelantan Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council since 21 June 2009.
Tengku Faiz was elevated to the position of Tengku Mahkota upon deliberation of the Kelantan State Council of Succession which was chaired by Tengku Laksamana Kelantan Tengku Abdul Halim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Ibrahim. The ceremony to present the letter of appointment as Tengku Mahkota Kelantan was held at Istana Negeri in Kubang Kerian.
According to the Kelantan State Constitution, Tengku Muhammad Faiz could be the ruler or regent when the Sultan is abroad for a period of more than 12 months or unable to carry out his duties as the ruler over the same period.
Titles and styles
- 20 June 1974 - 30 March 1979: His Highness (Yang Amat Mulia) Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra ibni Tengku Ismail Petra.
- 30 March 1979 - 30 March 1989: His Highness (Yang Amat Mulia) Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra ibni Sultan Ismail Petra.
- 30 March 1989 - 18 October 2010: His Highness (Yang Amat Mulia) Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra ibni Sultan Ismail Petra, The Tengku Bendahara.
- 18 October 2010 - 8 December 2016: His Royal Highness (Yang Teramat Mulia) Tengku Dr. Muhammad Faiz Petra ibni Sultan Ismail Petra, the Tengku Mahkota of Kelantan.
- 8 December 2016 - Present: His Royal Highness (Yang Maha Mulia) Tengku Dr. Muhammad Faiz Petra ibni Sultan Ismail Petra, the Regent of Kelantan.
Honours
He has been awarded:
Honours of Kelantan
Recipient of the Royal Family Order or Star of Yunus (DK, 31 March 2003).
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kelantan or Star of Muhammad (SPMK).
Recipient of the Royal Family Order or Star of Yunus (DK, 31 March 2003).
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kelantan or Star of Muhammad (SPMK).Ancestry
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