Badlishah of Kedah
Sultan Sir Badlishah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah KCMG KBE (Jawi: سلطان سر بدلي شاه ابن المرحوم سلطان عبد الحميد حليم شاه; 17 March 1894 – 13 July 1958) was the 27th Sultan of Kedah, a present Malaysian state, between 1943 and 1958. He succeeded the throne upon the death of his father, Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah. He was the elder half brother of the first Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tunku Abdul Rahman.
| Badlishah بدلي شاه | |
|---|---|
| Sultan of Kedah | |
| Sultan of Kedah | |
| Reign | 13 May 1943 - 13 July 1958 |
| Predecessor | Abdul Hamid Halim Shah |
| Successor | Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah |
| Born | 17 March 1894 Alor Setar, Kedah, Siam |
| Died | 13 July 1958 (aged 64) Alor Setar, Kedah, Federation of Malaya |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Tunku Sofia binti Almarhum Tunku Mahmud (1899-1934, m.1922-1934, her death) Sultanah Asma binti Almarhum Sultan Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah (1911-1994, m.1934-1958, his death) |
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| House | Mahawangsa |
| Father | Abdul Hamid Halim Shah |
| Mother | Tunku Nai Sofiah binti Almarhum Tunku Nai Haji Hassan |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Sultan Badlishah also served as regent of Kedah between 1937 and 1943. In 1943, he was deposed by the Imperial Japanese Army, but was reinstated following their surrender and the end of the Japanese occupation of Malaya in 1945.
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