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Tunku Abdul Hamid Thani

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Tunku Abdul Hamid Thani
Tunku Bendahara of Kedah
BornTunku Abdul Hamid Thani ibni Sultan Badlishah
(1952-06-18) 18 June 1952 (age 72)
Terengganu, Unfederated Malay States, British Malaya
SpouseToh Puan Bendahara Kedah
YABhg. Datin Seri DiRaja Puan Sri Dato’ Nora Binti Abdullah
Issue3
Names
Tunku Abdul Hamid Thani ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah
FatherSultan Badlishah
MotherSultanah Asma
ReligionSunni Islam

Dato' Seri Diraja Tan Sri Tunku Abdul Hamid Thani ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah (born 18 June 1952) is the Tunku Bendahara of Kedah. He is the son of Sultan Badlishah and a younger brother of Sultan Sallehuddin and younger half-brother of Sultan Abdul Halim.[1]

Early life and education

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Tunku Abdul Hamid Thani was born on 18 June 1952 in Terengganu. He is the son of late Sultan Badlishah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah, the 27th Sultan of Kedah and his wife, the late Sultanah Asma binti Almarhum Sultan Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah.[2]

He graduated with a diploma in Hotel Management from the Institut Teknologi MARA, Malaysia in 1972.[3]

His son was Tengku Jonaris Badlishah (c. November 1974c. 1999), a convicted murderer who was sentenced to death in Singapore in 1998.[4]

Career

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Tunku Abdul Hamid Thani is the Executive Chairman of THB Bina Maju Sdn Bhd Construction, Executive Chairman of THB Development Sdn Bhd (Construction and Development), Executive Chairman of THB Maintenance Sdn Bhd (Road Maintenance), Executive Chairman of Armada Energy Service Sdn Bhd (O&G)., Executive Chairman of Citaglobal Sdn Bhd (Construction) and Executive Chairman of Jerai Gemilang Sdn Bhd (Construction). He has over 30 years of experience in the business sector.

Tunku Bendahara of Kedah

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Tunku Abdul Hamid Thani was proclaimed as the Tunku Bendahara of Kedah in 2017 following the demise of his elder half-brother Tunku Annuar.[5]

Honours

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Honours of Kedah

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Honours of Malaysia

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References

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  1. ^ "Yang Teramat Mulia Tunku Bendahara Kedah".
  2. ^ "Kedah Genealogy". Royal Ark. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  3. ^ "List of Directors".
  4. ^ "Sultan's Nephew, a Malaysian, Gets Death For Murder". Utusan. 8 December 1998.
  5. ^ "Kesultanan Kedah".
Tunku Abdul Hamid Thani
Kedah Royal Family
Born: 18 June 1951
Royal titles
Preceded by
Tunku Annuar
Tunku Bendahara of Kedah
2017 – present
Incumbent