Sultan Ali Shah
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Sultan Ali Shah, also known as Sultan Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah Ali was the fourteenth Sultan of Terengganu
. He was the son of the thirteenth Sultan, Sultan Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah and the legitimate heir to the throne of Terengganu
.
Sultan Sulaiman died on September 25, 1942 of blood poisoning. The Japanese Military Administration, which at that time occupied Malaya
, proclaimed Sultan Ali as the Sultan of Terengganu
.
On October 18, 1943, the Thai
government under Prime Minister Field Marshal Plaek Pibulsonggram
took over the administration of Terengganu from the Japanese and continued to recognise Sultan Ali as the legitimate Sultan.
When the British returned after the end of World War II
, they declined to recognise Sultan Ali. Allegedly, Sultan Ali was too much in debt and had been too close to the Japanese during their occupation. According to Sultan Ali, the British Military Administration
wanted him removed for his refusal to sign the Malayan Union
treaty.
The British Military Administration
also disapproved of Sultan Ali's character, where he was said to have repudiated his official consort (the daughter of Sultan Abu Bakar of Pahang
) and had contracted an unsuitable second marriage to a former prostitute.
On November 5, 1945 the Terengganu State Council of thirteen members announced the dismissal of Sultan Ali and the appointment of Tengku Ismail as the fifteenth Sultan of Terengganu
. Tengku Ismail became known as Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah
and was installed on June 6, 1949 at Istana Maziah
, Kuala Terengganu
. Sultan Ismail's
descendants have since ruled Terengganu
.
Sultan Ali continued to dispute his dismissal until his death on May 17, 1996.
Sultan of Terengganu
Sultan of Terengganu is the title of the constitutional head of Terengganu state in Malaysia. The current sultan, Mizan Zainal Abidin, is the seventeenth Sultan of Terengganu...
. He was the son of the thirteenth Sultan, Sultan Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah and the legitimate heir to the throne of Terengganu
Terengganu
Terengganu is a sultanate and constitutive state of federal Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Iman...
.
Sultan Sulaiman died on September 25, 1942 of blood poisoning. The Japanese Military Administration, which at that time occupied Malaya
British Malaya
British Malaya loosely described a set of states on the Malay Peninsula and the Island of Singapore that were brought under British control between the 18th and the 20th centuries...
, proclaimed Sultan Ali as the Sultan of Terengganu
Sultan of Terengganu
Sultan of Terengganu is the title of the constitutional head of Terengganu state in Malaysia. The current sultan, Mizan Zainal Abidin, is the seventeenth Sultan of Terengganu...
.
On October 18, 1943, the Thai
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
government under Prime Minister Field Marshal Plaek Pibulsonggram
Plaek Pibulsonggram
Field Marshal Plaek Pibunsongkhram , often known as Phibun Songkhram or simply Phibun in English, was Prime Minister and virtual military dictator of Thailand from 1938 to 1944 and 1948 to 1957.- Early years :...
took over the administration of Terengganu from the Japanese and continued to recognise Sultan Ali as the legitimate Sultan.
When the British returned after the end of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, they declined to recognise Sultan Ali. Allegedly, Sultan Ali was too much in debt and had been too close to the Japanese during their occupation. According to Sultan Ali, the British Military Administration
British Military Administration
The British Military Administration was the interim administrator of British Malaya between the end of World War II and the establishment of the Malayan Union in 1946. Specifically, the entity lasted from September 1945 to April 1946...
wanted him removed for his refusal to sign the Malayan Union
Malayan Union
The Malayan Union was a federation of the Malay states and the Straits Settlements of Penang and Malacca. It was the successor to British Malaya and was conceived to unify the Malay Peninsula under a single government so as to simplify administration. The Malayan Union later became the independent...
treaty.
The British Military Administration
British Military Administration
The British Military Administration was the interim administrator of British Malaya between the end of World War II and the establishment of the Malayan Union in 1946. Specifically, the entity lasted from September 1945 to April 1946...
also disapproved of Sultan Ali's character, where he was said to have repudiated his official consort (the daughter of Sultan Abu Bakar of Pahang
Pahang
Pahang is the third largest state in Malaysia, after Sarawak and Sabah, occupying the huge Pahang River river basin. It is bordered to the north by Kelantan, to the west by Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, to the south by Johor and to the east by Terengganu and the South China Sea.Its state...
) and had contracted an unsuitable second marriage to a former prostitute.
On November 5, 1945 the Terengganu State Council of thirteen members announced the dismissal of Sultan Ali and the appointment of Tengku Ismail as the fifteenth Sultan of Terengganu
Sultan of Terengganu
Sultan of Terengganu is the title of the constitutional head of Terengganu state in Malaysia. The current sultan, Mizan Zainal Abidin, is the seventeenth Sultan of Terengganu...
. Tengku Ismail became known as Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah
Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah
In full, Almarhum Sultan Sir Ismail Nasiruddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Zainal Abidin III KCMG was the fourth Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, and the fifteenth Sultan of Terengganu.-Early career:...
and was installed on June 6, 1949 at Istana Maziah
Istana Maziah
Istana Maziah is the official palace of the Sultan of Terengganu. It is located at the foot of Bukit Puteri in Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia...
, Kuala Terengganu
Kuala Terengganu
-Transport:The city is connected to other towns via a good network of roads and also some ferries that ply the Terengganu River. The Sultan Mahmud Bridge, a bridge over the Terengganu River, provides a road link to both banks of the river...
. Sultan Ismail's
descendants have since ruled Terengganu
Terengganu
Terengganu is a sultanate and constitutive state of federal Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Iman...
.
Sultan Ali continued to dispute his dismissal until his death on May 17, 1996.