Che Puan Besar Kalsom Abdullah Explained

Kalsom
Malay: {{Script|Arab|كلثوم
Succession:Che Puan Besar of Pahang[1]
Reign:15 August 2019 – present
Predecessor:Tengku Ampuan Besar Raja Fatimah (as Tengku Ampuan Besar)
Succession1:Sultanah of Pahang
Reign1:30 September 1992 – 11 January 2019
Cor-Type1:Proclamation
Predecessor1:Tengku Ampuan Afzan (as Tengku Ampuan)
Successor1:Tengku Ampuan Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah (as Tengku Ampuan)
Consort:yes
Issue:Tengku Fahad Mua'adzam Shah
Birth Date:12 September 1951
Birth Place:Taftan, Baluchistan, Dominion of Pakistan
Religion:Sunni Islam

Che Puan Besar Hajjah Kalsom Abdullah (Jawi: چئ ڤوان بسر حاجه كلثوم عبدالله), formerly known as Sultanah Kalsom (née Anita; born 12 September 1951 in Taftan, Baluchistan, Dominion of Pakistan) is the former Sultanah of Pahang as the second wife of Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah.[2] She is of Persian and Pakistani descent.

Early life

She was born on 12 September 1951 in Taftan, Baluchistan, Dominion of Pakistan.

Prior to her marriage, she was an air stewardess for a prominent airline.

Personal life

She and the Sultan have a son together Tengku Fahad Mua'adzam Shah, the Tengku Arif Temenggong of Pahang.[2] [3]

Kiwanis Club of Kuantan

She has been the patron of the Kiwanis Club of Kuantan since 2004.[4] [5]

Titles, styles, honours, and recognitions

Sultanah Kalsom's style was changed to Cik Puan Besar Hajjah Kalsom Abdullah on 15 August 2019.[6]

Honours of Pahang

Honorary degrees

Notes and References

  1. News: The Pahang State Secretary's Office today announced new honorifics for the Royal family. . . 18 August 2019 . 9 April 2023.
  2. Web site: Malaysian Monarchy: His and Her Majesty - Yang di-Pertuan Agong VII (The Sultan of Pahang) . 28 September 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050412140149/http://www.malaysianmonarchy.org.my/portal_bi/rk3/rk3a.php?id=rk3_7 . 12 April 2005 . dead .
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20110516202800/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-86147405.html HighBeam: New Straits Times - Pleasant surprise for Sultan Ahmad Shah
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20071019012903/http://mind.org.my/article-757 Mind: Those with Down Syndrome learn to gain employment
  5. Web site: Kiwanis Malaysia: Breaking News - DYMM Sultanah Pahang Sultanah Hajjah Kalsom is the Patron of the Kiwanis Club of Kuantan . 29 September 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080228005116/http://www.kiwanis.org.my/article.cfm?ID=19 . 28 February 2008 . dead .
  6. News: Pursuant to the announcement, Sultanah Kalsom will be known as Cik Puan Besar Hajjah Kalsom Abdullah. . . 18 August 2019 . 9 April 2023.
  7. News: Sultanah Kalsom heads birthday honours list. New Straits Times. 24 October 1999. 7.
  8. Web site: DYMM Sultanah Pahang Sultanah Hajjah Kalsom DK | Leaders | Limkokwing University of Creative Technology . 2011-07-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111006195120/http://www.limkokwing.net/showcases/leaders/dymm_sultanah_pahang_sultanah_hajjah_kalsom_dk/ . 6 October 2011 . dmy-all .