Tengku Muhammad Iskandar Ri'ayatuddin Shah

Tengku Muhammad Iskandar Ri'ayatuddin Shah تڠكو محمد إسكندر رعاية الدين شاه‎
Tengku Arif Bendahara
Tenure	15 August 2019 – present
Proclamation	15 August 2019
Predecessors	Tengku Abdullah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar
Born	Tengku Muhammad Iskandar Ri'ayatuddin Shah bin Tengku Abdullah (1997-08-03) 3 August 1997 (age 27) Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
Spouse	Tengku Natasya Puteri binti Tengku Adnan ​ ​ (m. 2024)​
Names Tengku Muhammad Iskandar Ri'ayatuddin Shah ibni Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah
House	Bendahara
Father	Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah
Mother	Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah
Religion	Sunni Islam
Signature
Military career
Allegiance	Malaysia
Service / branch	Malaysian Army
Rank	Lieutenant
Unit	505th Territorial Army Regiment

Tengku Muhammad Iskandar Ri'ayatuddin Shah ibni Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah (Jawi: تڠكو محمد إسكندر رعاية الدين شاه أبن السلطان عبدﷲ رعاية الدين المصطفى بالله شاه; born 3 August 1997) is a member of the Pahang royal family who is the Tengku Arif Bendahara. He is the second son of the current Sultan of Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and his consort Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, the Tengku Ampuan of Pahang.

Given that his father serves as the current Sultan of Pahang, Tengku Muhammad occupies the second position in the line of succession to the Pahang throne after his brother, Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah.^[1] He is also the Head of the Pahang State Customs Council and Representative of the Royal Family.

Personal life

Tengku Muhammad married Tengku Natasya Puteri, the daughter of Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor on 24 October 2024 at Balai Mahkota Istana Abdulaziz, Kuantan, Pahang.^[2]

Honours

Honours of Pahang

• Knight Grand Companion of the Order of Al-Sultan Abdullah of Pahang (SAAS) – Dato' Sri Setia (2024)^[3]
• Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2020)^[4]

Honours of Malaysia

•  Malaysia:
  • Recipient of the General Service Medal (PPA)
  • Recipient of the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal

Foreign honours

•  Monaco:
  • Grand Officer of the Order of Saint-Charles (27 November 2023)^[5]

Ancestry

See also: Family tree of Pahang monarchs

Ancestry of Tengku Muhammad Iskandar Ri'ayatuddin Shah

16. Sultan Abdullah I of Pahang 8. Sultan Abu Bakar of Pahang 17. Sultanah Kalsum binti Tun Abdullah 4. Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta'in Billah 18. Sultan Iskandar of Perak 9. Raja Fatima, Princess of Perak 19. Nong Fatima, Princess of Pahang (half sister of 16) 2. Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah 20. Sultan Ahmad Muadzam Shah ibni al-Marhum Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun ‘Ali 10. Tengku Muhammad, Prince of Pahang (half brother of 16) 21. Cik Hajjah Fatima binti Muhammad Talib 5. Tengku Ampuan Afzan 22. Y.B.M. Tengku Mustafa bin Tengku Muda Idris Tengku Sri Wangsa Raja 11. Tengku Aisha Mandak, Princess of Terengganu 23. Wan Salama binti Haji Wan Yusuf Puteh 1. Tengku Muhammad Iskandar Ri'ayatuddin Shah 24. Sultan Ibrahim of Johor 12. Sultan Ismail of Johor 25. Sultanah Ungku Maimuna binti Abdul Majid 6. Al-Mutawakkil Alallah Sultan Iskandar al-Haj 26. Ungku Ahmad bin Muhammad Khalid 13. Sultanah Ungku Tun Aminah 27. Ungku Khadija binti Muhammad 3. Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah 28. Henry David Trevorrow 14. Reginald George Trevorrow 29. Florence Louisa Capling 7. Josephine Ruby Trevorrow 30. Thomas Alderman 15. Ruby May Alderman

References

1. "Sejarah Kesultanan Melayu Pahang" [History of Pahang Malay Sultanate] (in Malay). Portal Diraja Pahang.
2. "Pahang royal wedding: Tengku Muhammad weds Tengku Natasya". The Star. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
3. "Tengku Ampuan Pahang heads list of 24 recipients of state honours in conjunction with Sultan's birthday". The Star. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
4. "Lapan anakanda Agong terima Darjah Kebesaran Pahang". Bernama (in Malay). Sinar Harian. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
5. "Monaco's Prince Albert II accorded state welcome at Istana Negara". Malay Mail. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.

Tengku Muhammad Iskandar Ri'ayatuddin Shah House of Bendahara, Pahang Born: 3 August 1997
Malaysian royalty
Lines of succession
Preceded by Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah	Line of succession to the throne of Pahang 2nd in line	Followed by Tengku Ahmad Ismail Mu'adzam Shah
Regnal titles
Preceded by Tengku Abdullah	Tengku Arif Bendahara of Pahang 2019–present	Incumbent