Background
Ri'ayatuddin, Ahmad Shah Abu Bakar was born on October 24, 1930 in Pekan, Malaysia. Son of Sultan Abu Bakar.
Ri'ayatuddin, Ahmad Shah Abu Bakar was born on October 24, 1930 in Pekan, Malaysia. Son of Sultan Abu Bakar.
Student public administration, Worcester College, Oxford (England) University, 1950-1953; graduate, Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, England Doctor of Letters (honorary), Malaya, 1988; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Northrop, 1993.
Tengku Mahkota of Pahang, since 1944; trainee in local government, Urban District Council, Sidmouth, Devon., England, 1950-1953; captain 4th battalion, Royal Malay Regiment, 1954; commander 12th infantry battalion, then lieutenant colonel, Territorial Army, 1963-1965; member, State Council regent of Pahang, 1956, 59, 65; sultan of Pahang, since 1974; elected Timbalan Yang di Pertuan Agong, 1975-1979; elected Yang di Pertuan Agong, 1979-1984, 85; constitutional head, International Islamic U., 1988.
Married Tengku Hajjah Afzan binti Tengku Muhammad, 1954. 7 children.