Duli Yang Maha Mulia Tuanku Al-Sultan Ismail Petra ibni Almarhum Al-Sultan Yahya Petra is the Sultan of Kelantan, Malaysia since March 30, 1980. His father is the previous sultan, Sultan Yahya Petra and his mother is Tengku Zainab. His first wife is Duli Yang Maha Mulia Raja Perempuan Tengku Anis Binti Tengku Abdul Hamid.
Together, the Sultan and Raja Perempuan have 4 children:
Ismail Petra also has a second wife, Elia Suhana Ahmad, whom he married on 31 December 2007[1].
It was reported that the Sultan of Kelantan, Tuanku Ismail Petra Tuanku Yahya Petra, has filed an application for verification of his divorce from his second wife, Che Puan Elia Suhana Ahmad, at the Syariah High Court on 9th March 2010.
Subsequently, the Chief registrar of Syariah Appelate/High court, Abu Bakar Abdullah Kutty, clarified that the Sultan of Kelantan Sultan Ismail Petra ibni Sultan Yahya Petra did not file a divorce suit against his second wife Elia Suhana Ahmad. Instead, Abu Bakar Abdullah Kutty said an unknown individual by the name of Nik Rorhana Wan Abdul Rahman was named as the plaintiff in the divorce petition filed on Tuesday.
“I want to clarify that the Sultan did not file the writ but instead it was filed on his behalf". “Based on Syariah law we have accepted the suit and it will be up to the court to decide on the matter". “I have to make things clear as it was reported in the media that the Sultan had filed the writ personally which is totally incorrect,” he told reporters at his office here at Balai Islam, Lundang Thursday.
Sultan Ismail Petra was born on November 11, 1949 in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. He was a son of Sultan Yahya Petra and Almarhum Raja Perempuan Zainab II
Sultan Ismail's early education was at Sultan Ismail College, Kota Bharu and later on through special teacher at the Kota Bharu palace.
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Sultan of Kelantan 30th March 1980- |
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Duli Yang Maha Mulia Tuanku Al-Sultan Ismail Petra ibni Almarhum Al-Sultan Yahya Petra is the Sultan of Kelantan, Malaysia since March 30, 1980. His father is the previous sultan, Sultan Yahya Petra and his mother is Tengku Zainab. His wife is Duli Yang Maha Mulia Raja Perempuan Tengku Anis Binti Tengku Abdul Hamid.
Together, the Sultan and Raja Perempuan have 4 children:
Sultan Ismail Petra was born on November 11, 1949 in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. He was a son of Sultan Yahya Petra and Almarhum Raja Perempuan Zainab II
Sultan Ismail's early education was at Sultan Ismail College, Kota Bharu and later on through special teacher at the Kota Bharu palace.
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