September 14, 2010
Fifteen of the 17 members of the State Royal Succession Council decided to select the Regent to take over from his ailing father Sultan Ismail Petra Sultan Yahya Petra, 60.
In other developments:
> Two members of the council who did not attend yesterday morning’s meeting to decide on the successor were Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, who is an uncle of the Raja Perempuan of Kelantan, and Tengku Amalin Aishah Sultan Ismail Petra, the youngest daughter of the Sultan.
> Council secretary Datuk Mohd Aiseri Alias stressed that the proclamation was in accordance with the state constitution.
> Senior state exco member Datuk Nik Amar Nik Abdullah hailed it as a new era for Kelantan.
KELANTAN’S NEW SULTAN
Tuanku Muhammad Faris Petra
Date of birth: Oct 6, 1969 Education: He received his early education at the Fatima Convent kindergarten, Kota Baru (1974 to 1975) and completed his primary school education at Sekolah Rendah Sultan Ismail 1 (1976 to 1981).
He studied at the Alice Smith School and Oakham School, Rutland, Britain from 1983 to 1989 and graduated in diplomatic studies and Islamic studies at St Cross College, Oxford and Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, respectively.
The Sultan studied diplomatic relations and business administration at the Huron University College in London besides taking a diplomatic relations course at the Deutsche Stiftung Internationale Entwicklung in Berlin and European business administration at the European Business School in London.
The oldest of four siblings, he was made the crown prince in 1985. He was appointed as Regent on May 24 last year after his father, Sultan of Kelantan Sultan Ismail Petra, suffered a stroke.
The Sultan is an avid reader and fan of 4WD vehicle expeditions, horse sports, bowling and archery. He also follows the development in and outside the country.
Tuanku Muhammad Faris Petra is involved in many charity organisations and has been appointed the Commander of the 506 Territorial Army Regiment with a rank of Brigadier-General (Honorary).
Tuanku Muhammad Faris Petra
Date of birth: Oct 6, 1969 Education: He received his early education at the Fatima Convent kindergarten, Kota Baru (1974 to 1975) and completed his primary school education at Sekolah Rendah Sultan Ismail 1 (1976 to 1981).
He studied at the Alice Smith School and Oakham School, Rutland, Britain from 1983 to 1989 and graduated in diplomatic studies and Islamic studies at St Cross College, Oxford and Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, respectively.
The Sultan studied diplomatic relations and business administration at the Huron University College in London besides taking a diplomatic relations course at the Deutsche Stiftung Internationale Entwicklung in Berlin and European business administration at the European Business School in London.
The oldest of four siblings, he was made the crown prince in 1985. He was appointed as Regent on May 24 last year after his father, Sultan of Kelantan Sultan Ismail Petra, suffered a stroke.
The Sultan is an avid reader and fan of 4WD vehicle expeditions, horse sports, bowling and archery. He also follows the development in and outside the country.
Tuanku Muhammad Faris Petra is involved in many charity organisations and has been appointed the Commander of the 506 Territorial Army Regiment with a rank of Brigadier-General (Honorary).
