Tengku Zainab

Tengku Zainab binti Tengku Sri Utama Raja Muhammad Petra (1917-1993) was born in Kelantan. She married Sultan Yahya Petra ibni Almarhum Sultan Ibrahim Petra of Kelantan in 1939, who at the time held the title of Tengku temenggung.

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In 1960, Sultan Yahya became Sultan and his wife was proclaimed Raja Perempuan or Queen. She took the tile of Zainab II as her stepmother-in-law was also known as Raja Perempuan Zainab. She served as Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia during her husband's reign.

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On his death on the 29th of March 1979, she returned to Kelantan where she guided her only son, Sultan Ismail Petra, in the performance of her duties.

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