Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu
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Al-Wathiqu Billah Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin ibni Almarhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah is Sultan of Terengganu, reigning since 1998. He previously reigned as the thirteenth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the constitutional monarch of Malaysia, from 2006 to 2011.
Mizan in 2011
Mizan (right) with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, 2010
Sultan of Terengganu
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Sultan of Terengganu is the title of the constitutional head of Terengganu state in Malaysia. The current sultan, Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu, is the 18th sultan and 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia from 2006 to 2011. He is the head of the religion of Islam in the state and the source of all titles, honours and dignities in the state.
Sultan of Terengganu
The sultan of Terengganu's headgear (Solek Belalai Gajah). Worn by the sultan, this songket is folded like a leaf bud pointing upwards, resembling an elephant tusk from which it takes its name. Its folded in three layers with its point wounded to the right, signifying the wearer is a royal.
Sultan Zainal Abidin III (reigned 1881–1918), the 12th sultan of Terengganu
Sultan Muhammad Shah II (reigned 1918–1920), the 13th sultan of Terengganu, then a raja muda (crown prince) in 1909