| Sultan of Terengganu | |
|---|---|
Provincial/State | |
) Arms of His Royal Highness the Sultan of Terengganu | |
| Incumbent | |
| Mizan Zainal Abidin since 15 May 1998 | |
| Coronation 4 March 1999 | |
| Details | |
| Style | His Royal Highness |
| Heir apparent | Tengku Muhammad Ismail |
| First monarch | Zainal Abidin I |
| Formation | 1725 |
| Residence | Istana Syarqiyyah, Kuala Terengganu |
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The Terengganu Sultan's Headgear (Solek Belalai Gajah). This woven songket headgear is worn by the Sultan of Terengganu. The songket is folded like a leaf bud pointing upwards, resembling an elephant tusk from which it takes its name. This headdress is folded in three layers with its point wounded to the right. This signifies the wearer is royal.
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.
List of office bearers
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Sultan Muhammad Shah II, then a Raja Muda in 1909.
- 1725–1733: Zainal Abidin I
- 1733–1793: Mansur Shah I
- 1793–1808: Zainal Abidin II
- 1808–1830: Ahmad Shah I
- 1830–1831: Abdul Rahman
- 1831 (jointly): Omar Riayat Shah and Mansur Shah II
- 1831–1837: Mansur Shah II
- 1837–1839: Muhammad Shah I
- 1839–1876: Omar Riayat Shah
- 1876-1877: Mahmud Mustafa Shah
- 1876–1881: Ahmad Shah II
- 1881–1918: Zainal Abidin III
- 1918–1920: Muhammad Shah II
- 1920–1942: Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah
- 1942–1945: Ali Shah
- 1945–1979: Ismail Nasiruddin Shah
- 1979–1998: Mahmud al-Muktafi Billah Shah
- 1998–present: Mizan Zainal Abidin
See also
- List of Sunni Muslim dynasties
- Ali al-Uraidhi ibn Ja'far al-Sadiq