Sultan Zainal Rashid Mu'adzam Shah II

Zainal Rashid Mu'adzam Shah II
Sultan of Kedah
Reign 1879 1881
Predecessor Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin Mukarram Shah
Successor Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah
Born (1857-09-04)4 September 1857
Died 22 September 1881(1881-09-22) (aged 24)
Ligor (Nakhon Si Thammarat)
Spouse Tengku Mariam binti Tengku Ziauddin
House Kedah
Father Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin Mukarram Shah
Mother Wan Tan binti Luang Nik Abidin
Religion Sunni Islam

Sultan Zainal Rashid Mu'adzam Shah II died at Ligor (Nakhon Si Thammarat) (4 September 1857 22 September 1881) was the 24th Sultan of Kedah from 1879 to 1881, a present Malaysian state. He was the son of Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin Mukarram Shah with Wan Tan binti Luang Nik Abidin. He married Tengku Mariam binti Tengku Ziauddin and had only a princess, Tunku Aishah.

Tunku Aishah married the Sultan of Langkat, Sultan Abdul Aziz Abdul Djalil Rahmat Shah.

He was poisoned and died during detention at Ligor (Nakhon Si Thammarat) on 22 September 1881 and was succeeded by his half-brother, Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah.

Full name and styles

His full name and style was His Highness Paduka Sri Sultan Zainal Rashid Muazzam Shah II ibni al-Marhum Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin Mukarram Shah, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of the State of Kedah Dar ul-Aman.

Preceded by
Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin Mukarram Shah
Sultan of Kedah
18791881
Succeeded by
Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah
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