DYMM Sultan Kedah Is Malaysia's New King...Kedah Sejahtera Now?

 Historically, one might simply assume that Kedah is a sad and morose state. Despite being the first state on the peninsular to receive Islam, Kedah spent years and years of political interference, mostly from Siam...well, actually from Ligor (where Narathiwat is now). The Raja of Ligor attacks Kedah quite a lot, in the name of the King of Siam. Honestly, the king had no idea what Raja Ligor was up to until much later.

Kedah was one of the biggest state on the Malay Peninsula, that include Setol (Kedah: Setoi, Thai: Satun) and Jala (Thai: Yala). However, with the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, the two provinces were ceded to Siam, despite the British's attempt to keep it within Kedah. The Siamese King claimed that 2 provinces contain a large number of Siamese population. Of course, in reality, there were (are) more than 88% Malay population in that area.

The British could not have done better: they tricked the Sultan of Kedah into leasing Pulau Pinang to the disoriented buccaneer, Francis Light, and later parts of the mainland, now known as Butterworth. When Siam ceded Kedah to the British, for the first time Kedah had an Advisor to the State Government. Why Advisor, I never knew, because he never gives advice, he orders and dictates, and everybody is expected to bow to his wishes. When the British built a road from Kuala Ketil to Kulim (rubber industrial area), Kedah had no money to pay them. For that, the British ceded parts of south Kedah to the Federated Malay States, namely Parit Buntar.

Historically, Kedah is one of the most abused state by foreign powers.

It must also be said that, despite all of that, Kedah gave Malaysia 2 leaders who shaped Malaysia: Tengku Abdul Rahman and Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. The two of them shaped Malaysia prominently, one who achieved independece for Malaysia from the thieving british, and one who modernized Malaysia and slapped the west at the same time.

At midnight, 13th of December 2011, Kedah again made history when the Sultan of Kedah, KDYMM Tengku Abdul Halim Muazzam Shah, became the KDYMM Yang Dipertuan Agung for the 2nd time. The first time he held that position was between 1970 to 1975. The rotation came to a full circle in 36 years, and Tengku Abdul Halim stepped into annals of Malaysia history when he was proclaimed the Yang Dipertuan Agung again, as the article below, from Utusan Malaysia: 

KUALA LUMPUR 13 Dis. – Sultan Kedah, Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah hari ini melafaz sumpah memegang jawatan sebagai Yang di-Pertuan Agong ke-14 dalam upacara penuh adat istiadat di Istana Negara di sini.

Ini merupakan kali kedua baginda dipilih sebagai Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

Kali pertama ialah dari 21 September 1970 hingga 20 September 1975 semasa berusia 43 tahun.

Tuanku Abdul Halim, 84, dipilih oleh Raja-Raja Melayu pada Mesyuarat Majlis Raja-Raja yang ke-226 (Khas) di Istana Negara pada 14 Oktober lepas untuk tempoh lima tahun berkuat kuasa hari ini, bagi menggantikan Sultan Terengganu, Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin yang tamat tempoh pemerintahan sebagai Yang di-Pertuan Agong ke-13 semalam.

Sistem penggiliran Yang di-Pertuan Agong dalam kalangan sembilan Raja Melayu dimulakan sejak negara merdeka pada 31 Ogos 1957.

Istiadat hari ini merupakan istiadat seumpamanya yang pertama kali diadakan di Istana Negara yang baru dibina bercirikan binaan Islam dan tradisional Melayu di kawasan seluas 96.52 hektar yang mula beroperasi pada 15 November lepas.

Upacara bermula pada pukul 11.15 pagi dengan Mesyuarat Majlis Raja-Raja ke-227 (Khas) sempena Istiadat Melafaz Sumpah Memegang Jawatan dan Menandatangani Surat Sumpah Jawatan oleh baginda di Balairong Seri.

Mesyuarat Majlis Raja-Raja itu dipengerusikan Raja Perlis, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Putra Jamalullail.

Penyimpan Mohor Besar Raja-Raja, Datuk Syed Danial Syed Ahmad kemudian menyembah surat sumpah jawatan kepada Tuanku Abdul Halim yang memakai pakaian Diraja Kedah yang dikenali sebagai Sikap terdiri daripada jaket pendek, berbelah di hadapan dan berkolar tinggi lengkap dengan tenggolok, seluar, sampin dan bengkung serta berkeris.

Baginda kemudian melafazkan sumpah jawatan dan menandatangani surat sumpah jawatan itu di hadapan Majlis Raja-Raja.

Sultan Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah dan Sultan Pahang, Sultan Ahmad Shah menjadi saksi.

Istiadat hari ini juga melibatkan upacara melafaz sumpah dan menandatangani surat sumpah jawatan sebagai Timbalan Yang di-Pertuan Agong oleh Sultan Kelantan, Sultan Muhammad V.

Ia diikuti bacaan doa dipimpin oleh Imam Besar Masjid Negara, Tan Sri Syaikh Ismail Muhammad.

Penyimpan Mohor Besar Raja-Raja, Datuk Syed Danial Syed Ahmad kemudian memohon menangguhkan Mesyuarat Majlis Raja-Raja ke suatu masa yang ditetapkan.

Ini disusuli istiadat menandatangani surat pengisytiharan memegang jawatan oleh Tuanku Abdul Halim sebagai Yang di-Pertuan Agong, diikuti dengan pembacaan pengisytiharan tersebut oleh Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

Istiadat diteruskan dengan Sultan Muhammad V menandatangani surat pengisytiharan memegang jawatan sebagai Timbalan Yang di-Pertuan Agong dan diikuti dengan Najib membaca pengisytiharan tersebut.

Istiadat hari ini dihadiri oleh Raja-Raja Melayu kecuali Terengganu yang diwakili Tengku Sri Temenggong, Raja Tengku Baharuddin Ibni Almarhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah.

Turut hadir kesemua empat Yang Dipertua Negeri, Timbalan Perdana Menteri Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, menteri-menteri kabinet serta ketua-ketua jabatan. – BERNAMA

There are certain quarters of pas who already banging their empty cans and telling those who gave them time, that it is during pas' rule that the Sultan of Kedah becomes the YDP Agung. Well, I guess they forgot to mention that it is during their rule also that the flood got worse, water supply got so bad, the road got so many potholes to be counted and the water catchment areas of Pedu and Sik got so bald.

Kedahans are very proud, the state produced 2 Prime Ministers, a number of top administrators in the government, and now their Sultan is the YDP Agung for the second time. Of course, pas can also brag that produced two nitwits from the north, such as mahfuz and mat sapu.

Kedahans have wished prosperity, a happy and eventful reign, and to safely carry out his royal duties as the Yang Dipertuan Agung. It is with that hope and wishes, and humble pride, Kedahans look forward to the state government to provide a better infrastructure, a solid utilities and maintenance system and good governance, because so far, with what the state government under azizan has given, it's all wishful thinking.

In the meantime, we offer our sincere and humble congratulations to KDYMM Tengku Abdul Halim Muazzam Shah to be proclaimed the 14th Yang Dipertuan Agung of Malaysia, the second time in his reign.

Daulat Tuanku!
Long Live The King!
Vive Le Roi!

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