Tuanku abdul halim burial ground

  • Tuanku Abdul Halim will be laid to rest at the Langgar Royal Mausoleum, the Kedah royal burial grounds, at 4pm.
  • The body of Sultan Abdul Halim, 89, was laid to rest next to the grave of his first wife, Almarhumah Sultanah Bahiyah, at the royal mausoleum.
  • Alor Setar · Daerah Pokok Sena · Kedah · Malaysia · Find a Grave.

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    UPDATE [18/9/2017]: One of our readers pointed out that a Sultan actually cannot be buried until a new Sultan is established! Upon the death of the 24th Sultan of Malaysia, Almarhum Sultan Ali Al-Mukammal Inayat Shah, his sons were not able to be contacted to ascend the throne, so his body could not be buried for a whole month until they found a replacement for him.

    Our reader, who also happens to be Tunku Abdul Rahman’s granddaughter, told us about how TAR had wanted to be buried in his home state of Kedah, and also had a lying-in state, as it has been for all prime ministers who have passed away so far. Thanks Nur Qistina!

     

    As many of us already know, Malaysia’s 14th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah passed away two days ago.

    Besides being the only Sultan who served as an Agong twice, he was also the oldest Agong in Malaysia’s history. To contrast between age,

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    MH17 A Buddhist religious ceremony was held for the remains of fem Malaysian victims of the Malaysia Airlines plane, flygning MH17 crash, at a funeral home in The Hague this morning.

    The ceremony at the Monuta Innemee building, S-Gravenhage started at 8am and was led by Buddhist priests in the presence of 100 family members of the victims and members of several local Buddhist associations.

    Subsequently, the cremation of the remains took place in the town of Zoetermeer, located 26km from the funeral home.

    Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Wee Ka Siong said the ceremony went as planned.

    “The families need not worry because it was conducted as agreed upon prior to this.

    “We always endeavour to give the best and fulfil their requests,” he told the Malaysian media after the ceremony.

       

    Meanwhile, the remains of two Malaysian victims of the aircraft tragedy - part of the first batch to arrive in Malaysia on Friday - are ex

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    Kedah Royal Mausoleum

    Royal mausoleum in Kota Setar, Kedah, Malaysia

    This article is about the Langgar Royal Mausoleum in Kedah. For the similarly named mausoleum in Kelantan, see Kelantan Royal Mausoleum.

    Kedah Royal Mausoleum
    Makam Diraja Langgar
    مقام دراج لڠݢر، قدح
    Established1778
    Location

    Langgar, Kota Setar, Kedah, Malaysia

    TypeRoyal Mausoleum
    Owned byState Government of Kedah
    No. of gravesUnknown

    Kedah Royal Mausoleum or Langgar Royal Mausoleum (Malay: Makam Diraja Langgar) is a Kedah royal burial grounds. It is located in Langgar, Kota Setar District, Kedah, Malaysia.[1]

    List of graves

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    Sultan graves

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    Sultanah graves

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    Other royal family graves

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    Non-royal family graves

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    • Wan Mat Saman – Former Menteri Besar of Kedah (died 1898)

    See also

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    • Islam in Malaysia
    • 1.Shaikh Ibrahim Cametery, 99999, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu
    • 2.Abidin Mosque, 99999, Kuala Terengganu,
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