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| Mahmud محمود | |
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| Al-Muktafi Billah (He who God is Content with) Sultan of Terengganu | |
 Almarhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah | |
| Sultan of Terengganu | |
| Reign | 21 September 1979 – 14 May 1998 |
| Coronation | 21 March 1981 |
| Predecessor | Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah |
| Successor | Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin |
| Born | (1930-04-29)29 April 1930 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu,Unfederated Malay States |
| Died | 14 May 1998(1998-05-14) (aged 68) Mount Elizabeth Hospital,Newton,Central Area,Singapore |
| Burial | 15 May 1998 Royal Mausoleum,Masjid Al-Muktafi Billah Shah |
| Spouses | Cik Khadijah (divorced) |
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| House | Bendahara dynasty |
| Father | Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah |
| Mother | Tengku Tengah Zaharah |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin ShahKStJ (Jawi: سلطان محمود المكتفي بالله شاه ابن المرحوم سلطان إسماعيل ناصر الدين شاه; April 1930 – 14 May 1998) was the 17thSultan of Terengganu reigning from 21 September 1979 to 14 May 1998.
Sultan Mahmud was born on 29 April 1930 inKuala Terengganu. He was married polygamously to both Tengku Besar Terengganu Fatimah Sharifah Nong Alsagoff binti Abdillah (1938–2023) andTengku Ampuan Bariah (1933–2011), sister of SultanSalahuddin of Selangor.
Mahmud's father SultanIsmail Nasiruddin died in 1979. He was crowned as the Sultan of Terengganu in 1981 and Tengku Ampuan Bariah became Tengku Ampuan Besar of Terengganu.
Sultan Mahmud was thecolonel for theRoyal Armoured Corps (KAD) of theMalaysian Army.from 1979 until 1998.
He was a close friend of his advisorTan Sri Wan Mokhtar Ahmad, theMenteri Besar (chief minister) of Terengganu from 1974 to 1999. His main goal was to make Terengganu a developed state. Major state projects and developments during his reign includedPetronas Petroleum Complex inKerteh,Sultan Ismail Power Station atPaka, the largest power station inMalaysia,Kenyir Dam,Sultan Mahmud Bridge, the bridge linking Kuala Terengganu to Pulau Duyong and Kuala Nerus,Wisma Darul Iman and theTengku Tengah Zaharah Mosque (Floating Mosque).
He performed thehajj pilgrimage with his brother-in-law, Sultan Salahuddin of Selangor in 1984.
On 14 May 1998, he died inMount Elizabeth Hospital,Singapore and was succeeded by his sonSultan Mizan Zainal Abidin. His body was then laid to rest in the new Royal Mausoleum nearAl-Muktafi Billah Shah Mosque inKuala Terengganu. He was the first sultan of Terengganu to be buried there.
Founding Grand Master and Member of the Most ExaltedSupreme Royal Family Order of Terengganu (DKT, 10 March 1981)
Grand Master (21 September 1979 – 15 May 1998) and First Class of the Most DistinguishedFamily Order of Terengganu (DK I, 26 June 1964)[1]
Founding Grand Master and Member Grand Companion of the Most ReveredOrder of Sultan Mahmud I of Terengganu (SSMT, 28 February 1982)
Grand Master (21 September 1979 – 15 May 1998) and Knight Grand Commander of the Most DistinguishedOrder of the Crown of Terengganu (SPMT, 26 June 1977)
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Recipient of Most ExaltedOrder of the Crown of the Realm (DMN, 1981)[2]
Johor
First Class of the Most EsteemedRoyal Family Order of Johor (DK I, 27 April 1982)
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Member of the Most IllustriousRoyal Family Order of Kedah (DK, 20 January 1985)
Kelantan
Member of the Most EsteemedRoyal Family Order of Kelantan (DK, 30 March 1985)
Negeri Sembilan
Member of the Most IllustriousRoyal Family Order of Negeri Sembilan (DKNS, 1988)
Pahang
Member 1st class of the Most EsteemedFamily Order of the Crown of Indra of Pahang (DK I, 24 October 1981)[3]
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Member of the Most EsteemedRoyal Family Order of Perak (DK, 1982)[4].svg)
Grand Knight of the Most IllustriousOrder of Cura Si Manja Kini (SPCM, 1977)
Perlis
Member of the Most EsteemedPerlis Family Order of the Gallant Prince Syed Putra Jamalullail (DK, 27 October 1984)
Selangor
Second class of theRoyal Family Order of Selangor (DK II) (8 March 1978)[5]
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Knight Grand Commander of theOrder of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (DP, 12 March 1982)
Brunei
United KingdomMahmud of Terengganu Bendahara Dynasty Born: 1930 Died: 1998 | ||
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| Preceded by | Sultan of Terengganu 1979-1998 | Succeeded by |