Raja Permaisuri Agong
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Raja Permaisuri Agong, or in full, Seri Paduka Baginda Raja Permaisuri Agong, is the title given to the Queen of Malaysia.
The holders of this office have been:
- Tunku Kurshiah binti Almarhum Tunku Besar Burhanuddin, Tunku Ampuan of Negeri Sembilan 31 August 1957-1 April 1960
- Raja Jemaah binti Almarhum Raja Ahmad, Tengku Ampuan of Selangor 14 April 1960-1 September 1960
- Tengku Budriah binti Tengku Ismail, Raja Perempuan of Perlis 14 September 1960-20 September 1965
- Tengku Intan Zaharah binti Tengku Omar, Tengku Ampuan Besar of Terengganu 21 September 1965-20 September 1970
- Tunku Bahiyah binti Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Sultanah of Kedah 21 September 1970-20 September 1975
- Tengku Zainab II binti Tengku Muhammad Petra, Raja Perempuan of Kelantan 21 September 1975-29 March 1979
- Tengku Hajjah Afzan binti Tengku Panglima Perang Muhammad, Tengku Ampuan of Pahang 15 April 1979-14 April 1984
- Tengku Zanariah binti Tengku Panglima Raja Ahmad, Sultanah of Johor 15 April 1984-14 April 1989
- Tuanku Bainun binti Mohamad Ali, Raja Permaisuri of Perak 15 April 1989-14 April 1994
- Tunku Najihah binti Almarhum Tunku Besar Burhanuddin, Tunku Ampuan of Negeri Sembilan 15 April 1994-14 April 1999
- Tuanku Siti Aishah, Tengku Permaisuri of Selangor 15 April 1999-4 December 2001
- Tengku Fauziah binti Almarhum Tengku Abdul Rashid, Raja Perempuan of Perlis 15 December 2001-12 December 2006
- Sultanah Nur Zahirah, Sultanah Terengganu 13 December 2006-
Previous holders of the office of Raja Permaisuri Agong whose husbands are deceased receive a pension from the Federal Government's Civil List. They also take precedence immediately after the reigning Yang di-Pertuan Agong and Raja Permaisuri Agong.
