Some Notes on Pahang

Pahang
 

to 1887

1887 - 28 Dec 1903

Adopted 28 Dec 1903

Capital: Kuantan (Kuala Lipis 1898-1955; Pekan to 1898)

Hear State Anthem "Ya Allah Yang Maha Kuasa"

Text of State Anthem Adopted 1923

Population: 1,288,376 (2000)

1460                       Negeri Pahang Darul Makmur established.
1623 - 1853                In personal union with Johor, eventually becoming a
                             fief of the Bendahara. 
Aug 1888                   British protectorate.
 1 Jul 1896                Part of Federated Malay States.
 3 Jan 1942 - 12 Sep 1945  Occupied by Japan (Malay Federation).
 1 Apr 1946                Joins Malay Union (from 16 Sep 1963, Malaysia).

Rulers, with the title Bendahara Seri Maharaja
1756 - 1802                Tun Abdul Majid bin Tun Hasan      (b. 1718 - d. 1802)
1802 - 1803                Tun Muhammad bin Tun Abdul Majid   (b. 17.. - d. 1803)
1803 - 1806                Tun Koris bin Tun Abdul Majid      (b. 17.. - d. 1806)
1806 - 1857                Tun Ali bin Tun Koris              (b. 1782 - d. 1857)
1857 - 30 May 1863         Tun Muhammad Tahir bin Tun Ali     (b. 1813 - d. 1863)
30 May 1863 -  3 Jun 1863  Muda Koris bin Tun Muhammad Tahir  (b. 18.. - d. 1863)
10 Jun 1863 -  6 Aug 1882  Tun Ahmad bin Tun Ali              (b. 1836 - d. 1914)
Sultans¹
 6 Aug 1882 -  3 Apr 1909  Tuanku Ahmad al-Muadzam Shah ibni
                             al-Marhum Tun Ali                (s.a.)
 3 Apr 1909 - 19 Jun 1917  Tuanku Mahmud Shah ibni al-Marhum
                             Sultan Ahmad al-Muadzam Shah     (b. 1868 - d. 1917)
19 Jun 1917 - 23 Jun 1932  Tuanku Abdullah al-Mutasim Billah
                             ibni al-Marhum Sultan Ahmad
                             al-Muadzam Shah                  (b. 1874 - d. 1932)
23 Jun 1932 -  7 May 1974  Tuanku Abu Bakar Riayatuddin
                             al-Muadzam Shah ibni al-Marhum
                             Sultan Abdullah                  (b. 1904 - d. 1975)
 7 May 1974 -              Tuanku Ahmad Shah al-Mustain       (b. 1930)
                             Billah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Abu
                             Bakar Riayatuddin al-Muadzam Shah 
29 Mar 1979 - 25 Apr 1984  Tengku Abdullah -Regent            (b. 1959)

Chief ministers (title Menteri Besar)
 1 Feb 1948 -  1 Feb 1951  Dato' Setia Wangsa Sir Mahmud bin
                             Mat
 1 Feb 1951 -  1 Feb 1955  Tengku Panglima Perang Tengku
                             Mohamad ibni al-Marhum Sultan
                             Ahmad (1st time)
 1 Feb 1955 - 15 Jun 1955  Orang Kaya Indera Shahbandar Abdul
                             Razak bin Hussein                (b. 1922 - d. 1976)
15 Jun 1955 -  8 Jan 1957  Tengku Panglima Perang Tengku
                             Muhamad ibni al-Marhum Sultan
                             Ahmad (2nd time)
 9 Jan 1957 - 18 Jul 1959  Datuk Kurnia Paduka Raja Abdullah
                             bin Tok Muda Ibrahim
18 Jul 1959 -  5 May 1964  Orang Kaya Indera Pahlawan Wan
                             Abdul Aziz bin Ungku Abdullah
 5 May 1964 -  1 Sep 1972  Dato' Pentara Raja Tan Sri Yahaya
                             bin Mohd Seh
 1 Sep 1972 - 18 Jul 1978  Datuk Seri Mohamad bin Jusoh                             UMNO
19 Jul 1978 -  7 Nov 1981  Datuk Abdul Rahim bin Bakar
11 Nov 1981 -  4 May 1982  Datuk Abdul Rashid bin Abdul
                             Rahman
 4 May 1982 - 14 Aug 1986  Dato' (from 24 Oct 1985, Dato'
                             Seri) Najib Tun Razak            (b. 1953)             UMNO/BN
14 Aug 1986 - 20 May 1999  Dato' (from 24 Oct 1987, Dato' 
                             Seri; from 24 Apr 1989, Tan Sri)
                             Khalil Yaakob                    (b. 1937)             UMNO/BN
20 May 1999 -              Dato' (from 24 Oct 1999, Dato'
                             Seri; from 9 Oct 2004, Datuk Seri)
                             Adnan Yaakob                     (b. 1950)             UMNO/BN

British Residents
1888 - 1896                John Pickersgill Rodger            (b. 1851 - d. 1910)
1896 - 1900                Hugh Clifford (1st time)           (b. 1866 - d. 1941)
1900 - 1901                Arthur Butler                      (b. 18.. - d. 1901)
1901                       D.H. Wise (acting)
1901 - 1905                Hugh Clifford (2nd time)           ( s.a.)
1905 - 1908                Cecil Wray
1908 - 1909                Harvey Chevallier (acting)
1909 - 1910                Edward Lewis Brockman              (b. 1865 - d. 1943)
1910 - 1911                Warren Delabere Barnes             (b. 1865 - d. 19..)
1911 - 1917                Edward John Brewster               (b. 18.. - d. 1931)
1917 - 1921                Cecil William Chase Parr           (b. 1871 - d. 1943)
1921 - 1922                F.A.S. McClelland (acting)         (b. 1873 - d. 1947)
1922 - 1926                Henry Wagstaffe Thomson            (b. 1874 - d. 1941)
1926 - 1929                Arthur Furley Worthington          (b. 1874 - d. 1964)
1929 - 1930                C.F.J Green
1931 - 1935                Hugh Goodwin Russell Leonard       (b. 1880 - d. 19..)
1935 - 1941                C.C. Brown
1937 - 1938                J.V. Cowgill (acting for Brown)
Japanese governors
1942 - Aug 1945            ....
British Commissioners
1945 - 1949                ....
1949 - 1953                W.C.S. Corry
1953                       John Allen Harvey                  (b. 1900)
1953 - 1954                J.L.H. Davis                       (b. 1911)
1954 - 1957                ....

 ¹Full style of the ruler: KeBawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultan dan Yang di-Pertuan Negara Pahang Darul Makmur ("Sultan and Head of State of Pahang").