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Ismail Nasiruddin Shah of Terengganu

4th Yang di-Pertuan Agong

Born
January 24, 1907
Died
September 20, 1979
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1907

About Ismail Nasiruddin Shah of Terengganu

Ismail Nasiruddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Zainal Abidin III Mu’azzam Shah (Jawi: سلطان سر إسماعيل ناصرالدين شاه ابن المرحوم سلطان حاجي زين العابدين ٣ معظم شاه; 24 January 1907 – 20 September 1979) was the Sultan of Terengganu from 1945 until his death in 1979, and the fourth Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia), from 1965 to 1970. In 1941, he became First Class Magistrate and was promoted Terengganu State Secretary on 15 November 1941. In his farewell speech at the end of his and Sultan Ismail's term as Yang Di Pertuan Agong, Tunku Abdul Rahman declared that the event signified "the end of the first chapter of Malaysia's history". Tengku Ismail became known as Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah and was installed on 6 June 1949 at the Istana Maziah, Kuala Terengganu.

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Ismail Nasiruddin Shah of Terengganu timeline

  1. In 1941, he became First Class Magistrate and was promoted Terengganu State Secretary on 15 November 1941.
  2. Tengku Ismail became known as Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah and was installed on 6 June 1949 at the Istana Maziah, Kuala Terengganu.

The world when Ismail Nasiruddin Shah of Terengganu was born

Ismail Nasiruddin Shah of Terengganu was born in 1907. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1907

  • Best-selling book"The Lady of the Decoration" – Frances Little

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentChicago Cubs win first of back-to-back World Series titles
  • Top headlinePanic of 1907 — financial crisis leads to Federal Reserve creation
  • Technology milestoneFirst commercial helicopter design
  • World population~1.67B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population86.0M

1907 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ismail Nasiruddin Shah of Terengganu's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19072026
Population86.0M341 million

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