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The Greater Kedah: Empowering Lives initiative is a key part of the vision put forth by Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor, the Menteri Besar of Kedah.This initiative, officially launched in 2021, and relaunched in 2024, is designed to transform Kedah into a more developed and sustainable state by focusing on economic empowerment, inclusive development, and community well-being.
According to the At-Tarikh Salasilah Negeri Kedah, written by Muhammad Hassan bin Dato' Kerani Muhammad Arshad in 1928, in around 630 CE, Maharaja Derbar Raja of Gombroon (now known as Bandar Abbas) in Persia was defeated in battle and escaped to Sri Lanka, and was later blown off course by a storm to the remote shores of Kuala Sungai Qilah, Kedah. [6]
In trade, Kedah supplied its own tin, and jungle products such as rattan, resin, honey, beeswax, elephants, ivory, areca nuts, Sepang wood and black woods, as well as profiting from tax collections. Kedah was Islamised in the 15th century (another tradition states the year 1136 CE) and then fell under the sway of Malacca, then later under ...
According to the state constitution, the Sultan of Kedah shall first appoint the Menteri Besar to preside over the Executive Council and requires such Menteri Besar to be a member of the Legislative Assembly who in his judgment is likely to command the confidence of the majority of the members of the Assembly, must be an ethnic Malay who professes the religion of Islam and must not a Malaysian ...
A Kedahan Malay man and his son standing in front of a decorated vehicle in Alor Setar, Kedah, 1937.. The early history of Kedah can be traced from various sources, from the prehistoric period, archaeological site of Bujang Valley, early maritime trade of India, Persia, and the Arabs to the written works of early Chinese pilgrims and early Chinese records.
The Kedah State Executive Council is the executive branch of the State Government of Kedah, Malaysia. The Council is composed of the Menteri Besar , the Leader of the council, appointed by the Sultan on the basis that he/she commands the majority support in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly , (half of the number of the members of the assembly).
While the war was ongoing, Kedah stopped sending bunga mas to Siam. After the war ended, Siam once again became a very powerful force and demanded Kedah to resume sending the bunga mas to Siam which led Sultan Abdullah to feel threatened by the demands. He wanted to preserve the sovereignty of Kedah and the welfare of the people.
Sultanah of Kedah is the title given to the consorts of the incumbent Sultan of the Malaysian State of Kedah. [1] The title was introduced by Sultan Badlishah on 13 May 1943. Previous consorts of the Sultan of Kedah given no any official title. Sultanah is styled as Her Royal Highness (Malay:Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia).