Raja Zarith Sofiah
Raja Zarith Sofiah binti Almarhum Sultan Idris Shah (Jawi: راج زاريث صوفية بنت المرحوم سلطان إدريس شاه; born 14 August 1959) is the Raja Permaisuri Agong (Queen) of Malaysia and the Permaisuri (Queen) of Johor as a wife of Sultan Ibrahim ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar. She was born as a member of the Perak royal family. While still attending Somerville College, Oxford, she married the heir to the throne of Johor. Now a mother of six, she participates in the work of non-governmental organisations and universities, and writes a periodical column for a newspaper.
| Raja Zarith Sofiah راج زاريث صوفية | |||||||||
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| Queen consort of Malaysia XVII Queen consort of Johor | |||||||||
Raja Zarith Sofiah depicted in an oil painting by Rajasekharan Parameswaran, 2019 | |||||||||
| Raja Permaisuri Agong | |||||||||
| Tenure | 31 January 2024 – present | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah | ||||||||
| Permaisuri of Johor | |||||||||
| Tenure | 23 January 2010 – present | ||||||||
| Coronation | 23 March 2015 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Sultanah Zanariah (as Sultanah) | ||||||||
| Consort of the Crown Prince of Johor | |||||||||
| Tenure | 22 September 1982 – 23 January 2010 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Tengku Zanariah | ||||||||
| Successor | Che’ Puan Mahkota Khaleeda | ||||||||
| Born | Raja Zarith Sofiah binti Raja Idris Shah 14 August 1959 Batu Gajah Hospital, Perak, Malaya | ||||||||
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| House | Siak-Perak (by birth) Temenggong (by marriage) | ||||||||
| Father | Sultan Idris Shah II | ||||||||
| Mother | Raja Perempuan Muzwin | ||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||
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