Tengku Muhammad Fa-iz Petra ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail Petra is the current Tengku Mahkota of Kelantan. He was proclaimed as the Crown Prince of Kelantan on 18 October 2010 upon the accession of his elder brother, Sultan Muhammad V as the 29th Sultan of Kelantan. He is the second of four children of the late Sultan of Kelantan, Sultan Ismail Petra and Raja Perempuan Tengku Anis. His two younger siblings are Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra and Tengku Amalin Aishah Putri. His eldest brother is the Sultan of Kelantan, Sultan Muhammad V, the fifteenth Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
Biography
Tengku Fa-iz was born at Istana Kota Lama, Kota Bharu, Kelantan on 20 January 1974. He was appointed Tengku Bendahara of Kelantan on 30 March 1989 and was the head of the Kelantan Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council from the year 2009 until 2019. He received his complete education as follows:
His PhD dissertation is about the transition between late antiquity and the early medieval period in north Etruria. Tengku Fa-iz was elevated to the position of Tengku Mahkota or heir presumptive to the throne of Kelantan upon deliberation of the Kelantan State Council of Succession which was chaired by Tengku Laksamana Kelantan Tengku Abdul Halim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Ibrahim. The ceremony to present the letter of appointment as Tengku Mahkota Kelantan was held at Istana Negeri in Kubang Kerian on 18 October 2010. According to the Kelantan State Constitution, Tengku Fa-iz could be the ruler or regent when the Sultan is abroad for a period of more than 12 months or unable to carry out his duties as the ruler over the same period. On 8 December 2016, Tengku Fa-iz was appointed as the Pemangku Raja of Kelantan, following the appointment of his eldest brother, Sultan Muhammad V as the fifteenth Yang di-Pertuan Agong on 13 December 2016. Tengku Fa-iz is the current Chancellor of the Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, and was proclaimed on 16 February 2017.
Marriage
On 19 April 2019, Tengku Fa-iz married Swedish citizen, Cik Puan Sofie Louise Johansson at Istana Balai Besar in Kota Bharu. They met in London where Tengku Fa-iz was a student and Johansson also studied and worked as an au-pair. For wedding presents the couple wished for donations to aid organisations in Kelantan. The solemnisation ceremony was performed by Datuk Aria Diraja cum Kelantan Syariah Court Chief Judge Datuk Daud Mohamad and were witnessed by Tengku Laksamana of Kelantan :ms:Tengku Abdul Halim ibni al-Marhum Sultan Ibrahim|Tengku Abdul Halim and Member of Parliament for Gua Musang Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah.
Titles and styles
20 January 1974 - 30 March 1979: His Highness Tengku Muhammad Fa-iz Petra ibni Tengku Ismail Petra
30 March 1979 - 30 March 1989: His Highness Tengku Muhammad Fa-iz Petra ibni Sultan Ismail Petra
30 March 1989 - 18 October 2010: His Highness Tengku Muhammad Fa-iz Petra ibni Sultan Ismail Petra, the Tengku Bendahara of Kelantan
18 October 2010 - 8 December 2016: His Royal Highness Dr. Tengku Muhammad Fa-iz Petra ibni Sultan Ismail Petra, the Crown Prince of Kelantan
8 December 2016 – 6 January 2019: His Royal Highness Dr. Tengku Muhammad Fa-iz Petra ibni Sultan Ismail Petra, the Regent of Kelantan
6 January 2019 - 28 September 2019: His Royal Highness Dr. Tengku Muhammad Fa-iz Petra ibni Sultan Ismail Petra, the Crown Prince of Kelantan
28 September 2019 – present: His Royal Highness Dr. Tengku Muhammad Fa-iz Petra ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail Petra, the Crown Prince of Kelantan
Tengku Muhammad Fa-iz's full style and title is in Malay: Yang Teramat Mulia Dr. Tengku Muhammad Fa-iz Petra ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail Petra, D.K., S.P.M.K., D.M.K., PhD, Tengku Mahkota Kelantan in English: His Royal Highness Dr. Tengku Muhammad Fa-iz Petra ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail Petra, D.K., S.P.M.K., D.M.K., PhD, the Crown Prince of Kelantan
