Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin

Tengku Permaisuri Hajah Norashikin (Jawi: تڠكو ڤرمايسوري حاجة نور عشيقين; born Norashikin binti Abdul Rahman; 4 June 1971) is the Tengku Permaisuri (Queen consort) of Selangor as the wife of the 9th Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj.

Norashikin was born on 4 June 1971 at Hospital Angkatan Tentera Kem Terendak, Malacca as the third child of Abdul Rahman Baba, who was an army veteran and a commoner.

She received her primary education at Jalan Raja Muda Kampung Baru Primary School, Kuala Lumpur and secondary education at Convent Bukit Nanas Secondary School, Kuala Lumpur.

Previously, she had worked as flight attendant for Malaysia Airlines before becoming a news anchor with Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) in 1996.

She became an award-winning news presenter as she won Best TV News Presenter award twice, during the 2001 and 2004 Seri Angkasa Award (ASA) respectively.

She made her final appearance as a news presenter on 31 August 2016, on the evening after the private solemnization ceremony, anchoring the Nasional 8 slot.

She had already handed in her resignation letter shortly before her wedding.

From her previous marriage with an Etihad Airways pilot, Mustapha Kamal Halim, she has two children, a daughter and a son, named Nur Amanda and Adam Salleh respectively.

"PRESS RELEASE With all due respect, I am decreed by His Royal Highness (Duli Yang Maha Mulia) The Sultan of Selangor to inform that His Royal Highness (Duli Yang Maha Mulia) The Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj ibni Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Alhaj has wedded Norashikin binti Abdul Rahman by His Grace (Sahibus Samahah) The Dato' Seri Utama Diraja Mufti of Selangor, Dato' Setia Haji Mohd Tamyes bin Abdul Wahid.

The solemnization ceremony was conducted on the morning of 31 August 2016 at Masjid Istana Diraja, Istana Alam Shah, Klang with the absence of pomp and pageantry by the decree of His Royal Highness (Duli Yang Maha Mulia).

The ceremony was also attended by His Grace (Sahibus Samahah) The Deputy Mufti, Dr Haji Anhar bin Opir, The Fadil Imam Paduka Tuan, Haji Mohd Rasid bin Mahful, Former Deputy Mufti of Selangor, The Felicitous (Yang Berbahagia) Dato' Haji Abdul Majid bin Omar, Member of the Islamic Religious Council of Selangor, The Felicitous (Yang Berbahagia) Dato' Salehuddin bin Saidin, the father and the family of the bride.

SIGNED

Dato' Haji Mohamad Munir bin Bani

DPMS JSD

The Dato' Lela Bakti, Private Secretary

to HRH The Sultan of Selangor"

Norashikin married Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah on 31 August 2016 in a private ceremony at Masjid Istana Diraja, Istana Alam Shah, Klang.

The couple had discussed beforehand that they wished for the ceremony to be private and intimate, with only close family and friends in attendance.

For the sake of secrecy, she drove herself to the mosque without royal escort, while wearing her work clothing and only changed into her wedding outfit there.

They were solemnised by the Mufti of Selangor, Datuk Mohd Tamyes Abd Wahid.

Selangor deputy mufti Dr Anhar Opir, Imam Mohd Rasid Mahful and former Selangor deputy mufti Datuk Abdul Majid Omar acted as witnesses of the ceremony.

The simple ceremony was also witnessed by close family members of the bride and groom.

In the evening, she went back to work and anchored the prime news segment, becoming the first queen consort to do so.

The marriage was announced to the public in the form of press statement and official photographs on 2 September 2016, just before the couple left for their honeymoon to Mauritius.

The announcement came out as a shock towards Norashikin former coworkers as they had not known about her relationship with the Sultan prior to the wedding.

The then Datin Paduka Seri Norashikin was appointed as Tengku Permaisuri of Selangor on 8 September, a week after their marriage.

Her first public appearance as Tengku Permaisuri of Selangor is on 12 September 2016 where she and Sharafuddin of Selangor attended Aidiladha prayers with the people at Masjid Diraja Tengku Ampuan Jemaah.

She was dressed in a black robe and headscarf.

As queen consort to the Sultan of Selangor, she accompanied her husband in official events.

She attended the installation ceremony of Tengku Amir Shah as the Raja Muda (crown prince) of Selangor, which were held in two parts, on 8 October 2016 and 15 October 2016, less than two months since her marriage.

She also attended the opening sessions of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly where Sultan Sharafuddin gave his opening speeches.

She attended the Chinese New Year celebration with around 5,000 people, organised by the Selangor State Government subsidiary company on 5 February 2017.

In the event held at Pandamaran Sports Centre, Port Klang, she mixed and tossed the ingredients of yusheng together per tradition, along with Sharafuddin and Menteri Besar of Selangor, Azmin Ali.

On 5 March 2017, she participated in a 6 kilometres run.

It was held in Shah Alam in commemoration with Malaysia Woman Marathon 2017.

She attended the installation ceremony of the fifteenth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Muhammad V of Kelantan at Istana Negara, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim on 24 April 2017.

On 22 May 2017, she and Sharafuddin made an official visit to Sekinchan, Sabak Bernam.

There, she and Sharafuddin visited the paddy gallery, inspected the local industries and had a taste of local delicacies.

On 2 July 2017, she attended the Aidilfitri celebration with Sharafuddin at Ampang Jaya, which was attended by around 50,000 people.

Norashikin made an appearance during KL Fashion Week 2017 in August 2017 at Pavilion, Kuala Lumpur.