Kedahans mourn beloved Ruler

KUALA LUMPUR, 11 Sept -- Gambar arkib yang dirakam ketika Sultan Kedah Almarhum Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah pada Istiadat Keberangkatan Pulang sempena Tamat Tempoh Pemerintah Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong Ke-14 pada 12 Disember 2016.Menteri Besar Kedah Datuk Seri Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah mengumumkan Almarhum Baginda yang baru sahaja mangkat di Istana Anak Bukit Alor Star sekitar jam 2.30 petang hari ini.Sepanjang pemerintahan, Almarhum baginda cukup dikenali sebagai raja berjiwa rakyat, mempunyai pertuturan lembut dan sering merendah diri sehinggakan menjadi kesayangan rakyat Kedah khususnya.--fotoBERNAMA (2016) HAK CIPTA TERPELIHARA

ALOR SETAR: The people of Kedah are mourning the loss of a Ruler who was close to their hearts and who always held them close to his own.

Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah, who passed away at age 89 at the Anak Bukit palace yesterday, has been described by many as a Ruler who always thought about the people and always wanted to see peace and development in the state.