# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/zainal-abidin-iii-of-terengganu
# Generated: 2026-08-16T12:35:29.965Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/zainal-abidin-iii-of-terengganu"
name: "Zainal Abidin III of Terengganu"
slug: "zainal-abidin-iii-of-terengganu"
description: "Sultan Zainal Abidin III Muadzam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Ahmad Muadzam Shah II,, was sultan and Yang di-Pertuan Besar of the state of Terengganu from 1881 to 1918. He succeeded his father, Sultan Ahmad on his death. During his reign Terengganu became a British protectorate via the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909. In 1911, Sultan Zainal Abidin III issued Terengganu's first constitution. He died in Kuala Terengganu on 26 November 1918, aged 52, after a nearly 37-year reign and was buried in the Zainal Abidin mosque. He was succeeded by his son, Muhammad Shah II."
tagline: "Sultan of Terengganu (r. 1881–1918)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/National_Museum_KL_2008_(43).JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Historical Figures"
  slug: "historical-figures"
profileType:
  name: "Historical Figure"
  slug: "historical-figure"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645"
birthDate: "1866-04-12"
deathDate: "1918-11-25"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           44.25
  momentum:             3.094170403587444
  historical:           5.490858666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zainal_Abidin_III_of_Terengganu"
    title: "Zainal Abidin III of Terengganu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B2%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB"
    title: "زين العابدين شاه الثالث"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "زين العابدين التالت من تيرينجانو"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_Zainal_Abidin_III"
    title: "Sultan Zainal Abidin III"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B2%DB%8C%D9%86%E2%80%8C%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%86_%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%85"
    title: "زین‌العابدین سوم"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zainal_Abidin_III_di_Terengganu"
    title: "Zainal Abidin III di Terengganu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80497"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump