The Temenggong of Johor was one of the members of the Orang Kaya Council established by Sultan Abdul Jalil Shah of the Johor Sultanate.
History The first Temenggong appointed was Temenggong Abdul Jamal in 1757.
The Temenggong of Johor was given the task of controlling the security of the sultan, safeguarding the state and exercising control over the territories of the Johor Sultanate.
The Temenggong of Johor was granted territorial control by the Sultan of Johor and Singapura (later Singapore) as the representative of the Sultan of Johor-Riau, just as the Raja Bendahara of Pahang was given control of Pahang, the Yang di-Pertuan Muda of Riau was given Riau, and the Raja Temenggong of Muar was given control of Muar.
The descendants of the House of Temenggong would later found the new sultanate on mainland Johor with the first sultan of modern Johor being Abu Bakar.
List of Temenggongs of Johor No. Temenggong of Johor In office Sultans 1 Temenggong Abdul Jamal 1757–1802 Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah of Johor (1757–1760) Abdul Jalil Muazzam Shah of Johor (1760–1761) Ahmad Riayat Shah of Johor (1761–1770) Mahmud Shah III of Johor (1770–1802) 2 Temenggong Abdul Hamid 1802–1803 Mahmud Shah III of Johor (1802–1803) de facto Engku Muda Muhammad 1803–1806 Mahmud Shah III of Johor (1803–1806) 3 Temenggong Abdul Rahman 1806 – 8 December 1825 Mahmud Shah III of Johor (1806–1812) Abdul Rahman Muazzam Shah (1812–1825) de facto Tun Haji Abdullah 8 December 1825 – 19 August 1841 Abdul Rahman Muazzam Shah (1825–1832) Muhammad II Muazzam Shah (1832–1835) Mahmud Muzaffar Shah (1835–1841) 4 Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim 19 August 1841 – 31 January 1862 Mahmud Muzaffar Shah (1841–1857) Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah II (1857–1862) 5 Temenggong Abu Bakar 2 February 1862 – 29 June 1868 Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah II (1862–1868)
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