PERLIS

The Jamal ul-Lail Dynasty

GENEALOGY

1897 - 1904 H.H. Tuan Syed Sharif Safi ibni al-Marhum Tuan Syed Alawi Jamal ul-Lail, Raja of Perlis Indra Kayangan. b. in Kedah, 10^th September 1862, son of Y.M. Tuan Syed Alawi ibni al-Marhum Tuan Syed Ahmad Jamal ul-Lail, by his wife, Wan Fatima binti Dato’ Wan Ismail, educ. Royal Corps of Pages, Bangkok, Siam, and St Xavier’s Institution, Penang. Granted the title of Kun Phra’ Mo by the King of Siam, subsequently appointed as Heir Presumptive (Bakal Raja) and prom to the title of Phra’ Sundara. Succeeded on the death of his grandfather, 17^th February 1897. Formally invested by the King of Siam with the personal title of Phya Sungrama Visitra Vilasa Asmara Phya Perlis, at the Grand Palace, Bangkok, 13^th May 1897. His short reign was remarkable for the efforts made to improve the economic prospects of the state, towards which he constructed roads, established a regular boat service to Penang, instituted sanitation schemes, built schools, promoted agriculture and rubber production and attracted traders to Perlis, all of which increased the population and the revenues several fold. Rcvd: KC of the Order of the Crown of Siam, Officer of the Order of the White Elephant, Dusdi Mala Medal (civil), etc. m. (first) at the palace of the Kralahom, Bangkok, Thailand, 1880, Y.M. Wan Sa’adiah [Michu], a Siamese Muslim lady. m. (second) Y.M. Tengku Sa’adiah (d.s.p.). m. (third) Y.M. Sharifa Jahara (d.s.p.). m. (fourth) Che’ Sofia (d.s.p.). m. (fifth) at Bangkok, Che’ Shamsia, daughter of Lebai Mat Amin. He d. after an operation to remove an abscess on the liver, at the Istana di-Raja, Arau, 30^th December 1904 (bur. there at the Royal Mausoleum), having had issue an only son by his first wife, and three sons and six daughters by his fifth wife:

• 1) H.H. Raja Tuan Syed Alwi ibni al-Marhum Raja Syed Safi Jamal ul-Lail, Raja of Perlis Indra Kayangan, KBE, CMG (s/o Wan Sa'adia) - see below.
• 2) Y.M. Tuan Syed Mahmud al-Haj ibni al-Marhum Raja Syed Safi Jamal ul-Lail, Raja Muda (s/o Che’ Shamsia), educ. Penang Free Sch, Georgetown, Penang. Formally nominated and invested as Heir Apparent (Raja Muda ) by the King of Siam, at the Grand Palace, Bangkok, 4^th October 1905. MSC Perlis 1910-1912. Convicted and imprisoned in Kedah in 1912, and then degraded and removed from the line of succession in Perlis. Released 1917. m. Che’ Maimunah binti Muhammad Sa’ad [Munah] (b. 1878; d. after 1963). He d. at Alor Star, Kedah, 18^th April 1921 (bur. Royal Mausoleum, Arau), having had issue, an only son:
  • a) Y.M. Tuan Syed Hasan ibni al-Marhum Tuan Syed Mahmud al-Haj Jamal ul-Lail, Bakal Raja. ADC to the Raja, Third Judge Perlis State Court. Appointed as Heir Presumptive (Bakal Raja), 16^th December 1934. Rcvd: King Gerge V Silver Jubilee Medal (1935). m. Y.M. Wan Teh binti Wan Endut (b. 1898; d. at the Istana di-Raja, Arau, 27^th December 1952, bur. there at the Royal Mausoleum), daughter of Wan Endut bin Penghulu Muhammad Desa, by his wife, Cik Puan Zainab binti Muhammad Taib. He d. at the General Hospital, Alor Star, Kedah, 18^th October 1935 (bur. Royal Mausoleum, Arau), having had issue, two sons:
    • i) H.R.H. Raja Syed Harun Putra ibni al-Marhum Syed Husain Jamal ul-Lail, Raja of Perlis Indra Kayangan, KCMG - see below.
    • ii) Y.M. Tuan Syed Mahmud ibni al-Marhum Syed Husain Jamal ul-Lail, educ. Penang Free Sch., Georgetown, Penang. Presdt Perlis Council of Regency 1^st September 1960-1963.
• 3) H.H. Raja Tuan Syed Hamza ibni al-Marhum Syed Safi Jamal ul-Lail, Raja of Perlis Indra Kayangan (s/o Inche' Shamsia) - see below.
• 4) Y.M. Tuan Syed Husain ibni al-Marhum Raja Syed Safi Jamal ul-Lail (s/o Che’ Shamsia), educ. Penang Free Sch, Georgetown, Penang. Collector of Customs Perlis 1937-1943, MSC 1942-1945, State Sec 1943-1945. m. (first) Sharifa Salma binti Syed Mansur al-Jafri, daughter of Syed Mansur bin Muhammad al-Jafri, sometime Chief Judge of Kedah. m. (second) Che’ Teh. m. (third) Che’ Sa’adia binti Sa’ad. He had issue, three sons:
  • a) Y.M. Tuan Syed Alwi bin Syed Husain Jamal ul-Lail (s/o Inche' Sa'adia). m. at Kangar, 1972, Inche' Hajarat un-nisa Bibi binti Muhammad 'Ali, daughter of Inche' Muhammad 'Ali,of Taiping, Perak. He had issue, five sons and three daughters:
    • i) Y.M. Syed Benjamin Husain bin Syed Alwi Jamal ul-Lail. b. at Besar Hospital, Kangar, Perlis 4^th July 1973. m. 1996, Siti Amina, a lady from Sidam, Kedah. He has issue, two sons and one daughter:
      • (1) Y.M. Syed 'Abdu'l Muhaiman bin Syed Benjamin Husain Jamal ul-Lail.
      • (2) Y.M. Syed Muhammad Amir ul-... bin Syed Benjamin Husain Jamal ul-Lail.Copyright© Christopher Buyers
      • (1) Y.M. Sharifa Nur Yasmin binti Syed Benjamin Husain Jamal ul-Lail.
    • ii) Y.M. Syed Ramadhan bin Syed Alwi Jamal ul-Lail. b. at Besar Hospital, Kangar, Perlis 1977, educ. Islamic Univ of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
    • iii) Y.M. Syed Sufi bin Syed Alwi Jamal ul-Lail. b. at Besar Hospital, Kangar, Perlis 1979.
    • iv) Y.M. Syed Faisal bin Syed Alwi Jamal ul-Lail. b. at Besar Hospital, Kangar.
    • v) Y.M. Syed Shukri bin Syed Alwi Jamal ul-Lail.
    • i) Y.M. Sharifa Nur Laila binti Syed Alwi Jamal ul-Lail. b. at Kangar, 1974.
    • ii) Y.M. Sharifa Husna binti Syed Alwi Jamal ul-Lail.
    • iii)Y.M. Sharifa Nur ul-Huda binti Syed Alwi Jamal ul-Lail.
  • b) Y.M. Tuan Syed Ariff bin Syed Husain Jamal ul-Lail (s/o Inche' Sa'adia). m. Puan Rabakyah. He d. at Kuala Lumpur, 1996, having had issue, three sons and one daughter:
    • i) Y.M. Syed Husain Ir ud-din bin Syed Ariff Jamal ul-Lail. b. at Besar Hospital, Kangar, Perlis 1973.
    • ii) Y.M. Syed Nadzwin Husain bin Syed Ariff Jamal ul-Lail. b. at Kangar, Perlis, 8^th October 1975, educ. College Binary, Kuala Lumpur. Management Information Systems Exec. m. 22^nd February 2003, Puan Marini binti Jamlus (b. at Kajang, Selangor, 7^th July 1973), educ. Mara Univ. of Technology, Shah Alam, Internal Audit Senior Exec. in the Corporate Internal Dvsn of Naza Motor Trading Sdn Bhd, daughter of Encik Jamlus, by his wife, Puan Mardiana. He has issue, four sons:
      • (1) Y.M. Syed Mukhriz bin Syed Nadzwin Jamal ul-Lail. b. at Selayang Hospital, Selangor, 3^rd September 2004.
      • (2) Y.M. Syed Mukhsein bin Syed Nadzwin Jamal ul-Lail. b. at Selayang Hospital, Selangor, 21^st October 2006.
      • (3) Y.M. Syed Mukhzani bin Syed Nadzwin Jamal ul-Lail. b. at Selayang Hospital, Selangor, 19^th February 2008.
      • (4) Y.M. Syed Mukhaizad Ariff bin Syed Nadzwin Jamal ul-Lail. b. at Selayang Hospital, Selangor, 26^th September 2009.
    • iii) Y.M. Syed Nazir ul-Husain bin Syed Ariff Jamal ul-Lail. b. at Besar Hospital, Kangar, Perlis, 1979.
    • i) Y.M. Sharifa Alwa binti Syed Ariff Jamal ul-Lail. m. March 2002, Inche' Azman, from Pengkalan, Chepa, Kelantan.
  • c) Y.M. Tuan Syed 'Abdu'l Aziz bin Syed Husain Jamal ul-Lail (s/o Inche' Sa'adia). m. Puan Raba'ai binti Hamid. He d. at Pangkor, Perak, 21^st December 1980, having had issue, two sons and two daughters:
    • i) Y.M. Syed Muhammad Shaiful bin Syed 'Abdu'l Aziz Jamal ul-Lail. b. at Besar Hospital, Kangar, Perlis 20^th July 1972. m. 24^th February 1992, Wan Azura binti Wan Ahmad, daughter of Wan Ahmad, of Tumpat, Kelantan state. He has issue, three sons and two daughters:
      • (1) Y.M. Syed Shah Ikram bin Syed Muhammad Shaiful Jamal ul-Lail. b. at Beseri, Perlis, 25^th May 1994.
      • (2) Y.M. Syed Shah Iqmal bin Syed Muhammad Shaiful Jamal ul-Lail. b. at Tumpat, Kelantan, 21^st October 1995.
      • (3) Y.M. Syed Muhammad Iqbal bin Syed Muhammad Shaiful Jamal ul-Lail. b. at Besar Hospital, Kangar, Perlis, 16^th October 2001.
      • (1) Y.M. Sharifa Nur Shazwin binti Syed Muhammad Shaiful Jamal ul-Lail. b. at Tumpat, Kelantan, 25^th November 1992.
      • (2) Y.M. Sharifa Nur Fatihah binti Syed Muhammad Shaiful Jamal ul-Lail. b. at Sungei Patani, Kedah, 4^th August 1997.
      • (3) Y.M. Sharifa Aina Sarah binti Syed Muhammad Shaiful Jamal ul-Lail. b. 19^th December 2002.Copyright© Christopher Buyers
    • ii) Y.M. Syed Zambri bin Syed 'Abdu'l Aziz Jamal ul-Lail. b. at Lumut, Perak, 1979. m. 20^th June 2002, Inche' Azlina binti 'Abdu'l Khalid, daughter of Inche' 'Abdu'l Khalid, of Jassin, Malacca.
    • i) Y.M. Sharifa Rozita binti Syed 'Abdu'l Aziz Jamal ul-Lail. b. at Besar Hospital, Kangar, Perlis, 1973. She d. young, at Arau, September 1976.
    • ii) Y.M. Sharifa Salma binti Syed 'Abdu'l Aziz Jamal ul-Lail. b. at Setiawan, Perak, October 1980, educ. Islamic Coll. m. 2000, Inche' Muhammad Hidayat, from Batu Pahat, Johore.
• 1) Y.M. Sharifa Tam binti al-Marhum Syed Safi Jamal ul-Lail (d/o Inche' Shamsia). m. Y.M. Syed Husain al-Jafri. She had issue, two sons:
  • a) Y.M. Syed Muhammad bin Husain al-Jafri.
  • b) Y.M. Syed Abu Bakar bin Husain al-Jafri. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
• 2) Y.M. Sharifa Lebar binti al-Marhum Syed Safi Jamal ul-Lail (d/o Inche' Shamsia). m. Y.M. Syed Hassan. She had issue, two daughters:
  • a) Y.M. Sharifa Jahara binti Syed Hassan.
  • b) Y.M. Sharifa Nona binti Syed Hassan.
• 3) Y.M. Sharifa Sofia binti al-Marhum Syed Safi Jamal ul-Lail (d/o Inche' Shamsia). m. Y.M. Syed Mustafa bin Syed Hassan, and had issue, one son and one daughter:
  • a) Y.M. Syed Idrus bin Syed Mustafa.
  • a) Y.M. Sharifa Hawa [Kalsum] binti Syed Mustafa.
• 4) Y.M. Sharifa Hawa binti al-Marhum Syed Safi Jamal ul-Lail (d/o Inche' Shamsia). m. Y.M. Syed Muhammad bin Syed Taha, and had issue, two daughters:
  • a) Y.M. Sharifa Roqiyah binti Syed Muhammad.
  • b) Y.M. Sharifa Argon binti Syed Muhammad.
• 5) Y.M. Sharifa Aisha binti al-Marhum Syed Safi Jamal ul-Lail (d/o Inche' Shamsia). m. Y.M. Syed Muhammad bin Syed Hassan. She had issue, seven sons and five daughters:
  • a) Y.M. Syed Omar bin Syed Muhammad.
  • b) Y.M. Syed Salim bin Syed Muhammad. m. a daughter of Y.M. Syed Husain bin Syed ‘Abdu’llah Jamal ul-Lail, by his first wife, Y.M. Sharifa Pok binti al-Marhum Syed Safi Jamal ul-Lail, daughter of Y.A.M. Tuan Syed Safi ibni al-Marhum Syed Alawi Jamal ul-Lail, Raja of Perlis Indra Kayangan. He had issue:
  • i) Emeritus Professor Y.Bhg. Tan Sri Dr Syed Jalal ud-din bin Syed Salim. b. at Arau, Perlis, 17^th April 1944, educ. Stella Maris Sch, Perlis, St Xavier’s Institution, Georgetown, Penang, Royal Military Coll, Port Dickson, Selangor, and Punjab Univ (BVSc 1967), Lahore, Pakistan, and London Univ (M.Phil. 1969, Ph.D. 1977). Assist Lecturer in Agriculture at the Univ of Malaya 1969-1972, Lecturer in Agriculture at the Univ of Malaya 1972-1975, Lecturer in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry at the Agriculture Univ of Malaysia 1975-1977, Assoc Professor 1977, Dean Faculty of Veterinary Medicine & Animal Husbandry 1978-1981, Professor of Animal Feed 1981-1983, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Agriculture Univ of Malaysia 1983-1994, Vice-Chancellor Univ Putra Malaysia (UPM) 1994-2001, Emeritus Professor Univ Coll of Science & Technology of Malaysia (KUSTEM) 2003. Fellow Acad of Sciences Malaysia (FASc). Presdt Malaysian Veterinary Assoc, Malaysian Soc of Applied Biology, Malaysian Soc of Animal Production, and Assoc of South-East Asian Institutions of Higher Learning (ASAIHL). MSAP, MSAB, Mbr Malaysian Vet Assoc, World Poultry Sci Assoc, etc. Chair UPM Brd of Directors, Taylor’s Coll since 2006, Halal Industry Dvpt Corp, Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Bhd since 2003, Kejuruteraan Samudra Timur Bhd, and EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd since 2006. Dir Esso Malaysia Bhd since 2000, TA FI Industries Bhd and METEOR Research & Consultancy Services. Hon DSc Open Univ Malaysia 2009. Rcvd: PSM (1996), DSSA (1994), DPMP (1995), JSM. m. Dr Nafisah Adeeb. He had issue, two children.
  • i) Sharifa Zainah binti Syed Salim. b. 1952.
  • c) Y.M. Syed Zain bin Syed Muhammad.
  • d) Y.M. Syed Ghazali bin Syed Muhammad.
  • e) Y.M. Syed Mustafa bin Syed Muhammad.
  • f) Y.M. Syed Abu Bakar bin Syed Muhammad.
  • g) Y.M. Syed Idrus bin Syed Muhammad.
  • a) Y.M. Sharifa Seha binti Syed Muhammad.
  • b) Y.M. Sharifa Fatima binti Syed Muhammad. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  • c) Y.M. Sharifa Putri binti Syed Muhammad.
  • d) Y.M. Sharifa Salmiah binti Syed Muhammad.
  • e) Y.M. Sharifa Amina binti Syed Muhammad.
• 6) Y.M. Sharifa Pok binti al-Marhum Syed Safi Jamal ul-Lail (d/o Inche' Shamsia). m. Y.M. Syed Husain Jamal ul-Lail. She had issue, six sons and two daughters:
  • a) Y.M. Syed Muhammad bin Husain Jamal ul-Lail.
  • b) Y.M. Dato' Sri di-Raja Syed Dr Mahmud bin Husain Jamal ul-Lail. Rcvd: SSPJ (1999). m. Dr Siti Kalsum Ruby binti 'Abdu'l Majid. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
    • i) Y.M. Syed Mudrik Sam bin Syed Dr Mahmud Jamal ul-Lail.
    • i) Y.M. Sharifa Suraya binti Syed Dr Mahmud Jamal ul-Lail.
  • c) Y.M. Syed Mahazar bin Husain Jamal ul-Lail. m. Y.M. Sharifa Fatima binti Syed 'Abdu'l Rahman. He has issue, two sons and one daughter:
    • i) Y.M. Syed Zainal-Abidin bin Syed 'Abdu'l Rahman Jamal ul-Lail.
    • ii) Y.M. Syed Putra bin Syed 'Abdu'l Rahman Jamal ul-Lail.
    • i) Y.M. Sharifa Maheran binti Syed 'Abdu'l Rahman Jamal ul-Lail.
  • d) Y.M. Syed Mustafa bin Husain Jamal ul-Lail.
  • e) Y.M. Syed Sati bin Husain Jamal ul-Lail.
  • f) Y.M. Syed 'Abdu'llah bin Husain Jamal ul-Lail.
  • a) Y.M. Sharifa Intan binti Husain Jamal ul-Lail.
  • b) Y.M. Sharifa Amina binti Husain Jamal ul-Lail.

• 1) Y.M. Syed Sofian bin Syed Hamzah Jamal ul-Lail. b. 8^th February 1934. Civil Servant, retd 1989, Adviser on Protocol, Malay Customs and Culture 1994-1999. m. (first) at Kota Tengah, Alor Star, Kedah, 26^th January 1957, Y.M. Tunku Fauzia binti Tunku ‘Abdu’llah (b. at Alor Star, Kedah, 4^th June 1939; d. at Madrid, Spain, 31^st October 2012, bur. Damansara Muslim Cemetery, Petaling Jaya, Selangor), daughter of Y.M. Tunku ‘Abdu’llah bin Tunku Mahmud, Tunku Sri Maha Kurnia, by his wife, Y.A.M. Tunku Sofia binti al-Marhum Sultan ‘Abdu’l Hamid Halim Shah, daughter of his paternal uncle, Colonel H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan ‘Abdu’l Hamid Halim Shah II ibni al-Marhum Sultan Ahmad Taj ud-din al-Mukarram Shah, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of the State of Kedah Dar ul-Aman, KCMG. m. (second) Cik Puan Umi Kalthom binti Dato’ Muhammad Ramly (b. 20^th April 1937; d. 24^th September 2009). He had issue, one son and one daughter by his first wife, and one son by his second:
  • a) Y.M. Syed Mustaffa Kamal bin Syed Sofian Jamal ul-Lail. b. 7^th December 1958 (s/o Tunku Fauzia), educ. Malaysian Inst of Art, Kuala Lumpur. Principal Partner Creatitmind Design. m. 20^th January 1991, Y.M. Tunku Shahariah binti Tunku Yusoff [Sherie] (b. 1963), newspaper journalist with “The Star“,Communications & PR Manager at a leading hotel in Langkawi, Partner Creatitmind Design, Co-founder Kedah Down’s Syndrome Assoc 2003, daughter of H.H. Tunku Muhammad Yusuf bin Tunku Kasim [Tunku Jusoh], of Kedah, by his wife, H.H. Tunku Mariam binti Tunku Yakub, daughter of H.H. Tunku Ya’akub ibni al-Marhum Sultan ‘Abdu’l Hamid Halim Shah Tunku Panglima Besar, CMG, sometime High Cmsnr to the UK. He has issue, three sons and one daughter:
  • i) Y.M. Syed Firdaus Badri bin Syed Mustaffa Kamal Jamal ul-Lail. b. 1992, educ. Equator Acad of Art, Penang.
  • ii) Y.M. Syed Fauzan Akmal bin Syed Mustaffa Kamal Jamal ul-Lail. b. 1993.
  • iii) Y.M. Syed Fakhr ul-Azri bin Syed Mustaffa Kamal Jamal ul-Lail.
  • i) Y.M. Sharifa Shazlina Azrin binti Syed Mustaffa Kamal Jamal ul-Lail. b. 26^th August 1994, educ. Sultana Asma National Secondary Sch, Alor Star, Kedah.
  • b) Y.M. Syed Hamzah bin Syed Sofian Jamal ul-Lail. b. 15^th October 1963 (s/o Umi Kalthom). m. Cik Puan Norzehan binti Sa’ad. He d. 11^th February 2010, having had issue, one son and one daughter:
  • i) Y.M. Syed Khairul-Anam bin Syed Hamzah Jamal ul-Lail.
  • i) Y.M. Sharifah Faizah Balkis binti Syed Hamzah Jamal-ul-lail. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  • a) Y.M. Dr Sharifa Kamaliah binti Syed Sofian Jamal ul-Lail. b. 19^th November 1957 (d/o Tunku Fauzia), educ. Univ Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang, Selangor (PhD 2008). Teacher. m. ... She has issue, three daughters:
    • i) Nuha Nadiah.
    • ii) Nur Hannani.
    • iii) Imtiaz Amani.
• 2) Y.M. Syed Yusuf bin Syed Hamza Jamal ul-Lail. He d. at Alor Star, Kedah, 28^th May 1998 (bur. Royal Cemetery, Arau).
• 1) Y.M. Sharifa Hanim binti Syed Hamza Jamal ul-Lail. b. 1935. Employed with Bank Negara, later "Miss UMNO" 1956, and a celebrated screen actress 1965-1997. m. 1957 (div. 1974), Jazam ud-din bin Bahar ud-din (b. 1935). She d. at the General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, 25^th November 2003 (bur. Royal Cemetery, Arau), having had issue, two daughters:
  • a) Sulasteri binti Jazam ud-din.
  • b) Sita Asma binti Jazam ud-din.
• 2) Y.M. Sharifa Mukmina binti Syed Hamza Jamal ul-Lail. She d. unm. in her teenage years.
• 3) Y.M. Sharifa Mariam binti Syed Hamza Jamal ul-Lail.
• 4) Y.M. Sharifa Fatima binti Syed Hamza Jamal ul-Lail.

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