PERAK

The Siak Dynasty

GENEALOGY

1963 - 1984 Colonel H.R.H. Maulana Paduka Sri Tuanku Sultan Idris II al-Mutawakil Allahahi Afifu’llah Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Iskandar Shah Kadasu’llah, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of Perak Dar ur-Ridzwan, CMG (1.1.1953). b. at Istana Negara, Bukit Chandan, Kuala Kangsar, 12^th August 1924, as Raja Iris Shah, eldest son of Colonel H.H. Paduka Sri Tuanku Sultan Sir Iskandar Shah al-Kaddasu’llah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Sir Idris Murshid al-Azzam Shah Rahmatu’llah, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of the State of Perak, GCMG, KCVO, by his wife, H.H. Raja Puteh Umi Kalsum binti Raja Kulop Muhammad Kramat, Raja Perempuan, daughter of Y.M. Raja Kulop Muhammad Kramat bin Raja Alang Iskandar, of Kuala Dipang, educ. Malay Sch, Bukit Chandan, Clifford Sch and Malay Coll, Kuala Kangsar, and the London Sch of Economics (LSE). Assist Collector of Land Revenue Kuala Kangsar 1940-1941, attaché State Secretariat 1946, attaché Oxford County Council and Bullingdon Rural District Council 1951, Chair Cttee of Penghulus 1953-1963, MEC Perak 1952-1958, Chair Regency Council 1956-1963, MSC 1953-1963. Granted the title of Raja di-Hiler 10^th May 1934, prom to Raja Bendahara Wakil us-Sultan Wazir al-Kabir 15^th October 1938, and appointed as Heir Apparent with the title of Tuanku Raja Muda, Wakil us-Sultan, Wazir ul-Azam 12^th July 1948. Cmsnd as 2^nd-Lieut FMSVF 1941, volunteer Giu Tai 1944-1945 but secretly employed with “Force 136” 1945, transferred Malay Regt 1951, served in Malayan Emergency in Pahang and Negri Sembilan, prom Capt 1/5/1954, retd as Maj, Colonel-in-Chief the Royal Regiment of Engineers 1968-1984. Succeeded on the death of his cousin, 4^th January 1963. Proclaimed 6^th January 1963. Crowned at the Balarong Sri, Istana Iskandariah, Bukit Chandan, Kuala Kangsar, 26^th October 1963. Presdt Lower Perak District Boys Scouts Assoc 1953-1963. Patron Perak Boy Scouts Assoc 1963-1984. Rcvd: PJK (1952), DMN (26.10.1963), DK of Johor (28.10.1967), Pahang (28.5.1970), and Trengganu, British War and Defence (1945), Queen Elizabeth II Coron (1953), and Sultan Ismail of Johore Coron (1960) medals, etc. m. (first) at Kuala Kangsar, 12^th August 1943, (div. at Ipoh, 17^th October 1957) Y.M. Raja Noor Izah binti Raja ‘Ali (b. 1931; m. second, at Kuala Dipang, 3^rd March 1958, Inche Ibrahim bin Dato’ Mahmud), styled Raja Puan Besar 12^th July 1948 to 6^th March 1957, daughter of Y.M. Raja ‘Ali bin Raja Kulup Muhammad Kramat, sometime Raja Chik Muda Pawang di-Raja. m. (second) at Kuala Kangsar, November 1943, H.R.H. Raja Muzwin binti Raja Arif Shah, Raja Perempuan (b. at Batu Gajah, 1^st March 1929; d. at the National Heart Inst, Kuala Lumpur, 6^th October 2011, bur. at the Al-Ghufran Royal Cemetery, Bukit Chandan, Kuala Kangsar), educ. Anglo-Chinese and Methodist Girls Schs, Ipoh, granted the title of Raja Puan Besar with the style of Yang Amat Mulia 6^th March 1957 and formally invested 24^th November 1957) named Raja Perempuan with the style of Her Royal Highness (or Duli Yang Maha Mulia) 7^th January 1963 and formally crowned at the Balairong Sri, Istana Iskandariah, Bukit Chandan, Kuala Kangsar, 28^th October 1963, rcvd: DK (12.8.1970), SPMP (12.8.1965), and Perak Coron Medal (1963), daughter of Y.M. Raja Dato’ Sri Arif Shah ibni al-Marhum Raja Haji Harun al-Rashid, by his second wife, Cik Puan Azizah binti ‘Abdu’llah, née Chang Ah Nooi, a Peranakan Chinese convert to Islam. m. (third) (div.) Cik Asmah. m. (fourth) (div. before 1962) Cik Puan Hanizah binti ‘Abdu’llah (b. 1926; d. Kuala Kangsar, 13^th October 1984, bur. there at the Al-Ghufran Royal Cemetery, Bukit Chandan), née Annie Chin. m. (fifth) 1961 (div. at Ipoh, 6^th April 1974), H.H. Cik Amina binti ‘Abdu’llah, Cik Puan Negara (b. at Penang, 1934), née Amy Lim Kam Fong, raised to the title of Cik Puan Negara with the style of Her Highness (Yang Teramat Mulia) 4^th March 1963 and formally installed as such at Istana Kinta, Ipoh, 27^th February 1964, daughter of a Chinese father and Thai mother. m. (sixth) at Government House, Malacca, 30^th March 1964, Y.M. Datuk Sri Sharifa Salma binti Sayyid Ahmad al-Kaf (b. at Singapore, 1943), former wife of Captain H.R.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Saleh ud-din ‘Abdu’l Aziz Shah Alhaj ibni al-Marhum Sultan Hisham ud-din Alam Shah Alhaj, Sultan of Selangor, and daughter of Y.M. Sayyid Ahmad bin ‘Abdu’llah al-Kaf, of Singapore. m. (seventh) at Kroh, Upper Perak, 9^th November 1967, Che’ Satira binti ‘Abdu’llah (b. near Betong, Thailand, 1945), née Suteen, a village girl of Thai descent. m. (eighth) Y.Bhg. Datuk Sri Hajjah Norizan binti Haji Hamzah [Mak Engku] (b. 23^rd March 1960; d. from cervical cancer at the Raja Perempuan Bainum Hospital, Ipoh, 5^th March 2006, bur. Kampung Pasir Putih Muslim Cemetery), daughter of Imam Haji Hamzah bin ‘Abdu’llah. He d. at Lumut, 30^th January 1984 (bur. at the Al-Ghufran Royal Cemetery, Bukit Chandan, Kuala Kangsar), having had issue, seven sons and seven daughters:

• 1) Y.A.M. Raja Dato’ Sri Yusuf ‘Izz ud-din Iskandar Shah al-Haj ibni al-Marhum Sultan Idris al-Mutawakil Allah Afifu’llah Shah. b. at Istana Raja Muda, Teluk Anson, 1953 (s/o Asmah), educ. Tuanku Abdul Rahman Sch, Ipoh, and in Pakistan. Rcvd: SPCM (1.7.1983), DSAP. Granted the title of Raja Kechil Bongsu 1^st March 1963 (suspended for ten years 1978 but pardoned and reinstated 31^st March 1979, prom to Raja Kechil Tengah 1^st April 1979, prom to Raja Kechil Sulong 1^st July 1983, and prom to Raja Kechil Besar 11^th May 1987 (stripped of the title following a declaration of bankruptcy, 25^th November 2006). m. Y.A.M. Tengku Datin Sri Noor Hazah al-Hajjah binti Tengku ‘Abdu’l Aziz Shah (b. 7^th November 1955), Presdt Malaysian Netball Assoc (MNA), daughter of Y.A.M. Tengku ‘Abdu’l Aziz Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan ‘Ala ud-din Sulaiman Shah, Tengku Indra Setia di-Raja, of Selangor, by his second wife, Y.M. Sharifa Hasnah binti Sayyid Zain Shahab ud-din. He had issue, two sons and three daughters:
• a) Y.M. Raja Muzaffar Idris Shah bin Raja ‘Izz ud-din Iskandar Shah [Ariezz]. b. at Ipoh, 28^th December 19XX, educ. St Michael’s Institution, Ipoh. Copyright©Christopher Buyers
• b) Y.M. Raja Putra Muhamad Riza bin Raja ‘Izz ud-din Iskandar Shah. b. at Ipoh, 13^th December 1981, educ. St Michael’s Institution, Ipoh, and Limkokwing Univ of Creative Technology.
• a) Y.M. Raja Teh Umi Kalsom binti Raja ‘Izz ud-din Iskandar Shah. m. and has issue, two sons and one daughter.
• b) Y.M. Raja Jazmine binti Raja ‘Izz ud-din Iskandar Shah [Jaja], educ. RPS. Financial Analyst at AXA.
• c) Y.M. Raja Kelly binti Raja ‘Izz ud-din Iskandar Shah.
• 2) Y.A.M. Raja Dato’ Sri Haji Iskandar Zulkarnain ibni al-Marhum Sultan Idris al-Mutawakil Allah Shah Afifu’llah, Raja di-Hiler. b. at Kuala Lampur, 8^th February 1955 (s/o Raja Muzwin), educ. Clifford Coll, Kuala Kangsar. Granted the title of Raja Kechil Bongsu 3^rd February 1984, prom to Raja Kechil Tengah 11^th May 1987, to Raja Kechil Sulong 10^th March 1998, Raja Kechil Besar 18^th March 2010, and Raja di-Hiler 20^th June 2014. Dir Permaddun Sdn Bhd since 2000. Rcvd: DK (20.6.2014), SPCM (1.7.1983), SSDK. m. at Istana Anak Bukit, Alor Star, 23^rd November 1985, H.H. Tunku Datuk Sri di-Raja Hajjah Soraya binti Tengku ‘Abdu’l Aziz, Raja Puan Muda (b. at the General Hospital, Alor Star, 30^th April 1960), adopted daughter and maternal niece of Colonel H.R.H. al-Sultan al-Mu’tasimu Billah Muhib ud-din Alhaj ‘Abdu’l Halim Mu’azzam Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Badlishah, Sultan of Kedah, GCB, KStJ, and daughter of Y.A.M. Tengku ‘Abdu’l Aziz ibni al-Marhum Sultan Sulaiman Badr ul-‘Alam Shah, Dato’ Lela Putra, of Tengganu, by his wife, H.H. Tunku Datuk Sri Hamidah binti al-Marhum Sultan Badlishah, second daughter of Colonel H.H. Sultan Badlishah ibni al-Marhum Sultan ‘Abdu’l Hamid Halim Shah, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of the State of Kedah Dar ul-Aman, KCMG, KBE. He has issue, three sons and two daughters:
• a) Y.M. Raja Nabil Imran bin Raja Dato’ Sri Haji Iskandar Zulkarnain.
• b) Y.M. Raja Idris Shah bin Raja Dato’ Sri Haji Iskandar Zulkarnain.
• c) Y.M. Raja Siff ud-din bin Raja Dato’ Sri Haji Iskandar Zulkarnain.
• a) Y.M. Raja Sarina Intan Bahiyah binti Raja Dato’ Sri Haji Iskandar Zulkarnain.
• b) Y.M. Raja Safia Azizah binti Raja Dato’ Sri Haji Iskandar Zulkarnain.
• 3) Y.A.M. Raja Shahr uz-Zaman ibni al-Marhum Sultan Idris al-Mutawakil Allah Shah Afifu’llah [Bugz] (s/o Cik Haniza), educ. Malay Coll, Kuala Kangsar. Presdt e-Cycle Sdn Bhd since 2004. m. (first) (div. 1987) Philippa, a British national. m. (second) 1988 (div.), Che’ Wan Adlina binti Che’ Wan Daud, daughter of Y.Bhg. Dato’ Che’ Wan Daud bin Che’ Wan Hasan, by his wife, Y.Bhg. Datin Hendon binti Idris Hitam, daughter of Encik Idris Hitam bin Haji ‘Ali. He has issue, one daughter by his first wife, and a further son and daughter by his second wife:
• a) Y.M Raja Ahmad Murshidd ul-‘Adzam Shah bin Raja Shahr uz-Zaman (s/o Adlina), educ. Bukit Bandariya Sch, and Seri Hartamas National Secondary Sch.
• a) Y.M. Raja Radziat ul-Yazmin bintu Raja Shahr uz-Zaman [Yazzie]. b. 1987 (d/o Philippa). Model.
• b) Y.M. Raja Nur Balqis binti Raja Shahr uz-Zaman (d/o Adlina), educ. Sultan Idris Univ of Education, Tanjung Malim, Perak.
• 4) Y.A.M. Raja Alang Iskandar ibni al-Marhum Sultan Idris al-Mutawakil Allah Shah Afifu’llah. b. at Istana Raja Muda, Teluk Anson, June 1958 (s/o Cik Haniza), educ. Dato Abdul Razak Sch (SDARA), Tanjung Malim, Malay Coll, Kuala Kangsar and the Univ of Toronto, Canada. Architect. m. Che’ Puan Aiza bin Rais, educ. Braddell-Westlake Secondary Sch, Singapore. He d. 29^th July 2003, having had issue:
• a) Y.M. Raja Idris Shah bin Raja Alang Iskandar.
• 5) Y.A.M. Raja Dato’ Sri Jamil Arifin ibni al-Marhum Sultan Idris al-Mutawakil Allah Afifu’llah Shah. b. at Batu Gajah Hospital, 4^th May 1962 (s/o Raja Muzwin), educ. Polytechnic of Central London (BE 1988). Civil Engineer. MIEM. Rcvd: SPCM (15.4.1998). m. 1^st June 1991, Y.M. Datin Sri Tengku Zalilah binti Tengku Kamar ul-Zaman. b. at Kota Bharu, Kelantan, 15^th June 1966), youngest daughter of Y.M. Tengku Kamar ul-Zaman bin Tengku Ismail, of Patani, sometime Cdt Kelantan Police Vol Reserve, by his wife, Hajjah Maheran binti Haji Omar, third daughter of Haji Omar bin Mahayidin, of Kota Bharu, Kelantan. He has issue, three sons:
• a) Y.M. Raja Rafi ud-din Ariff Shah bin Raja Jamil. b. 22^nd July 1992, educ. Victoria Jnr Coll and Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur. Copyright©Christopher Buyers
• b) Y.M. Raja Idris Iskandar Shah bin Raja Jamil. b. 15^th September 1995.
• c) Y.M. Raja Muhammad Hazim Shah bin Raja Jamil. b. 19^th March 2003.
• 6) Y.A.M. Raja Ahmaddin Razman ibni al-Marhum Sultan Idris al-Mutawakil Allah Shah Afifu’llah. b. at Kuala Lumpur, 27^th March 1971 (s/o Sharifa Salma). MD Kart Quest Racing at Sunway Extreme Park, Klang Valley, since 2002, Technical Adviser to KBS-KKW Kart Prix Championship 2004, Principal Kelab Kart Wawasan (KKW).
• 7) Y.A.M. Raja Shahar ud-din Rashid ibni al-Marhum Sultan Idris al-Mutawakil Allah Shah Afifu’llah. b. at Taiping (s/o Sharifa Salma), educ. St Patrick’s Sch, Singapore, and the American Coll of London (AIU) (MBA 1993). m. Che’ Puan Sarah Carol binti Aly Shun).
• 1) H.R.H. Raja Dato’ Sri Nazhat ul-Shima binti al-Marhum Sultan Idris al-Mutawakil Allah Afifu’llah Shah [Tengku Dottie], Raja Puan Besar. b. at Istana Firuz, Ipoh, 28^th February 1952 (d/o Raja Mazwin), educ. Teluk Intan Girls’ Sch, and Teluk Intan Covent Sch, Government English Sch, Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Upper Chine Sch, Shanklin, Isle of Wight, Tengku Kursiah Coll, Seremban, Negri Sembilan, Hornsey Coll of Art (HCA), Hornsey, Middlesex and Chelsea Coll of Art, London (LCA dip). Granted the personal title of Raja Puan Mahkota together with the style of Yang Teramat Mulia 16^th September 1972, and became Raja Puan Besar together with the style of Her Royal Highness (Duli Yang Teramat Mulia) upon her second marriage 12^th January 2019. JP Perak. Dir Permaddun Sdn Bhd since 2000. Mbr Chartered Soc of Industrial Artists & Designers (London). Rcvd: SPCM (1975), DK II of Johor (23.3.2021), SSAP (23.10.2018). m. (first) at the Istana Iskandariah, Kuala Kangsar, 16^th September 1972, Y.M. Dato’ Sayyid Omar bin Sayyid ‘Ali Alsagoff (b. at the Dar us-Salam, Singapore, 18^th August 1946; d. at Ipoh, 16^th September 2017), son of Y.M. Sayyid ‘Ali bin Dato’ Sayyid Ibrahim Alsagoff, sometime Hon Vice-Consul for Iraq in Singapore. She had issue, six sons – see Indonesia (Pammana). m. (second) at Istana Rizwan, Ipoh, 12^th January 2019, as his third wife, Commodore H.R.H. Raja Dato’ Sri Ja’afar ibni al-Marhum Raja Muda Musa, Raja Muda (b. at at Taiping Hospital, Taiping, 26^th September 1941), son of H.R.H. Raja Musa ibni al-Marhum Sultan ‘Abdu’l Aziz al-Mu’tasim Shah Billah, Raja Muda, sometime Presdt Council for Religious Affairs & Malay Customs, by his wife, Puan Mariam binti ‘Abdu’llah – see above
• 2) Y.A.M. Raja Halimat un-Shahrin binti al-Marhum Sultan Idris al-Mutawakil Allah Shah Afifu’llah [Halimahton]. b. at Istana Raja Muda, Teluk Anson, 1957 (d/o Cik Haniza), educ. Cheltenham Ladies Coll, Gloucestershire. Presdt Lotus Cars Club of Malaysia 1999. m. 24^th November 2007, Encik Ahmad Radzi bin Othman.
• 3) H.R.H. Raja Zarith Sofia binti al-Marhum Sultan Idris al-Mutawakil Allah Afifu’llah Shah, Raja Permaisuri of Johor. b. at Batu Gajah Hospital, 14^th August 1959 as Raja Zarith Nazma (d/o Raja Muzwin), educ. Datin Khadija Primary, and Raja Perempuan Kasum Seconday Schs, Kuala Kangsar, Cheltenham Ladies Coll, Gloucestershire, Davies Coll, London, and Somerville Coll, Oxford (BA 1983, MA 1986). Granted the the title of Tuanku together with the style of Her Royal Highness (or Duli Yang Maha Mulia) 22^nd November 2010. Crowned as Raja Permaisuri of Johor alongside her husband at the Istana Besar, Johor Bahru, 23^rd March 2015. Became Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia with the style of Her Majesty 31^st> January 2024, and crowned alongside her husband at Istana Negara, Kuala Lumpur, 20^th July 2024. Sometime journalist with “The New Straits Times” and “The Star” newspapers, illustrator and author of childrens books. Author of “Puteri Gunung Ledang” and “On Common Ground: A Collection of Articles” (2013). Chancellor Univ of Technology Malaysia (UTM) since 2010 (Pro-Chancellor 2003-2010). Royal Fellow (Faculty of Language & Linguistics) the National Univ of Malaysia (UKM). Hon D.Phil (Educ) Tun Hussein Onn Coll Univ of Technology (KUiTTO) 2008. Hon LLD Univ of Nottingham 2017. Chair the Fndn Raja Zorith Sofia of the State of Johor (YRZSNJ) since 2012, and Tunku Laksamana of Johor Cancer Fndn (TLJCF). Deputy Presdt Women’s Council of Johor (MAWAR). Royal Patron Hospis Malaysia. Patron Johor Red Crescent Soc, Johor Cerebral Palsy Assoc, Spastic Children’s Assoc, Kawanis Downs Syndrome Fndn, Life Saving Soc of Malaysia, Rotary Club of Tebrau Fndn, etc. Dir of Public Social Services of the Malaysian Red Crescent Soc. Royal Adviser to the Malaysian Red Crescent Soc. Adviser International Sch of Traditional Arts (London). Rcvd: DK I (DK II 8.4.1996) of Johor, DMN (5.6.2024), SPMJ, SMIJ (23.3.2017), and PSI (23.3.2015) of Johor, DK (21.5.2012), DKSA (15.7.2024), and SPCM (4.3.1983) of Perak, King Charles III Coron Medal (6.5.2023), etc. m. at Ubaidiah Mosque, Kuala Kangsar, Perak, 19^th September 1982, H.R.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Ibrahim Ismail ibni al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud Iskandar al-Haj, By the grace of God Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of the State and Territory of Johor (b. at Johor Bahru Hospital, 22^nd November 1958), elder son of Brigadier-General H.R.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Mahmud Iskandar al-Haj ibni al-Marhum Sultan Sir Ismail, By the grace of God Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of the State and Territory of Johor, by his first wife, Y.A.M. Enche’ Besar Hajjah Kalthom binti ‘Abdu’llah, née Josephine Ruby Trevorrow,only daughter of Reginald George Trevorrow, of Ferndown, Dorset, a textile manufacturer from Torquay, Cornwall. She had issue, five sons and one daughter – see Malaysia (Johor).
• 4) Y.A.M. Raja Radziat ul-Zahar binti al-Marhum Sultan Idris al-Mutawakil Allah Afifu’llah Shah. b. at Ipoh General Hospital, 22^nd March 1965 (d/o Raja Muzwin). She d. young.
• 5) Y.A.M. Raja Juliana Rafeah binti al-Marhum Sultan Idris al-Mutawakil Allah Shah Afifu’llah. b. 1970 (d/o Sharifa Salma). m. Encik Muhammad Fahmi bin Misbah.
• 6) Y.A.M. Raja Saidat ul-Mardiah binti al-Marhum Sultan Idris al-Mutawakil Allah Shah Afifu’llah [Ku Diah]. b. 1981 (d/o Norizan), educ. Tarcisian Convent Sch, Ipoh, Perak, and Coll Pusat Teknologi Lanjutan, Shah Alam, Selangor (dipl. marketing). Corporate Events Mngr Kart Quest Company. m. Encik Azman bin Ismail, the son of a former Ipoh Mayor. She has issue, two sons.
• 7) Y.A.M. Raja Shui’bah binti al-Marhum Sultan Idris al-Mutawakil Allah Shah Afifu’llah [Ku Ess]. b. at Ipoh, 20^th October 1982, as Raja Shui’b ibni al-Marhum Sultan Idris al-Mutawakil Allah Shah Afifu’llah (s/o Norizan).

1984 - 2014 Colonel H.R.H. Maulana Paduka Sri Tuanku Sultan ‘Azlan Muhib ud-din Shah Al-Maghfur ibni al-Marhum Sir Yusuf Izz ud-din Rathiu’llah Shah Ghafaru’llahulahu, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of Perak Dar ur-Ridzwan, GCB (c 14.10.1989), KStJ (20.3.1990). b. at Kampung Manggis, Batu Garjah, Perak, 19^th April 1928, youngest son of H.R.H. Maulana Paduka Sri Tuanku Sultan Sir Yusuf Izz ud-din Rathiu’llah Shah Ghafaru’llahulahu ibni al-Marhum Sultan Sir ‘Abdu’l Jalil Nasir ud-din Muhtaram Shah, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of Perak Dar ur-Ridzwan, KCMG, OBE, by his second wife, H.H. Dato’ Hajjah Khadija binti Dato’ Sri Ahmad, Toh Puan Besar di-Wangsa, Paduka Bonda Raja, daughter of Y.Bhg. Dato’ Sri Ahmad bin Taib, Dato’ Sri Wangsa di-Raja, educ. Govt English Sch, Batu Garjah, Malay Coll, Kuala Kangsar, Univ of Nottingham (Hon DCL), and Lincoln’s Inn, London. Barr-at-Law 1954, Assist State Sec Perak 1954-1955, First Class Magistrate 1955-1956, Presdt Sessions Court 1957-1959, Federal Legal Counsel and DPP for Perak 1959, Legal Advisor at Pahang 1959-1961, and Johore 1961-1962, Registrar of the High Court of Malaya 1962-1963, Chief Registrar Federal Court 1963-1965, Judge High Court 1965-1973, Chair Higher Education Advisory Council 1974-1976, Judge Federal Court 1973-1978, Chief Justice 1979-1982, Lord Presdt of the High Court 1982-1984. Granted the title of Raja Kechil Bongsu 19^th August 1962, prom to Raja Kechil Tengah 1^st March 1963, Raja Kechil Sulong 1^st January 1978, Raja Kechil Besar 1^st August 1978, and appointed as Heir Apparent with the title of Tuanku Raja Muda, Wakil us-Sultan, Wazir ul-Azam 1^st July 1983. Succeeded on the death of his cousin, 31^st January 1984. Proclaimed at Ipoh, 3^rd February 1984. Crowned at Istana Kinta, Kuala Kangsar, 9^th December 1985. Elected as Deputy Supreme Head of State of with the title of Timbalan Yang di-Pertuan Agung, 9^th February 1984. Installed at Istana Negara, Kuala Lumpur, 29^th April 1984. Elected King of Malaysia with the title of Yang di-Pertuan Agung and style of His Majesty, 2^nd March 1989. Crowned at Istana Negara, Kuala Lumpur, 26^th April 1989. Left office and returned to Perak, 25^th April 1994. Field Marshal Malaysian Army, Admiral of the Fleet Royal Malaysian Navy, and Marshal of the Royal Malaysian Air Force 26/4/1989-25/4/1994. Col-in-Chief Royal Regiment of Engineers 1997-2014, and the Royal Malay Regiment 1997-2014. Pro-Chancellor Univ Sains Malaysia 1971-1984 (Hon DLL), Chancellor Univ of Malaya 1986 (Hon D.Lit.), Hon DCL (Gajam Mada Univ, Yogyakarta, 1990; Brunei Darulssalam 1990, Chulalongkorn Univ 1990). Hon Bencher Lincoln’s Inn 1988.Hon Fellow Royal Coll of Physicians (Dublin), Royal Colls of Surgeons of England, Edinburgh, and Dublin. Presdt Malaysian Hockey Fed 1981-2004 (Vice-Presdt 1973-1981), Asian Hockey Fed, Vice-Presdt International Hockey Fed, Royal Patron The Malaysian Law Soc in Great Britain and Eire, British Graduates Assoc of Malaysia, the Acad of Medicine of Malaysia, Rotary, Lions, Royal Ipoh and Royal Perak Golf, Iskandar Polo, Ipoh, and Kuala Kangsar Golf Clubs; Malaysian Nature Soc, and the Perak Veteran Hockey Assoc. Patron St John Ambulance Assoc Perak 1984-2014. Rcvd: DK, DKM, DMN, DK of Kelantan, Trengganu (6.7.1984), Perlis, Johor, Selangor (8.11.1985), Kedah, and Negeri Sembilan, DKMB of Brunei, SSM (1983, PSM 7.6.1972), PMN, DKSA, SPCM, SPTS, SPMP, SIMP, the Collars of the Orders of the Chrysanthemum of Japan (30.9.1991), and Honour of the Sudan (6.6.1991), the Badr Chain of Saudi Arabia (7.12.1991), the Order of Rajamitrabhorn of Thailand (15.12.1990), the Civil Order of Oman 1^st class (4.12.1991), GC of the Orders of Merit of Chile with collar, and Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany special class (7.9.1992), Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Merit of the Republic of Austria (8.4.1992), the Star of the Republic of Indonesia Adipurna or 1^st class (x.9.1990), and the Grand Order of Mungunghwa of Korea. m. at Georgetown, Penang, 9^th December 1955, H.R.H. Tuanku Bainun binti Muhammad ‘Ali, Raja Permaisuri (b. in Penang, 7^th November 1932), educ. St. George’s High Sch Penang, and Malayan Teachers’ Training Coll, Kirkby, Lancs, installed at Istana Kinta, Kuala Kangsar, as Raja Permaisuri of Perak, 9^th December 1985, installed with her husband as Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia with the style of Her Majesty, at Kuala Lumpur, 19^th February 1988, completed her reign and returned to Perak 25th April 1994, Fellow Liverpool John Moores Univ, rcvd: DK (9.12.1985), DK of Selangor (11.12.2005), DMN (19.2.1998), DKA (2.2.2009), GC of the Orders of the Precious Crown of Japan (30.9.1991), and Chula Chom Klao of Thailand (x.9.1990), daughter of Encik Muhammad ‘Ali. He d. at the National Heart Inst (IJN), Kuala Lumpur, 28^th May 2014 (bur. at Al-Ghufran Royal Cemetery, Bukit Chandan, Kuala Kangsar), having issue, two sons and three daughters:

• 1) H.H. Raja Datuk Sri Nazrin Shah bin Sultan ‘Azlan Shah, Raja Muda, who succeeded as H.R.H. Maulana Paduka Sri Tuanku Sultan Nazrin Muizz ud-din Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan ‘Azlan Muhib ud-din Shah, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of Perak Dar ur-Ridzwan - see below.
• 2) Y.A.M. Raja Datuk Sri Ashman Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan ‘Azlan Muhib ud-din Shah, Raja Kechil Sulong. b. at Georgetown, Penang, 28^th December 1958, educ. Univs. of Nottingham (BSc. Econ. 1981), Central London Polytechnic (Dip. Bus. Law Admin. 1982), Lincoln’s Inn, London, and Cambridge Univ (LLM 1984). Barr-at-Law 1983. Exec Dir Dreamland Holdings Bhd 1990-2012 (Dir 1988-1990), Chair of the Brd of Trustees Haqqani Fndn Malaysia (HFM) 1994-2012, Chair Dwitasik Sanyo Industries (Malaysia) Bhd, Dir KKB Engineering Bhd, Kian Joo Can Factory Bhd, and Kanzen Bhd. Mbr International Advisory Brd of the Islamic Supreme Council of North America, etc. Granted the title of Raja Kechil Bongsu 11^th May 1987, prom to Raja Kechil Tengah 10^th March 1998, and Raja Kechil Sulong 16^th March 2010. Rcvd: SPCM (19.4.1988). m. at Kuala Kangsar, 26^th September 1991, Y.A.Bhg. Datuk Sri Noraini Jane binti Tan Sri Kamar ul-Ariffin [Gina] (b. 1959), proprietor of the Jasmine Kindergarten in Kuala Lumpur, co-author of “Corak: Patterns and Proverbs of Nature”, rcvd: SPCM (19.4.1992), daughter of Y.Bhg. Tan Sri Kamar ul-Ariffin bin Muhammad Yassin, sometime Senator and Chair of the Brd of Trustees National Art Gallery. He d. following a severe attack of asthma, at Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, 30^th March 2012 (bur. at the Al-Ghufran Royal Cemetery, Bukit Chandan, Kuala Kangsar), having had issue, one son and two daughters:
  • a) Y.M. Raja Datuk Ahmad Nazim Azlan Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan ‘Azlan Muhib ud-din Shah Al-Maghfur, Raja Kechil Tengah. b. 1994. Granted the title of Raja Kechil Tengah 18^th March 2010. Rcvd: DKA II (24.4.2010.
  • a) Y.M. Raja Eminah Alliyah binti Raja Datuk Sri Ashman Shah. b. 1992, educ. Alice Smith Sch, Kuala Lumpur. Copyright©Christopher Buyers
  • b) Y.M. Raja Bain un-nisa Safia binti Raja Datuk Sri Ashman Shah. b. 1995, educ. Bukit Damansara National Sch (SKBD), Kuala Lumpur.
• 1) Y.A.M. Raja Datuk Sri Azureen binti al-Marhum Sultan ‘Azlan Muhib ud-din Shah Al-Maghfur. b. 9^th December 1957, educ. Syracuse Univ USA (BSc) and London Business Sch (MBA). Presdt Masterskill Coll of Nursing & Health. Rcvd: SPCM (19.4.1988). m. at Kuala Lumpur, 8^th September 1979, Y.Bhg. Dato’ Sri Muhammad Saleh bin Dato’ Muhammad Ismail, SPCM (19.4.1988), of the Arab-Malaysia Bank. She has issue, one son and two daughters:
  • a) Y.Bhg. Latiff bin Datuk Sri Muhammad Saleh.
  • a) Y.Bhg. Nurlin binti Datuk Sri Muhammad Saleh.
  • b) Y.Bhg. Azlin binti Datuk Sri Muhammad Saleh. Copyright©Christopher Buyers
• 2) Y.A.M. Raja Datuk Sri Eleena binti al-Marhum Sultan ‘Azlan Muhib ud-din Shah Al-Maghfur. b. 3^rd April 1960, educ. Univ of London (LLB), and Lincoln’s Inn, London. Barr-at-Law 1985, and Kuala Lumpur 1986, Barrister with Messrs Skrine & Co 1986-1987, Snr Partner Messrs Raja Eleena, Siew Ang & Assocs (Resaa) since 1987. Presidt Malaysian Children’s Aid Soc (MACAS). Trustee Sultan Azlan Shah Fndn. Dir Gamuda Bhd since 1992, Generasi Setia (M) Sdn Bhd, KAF-Seagroatt & Campbell Holdings Bhd, Danau Permai Resort Bhd, etc. Rcvd: SPCM (19.4.1989). m. Y.Bhg. Datuk Sri Ismail Farouk bin ‘Abdu’llah (b. 1945), educ. L’Ecole Hoteliere, Lausanne, Switzerland, CEO of The KAB Group of Companies, Chair Impiana Hotels & Resorts Management Sdn Bhd (IHRM), Dir Shangri-La Hotels (Malaysia) Bhd since 1979, and Jerneh Asia Bhd.
• 3) Y.A.M. Raja Datuk Sri Yong Sofia binti al-Marhum Sultan ‘Azlan Muhib ud-din Shah Al-Maghfur. b. 24^th June 1961, educ International Univ, London (MA, MBA). Served with Bank Bumiputra. Rcvd: SPCM (19.4.1989). m. at Kuala Kangsar, 5^th December 1987, Y.M. Tunku Dato’ Sri Kamil bin Tunku Rizal ud-din (b. 1953), son of Y.M. Tunku Rijal ud-din bin Tunku Muhammad, by his first wife, Y.M. Raja Nur Azian binti Raja Harun Al-Rashid, daughter of Y.A.M. Raja Haji Harun al-Rashid ibni al-Marhum Sultan Sir Idris Murshid al-Azzam Shah Rahmatu’llah, Raja Kechil Sulong. She has issue, one son - see Malaysia (Kedah)..

2014 Brigadier-General H.R.H. Maulana Paduka Sri Tuanku Sultan Nazrin Muizz ud-din Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan ‘Azlan Muhib ud-din Shah, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of Perak Dar ur-Ridzwan. b. at Georgetown, Penang, 27^th November 1956, eldest son of Colonel H.R.H. Maulana Paduka Sri Tuanku Sultan ‘Azlan Muhib ud-din Shah Al-Maghfuribni al-Marhum Sir Yusuf Izz ud-din Rathiu’llah Shah Ghafaru’llahulahu, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of Perak Dar ur-Ridzwan, GCB, KStJ, by his wife, H.R.H. Tuanku Bainun binti Muhammad ‘Ali, Raja Permaisuri, educ. St John’s Institution, Kuala Lumpur, the Leys Sch, Cambridge, Worcester Coll, Oxford (BA 1979, MA), and Kennedy Sch, Harvard Univ (MPA 1984, PhD), Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Officer Corporate Planning of PETRONAS 1979-1982, Management & Works Officer in the Office of the CEO & Chair PETRONAS 1982-1983. Granted the title of Raja Kechil Besar 16^th February 1984, and appointed as Heir Apparent with the title of Tuanku Raja Muda, Wakil us-Sultan, Wazir ul-Azam and the style of His Highness 15^th April 1987. Regent of Perak with the style of His Royal Highness from 26^th April 1989 to 25^th April 1994 and from 27^th January 2008 to 29^th May 2014. Brig-Gen TA 1/4/2004. Succeeded on the death of his father, 28^th May 2014. Proclaimed as Maulana Paduka Sri Tuanku Sultan Nazrin Muizz ud-din Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan ‘Azlan Muhib ud-din Shah Al-Maghfur, at the Balairong Sri, Istana Iskandariah, Bukit Chandan, Kuala Kangsar, 29^th May 2014. Crowned at the Balairong Sri, Istana Iskandariah, Bukit Chandan, Kuala Kangsar, 6^th May 2015. Author of “The Monarchy in Contemporary Malaysia” (2004), “Islam and Its Contemporary Manifestations in Malaysia” (2008), and “Islam, Muslims and Human Rights” (2012), co-author of “Landmarks of Perak” (2006). Malaysian Special Envoy for Interfaith & Inter-Civilisational Dialogue. Chair Malaysia Hockey Fed 1992-2005, Brd of Governors of Malay Coll, Kuala Kangsar (MCKK) since 2005, and Brd of Trustees of Merdeka Award. Presdt Perak Council for Religion and Malay Customs 1997-2014, Perak State Islamic Economic Dvpt Corp, Perak Rugby Assoc 1988-1991, Outward Bound Trust of Malaysia 1989-2002, Perak Hockey Assoc 1990-2004, Perak Amateur Football Assoc 2000-2006, Malaysian Hockey Fed 2004-2006, etc. Perak Patron English Speaking Union of Malaysia, Perak Palliative Care Soc (PPCS), the Perak Academy, Outward Bound Sch in Lumut, and Inst of Public Relations Malaysia since 2004, etc. Royal Patron Kuala Lumpur Business Club. Ambassador The Malaysia International Islamic Financial Centre (MIFC). Pro-Chancellor Univ of Malaya 1989-1994. Hon Felllow Worcester Coll, Oxford. Royal Fellow Malaysian Institute of Defence & Security. Eminent Fellow Malaysian Inst of Strategic & International Studies (ISIS). Trustee Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OCIS). Mbr The Chancellor Court of Benefactors, Oxford Univ. Hon Mbr Magdalene Coll, Cambridge 2005. Hon MBA (Cranfield Inst of Technology, 1993), Hon D.Econ. (Soka Univ, Japan, 1999). Rcvd: DK (15.4.1987), DKSA (18.4.2005), DKA (2.2.2009), DMN, DK of Selangor (11.12.2014, DKII 13.12.2003), SPCM (19.4.1986), SPTS (19.4.1989), SPMP, etc. m. at the Balai Istiadat, Istana Iskandariah, Bukit Chandan, Kuala Kangsar, 17^th May 2007, H.R.H. Tuanku Zara binti Salim, Raja Permaisuri (b. at Ipoh, 22^nd March 1973), educ. Mary & Joseph Convent Sch (SMJK), Ipoh, Prime Coll, and Nottingham Univ (B.Sc. 1995), Chemical Engineer, employed as project analyst at PETRONAS 1995-1999, Product Manager at Petlin (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd 1999-2000, Account Mngr at Formis Network Services Sdn Bhd 2001-2003, Vice-Presdt (Partnerships & Alliances) at Formis (Malaysia) Bhd 2003-2005, MD Forthwave Consulting Sdn Bhd 2005-2007, invested with the title of Raja Puan Besar with the style of Her Highness 18^th May 2007, and proclaimed Raja Permaisuri with the style of Her Royal Highness 29^th May 2014, rcvd: DKSA (18.5.2007), DKA (2.2.2009), youngest child and only daughter of William Stanley Walker Davidson [Salim Davidson], Barr-at-Law, sometime senior partner and consultant Azman Davidson & Co of Ipohand Crown Counsel and Legal Draftsman of Hong Kong, by his wife, Y.M. Sharifa Azaliah binti Syed Omar Shahab ud-din, daughter of Y.Bhg. Tan Sri Sayyid Omar bin Sayyid ‘Abdu’llah Shahab ud-din, Dato’ Sri Mahavamsa, sometime Chief Minister of Kedah, by his wife, H.H. Tunku Amina binti al-Marhum Sultan ‘Abdu’l Hamid Halim Shah, daughter of Colonel H.H. Sultan ‘Abdu’l Hamid Halim Shah II ibni al-Marhum Sultan Ahmad Taj ud-din al-Mukarram Shah, Sultan of the State of Kedah Dar ul-Aman, KCMG. He has issue, one son and one daughter:

• 1) Y.A.M. Raja Azlan Muzaffar Shah bin Sultan Nazrin Muizz ud-din Shah, Raja Kechil Besar. b. at the Damansara Specialist Hospital, Damansara Jaya, Selangor, 14^th March 2008. Raised to the title of Raja Kechil Besar 20^th June 2014.
• 1) Y.A.M. Raja Nazira Safya binti Sultan Nazrin Muizz ud-din Shah. b. 3^rd August 2011.