Abdul_Jalil_Nasiruddin_Muhtaram_Shah_of_Perak

Abdul Jalil Nasiruddin Muhtaram Shah of Perak

Abdul Jalil Nasiruddin Muhtaram Shah of Perak

Sultan of Perak (r. 1916–1918)


Sultan Abdul Jalil Karamatullah Nasiruddin Mukhataram Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Idris Murshidul Azzam Shah Rahmatullah KCMG (23 April 1868 – 26 October 1918) was the 29th Sultan of Perak.[1] During that period, Perak was part of the Federated Malay States.

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Life

Born on 23 April 1868, he is eldest son of Sultan Idris Murshidul Azzam Shah, by his first wife, Raja Nuteh Aishah who is the daughter of Sultan Yusuf of Perak.

Reign

Raja Abdul Jalil ascended to the Perak throne in 1916 following the death of his father Sultan Idris Murshidul Azzam Shah.

Death

Sultan Abdul Jalil's reign was somewhat brief and lasted only 2 years and 10 months. He died on 26 October 1918 at age 50 and was interred next to his late father at the Al-Ghufran Royal Mausoleum in Bukit Chandan. He was conferred the posthumous title of Marhum Radziallah. He was succeeded by his half-brother, Sultan Iskandar Shah.

Legacy

Sultan Abdul Jalil Bridge at Kuala Kangsar

The Sultan Abdul Jalil Shah Bridge which crosses the Perak River at Kuala Kangsar is named in his honour.

Sultan Abdul Jalil Shah Campus (KSAJS), Sultan Idris Education University at Tanjong Malim is also named in his honour.

Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sultan Abdul Jalil Shah (SMKSAJS), A secondary school in Seberang Perak, Kampong Gajah was also named in his honour.


References

  1. Wilkinson, Richard James (1923). A History of the Peninsular Malays with Chapters on Perak & Selangor. Kelly & Walsh. p. 29.
Preceded by Sultan of Perak
1916–1918
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