Abdul Jalil Nasiruddin Muhtaram Shah of Perak

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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. Perak was part of the Federated Malay States.

Early life[]

born before 23 April 1868, eldest son of Sultan Idris Murshidul Azzam Shah ibni al-Marhum Raja Bendahara Alang Iskandar Teja, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of the State of Perak, GCMG, GCVO, by his first wife, Raja Nuteh Aishah binti al-Marhum Sultan Yusuf Sharifuddin Muzaffar Shah Ghafirullah, Raja Perempuan, daughter of Sultan Yusuf Sharifuddin Muzaffar Shah Ghafirullah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Abdullah Muhammad Shah I Itikadullah,

Childhood[]

Raja Abdul Jaili was born 23 April 1868 as the eldest son of late Sultan Idris Murshidul Azzam Shah I, later Sultan Idris Shah I of Perak, and his first wife Raja Nuteh Aishah Binti Almarhum Sultan Yusuf Sharifuddin Muzaffar Shah Ghafirullah (herself a member of the Royal House of Perak and much first son).

His siblings are :

• stepbrother Iskandar of Perak, Raja Bendahara (10 May 1876)

Sultan of Perak[]

In 1916, upon the death of his father, Sultan Idris Murshidul Azzam Shah, he was appointed as Raja Di-Hilir. Raja Abdul Jalil ascended the Perak throne in 1916 following the death of his father Sultan Idris Murshidul Azzam Shah Ibni Almarhum Raja Bendahara Alang Iskandar Teja.

Death[]

Sultan Abdul Jalil's reign was somewhat brief and lasted only two years and ten 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. Almarhum was conferred the posthumous title of Marhum Radziallah. He was succeeded by his half-brother - Sultan Iskandar Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Idris Murshidul Azzam Shah I Rahmatullah.

Legacy[]

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

Sultan Abdul Jalil Bridge at Kuala Kangsar

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

References[]

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