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Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Yusuff Izzuddin Shah Ghafarullahu-Lah (born April 19, 1928) is the current Sultan of Perak. He was the ninth Yang di-Pertuan Agong (roughly equivalent to King) of Malaysia from April 26, 1989 to April 25, 1994. A lawyer by profession, he was a judge, and previously served as the Lord President of the Federal Court. February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... December 9 is the 343rd day of the year (344th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Batu Gajah (population 34,000) is a town located in the state of Perak in Malaysia, about 24 km from Ipoh, the Perak state capital. ... State anthem: Allah Lanjutkan Usia Sultan Capital Ipoh Royal capital Kuala Kangsar Ruling party Barisan Nasional - Sultan Sultan Azlan Shah - Menteri Besar Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali History - Pangkor treaty 1874 - Federated into FMS 1895 - Japanese occupation 1942 - Accession into Federation of Malaya 1948 Area - Total 21,006 kmÂ² Population - 2005... Sultan Idris Al-Mutawakkil Alallahi Shah was the sultan of the Malaysian state of Perak from 1963 to 1984. ... The first commoner to be installed as Raja Permaisuri Agong or Queen of Malaysia, the former Bainun binti Mohamad Ali was born in Penang in 1932. ... Raja Dr Nazrin Shah is the Crown Prince of Perak. ... Yang Amat Mulia Raja Dato Seri Azureen binti Sultan Azlan Shah was born on December 9, 1957 and holds a bachelors Degree in Mathematics and Economics from Syracuse University, USA and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from London Business School , University of London, England. ... Yang Amat Mulia Raja Dato Seri Ashman Shah ibni Sultan Azlan Shah is a member of Perak Royal Family. ... Yang Amat Mulia Raja Eleena binti Sultan Azlan Shah is a daughter of the current Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah. ... The youngest princess, Yang Amat Mulia Raja Yong Sofia binti Sultan Azlan Shah was born on June 24, 1961 and holds a Masters Degree in Administration from Londons International University, England. ... Sultan Yusuf Izzuddin Shah was a Sultan of Perak, a state in the current Federation of Malaysia. ... The Malay language has a complex system of titles and honorifics which is still extensively used in Malaysia and Brunei. ... April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sultan of Perak is one of the oldest hereditary seats among the Malay states. ... Flag of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia Yang di-Pertuan Agong, a Malay title usually translated as Supreme Head, Supreme Ruler or Paramount Ruler, is the official title of the constitutional head of state of the federation of Malaysia. ... is the 116th day of the year (117th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Lord President of the Federal Court of Malaysia was formerly the title of the head of the judiciary in Malaysia, from the formation of Malaysia in 1963 until 1994. ...

Background

Sultan Azlan Shah was born on April 19, 1928 in Batu Gajah, Perak. A child of Sultan Yusuff Izzuddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Jalil Nasruddin Makhtaram Shah (reigned 1948-1963) by his commoner wife (later divorced) Toh Puan Dewangsa Khadijah binti Ahmad, the young Raja Azlan Shah was brought up by his mother outside royal circles. April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Batu Gajah (population 34,000) is a town located in the state of Perak in Malaysia, about 24 km from Ipoh, the Perak state capital. ... State anthem: Allah Lanjutkan Usia Sultan Capital Ipoh Royal capital Kuala Kangsar Ruling party Barisan Nasional - Sultan Sultan Azlan Shah - Menteri Besar Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali History - Pangkor treaty 1874 - Federated into FMS 1895 - Japanese occupation 1942 - Accession into Federation of Malaya 1948 Area - Total 21,006 kmÂ² Population - 2005... Sultan Yusuf Izzuddin Shah was a Sultan of Perak, a state in the current Federation of Malaysia. ...

Sultan Azlan's early education was at Government English School, Batu Gajah now known as Sultan Yussuf School Batu Gajah. He continued his higher education at the prestigious Malay College Kuala Kangsar. He went to read law at the University of Nottingham where he was conferred the degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1953 and was admitted to the English Bar by the Honorable Society of Lincoln's Inn on 23rd November 1954. The Malay College Kuala Kangsar (Malay College, MCKK, MC or Koleq, Kolek and sometimes dubbed the Eton of the East) is the premier residential school in Malaysia. ... The University of Nottingham is a leading research and teaching university in the city of Nottingham, in the East Midlands of England. ...

Legal career

As he had elder brothers who outranked him in the order of succession, he was trained for the legal service.

On his return from the United Kingdom, he first served as the Assistant State Secretary of Perak. Thereafter, he joined the Judicial and Legal Service of the Federation of Malaya where he served as First Class Magistrate and as President of the Sessions Court respectively. Subsequently His Royal Highness was appointed to the following offices; as Federal Counsel and Deputy Public Prosecutor, Legal Adviser of the State of Pahang and later of Johor, as Registrar of the High Court of Malaya was and as Chief Registrar of the Federal Court of Malaysia.

In 1965, at the age of only thirty-seven years, His Royal Highness was elevated to the Bench of the High Court of Malaya being the youngest judge to be appointed in the Commonwealth. In 1973, His Royal Highness was made a Federal Court Judge and six years later in 1979, His Royal Highness was appointed the Chief Justice of the High Court of Malaya, an office which he held until his appointment as the youngest ever Lord President (now Chief Justice) of the Federal Court of Malaysia on 12 November 1982. Lord President of the Federal Court of Malaysia was formerly the title of the head of the judiciary in Malaysia, from the formation of Malaysia in 1963 until 1994. ...

Becoming Sultan

However, by a strange twist of fate, Raja Azlan Shah was installed Raja Muda (Crown Prince) of Perak by his uncle, Sultan Idris Almutawakkil Alallahi Shah II on July 1, 1983. The long reign of that Sultan had taken its toll on Raja Azlan Shah's elder brothers. In that year, his only surviving elder brother, Raja Baharom Shah, refused the office of Crown Prince and Raja Azlan Shah was suddenly heir presumptive. Sultan Idris Al-Mutawakkil Alallahi Shah was the sultan of the Malaysian state of Perak from 1963 to 1984. ...

Within six months, Sultan Idris was dead and Sultan Azlan Shah succeeded to the ancient Perak throne on 3rd February 1984. Though his legal career was over, he became a much respected Sultan due to his wealth of knowledge and the great love for the welfare of his state.

In 1989, Sultan Azlan Shah became the ninth Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia. He served the full five year term and returned as Sultan of Perak in 1994. Flag of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia Yang di-Pertuan Agong, a Malay title usually translated as Supreme Head, Supreme Ruler or Paramount Ruler, is the official title of the constitutional head of state of the federation of Malaysia. ...

Royal Family

Sultan Azlan Shah married a commoner from Penang, former teacher Bainun binti Mohamad Ali. She is styled as Her Royal Highness The Raja Permaisuri (Queen) of Perak Tuanku Bainun Binti Mohd. Ali , D.K. , D.M.N.. State motto: Bersatu dan Setia (United and Loyal) State anthem: Untuk Negeri Kita (For Our State) Capital George Town Ruling party Barisan Nasional - Yang Di-Pertua Negeri Abdul Rahman bin Haji Abbas - Ketua Menteri Dr Koh Tsu Koon History - Ceded by Kedah to British 11 August 1786 - Japanese occupation 1942... The first commoner to be installed as Raja Permaisuri Agong or Queen of Malaysia, the former Bainun binti Mohamad Ali was born in Penang in 1932. ...

When Sultan Azlan Shah became Yang di-Pertuan Agong, she became the first ever commoner Raja Permaisuri Agong in the history of Malaysia. The couple were the first monarchs of Malaysia to be installed on new gilded silver thrones, replacing the wooden ancient thrones used between 1957 to 1994. Flag of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia Yang di-Pertuan Agong, a Malay title usually translated as Supreme Head, Supreme Ruler or Paramount Ruler, is the official title of the constitutional head of state of the federation of Malaysia. ... Raja Permaisuri Agong, or in full, Seri Paduka Baginda Raja Permaisuri Agong, is the title given to the Queen of Malaysia. ...

The royal couple have five children, two princes and three princesses. The eldest is Raja Nazrin Shah ibni Sultan Azlan Shah, who is also Raja Muda (Crown Prince) of Perak. The others are Raja Dato’ Seri Azureen binti Sultan Azlan Shah, Raja Dato’ Seri Ashman Shah ibni Sultan Azlan Shah, Raja Eleena binti Sultan Azlan Shah and Raja Yong Sofia Binti Sultan Azlan Shah Raja Dr Nazrin Shah is the Crown Prince of Perak. ... State anthem: Allah Lanjutkan Usia Sultan Capital Ipoh Royal capital Kuala Kangsar Ruling party Barisan Nasional - Sultan Sultan Azlan Shah - Menteri Besar Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali History - Pangkor treaty 1874 - Federated into FMS 1895 - Japanese occupation 1942 - Accession into Federation of Malaya 1948 Area - Total 21,006 kmÂ² Population - 2005... Yang Amat Mulia Raja Dato Seri Azureen binti Sultan Azlan Shah was born on December 9, 1957 and holds a bachelors Degree in Mathematics and Economics from Syracuse University, USA and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from London Business School , University of London, England. ... Yang Amat Mulia Raja Dato Seri Ashman Shah ibni Sultan Azlan Shah is a member of Perak Royal Family. ... Yang Amat Mulia Raja Eleena binti Sultan Azlan Shah is a daughter of the current Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah. ... The youngest princess, Yang Amat Mulia Raja Yong Sofia binti Sultan Azlan Shah was born on June 24, 1961 and holds a Masters Degree in Administration from Londons International University, England. ...

Social Contributions

Education

Many higher institutions of learning have also benefited from Sultan Azlan's contributions. Among the many positions His Royal Highness held were Pro-Chancellor of Universiti Sains Malaysia (October 4th 1971 - February 1984), Chairman of the Higher Education Advisory Council (November 1st 1974 - October 31st 1976), and is currently Chancellor of Universiti Malaya since February 8th, 1986. Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) (é©¬æ¥è¥¿äºšç†ç§‘å¤§å¦,ç†å¤§) is a public university with a main campus in Penang, Malaysia. ... The University of Malaya (Universiti Malaya in Malay) is the first university in Malaysia, and is situated on a 750 acre (3. ...

His Royal Highness was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Literature by University of Malaya on June 30th 1979 and an Honorary Doctorate of Law by University Science of Malaysia on June 28th 1980.

His Royal Highness outstanding achievements are also recognized by foreign universities

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Sports

His Royal Highness enthusiasm for sports especially hockey began at school. His Royal Highness stepped down as the President of Malaysian Hockey Federation in 2005 but remains as the President of the Asian Hockey and Vice-President of FIH (International Hockey Federation). Other than hockey His Royal Highness is an avid golfer.

Sultan Azlan is also the patron for The Royal Perak Golf Club, The Iskandar Polo Club, Ipoh, The Kuala Kangsar Golf Club and The Perak Veteran Hockey Association.

Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament is an annual hockey tournament which is played in Kuala Lumpur named after Sultan Azlan Shah. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Patron

His Royal Highness is The Royal Patron of the following student, graduate, professional and charitable clubs and associations namely:

References

Categories: Malaysia stubs | 1928 births | Alumni of the University of Nottingham | Living people | Malaysian lawyers | Monarchs of Perak | Reigning monarchs In full, Duli Yang Maha Mulia Baginda Al-Mutawakkil Alallah Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Sir Ismail Al-Khalidi (born April 8, 1932) in Johor Bahru was the eighth Yang di-Pertuan Agong (roughly equivalent to King) of Malaysia from April 26, 1984 to April 25, 1989, and... Flag of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia Yang di-Pertuan Agong, a Malay title usually translated as Supreme Head, Supreme Ruler or Paramount Ruler, is the official title of the constitutional head of state of the federation of Malaysia. ... Tuanku Jaafar ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman (born July 19, 1922) in Klang, Selangor was the tenth Yang di-Pertuan Agong (roughly equivalent to King) of Malaysia from April 26, 1994 to April 25, 1999 and fourth Yang di-Pertuan Besar of modern Negeri Sembilan. ... Sultan Idris Al-Mutawakkil Alallahi Shah was the sultan of the Malaysian state of Perak from 1963 to 1984. ... Sultan of Perak is one of the oldest hereditary seats among the Malay states. ...

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