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Abdul Jalil Nasiruddin Muhtaram Shah of Perak

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Abdul Jalil
Sultan of Perak
Sultan of Perak
Reign17 January 1916 − 26 October 1918
Installation7 September 1916
PredecessorIdris Murshidul Azzam Shah of Perak
SuccessorIskandar of Perak
Born(1868-04-23)23 April 1868
Died26 October 1918(1918-10-26) (aged 50)
Istana Negara, Bukit Chandan, Kuala Kangsar, Perak, British Malaya
Burial
SpouseRaja Nuteh Zahra (Jahrah) Binti Almarhum Sultan Ali Al-Mukammal Inayat Shah Nabiallah
IssueRaja Yussuff (Raja Bendahara of Perak)
Raja Khalifa
Raja Ambin
Raja Alias
Raja Aman Shah
Raja Ambin
Raja Zubaida (Tengku Ampuan of Selangor)
Raja Alawiya
Raja Khadija
Names
Sultan Abdul Jalil Karamatullah Nasiruddin Mukhataram Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Idris Murshidul Azzam Shah Rahmatullah
HouseIstana Negara, Bukit Chandan, Kuala Kangsar, Perak
FatherSultan Idris Murshidul Azzam Shah Ibni Almarhum Raja Bendahara Alang Iskandar Teja
MotherRaja Nuteh Aisha Binti Almarhum Sultan Yusuf Sharifuddin Muzaffar Shah Ghafirullah
ReligionSunni Islam

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.

Life

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

Reign

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Raja Abdul Jalil ascended to the Perakian throne in 1916 following the death of his father.

Death

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Sultan Abdul Jalil's reign lasted 2 years and 10 months. He died on 26 October 1918 at age 50 and was interred next to his 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.

Legacy

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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

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  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
Succeeded by