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Abdul of

Role
  
Sultan of Perak

Died
  
1948


Abdul Aziz of Perak

Sultan Abdul Aziz Al-Mutasim Billah Shah ibni Almarhum Raja Muda Musa (14 November 1887 – 26 March 1948) was the 31st Sultan of Perak, a state in modern Federated Malay States.

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Early life

Raja Abdul Aziz was born on 14 November 1887 at Teluk Anson, Perak. He was the son of Raja Muda Musa ibni Almarhum Sultan Ja'afar Safiuddin Muadzam Shah Waliullah.

Sultan of Perak

On 1 August 1918, he was appointed Raja Bendahara and four months later on 18 December 1918, he was appointed Raja Muda upon the passing of Sultan Abdul Jalil and resided in Teluk Anson, the place where he was born. Became the Raja Muda of Perak in 1919 during the reign of his brother-in-law, Sultan Iskandar Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Idris Murshidul Adzam Shah Rahmatullah. He became the 31st Sultan of Perak in 1938 succeeding Sultan Iskandar Shah.

Death

He died on 26 March 1948, aged 60, at the Rest House Lumut, Perak. He was given the posthumous title of Marhum Nik'matullah and was succeeded by Sultan Yussuf Izzuddin Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Jalil Karamatullah Nasiruddin Mukhtaram Shah Radziallah.

British Honours

  • Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (3 June 1924).
  • Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of the Crown of Thailand (20 October 1924).
  • King George V Silver Jubilee Medal (6 May 1935).
  • Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (3 May 1937).
  • King George VI Coronation Medal (12 May 1937)
  • Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (1 January 1939).
  • References

    Abdul Aziz of Perak Wikipedia