Abdul Aziz al-Muʽtasim Billah Shah of Perak

Sultan ʽAbdul ʽAziz al-Muʽtasim Billah Shah ibni Almarhum Raja Muda Musa KCMG KBE (Jawi: سلطان عبد العزيز المعتصم بالله شاه ابن المرحوم راج مودا موسى; 14 November 1887 – 26 March 1948) was the 31st Sultan of Perak, a state in the British-administered Federated Malay States.

ʽAbdul ʽAziz عبد العزيز‎
Sultan of Perak
Signature of the Federation of Malaya Agreement, 1948, and the State Agreements, at King's House, Kuala Lumpur, on Wednesday 21 January 1948. His Highness the Sultan of Perak.
Sultan of Perak
Reign	14 August 1938 – 26 March 1948
Installation	4 March 1939
Predecessor	Iskandar of Perak
Successor	Yussuf Izzuddin Shah of Perak
Born	(1887-11-14)14 November 1887 Kampung Bandar, Teluk Anson, Perak, British Malaya
Died	26 March 1948(1948-03-26) (aged 60) Rest House Lumut, Perak, Malaya
Burial	31 March 1948 Al-Ghufran Royal Mausoleum, Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Malaya
Spouse	Raja Khadijah Binti Sultan Idris Murshidul ʽAzzam Shah Rahmatullah
Issue	Raja Muda Musa (Raja Muda of Perak)
Names Sultan ʽAbdul ʽAziz al-Muʽtasim Billah Shah ibni Almarhum Raja Muda Musa
House	Istana Iskandariah, Bukit Chandan, Kuala Kangsar, Perak
Father	Raja Muda Musa Ibni Almarhum Sultan Ja’afar Safiuddin Mu’azzam Shah Waliullah
Mother	Cik Amina Binti Sheikh Muhammad Taib
Religion	Sunni Islam

Early life

Raja Abdul Aziz was born on 14 November 1887 at Kampung Bandar, Teluk Anson, Perak. He was the son of Raja Muda Musa ibni Almarhum Sultan Ja’afar Safiuddin Mu’azzam 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 (crown prince) upon the death of Sultan Abdul Jalil and resided in Teluk Anson. He became the Raja Muda of Perak in 1919 during the reign of his brother-in-law, Sultan Iskandar Shah Ibni Almarhum. He became the 31st Sultan of Perak in 1938 succeeding Sultan Iskandar.

Death

In 1948, he began to show poor health and was advised by his doctors to go to Lumut for a change of air. However, he died suddenly at the Lumut Rest House on 26 March 1948. Almarhum was interred at the Al-Ghufran Royal Mausoleum in Bukit Chandan and the posthumous title Marhum Nikmatullah was conferred upon him and was 60 years old when he died. He was succeeded by his cousin, Sultan Yussuf Izzuddin Shah.

Honours

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).

Ancestry

Ancestry of Abdul Aziz of Perak
16. Sultan Abdul Malik ibni Sultan Ahmaddin of Perak 8. Raja Kechil Tengah Ahmad of Perak 17. Raja Hitam binti Raja Inu Tengah of Perak 4. Sultan Jaafar of Perak 18. Daeng Masiah of Lingga 9. Che' Puan Busu Long 19. Raja Galuh 2. Raja Muda Musa I of Perak 5. Che' Alang Amas 1. Sultan Abdul Aziz of Perak 6. Shaikh Muhammad Taib of Minangkabau 3. Cik Amina 7. ??

External links

• (in Malay) List of Perak Sultans Archived 7 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine