Iskandar of Perak

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Sultan Iskandar Shah
سلطان إسكندر شاه
Sultan of Perak
Sultan of Perak
ReignDecember 1918 – 14 August 1938
Coronation 10 April 1919
Predecessor Abdul Jalil Nasiruddin Muhtaram Shah of Perak
Successor Abdul Aziz al-Mu’tasim Billah Shah of Perak
Regent1914 - 1918
BornTengku Iskandar reign (1914)
(1876-05-10)10 May 1876
Kuala Keboi, Kampar, Perak, British Malaya
Died14 August 1938(1938-08-14) (aged 62)
Istana Iskandariah, Bukit Chandan, Kuala Kangsar, Perak, British Malaya
Burial17 August 1938
SpouseRaja Puteh Umi Kalsum Binti Raja Kulop Muhammad Kramat
Tengku Permaisuri Che' Teh
Issue Raja Idris Shah (Raja Di-Hilir of Perak)
Raja Muhammad Iskandar
Raja Dato Sri Ahmad Saiffuddin Shah (Raja Muda of Perak) (1984-1987)
Raja Ismail Iskandar
Raja Shaharuddin
Raja Fatima (Tengku Ampuan of Pahang)
Raja Rafia
Raja Hajjah Aisha
Raja Aslah
Raja Intan Suraya
Raja Ani
Raja Halima
Raja Khadija
Raja Rahmah
Raja Puteh Mariam
Names
Sultan Iskandar Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Idris Murshidul Azzam Shah Rahmatullah
House Istana Iskandariah, Bukit Chandan, Kuala Kangsar, Perak
Father Sultan Idris Murshidul Azzam Shah Ibni Almarhum Raja Bendahara Alang Iskandar Teja
MotherCik Ngah Manah Binti Manda Duwayat
Religion Sunni Islam

Sultan Iskandar Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Idris Murshidul Azzam Shah Rahmatullah GCMG KCVO (Jawi: سلطان إسكندر شاه ابن المرحوم سلطان إدريس مرشد الأعظم شاه رحمة الله; 10 May 1881 – 14 August 1938) was the 30th Sultan of Perak. Perak at that time was part of the British-administered Federated Malay States. He stayed at the Istana Kenangan, then moved to the Istana Iskandariah in Bukit Chandan, Kuala Kangsar.

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Early life

Born at Kuala Keboi, Kampar, 10 May 1876, he was the third son of Sultan Idris Murshidul Azzam Shah and his wife Cik Ngah Manah binti Manda Duwayat, herself a member of the Royal House of Perak.

Sultan of Perak

He was made Raja Bendahara in 1918 during the reign of his elder half- brother, Sultan Abdul Jalil Nasiruddin Muhtaram Shah. He ascended the throne in November 1918 following the death of his brother. It was during his reign that the Dinding and Pulau Pangkor territories were returned by the British in 1935. Prior to that, both territories were administered as part of the Straits Settlements.

Sultan Iskandar was a major advocate of decentralization in the Federated Malay States and even visited the Colonial Office in August 1924 to espouse his views. [1]

For a short time, he resided at Istana Lembah (which was built by Tukang Sofian after the great flood of 1926 and completed in 1931) whilst the Istana Iskandariah was being built and later be completed in 1933.

After a short illness, He died at Istana Iskandariah on 14 August 1938. He was interred at the Al-Ghufran Royal Mausoleum at Bukit Chandan with the posthumous title Marhum Kaddasullah. He was succeeded by his brother-in-law, Abdul Aziz al-Muʽtasim Billah Shah.

Legacy

After a short illness, Almarhum Sultan Iskandar Shah death at Istana Iskandariah on 14 August 1938. Almarhum was interred at the Al-Ghufran Royal Mausoleum at Bukit Chandan and the posthumous title Marhum Kadasallah was conferred

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  1. The Guillemard-Maxwell Power Struggle, 1921-1925, Yeo Kim Wah
Preceded by Sultan of Perak
1918-1938
Succeeded by