Sultan Iskandar Shah سلطان إسكندر شاه | |||||
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Sultan of Perak | |||||
Sultan of Perak | |||||
Reign | December 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 | ||||
Regent | 1914–1918 | ||||
Born | Tengku Iskandar reign (1914) 10 May 1876 Kuala Keboi, Kampar, Perak, British Malaya | ||||
Died | 14 August 1938 62) Istana Iskandariah, Bukit Chandan, Kuala Kangsar, Perak, British Malaya | (aged||||
Burial | 17 August 1938 | ||||
Spouse | Raja 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 | ||||
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House | Istana Iskandariah, Bukit Chandan, Kuala Kangsar, Perak | ||||
Father | Sultan Idris Murshidul Azzam Shah Ibni Almarhum Raja Bendahara Alang Iskandar Teja | ||||
Mother | Cik 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.
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.
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.
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For a short time, he resided at the 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.
In 1935 the British returned Dinding and Pulau Pangkor to Perak. Prior to that, both territories were administered as part of the Straits Settlements.
Sulotan Iskandar died at the Istana Iskandariah on 14 August 1938 after a short illness. 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.
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