Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Yussuff Izzuddin Shah Ghafarullahu-lah ( Jawi: ; 19 April 1928 – 28 May 2014) was the 34th

Sultan of Perak The Sultan of Perak (سلطان ڤيراق) is one of the oldest hereditary seats among the Malay states. When the Sultanate of Malacca empire fell to Portugal in 1511, Sultan Mahmud Syah I retreated to Kampar, Sumatra, and died there in ...

and served as the ninth

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from 26 April 1989 to 25 April 1994. The child of a royal father and commoner mother, he grew up in

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, Malaysia. During school he played

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, subsequently playing for the Perak team. He trained to be a lawyer in the United Kingdom. Upon returning to Malaysia, he soon became a judge and quickly rose through the legal ranks. In 1965, he became the youngest person appointed to the

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, and in 1982 he became the youngest ever

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, the country's highest judicial rank. He succeeded as the

after

Sultan Idris Shah II Sultan Idris Iskandar Al-Mutawakkil Alallahi Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar Shah Kaddasullah, CMG (17 August 1924 – 31 January 1984) was the 33rd Sultan of Perak from 5 January 1963 until his death on 31 January 1984. He was the son of Sul ...

, his first cousin once removed, died in 1984. Subsequently, he was elected to be the

of Malaysia in 1989, serving a five-year term before returning to his post as Sultan of Perak. In 2009, he exercised his royal authority to prevent the dissolution of the

Perak State Legislative Assembly The Perak State Legislative Assembly ( ms, Dewan Negeri Perak) is the unicameral state legislature of the Malaysian state of Perak. It is composed of 59 members representing single-member constituencies throughout the state. Elections are held no ...

, sparking a

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. Ultimately, the legal system ruled Sultan Azlan had acted properly. During his career, Sultan Azlan Shah was awarded more than 3 dozen Malaysian and foreign honours. Dozens of buildings and other projects were named after him, including a genus of insects. He was known as the "Father of Malaysian Hockey" for furthering field hockey at home and abroad, and was the patron of dozens of organisations. With his wife Tuanku Bainun Binti Mohd Ali, Sultan Azlan had five children.

Early life and education

He was born on 19 April 1928 at Kampung Manggis,

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. The only son of Sultan Yussuff Izzuddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Jalil Karamatullah Nasiruddin Mukhtaram Shah Radziallah Hu'an-hu (reigned 1948–1963) by his second wife, Toh Puan Besar Hatijah binti Toh Indera Wangsa Ahmad (1906–1992), he was brought up by his mother outside of royal circles. Raja Azlan Shah began his education at the Government English School, Batu Gajah Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sultan Yussuf. For his secondary education, he attended

Malay College Kuala Kangsar The Malay College Kuala Kangsar (abbreviated MCKK; ; ) is a premier residential school in Malaysia. It is an elite all-boys and all- Malay school in the royal town of Kuala Kangsar, Perak. It is sometimes dubbed "the Eton College of the East". ...

. Afterwards, he went to the

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to study law, earning a Bachelor of Law degree in 1953. While in school, Azlan Shah began his lifelong love for

, playing for his school teams. He subsequently played for the Perak team.

Legal career

Raja Azlan Shah was admitted to the English Bar on 23 November 1954. He returned to Malaysia, becoming the Assistant State Secretary of Perak. He joined the Judicial and Legal Service of the Federation of Malaya and soon became the President of the Sessions Court. He continued to rise quickly through the legal ranks, serving as Federal Counsel and Deputy Public Prosecutor, Legal Adviser of the State of Pahang, Registrar of the High Court of Malaya, and Chief Registrar of the Federal Court of Malaysia. In 1965, Raja Azlan Shah, aged 37, became the youngest judge ever appointed to the

. He was appointed to the Federal Court in 1973. In 1979, he was appointed Chief Justice of the High Court of Malaya. Finally, on 12 November 1982 he became the youngest ever

, the highest judicial post in Malaysia.

Becoming Sultan

His path to become the Sultan of Perak started when his father appointed him as Raja Kechil Bongsu on 19 August 1962, which makes him 6th and last in line to the throne. Due to the death of his father in the following year, he moved up a rank to become the Raja Kechil Tengah. On 1 January 1978, he moved up to Raja Kechil Sulong and later that year, on 1 August, he moved up to Raja Kechil Besar. Raja Azlan Shah was installed Raja Muda (Crown Prince) of Perak by the then-Sultan of Perak, Sultan Idris Almutawakkil Alallahi Shah II on 1 July 1983. During the long reign of Idris Shah, most of Raja Azlan Shah's elder brothers had died. His only surviving elder brother, Raja Baharom Shah, refused the office of Crown Prince and Raja Azlan Shah was suddenly heir to the throne. Within six months, Sultan Idris died and Azlan Shah succeeded to the throne of Perak on 3 February 1984. He was officially installed as the 34th Sultan of Perak on 9 December 1985. In 1989, Sultan Azlan Shah was elected as the ninth

of Malaysia, as the Ruler of Perak was the last of the nine Malay Rulers of Malaysia who has not served as the

for its first cycle. After the five-year term ended, he returned to his post as Sultan of Perak in 1994. Sultan Azlan Shah reigned for a total of 30 years and 114 days, the longest reign for a Sultan of Perak post- independence day, and the second longest reign in the history of the Sultanate, only behind the 11th Sultan, Sultan Mahmud Iskandar Shah.

Perak constitutional crisis

In 2009, the

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(PR) political group held a narrow majority in the Perak state assembly with 32 of the 59 seats. Three members of the party decided to leave, and allied themselves with the rival BN coalition. PR leader

Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin Dato' Seri Ir. Mohammad Nizar bin Jamaluddin (born 17 March 1957) is a Malaysian politician and engineer who has served as Member of the Perak State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) state admini ...

requested to dissolve the state assembly. Sultan Azlan refused the request, citing royal discretion, and instead demanded Mohammad Nizar and the rest of the leadership resign their posts to make way for BN leaders. The decision was challenged and the

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ruled that the Sultan was not constitutionally permitted to dismiss the

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. However, upon appeal, the decision was reversed by the Court of Appeal which rules that the Perak State Constitution gives absolute discretionary power for the Sultan to dissolve the State Legislative Assembly. The Court also directed Nizar to resign. The decision was subsequently upheld unanimously by the five-man Bench of Federal Court in February 2010.

Education

Sultan Azlan was the Pro-Chancellor of the

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from October 1971 to February 1981 and the Chancellor of the

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from February 1983 until his death. He also served the Chairman of the Higher Education Advisory Council from 1974 to 1976. The University of Malaya awarded him an honorary doctorate in June 1979 and the University Science of Malaysia awarded him one the following June. Sultan Azlan was recognised by several foreign universities, including: *

, Honorary Doctor of Law, July 1986 *Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn, "Honorary Bencher", 1988 * Universitas Gajah Mada,

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, Indonesia, Honorary Doctor of Law, 28 September 1990 *Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Honorary Doctor of Law, 30 October 1990 *

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, Thailand, Honorary Doctor of Law, 19 December 1990. *

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, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland,

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, Honorary Fellow, 2 October 1991 *

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, Honorary Fellow, 1999.

Sports

Sultan Azlan was an avid supporter of field hockey throughout his life. Due to his significant contributions to the sport, he was known as the "Father of Malaysian Hockey." Azlan was President of the Malaysian Hockey Federation until 2005, and was the elected President of the Asian Hockey Federation from 1997 until his death. He was an Executive Board member of FIH (

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), serving as vice-president for two terms starting in 1992. Under Azlan Shah's leadership, Malaysia twice hosted the World Cup, in 1975 and 2002. In 1983, the sultan founded the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, an annual hockey tournament played in Ipoh. Sultan Azlan enjoyed golfing in his spare time.

Patron

Sultan Azlan was a patron of the following institutions: *The Academy of Medicine of Malaysia *The British Graduates Association of Malaysia *The Iskandar Polo Club *The Kuala Kangsar Golf Club *The Lions Clubs *The Malaysian Law Society in Great Britain and Éire *The Malaysian Nature Society *The Perak Veteran Hockey Association. *The Rotary Clubs *The Royal Ipoh Club and The Royal Perak Golf Club *St. John Ambulance of Malaysia, State of Perak Darul Ridzuan

Royal family

Sultan Azlan Shah married Bainun binti Mohd Ali. She is styled as Her Royal Highness The Raja Permaisuri (Queen) of Perak, Tuanku Bainun Binti Mohd. Ali, D.K., D.M.N. The couple had five children, two princes and three princesses. The eldest is

Raja Nazrin Shah Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah Al-Maghfur-LahAnbalagan, V. (29 May 2014Raja Nazrin proclaimed as the 75th Sultan of Perak The Malaysian Insider. ( Jawi: ; born 27 November 1956) is the 35th and curren ...

, who is now the current

. The others are

Raja Azureen Raja Azureen binti Almarhum Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah Al-Maghfur-lah is the eldest daughter of Sultan Azlan Shah of Perak. She was born in Penang, Malaya (now Malaysia) on 9 December 1957. Biography Raja Azureen had her primary education ...

Raja Eleena Raja Eleena binti Almarhum Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah Al-Maghfur-lah (born 3 April 1960) is the fourth child of the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah. She was born on 3 April 1960 and during her school years, she went to SMK Convent Bukit Na ...

and

Raja Yong Sofia Raja Yong Sofia binti Almarhum Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah Al-Maghfur-lah (born 24 June 1961) is the fifth child of the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah. She holds a master's degree in Administration from International University in London. S ...

. Raja Dato' Seri Ashman Shah died on 30 March 2012 of asthma attack.

Death

Sultan Azlan Shah died on 28 May 2014 at 1:30 pm at the

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at aged 86. He was posthumously titled as Marhum Al-Maghfur-Lah. He was laid to rest next to grave of the previous ruler, Sultan Idris Shah at the

Al-Ghufran Royal Mausoleum The Al-Ghufran Royal Mausoleum ( ms, Makam Diraja Al-Ghufran) is a Royal Mausoleum of Perak located near Ubudiah Mosque at Bukit Chandan in Jalan Istana, Kuala Kangsar, Malaysia. The first Sultan of Perak buried here was Sultan Idris Murshi ...

Ubudiah Mosque The Ubudiah Mosque ( ms, Masjid Ubudiah) is a small mosque located in the royal town of Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Malaysia. History The mosque is located beside the Royal Mausoleum on Jalan Istana at Bukit Chandan in Kuala Kangsar. The mosque wa ...

Kuala Kangsar The Kuala Kangsar (Perak Malay: ''Kole Kangso'') is the royal town of Perak, Malaysia. It is located at the downstream of Kangsar River where it joins the Perak River, approximately northwest of Ipoh, Perak's capital, and southeast of ...

after Asar prayers on 29 May, and the proclamation of a new Sultan was announced on 29 May. Upon his death, a public holiday was announced in the state of

for 29 May so that the population could pay their last respects to him at Kuala Kangsar.

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Datuk Seri

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announced that the Malaysian flag would fly at

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for 7 days, and the Perak flag for 100 days. In addition, "all entertainment and celebrations" were cancelled to show respect for the Sultan. He is survived by his wife

Tuanku Bainun Raja Permaisuri Tuanku Bainun (Jawi alphabet, Jawi: راج ڤرمايسوري توانکو بعينون; ''née'' Bainun binti Mohd Ali; born 7 November 1932) is the former Raja Permaisuri of Perak the (Queen) Malaysian state of Perak. She was a ...

, and his four children;

Raja Dato' Seri Azureen Raja Azureen binti Almarhum Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah Al-Maghfur-lah is the eldest daughter of Sultan Azlan Shah of Perak. She was born in Penang, Malaya (now Malaysia) on 9 December 1957. Biography Raja Azureen had her primary education a ...

, Raja Dato' Seri Eleena and Raja Dato' Seri Yong Sofia. Their second son, Raja Dato' Seri Ashman Shah predeceased him in 2012 due to asthma attack.

Issue

Literature

* (Special issue of the Supreme Court Journal to commemorate the installation of His Majesty Sultan Azlan Shah as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong IX Malaysia)

Honours

Perak honours

MY-PERA Royal Family Order of Perak - DK

Recipient of the

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(DK, since 3 February 1984) * MY-PERA Perak Family Order of Sultan Azlan Shah - DKSA

Founding Grand Master of the Perak Family Order of Sultan Azlan Shah (2000) * MY-PERA Azlanii Royal Family Order - Member First Class - DKA I

Founding Grand Master of the Azlanii Royal Family Order (2010) * Grand Knight (or Dato' Seri, SPCM) and Grand Master (since 1984) of the Order of the Cura Si Manja Kini (Perak Sword of State, SPCM) * MY-PERA Order of Taming Sari - SPTS

Knight Grand Commander and Grand Master (since 1984) of the

Order of Taming Sari The Most Valliant Order of Taming Sari ( Malay:''Darjah Kebesaran Taming Sari Negeri Perak Yang Amat Perkasa'') is knighthood order of the Sultanate of Perak. Background Founded by Sultan Idris Shah II in 1977. Timeline of ribbon Classes Ther ...

(Perak State Kris, SPTS) * MY-PERA Order of the Perak State Crown - Kn Grd Commander - SPMP

Knight Grand Commander (or Dato' Seri) and Grand Master (since 1984) of the

Order of the Perak State Crown The Most Illustrious Order of the Perak State Crown ( Malay:''Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Negeri Perak Yang Amat Mulia'') is knighthood order of the Sultanate of Perak. Background It was founded by Sultan Yusuf Izzuddin Shah on 12 December 1957. ...

(SPMP)

Malaysian honours

Recipient of the Malaysian Commemorative Medal (Silver) (P.P.M.) (1965) *

Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (P.S.M.) – Tan Sri (7 June 1972) * Commander of the

Order of the Defender of the Realm The Most Esteemed Order of the Defender of the Realm ( ms, Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara) is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country. The Order Motto are 'Dipeliharakan Allah-Pangkuan Negara' (By the Grace ...

(P.M.N.) – Tan Sri (1979) *

Grand Commander of the

Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia The Most Esteemed Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia ( ms, Darjah Yang Mulia Setia Mahkota Malaysia) is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country and awarded by the sovereign. The order was instituted ...

(S.S.M.) – Tun (1983) * Recipient of the Order of the Crown of the Realm (D.M.N.) (1987) * MY Darjah Kerabat Diraja Malaysia - Royal Family Order of Malaysia - DKM

Recipient of the

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(D.K.M.) (1989) * MY Darjah Bakti - Order of Merit of Malaysia - DB

Grand Master (1989–1994) of the

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MY Panglima Setia Diraja - Order of the Royal Household - PSD

Grand Master (1989–1994) of the

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State honours

* : **

Most Esteemed Royal Family Order of Johor - ribbon bar

First Class of the

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(DK I) * : ** MY-KED Royal Family Order of Kedah (DK)

Member of the

Royal Family Order of Kedah The Most Illustrious Royal Family Order of Kedah (Bahasa Melayu: ''Darjah Kerabat Yang Amat Mulia Kedah'') is an honorific order of the Sultanate of Kedah. History It was founded by Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah on 21 February 1964. Classes It ...

(DK) (1986) * : ** MY-KEL Royal Family Order - Star of Yunus - DK

Recipient of the Royal Family Order or ''Star of Yunus'' (DK) * : ** MY-NEG Royal Family Order of Negeri Sembilan - DKNS

Member of the

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(DKNS) (1989) * : ** MY-PAH Order of the Crown of Pahang - Grand Knight - SIMP

Grand Knight of the

Order of the Crown of Pahang The Esteemed Order of the Crown of Pahang ( Malay: '' Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Pahang Yang Amat Mulia'') is a knighthood order of the Sultanate of Pahang. History The order was founded by Sultan Abu Bakar on 27 December 1968. It is awarded ...

(SIMP) – formerly Dato', now Dato' Indera ** MY-PAH Family Order of the Crown of Indra of Pahang - DK I

Member 1st class of the

Family Order of the Crown of Indra of Pahang The Most Esteemed Family Order of the Crown of Indra of Pahang ( Malay: ''Darjah Kerabat Sri Indera Mahkota Pahang Yang Amat Dihormati'') is an honorific order of the Sultanate of Pahang. History Instituted on 25 May 1967, the order is awarde ...

(DK I) (1996)List of Malay rulers
(as of January 2013) with details of orders * : ** MY-PERL Perlis Family Order of the Gallant Prince Syed Putra Jamalullail - DK

MY-PERL Perlis Family Order of the Gallant Prince Syed Putra Jamalullail - DK

Recipient of the

Perlis Family Order of the Gallant Prince Syed Putra Jamalullail Perlis, ( Northern Malay: ''Peghelih''), also known by its honorific title Perlis Indera Kayangan, is the smallest state in Malaysia by area and population. Located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, it borders the Thai provinces ...

(DK) * : ** MY-SEL Royal Family Order of Selangor - DK I

First Class of the Royal Family Order of Selangor (DK I) (8 November 1985) * : ** MY-TER Family Order of Terengganu 1st class - DK I

Member first class of the

Family Order of Terengganu The Most Distinguished Family Order of Terengganu (Bahasa Melayu: ''Darjah Kebesaran Kerabat Terengganu Yang Amat Mulia'') is an honorific order of the Sultanate of Terengganu. History It was founded by Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu o ...

(DK I) (6 July 1984)

Foreign honours

* : ** Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (08/04/1992) * :

Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei The Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei ( ms, Darjah Kerabat Mahkota Brunei) is an order of Brunei. It was established on 15 August 1982 by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. The order carries the post-nominal letters "DKMB". Recipients Bruneian ro ...

(DKMB) * : ** Grand Cross with Collar of the

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(1992) * : **Grand Cross Special Class of the

Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (german: Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, or , BVO) is the only federal decoration of Germany. It is awarded for special achievements in political, economic, cultural, intellect ...

(07/09/1992) * : ** Star of the Republic of Indonesia, 1st Class (09/1990) * : **Collar of the

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(30 September 1991) * : Collar of the

Order of al-Hussein bin Ali The Order of al-Hussein bin Ali is the highest order of the Kingdom of Jordan. It was founded on 22 June 1949 with one class (i.e. Collar) by King Abdullah I of Jordan with the scope of rewarding benevolence and foreign Heads of State. The class ...

* : **Collar of the Civil

Order of Oman The Order of Oman (''Wisam al-Oman'') is the second highest order of Oman. History The Order of Oman was instituted in 1970 by Sultan Qaboss in two divisions, civil and military. He added in 1982 a Special Class, "The Most Honourable Order of ...

, 1st Class (04/12/1991) * : **Collar of

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(7.12.1991) * : **

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(or Supreme Order of Hibiscus) * : **Collar of the

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of the Sudan (6 June 1991) * : ** Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the

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(GCB) (14 October 1989) ** Knight of The Order of St John (KStJ, 20 March 1990) * : **Collar of the

Order of the Rajamitrabhorn The Most Auspicious Order of the Rajamitrabhorn ( th, เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันเป็นมงคลยิ่งราชมิตราภรณ์; ) is the highest royal order of Thailand. It w ...

(09/1990)

Legacy

At the 1982 Perak Domestic Tourism Exposition, the orchid that won the best plant award was named after Azlan Shah, "Doritinopsis Sultan Azlan Shah". The insect genus '' Azlania'' was named in honour of him by The Malaysia Nature Society. Several building projects and institutions were named after the Sultan, including:

Educational institutions

*SMK Sultan Azlan Shah, a secondary school in

Lenggong Lenggong (Jawi: لڠڬوڠ) is a town, a mukim and a parliamentary constituency in Hulu Perak District, Perak, Malaysia. The Lenggong valley in Hulu Perak is one of Peninsular Malaysia's most important areas for archaeology, as excavations h ...

*SMK Agama Sultan Azlan Shah, a secondary school in

Seri Iskandar Seri Iskandar ( Jawi: سري إسكندر, ) is a town and capital of Perak Tengah District in Perak, Malaysia. It is located at about 40 km southwest of Ipoh on the main Ipoh-Lumut highway. A branch campus of Universiti Teknologi MARA a ...

* Sekolah Menengah Sains Raja Tun Azlan Shah, a secondary school in

Taiping __NOTOC__ Taiping, Tai-p’ing, or Tai Ping most often refers to: Chinese history * Princess Taiping (died 713), Tang dynasty princess * Taiping Rebellion (1850–1864), civil war in southern China ** Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (1851–1864), the re ...

*Kolej Sains Kesihatan Bersekutu Sultan Azlan Shah, Ulu Kinta,

*Kampus Sultan Azlan Shah,

Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris Sultan Idris Education University ( ms, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris; commonly abbreviated as UPSI; Jawi: اونيۏرسيتي ڤنديديقن سلطان إدريس) is a public university in the town of Tanjung Malim, Perak in Malaysia ...

(UPSI),

Proton City Proton City (Malay: ''Bandar Proton'') is a township with industrial, commercial and residential activities spread over 4,000 acres (16 km²) in Muallim District, Perak, Malaysia. It houses the RM1.8 billion Proton A proton is a stable s ...

Tanjung Malim Tanjung Malim, or Tanjong Malim, is a town in Muallim District, Perak, Malaysia. It is approximately north of Kuala Lumpur and 120 km south of Ipoh via the North–South Expressway. It lies on the Perak-Selangor state border, with Sun ...

, Perak *

Politeknik Sultan Azlan Shah The Sultan Azlan Shah Polytechnic (PSAS; formerly known as Polytechnic of Tanjong Malim or PTM) is a polytechnic institute in Behrang, Perak, Malaysia. It was established by the Ministry of Education An education ministry is a national or sub ...

Behrang Behrang Stesen （ Jawi: بيهراڠ ستيسين; ） is a small town in Muallim District, Perak, Malaysia. It is situated within the parliamentary constituency of Tanjung Malim Tanjung Malim, or Tanjong Malim, is a town in Muallim District, ...

, Perak * Universiti Sultan Azlan Shah,

, Perak *Maktab Rendah Sains MARA (

MRSM The MARA Junior Science College (MJSC) ( ms, Maktab Rendah Sains MARA (MRSM)) is a group of boarding schools created by Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA), a Malaysian government agency. The institution provides learning facilities for bright stude ...

) Sultan Azlan Shah, in Kuala Kangsar, Perak

Buildings

* Sultan Azlan Shah Gallery, a royal gallery in

Sultan Azlan Shah Airport Sultan Azlan Shah Airport is an airport that serves Ipoh, a city in the state of Perak, Malaysia. It is located away from the city centre. Sultan Azlan Shah Airport has been ranked as the seventh busiest airport in Malaysia. History Origi ...

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* Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Stadium,

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*Sultan Azlan Shah Building, a Chancellery of the

Universiti Malaya The University of Malaya ( ms, Universiti Malaya, UM; abbreviated as UM or informally the Malayan University) is a public university, public research university located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the oldest and highest ranking Malaysian i ...

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*Sultan Azlan Shah Mosque, a mosque in

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*Muhibbuddin Shah Mosque, a mosque in

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*Sultan Azlan Shah Power Station, a power station in

Manjung The Manjung District, formerly Dindings, is a district in the southwestern part of the state of Perak, Malaysia. The district is well known for Pangkor Island, an attraction in Perak and the home of the Royal Malaysian Navy (TLDM), Lumut Naval ...

Roads

* Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, a major roads in

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, George Town,

Penang Penang ( ms, Pulau Pinang, is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay ...

and

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(formerly

Jalan Ipoh Jalan Ipoh is a major road in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The road is named after the city of Ipoh in Perak. Its English name is called ''Ipoh Road''. History Jalan Ipoh obtained its name as the one and only road leading towards Ipoh from the ci ...

). * Sultan Azlan Shah Bridge a bridge at the

North–South Expressway Northern Route The North–South Expressway Northern Route is an interstate controlled-access highway running parallel to the northwestern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The expressway forms the north section of the North–South Expressway, passing thr ...

Others

*Taman Rekreasi Sultan Azlan Shah (formerly Taman Polo), a recreational area in

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* Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, an international hockey tournament

References

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