Sultan Abdul Jalil Karamatullah Nasiruddin Mukhataram Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Idris Murshidul Azzam Shah Rahmatullah

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(23 April 1868 – 26 October 1918) was the 29th

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 ...

. During that period,

Perak Perak () is a state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, and Selangor to the south. Thailand's ...

was part of the

Federated Malay States )Under God's Protection , capital = Kuala Lumpur1 , religion = Islam , legislature = Federal Legislative Council , type_house1 = State level , common_languages = , title_leader = Monarch , leader1 ...

Life

Born on 23 April 1868, he is eldest son of Sultan Idris Murshidul Azzam Shah ibni al-Marhum Raja Bendahara Alang Iskandar Teja, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of the State of Perak, GCMG, GCVO, by his first wife, Raja Nuteh Aishah binti Almarhum Sultan Yusuf Sharifuddin Muzaffar Shah Ghafirullah, daughter of Sultan Yusuf Sharifuddin Muzaffar Shah Ghafirullah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdullah Muhammad Shah.

Reign

Raja Abdul Jalil ascended to the Perak throne in 1916 following the death of his father Sultan Idris Murshidul Azzam Shah Ibni Almarhum Raja Bendahara Alang Iskandar Teja.

Death

Sultan Abdul Jalil's reign was somewhat brief and lasted only 2 years and 10 months. He died on 26 October 1918 at age 50 and was interred next to his late father 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 ...

in Bukit Chandan. Almarhum was conferred the posthumous title of Marhum Radziallah. He was succeeded by his half-brother, Sultan Iskandar Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Idris Murshidul Azzam Shah Rahmatullah.

Legacy

The Sultan Abdul Jalil Shah Bridge which crosses the

Perak River The Perak River ( ms, Sungai Perak; ) is the second longest river in Peninsular Malaysia after Pahang River in Pahang, Malaysia. A number of towns are on the banks of the river including the royal town of Kuala Kangsar. Most of the settlements in ...

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 ...

is named in his honour. Sultan Abdul Jalil Shah Campus (KSAJS),

Sultan Idris Education University 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 ...

Tanjong Malim Tanjong Malim, or Tanjung 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 Su ...

is also named in his honour. {{DEFAULTSORT:Abdul Jalil of Perak 1869 births 1918 deaths Sultans of Perak Honorary Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George 19th-century monarchs in Asia