Raja Ashman Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah Al-Maghfur-lah (28 December 1958 – 30 March 2012) was a member of the Perak royal family and the second son of the late Sultan Azlan Sultan.New Straits Times
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He was the fourth in line to the throne of the

Perak Sultanate The Sultan of Perak (, Jawi: ) is the constitutional monarch and head of state of the Malaysian state of Perak. It is one of the oldest hereditary seats among the Malay states. The current Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah, has b ...

when he was the Raja Kecil Sulong (eldest minor prince) of Perak from 2010 until his death in 2012.

Early life

Raja Ashman Shah was born at

George Town, Penang George Town is the capital of the States and federal territories of Malaysia, Malaysian state of Penang. It is the core city of the George Town Conurbation, Malaysia's List of cities and towns in Malaysia by population#Largest metropolitan are ...

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. 28 December 1958 as the third child of late Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Yussuff Izzuddin Shah Ghafarullahu-lah, later Sultan

Azlan Shah of Perak Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Yussuff Izzuddin Shah Ghafarullahu-lah (Jawi script, Jawi: ; 19 April 1928 – 28 May 2014) was Sultan of Perak from 1984 until his death in 2014, the ninth Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King of Mala ...

, and his wife Tuanku Bainun Binti Mohd Ali (herself a member of the Royal House of Perak and much third grandson of her husband's father Sultan

Yussuff Izzuddin Shah of Perak Sultan Yussuf Izzuddin Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Jalil Karamatullah Nasiruddin Mukhataram Shah Radziallah Hu'an-hu, Order of St Michael and St George, KCMG OBE (15 January 1890 – 4 January 1963) was the 32nd Sultan of Perak, whilst it w ...

) His siblings are

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 current Deput ...

(born 27 November 1956),

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 educati ...

(born 9 December 1957),

Raja Eleena Raja Eleena binti Almarhum Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah Al-Maghfur-Lah (born 3 April 1960) is the fourth child of the 34th Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah. Raja Eleena was born on 3 April 1960 and she went to SMK Convent Bukit Nanas during ...

(born 3 April 1960) 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 34th Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah. She holds a master's degree in Administration from International University in L ...

(born 24 June 1961).

Education

Raja Ashman attended high school at St. John Institution, Kuala Lumpur. He held a bachelor's degree in economics from the

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, a master's degree in law from

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, and a diploma in Business Law from the

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, England. He was a

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-at-law and a member of the

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Professional career

Raja Ashman held a number of professional positions. He was the executive director of Dreamland Holdings from 1990, the chairman of the board of Trustees of the Haqqani Foundation Malaysia from 1994, the Chairman of Dwitasik, and the Director of KKB Engineering Bhd.

Religion

Raja Ashman held an ''

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'' (permission of initiating seekers, teaching the masses and channelling divine energy) from Shaykh Nazim 'Adil al-Haqqani in the

Naqshbandi Haqqani Sufi Order The Naqshbandi Haqqani Sufi Order is an organization which claims to adhere to the Naqshbandi, Naqshbandi Tariqa. It is named after its founder, Nazim Al-Haqqani, Nazim Adil al-Qubrusi al-Haqqani. The Naqshbandi Haqqani Sufi Order of America (N ...

. Known as ''Sheikh Raja'' in the

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, he was the representative of Shaykh Nazim in Malaysia and Singapore. He established the Naqshbandi zawiya in Kuala Lumpur. He was also revered by some members of the Order as one of

Shaykh Nazim Shaykh Muhammad Nazim Adil Al-Qubrusi Al-Haqqani (born Mehmet Nâzım Âdil; 21 April 1922 – 7 May 2014) (), commonly known as Shaykh Nazim (), was a Turkish Cypriot Sunni Muslim imam and one of the most influential members of the Haqqan ...

's worldwide successors.

Personal life

He married Dato' Seri Noraini Jane binti Kamarul Ariffin (born 1960) on 26 September 1991 in

Kuala Kangsar Kuala Kangsar (Perak Malay: ) 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 George Town, Penang, Ge ...

. She is the daughter of Tan Sri Kamarul Ariffin bin Muhammad Yassin, former Senator and chair of the Board of Trustees of the National Art Gallery. They had one son and two daughters: # Raja Emina Aliyyah binti Almarhum Raja Ashman Shah (born 17 September 1992) #

Raja Ahmad Nazim Azlan Shah Raja Dato' Seri Ahmad Nazim Azlan Shah bin Almarhum Raja Ashman Shah (born 10 March 1994) is a member of the Perak royal family and the current ''Raja Kecil Sulong'' (Eldest Minor Prince) of Perak. He is currently fourth in the line of success ...

bin Raja Ashman Shah, Raja Kecil Sulong (born 10 March 1994) # Raja Bainunisa Safia binti Raja Ashman Shah (born 3 April 1997)

Death

Raja Ashman died on 30 March 2012, due to an asthma attack. He was survived by his wife, parents, siblings, and children. He was buried at the

Al-Ghufran Royal Mausoleum The Al-Ghufran Royal Mausoleum () 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 Murshidul Azzam Shah I in 1916. ...

near

Ubudiah Mosque The Ubudiah Mosque () is a small Sunni 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 was designed by ...

Honours

He was awarded:

Honours of Perak

MY-PERA Azlanii Royal Family Order - Member Second Class - DKA II

Member Second Class of the Azlanii Royal Family Order (DKA II) * Knight Grand Commander of the Order of Cura Si Manja Kini (SPCM) – Dato' Seri (19 April 1988)

Ancestry

References

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