Sultan Dr Nazrin Muizuddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah

Raja Nazrin is the new Sultan of Perak

Raja Muda of Perak, Raja Dr Nazrin Shah proclaimed the 35th Sultan of Perak.

from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazrin_of_Perak

Sultan Dr Nazrin Muizuddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah (born 27 November 1956 in Penang, Malaysia) is the current Sultan of Perak. He is the eldest son of the late Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Muhibbudin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Yusuff Izzudin Shah Ghafarullahu-lahu and the Raja Permaisuri of Perak Tuanku Bainun Binti Mohd. Ali.

Raja Nazrin has an academic and intellectual background with a bachelor's degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Worcester College, Oxford.

He also holds a Masters in Public Administration from the Kennedy School of government, Harvard; and Ph.D in Political Economy and Government from Harvard University.

Raja Nazrin’s research interests are in the area of economic and political development in South-East and North-East Asia, historical national income accounting and economic growth in developing countries.

The prince has also written articles and spoken on a wide range of issues including the role of the constitutional monarchy in Malaysia, education, Islam, ethnic relations and economic development.

He has assumed the role of Financial Ambassador of the Malaysian International Islamic Financial Centre (MIFC), has been Pro-Chancellor of Universiti Malaya since 1989 and is the chairman of the Board of Governors of the Malay College Kuala Kangsar.

He recently consented to becoming an Eminent Fellow of the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (Isis) Malaysia effective 1 May.


He was proclaimed the Raja Muda (Crown Prince) of Perak on 15 April 1984, taking over from his father, Sultan Azlan Shah, who just two weeks earlier became the Sultan of Perak.

Raja Nazrin's full name including official titles is as below:
Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Raja Muda Perak Darul Ridzuan Raja Nazrin Shah Ibni Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin D.K., D.K.II (Selangor), D.K.S.A, S.P.C.M, S.P.T.S, S.P.M.P. (Perlis), Ph.D (Harvard).[1]

He was appointed Regent of Perak when his father became the ninth Yang di-Pertuan Agong from 1989 to 1994. He was proclaimed the Sultan of Perak on 29 May 2014.

Sultan Nazrin of Perak married Zara Salim Davidson at Istana Iskandariah, Bukit Chandan, on 17 May 2007. This was announced by the Comptroller of the Perak royal household, Raja Datuk Seri Mansur Raja Razman. Sultan Nazrin and Zara knew each other for eight years before the wedding.

A day after the solemnisation of their vows, there was a special proclamation ceremony to bestow Zara with the official title of Raja Puan Besar of Perak. Sultan Azlan Shah had consented to the proclamation of the then Raja Nazrin’s bride Zara Salim Davidson as the Raja Puan Besar of Perak and the conferment of the Darjah Kerabat on her.

The royal wedding reception took place on 19 May 2007.

The first child of the couple, Raja Azlan Muzaffar Shah, was born on 14 March 2008. The second child, a princess, Raja Nazira Safya Shah was born 3 August 2011