Sultan Abdul Jalil Karamatullah Nasiruddin Mukhataram Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Idris Murshidul Azzam Shah Rahmatullah KCMG (23 April 1868 – 26 October 1918) was the 29th

Sultan of Perak The Sultan of Perak (, Jawi script, Jawi: ) is the Constitutional monarchy, constitutional monarch and head of state of the Malaysia, Malaysian state of Perak. It is one of the oldest hereditary seats among the Malay states. The current Sultan o ...

Perak Perak (; Perak Malay: ''Peghok'') is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, 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, Kel ...

at the time was part of the British-administered

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Life

Born on 23 April 1868, he was the eldest son of Sultan Idris Murshidul Azzam Shah, by his first wife, Raja Nuteh Aishah who was the daughter of Sultan Yusuf of Perak.

Reign

Raja Abdul Jalil ascended to the Perak throne in 1916 following the death of his father.

Death

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

in Bukit Chandan. He was conferred the posthumous title of Marhum Radziallah. He was succeeded by his half-brother, Sultan

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Legacy

The Sultan Abdul Jalil Shah Bridge which crosses the

Perak River The Perak River (; ) 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 what is today ...

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 ...

is named in his honour. Sultan Abdul Jalil Shah Campus (KSAJS), Sultan Idris Education University at

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 Sunga ...

is also named in his honour. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sultan Abdul Jalil Shah (SMKSAJS), A secondary school in Seberang Perak, Kampong Gajah was also named in his honour.

References

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