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 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 ...

. He is currently fourth in the line of succession to the throne of the Perak Sultanate.

Family background

Ahmad Nazim is the only son of the late Raja Ashman Shah and Dato’ Seri Noraini Jane. He is of Malay and Anglo-Australian ancestry. His maternal grandmother is

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of English descent. His maternal grandfather is Tan Sri Kamarul Ariffin Mohd Yassin, a former senator and the former chairman of Bank Bumiputra Malaysia Berhad. His paternal grandfather was the late Sultan Azlan Shah Al-Maghfur-Lah, the 34th

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 ...

while his paternal grandmother is Tuanku Bainun, the former ''Raja Permaisuri'' (queen consort) of Perak. Ahmad Nazim's paternal uncle is the reigning and 35th Sultan of Perak,

Sultan 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 script, Jawi: ; born 27 November 1956) is the cu ...

. His sisters are Raja Eminah Alliyah and Raja Bainunisa Safia.

Education

Ahmad Nazim attended elementary school at Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Damansara. He graduated secondary school from Garden International School. After completing his

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in England at

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, Ahmad Nazim attended

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, his father's alma mater. During university, Ahmad Nazim was inducted to the Asam Bois College Hall of Fame.

Styles and honours

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

Member Second Class of the Azlanii Royal Family Order (DKA II) (24 April 2010) * 50px Knight Grand Commander of the Order of Cura Si Manja Kini (SPCM) Dato' Seri (27 August 2016)

References

{{S-end Royal House of Perak 1994 births People from Perak Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian Muslims Living people Malaysian people of Australian descent Malaysian people of English descent People educated at Marlborough College Alumni of the University of Cambridge