KUALA KANGSAR: Raja Muda of Perak Raja Nazrin Shah has been proclaimed the new Sultan of Perak. He will now be known as Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah.
The proclamation was made at the Balairong Seri (Throne Room) of the Istana Iskandariah at 3.15pm yesterday.
It began with Orang Kaya Bendahara Seri Maharaja Jen (rtd) Tan Sri Mohd Zahidi Zainuddin reading out the proclamation and announcing the new Sultan.
“Based on the Article 6 of the State Constitution Schedule 2, with the full consent and endorsement by the state Dewan Negara which convened on May 28, Raja Nazrin Shah has been appointed the new Sultan of Perak,” he said.
Following that, Sultan Nazrin stepped to the throne where he pledged to rule the state fairly.
“I swear, Wallahi, Wabillahi, Watallahi, that I will rule Perak fairly based on the state constitution and Allah’s law,” he said, before signing the declaration of oath.
Zahidi then hailed “Daulat Tuanku” three times and everyone present followed suit.
Mufti of Perak Tan Sri Harussani Zakaria followed up with a recital of the “Doa Selamat”.
Sultan Nazrin then placed his hands on the casket of the late Sultan Azlan Shah and kissed it to signal that the funeral ceremony could proceed.
There are several other ceremonies that are part of the installation of the Sultan of Perak, including visits to royal mausoleums across the state.
The eldest son of the late Sultan Azlan and his consort Tuanku Bainun, 57-year-old Sultan Nazrin is a caring Ruler who takes a personal interest in the welfare and concerns of the state’s subjects.
As Raja Muda and the Regent of Perak, the 35th Perak Ruler was actively involved in various charitable causes.
He is highly regarded as an intellectual and knowledgeable leader, and has a BA (Hons) in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University; a Masters in Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; and a PhD in Political Economy and Government from Harvard University.
He was also conferred an honorary Master of Business Administration by the Cranfield Institute of Technology, United Kingdom, in 1993; an honorary Doctor of Economics by Soka University, Japan, in 1999; and an honorary membership of Magdalene College, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom in 2005.
Sultan Nazrin is Universiti Malaya Pro-Chancellor; Perak Council on Islam and Malay Customs president; Malaysia Institute of Strategic and International Studies Eminent Fellow; Malaysian Institute of Defence and Security Royal Fellow; University of Oxford Chancellor’s Court of Benefactor member; and University of Oxford’s Worcester College Honorary Fellow.
He has been named University of Oxford’s Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies board of trustees member, Malay College Kuala Kangsar board of governors chairman, Kuala Lumpur Business Club Royal Patron and Merdeka Award board of trustees chairman.
On the international front, he is Malaysian International Islamic Financial Centre financial ambassador and is Malaysia’s Special Envoy for Interfaith and Inter-Civilisational Dialogue.
Sultan Nazrin is an honorary officer of the Malaysian Armed Forces with the rank of Brigadier-General.
In May 2007, he earned much praise from the people when he turned down state funds and paid from his own pocket for his wedding to Raja Permaisuri Perak Tuanku Zara Salim.
The royal couple have a son, Raja Azlan Muzaffar Shah, who was born on March 14, 2008, and a daughter, Raja Nazira Safya Shah, born on Aug 3, 2011.
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