Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Yusuff Izzuddin Shah Ghafarullahu-Lah, GCB, KStJ (born 19 April 1928) is the current Sultan of Perak. He was the ninth Yang di-Pertuan Agong (roughly equivalent to King) of Malaysia from 26 April 1989 to 25 April 1994. A lawyer by profession, he served as a judge, and the Lord President of the Federal Court before becoming the Sultan of Perak.
Background:
Raja Azlan Shah (as he was then known) was born on 19 April 1928 in Batu Gajah,(Elephant Stone/éléphant en pierre) Perak. A child of Sultan Yusuff Izzuddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Jalil Nasruddin Makhtaram Shah (reigned 1948-1963) by his commoner wife (later divorced) Toh Puan Dewangsa Khadijah binti Ahmad, the young Raja Azlan Shah was brought up by his mother outside royal circles.
Among the positions Azlan Shah has held are Pro-Chancellor of Universiti Sains Malaysia ( 4 October 1971 - February 1984), Chairman of the Higher Education Advisory Council ( 1 November 1974 – 31 October 1976), and Chancellor of the University of Malaya ( 8 February 1986 to date).
He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Literature by the University of Malaya on 30 June 1979 and an Honorary Doctorate of Law by Universiti Sains Malaysia on 28 June 1980.
Sultan Azlan's has also been recognised by several foreign universities:
* University of Nottingham, Honorary Doctor of Law, 11 July 1986
* Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn, Honorary Bencher, 1988
* Universitas Gajah Mada, Jogjakarta, Indonesia, Honorary Doctor of Law, 28 September 1990
* Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Honorary Doctor of Law, 30 October 1990
* Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, Honorary Doctor of Law, 19 December 1990.
* Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Honorary Fellow, 2 October 1991
* Royal College of Surgeons of England, Honorary Fellow, 1999.
HonoursBackground:
Raja Azlan Shah (as he was then known) was born on 19 April 1928 in Batu Gajah,(Elephant Stone/éléphant en pierre) Perak. A child of Sultan Yusuff Izzuddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Jalil Nasruddin Makhtaram Shah (reigned 1948-1963) by his commoner wife (later divorced) Toh Puan Dewangsa Khadijah binti Ahmad, the young Raja Azlan Shah was brought up by his mother outside royal circles.
Raja Azlan's early education was at Government English School, Batu Gajah now known as Sultan Yussuf School Batu Gajah. He continued his higher education at the prestigious Malay College Kuala Kangsar. He went to study law at the University of Nottingham where he obtained the degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1953, and was admitted to the English Bar by the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn on 23 November 1954.
EducationAmong the positions Azlan Shah has held are Pro-Chancellor of Universiti Sains Malaysia ( 4 October 1971 - February 1984), Chairman of the Higher Education Advisory Council ( 1 November 1974 – 31 October 1976), and Chancellor of the University of Malaya ( 8 February 1986 to date).
He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Literature by the University of Malaya on 30 June 1979 and an Honorary Doctorate of Law by Universiti Sains Malaysia on 28 June 1980.
Sultan Azlan's has also been recognised by several foreign universities:
* University of Nottingham, Honorary Doctor of Law, 11 July 1986
* Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn, Honorary Bencher, 1988
* Universitas Gajah Mada, Jogjakarta, Indonesia, Honorary Doctor of Law, 28 September 1990
* Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Honorary Doctor of Law, 30 October 1990
* Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, Honorary Doctor of Law, 19 December 1990.
* Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Honorary Fellow, 2 October 1991
* Royal College of Surgeons of England, Honorary Fellow, 1999.
Sultan Azlan held the rank of Marshal of the Royal Malaysian Air Force.. His foreign honours are:
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB)-1989
Knight of the Order of St John (KStJ)-1990
Star of the Republic of Indonesia, 1st Class-1990
Collar of the Order of Rajamitrabhom of Thailand-1990
Collar of the Order of the Chrysanthemum-1991
Collar of the Order of Honor of the Sudan-1991
Collar of the Civil Order of Oman, 1st Class-1991
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Chile (w/Collar)-1992
Special Grand Cordon of the Bundesverdienstkreuz-1992
Grand Order of Mungunghwa of South Korea
Grand Star of the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria - 1992.
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