Raja Jaafar

Raja Jaafar
Styles of; Raja Jaafar
Reference style	His Royal Highness
Spoken style	Your Royal Highness
Alternative style	Tuanku

Full name
	Raja Ja'afar ibni Almarhum Raja Muda Musa

Raja Ja'afar
Raja Ja'afar
	Raja Muda of Perak
	Raja Ja'afar during Karnival Sukan 100-tahun Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Anderson
Raja Muda of Perak
Incumbent	20 June 2014 - present
Predecessor	Nazrin Shah of Perak
Born	26 September 1941; Taiping Hospital, Taiping, Perak
Spouse	Raja Nor Mahani binti Almarhum Raja Shahar Shah (m. 1973; died 2017) Che’ Puan Hazleza binti Ishak (m. 2002; died 2002) Raja Nazhatul Shima binti Almarhum Sultan Idris Shah (m. after 2019)
Issue	Raja Shah Azman; Raja Nor Azwina;
Full name
	Raja Ja'afar ibni Almarhum Raja Muda Musa
House	House of Perak
Father	Raja Muda Musa ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Aziz Al-Mustasim Billah Shah Nikmatullah
Mother	Che’ Puan Mariam binti Abdullah
Religion	Sunni Islam

Raja Ja'afar ibni Almarhum Raja Muda Musa is the Raja Muda (crown prince) of Perak Darul Ridzuan since 20 June 2014.[1]

Early life and education

He was born on 26 September 1941 at Taiping Hospital, Taiping, in then Federated Malay States. Raja Ja'afar is the son of the late Perak Raja Muda, Raja Dato’ Musa ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Abdulaziz and his first wife, Cik Puan Mariam binti Encik Abdullah. He had his early education at Anderson School, Ipoh and Anglo-Chinese School, Teluk Intan before studying for his bachelor's degree at Universiti Malaya and then his master's degree in Public Administration at Cornell University, United States.

Government Service

Raja Ja'afar has a wide experience in public administration. He joined Perak State Secretariat in 1966, served in the District & Land Office from 1966 to 1971. From 1976 to 1979, he was a management consultant at the Prime Minister's Office. He became an under-secretary at the Higher Education Division of the Education Ministry from 1979 to 1984, and then secretary of the Foreign Investment Committee at the Economic Planning Unit and deputy secretary-general (Development and Finance) of the Defence Ministry before finally retiring from government service in 1996.

Raja Muda of Perak

As senior prince, Raja Ja'afar bin Almarhum Raja Muda Musa was sworn in as the Raja Muda of Perak on 1 July 2014[2] at Istana Iskandariah, Bukit Chandan, Kuala Kangsar.

In Malay his full titles: Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Raja Ja'afar ibni Almarhum Raja Muda Musa, Raja Muda Perak Darul Ridzuan, D.K, S.P.C.M, J.S.M.

In English: His Royal Highness Raja Ja'afar ibni Almarhum Raja Muda Musa, The Raja Muda of Perak Abode of Grace, D.K, S.P.C.M, J.S.M.

Titles, honours and styles

26 September 1941 - 3 February 1984: His Highness (Yang Mulia) Raja Jaafar Ibni Raja Musa.
3 February 1984 - 1988: His Highness (Yang Amat Mulia) Raja Jaafar Ibni Raja Dato' Seri Musa, The Raja Kechil Tengah Perak.
1988 - 10 March 1998: His Highness (Yang Amat Mulia) Raja Jaafar Ibni Almarhum Raja Muda Musa, The Raja Kechil Sulung Perak.
10 March 1998 - 20 June 2014: His Royal Highness (Duli Yang Amat Mulia) Raja Dato' Seri Jaafar Ibni Almarhum Raja Muda Musa, The Raja Di Hilir Perak.
20 June 2014 – present: His Royal Highness (Duli Yang Teramat Mulia) Raja Jaafar Ibni Almarhum Raja Muda Musa, The Raja Muda Perak.

Honours

Honours of Perak

Recipient of the Royal Family Perak Order of Perak (DK)
Member First Class of the Azlanii Royal Family Order (DKA I)
Grand Knight of the Order of Cura Si Manja Kini (the Perak Sword of State, SPCM) with title Dato' Seri—current ribbon :

Honours of Malaysia

Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (JSM)

Personal life

His first wife was Raja Puan Besar Perak Raja Nor Mahani Binti Almarhum Raja Shahar Shah (18 October 1942 - 3 October 2017); they have a son, Raja Shah Azman, and a daughter, Raja Nor Azwina.

After the death of his first wife, he married Raja Puan Mahkota Perak, Raja Nazhatul Shima on 12 January 2019. She had been widow since the death of her husband in 2017.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Raja Jaafar

16. Sultan Ja'afar bin Sultan Ahmad

8. Raja Muda Musa bin Sultan Ja'afar

17. Che’ Alang Amas

4. Sultan Abdulaziz bin Raja Muda Musa

18. Sheikh Muhammad Taib, of Minangkabau

9. Cik Amina binti Sheikh Muhammad Taib

2. Raja Dato’ Musa bin Sultan Abdulaziz

20. Raja Alang Iskandar Shah bin Sultan Ahmad Shah

10. Sultan Idris Shah I of Perak

21. Cik Ken Uda Sari binti Encik Abdul Rahman

5. Raja Shah Alam Khadija binti Sultan Sir Idris Murshid

22. Encik Haji Sulaiman

11. Cik Haji Ngah Uteh Mariah binti Encik Haji Sulaiman

1. Raja Dato’ Ja'afar bin Raja Muda Musa

6. Encik Abdullah

3. Cik Puan Mariam binti Encik Abdullah

References

Malaysian royalty
Raja Dato’ Seri Ja'afar ibni Amarhum Raja Muda Musa Istana Al-Ridhuan Ipoh Born: 26 September 1941
Regnal titles
Preceded by Raja Ahmad Hisham Ibni Almarhum Raja Abdul Malek	Raja Di-Hilir of Perak (Deputy Crown Prince) 2th position 21 September 1998 - 20 June 2014	Incumbent Heir: Raja Dato 'Seri Iskandar Dzulkarnain
Preceded by Nazrin Shah of Perak	Raja Muda of Perak (Crown Prince) Line of succession to the throne of Perak 1st position 20 June 2014 - Present	Incumbent Heir: Raja Azlan Muzzaffar Shah

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[1] The Malaymailonline

[2] Malaysiandigest

Royal family of Perak

HRH Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah, the Sultan HRH Tuanku Zara Salim, the Raja Permaisuri HH Raja Azlan Muzzaffar Shah, the Raja Kechil Besar HH Raja Nazira Safya HRH Raja Jaafar, the Raja Muda HRH Raja Nazhatul Shima, the Raja Puan Besar HH Raja Shah Azman HH Raja Nor Azwina HRH Raja Iskandar Dzulkarnain, the Raja Di-Hilir HRH Tunku Soraya, the Raja Puan Muda HH Raja Nabil Imran HH Raja Idris Shah HH Raja Siffuddin HH Raja Sarina Intan Bahiyah HH Raja Safia Azizah HH Raja Ahmad Nazim Azlan Shah, the Raja Kechil Sulong HH Raja Iskandar, the Raja Kechil Tengah HH Che Puan Rokiak, the Raja Puan Kechil Tengah HH Raja Muhammad Azryn Shah HH Che Puan Hezrin Nazlin HH Raja Muhammad Ibrahim HH Che Puan Sazelinoor HH Raja Ahmad Zarif Iskandar HH Raja Ahmad Zakwan Ilmi HH Raja Anis Azyarina HH Raja Izuddin Chulan, the Raja Kechil Bongsu HH Raja Arbi, the Raja Puan Kechil Bongsu HH Raja Shamir HH Che Fadzliza Hamin HH Raja Amaluddin Chulan HH Raja Zara Dariah Muhammad Rizal Bin Yaakob HH Raja Zana Nadiah Shahzan Bin Dato' Shamsul Bahari HH Raja Dara Zaliah Meor Faizal Bin Sairi HH Raja Dana Afzan
Azlan Shah's family
HRH Tuanku Bainun, Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah's widow HH Raja Azureen The Hon. Muhammad Saleh Latiff Mohd Saleh Nurlin Mohd Saleh Azlin Mohd Saleh Azim Mohd Saleh Noraini Jane, Raja Ashman Shah's widow HH Raja Eminah Alliyah HH Raja Bainunnisa Safia HH Raja Eleena The Hon. Ismail Farouk Omar Ismail Farouk Imran Ismail Farouk Ashman Ismail Farouk Alia Ismail Farouk Sofia Ismail Farouk HH Raja Yong Sofia HH Tunku Kamil of Kedah HH Tunku Aznal Shahabudin HH Tunku Amira Shahabudin HH Tunku Maisara Shahabudin