Sultan Abdul Aziz of Perak
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Abdul Aziz al-Mutasim Billah Shah Nikmatullah ibni al-Marhum Raja Muda Musa, KCMG, KBE
(14 November 1887 -29 March 1948) was a Sultan
of Perak
, a state in modern Malaysia.
His father, Raja Muda Musa Ibni Almarhum Sultan Jaafar Muazzam Shah, became the Raja Muda of Perak in 1919 during the reign of his brother-in-law, Sultan Alang Iskandar Shah (Marhum Kadasallah) Ibni Almarhum Sultan Idris Mushiddul-Adzam Shah (Marhum Keramatullah). He became the 31st Sultan of Perak in 1938 succeeding Sultan Alang Iskandar Shah.
Sultan
Sultan is a title with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", and "dictatorship", derived from the masdar سلطة , meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who...
Sir
Sir
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Abdul Aziz al-Mutasim Billah Shah Nikmatullah ibni al-Marhum Raja Muda Musa, KCMG, KBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(14 November 1887 -29 March 1948) was a Sultan
Sultan
Sultan is a title with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", and "dictatorship", derived from the masdar سلطة , meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who...
of Perak
Perak
Perak , one of the 13 states of Malaysia, is the second largest state in the Peninsular Malaysia bordering Kedah and Yala Province of Thailand to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, Selangor the Strait of Malacca to the south and west.Perak means silver in Malay...
, a state in modern Malaysia.
His father, Raja Muda Musa Ibni Almarhum Sultan Jaafar Muazzam Shah, became the Raja Muda of Perak in 1919 during the reign of his brother-in-law, Sultan Alang Iskandar Shah (Marhum Kadasallah) Ibni Almarhum Sultan Idris Mushiddul-Adzam Shah (Marhum Keramatullah). He became the 31st Sultan of Perak in 1938 succeeding Sultan Alang Iskandar Shah.