Raja Nazhatul Shima
Raja Nazhatul Shima راج نزهة السماء | |||||||||
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Raja Puan Besar of Perak | |||||||||
Tenure | 12 January 2019 – present | ||||||||
Predecessor | Raja Nor Mahani | ||||||||
Born | Raja Nazhatul Shima binti Raja Idris Shah 20 February 1952 Ipoh, Perak, British Malaya (presently Malaysia) | ||||||||
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House | Siak–Perak | ||||||||
Father | Sultan Idris Al-Mutawakil Alallahi Shah | ||||||||
Mother | Raja Perempuan Muzwin | ||||||||
Religion | Islam |
Royal family of Perak |
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Azlan Shah's family |
Raja Permaisuri Tuanku Bainun, Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah's widow
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Raja Nazhatul Shima binti Almarhum Sultan Idris A’fifullah Shah (Jawi: راج نزهة السماء بنت المرحوم سلطان إدريس عفيف الله شاه; born 20 February 1952) is a member of the Perak royal family who is the Raja Puan Besar (Crown Princess) of Perak as the wife of Raja Jaafar, the Raja Muda (Crown Prince) of Perak. Affectionately known as Ku Dottie, she is the first child and eldest daughter of the late Sultan Idris Al-Mutawakil Alallahi Shah of Perak and the late Raja Perempuan Muzwin.
Early life and education
[edit]Raja Nazhatul Shima was born on 20 February 1952 as the eighth of the fourteen children of Sultan Idris Al-Mutawakil Alallahi Shah of Perak and Raja Perempuan Muzwin. She is the younger sister of Raja Iskandar Dzurkarnain, the Raja Di-Hilir of Perak and Raja Jamil Ariffin and an elder sister of Raja Zarith Sofiah, the Permaisuri of Johor and the current Raja Permaisuri Agong (Queen) of Malaysia.
Raja Nazhatul Shima received her early education at school from 1958 to 1962. She attended the Teluk Intan Girls' School and Teluk Intan Covent School.
On 22 October 1963, her father was installed as the 33rd Sultan of Perak, following which her family moved to Istana Iskandariah, Bukit Chandan, Kuala Kangsar, Perak and she continued studying at the Government English School in Kuala Kangsar. She excelled in her studies to the extent that she was qualified to continue her studies at Kolej Tunku Kurshiah in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan.
In 1968, she continued her studies at Upper Chine School, Shanklin, Isle of Wight until sixth form. She then took a Basic Course in art at Hornsey College of Art and continued her studies in Interior Architecture at Chelsea College of Art, London until she successfully obtained the L.C.A Diploma (London Certificate in Art And Design) and became a Member of the Society of Industry Artist and Designer (S.I.A.D).
Marriage
[edit]Raja Nazhatul Shima was married on 16 September 1972 to famous Singaporean tycoon, Syed Omar Alsagoff (born 1937) at Istana Iskandariah. The couple had six sons. Alsagoff died in 2017.
On 12 January 2019, she married Raja Jaafar, the Raja Muda of Perak at Istana Riswin. Raja Jaafar was a widower following the death of his wife the late Raja Nor Mahani in 2017. Following her marriage, she was granted the title of Her Royal Highness Raja Puan Besar of Perak Darul Ridzuan.
Children
[edit]From her first marriage to Dato' Syed Omar Alsagoff, she had six sons:
Name | Date of birth | Birthplace | Age | Date of marriage | Wife | Cucunda |
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Syed Saif Alsagoff | 1 November 1974 | Ipoh | 49 years, 9 months and 17 days | |||
Syed Ibrahim Firuzaman Alsagoff | 23 November 1976 | Ipoh | 47 years, 9 months and 17 days | 13 January 2018 | Farah binti Mohd Faizul | Sharifah Nadyatul Iman Alsagoff Syed Ismail Iman Alsagoff Sharifah Salma Elora Alsagoff |
Dr. Syed Redzuan Alsagoff | 5 October 1980 | Ipoh | 43 years, 10 months and 13 days | 14 July 2018 | Sharifah Nadiah Almahdaly binti Syed Ahmad | |
Syed Shareef Alsagoff | 25 June 1983 | Ipoh | 41 years, 1 month and 24 days | |||
Syed Idris Alsagoff | 28 December 1986 | Ipoh | 37 years, 7 months and 21 days | |||
Syed Iskandar Alsagoff | 2 December 1988 | Ipoh | 35 years, 8 months and 16 days | 11 June 2022 | Vivian Khor Min Zi |
Styles and honours
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Reference style | Her Royal Highness |
Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
Alternative style | Tuanku |
Perak:
Johor:
Second Class of the Royal Family Order of Johor (DK II) (2021)[1][2]
Pahang:
Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2018)[3]
Ancestry
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References
[edit]- ^ "Kekanda Permaisuri Johor, MB terima darjah kebesaran". Berita Harian (in Malay). 23 March 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Raja Nazhatul Shima heads Johor honours list". New Straits Times. 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Perak's Raja Puan Mahkota heads list of 79 award recipients". Bahrain News Agency. 24 October 2018.