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Idris Shah I of Perak

Idris Shah I
Sultan of Perak
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Sultan Idris Shah I and his personal staff, 1897.
Sultan of Perak
Reign 29 July 1887 - 17 January 1916
Installation 5 April 1889
Predecessor Yusuf of Perak
Successor Abdul Jalil of Perak
Born (1849-06-19)19 June 1849
Kuala Keboi, Kampar, Perak
Died 14 January 1916(1916-01-14) (aged 66)
Istana Negara, Bukit Chandan, Kuala Kangsar, Perak, British Malaya
Burial Al-Ghufran Royal Mausoleum, Kuala Kangsar, Perak, British Malaya
House Istana Negara, Bukit Chandan, Kuala Kangsar, Perak
Father Raja Bendahara Alang Iskandar ibni al-Marhum Raja Kecil Tengah Ahmad
Mother Cik Ken Uda Sari binti Abdul Rahman
Religion Sunni Islam

Sultan Idris Murshidul Adzam Shah I Ibni Almarhum Raja Bendahara Alang Iskandar Teja, GCMG (19 June 1849 - 14 January 1916) was the 28th Sultan of Perak. Perak at that time was part of the British-administered Federated Malay States.

The Sultan's rule was marked by Perak joining the Federated Malay States, a Federation of four protected states in the Malay Peninsula, including Selangor, Negeri Sembilan and Pahang, established by the British government in 1895, which lasted until 1946.

Raja Idris Shah I was born on 19 June 1849 at Kuala Keboi, Kampar, Perak. He was the son of Raja Bendahara Alang Iskandar ibni al-Marhum Raja Kecil Tengah Ahmad.

He was the 27th Sultan of Perak. He succeeded his father-in-law, Sultan Yusuf Sharifuddin Mudzaffar Shah, who died on 26 July 1887, and ruled until his death on 14 January 1916.

In March 1900, he opened the Victoria Bridge, a single track railway bridge located in Karai, Perak. It is one of the oldest railway bridges in Malaysia, having been constructed between December 1897 and March 1900 by the Perak State Railway as a crossing over the Perak River to serve the local tin mining industry.

He was appointed an Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in 1892, and received the Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) on 27 April 1901, in preparation of the forthcoming royal visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (later King George V and Queen Mary).


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