Full name
Syed Harun Putra ibni Syed Hassan Jamalullail (at birth) Tuanku Syed Harun Putra ibni Almarhum Syed Hassan Jamalullail (as the Raja of Perlis and the Yang di-Pertuan Agong)

Father

Syed Hassan Jamalullail

Mother

Che Puan Wan Teh binti Endut

Religion

Sunni Islam

Full name
Syed Harun Putra ibni Syed Hassan Jamalullail (at birth) Tuanku Syed Harun Putra ibni Almarhum Syed Hassan Jamalullail (as the Raja of Perlis and the Yang di-Pertuan Agong)

Syed Harun Putra ibni Syed Hassan Jamalullail (at birth)

Tuanku Syed Harun Putra ibni Almarhum Syed Hassan Jamalullail, KCMG (25 November 1920 – 16 April 2000) was the third Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia of Federation of Malaya, and later of Malaysia (21 September 1960 – 20 September 1965), and sixth Raja of Perlis from (4 December 1945 – 16 April 2000).

He was the son of Syed Hassan bin Syed Mahmud Jamalullail (1897–1935), sometime Bakal Raja or heir presumptive to the throne of Perlis, by his commoner wife Wan Teh binti Wan Endut (d. 1952). Born in Arau, he was educated at the Arau Malay School and later at Penang Free School between 1937 and 1939. At the age of 18, he joined the Perlis administrative service, becoming a magistrate and in 1940, was transferred to Kuala Lumpur to serve as Second Magistrate in the Criminal Court.

The fourth Raja of Perlis, Syed Alwi ibni Almarhum Syed Safi Jamalullail (born 1881; reigned 1905–1943) was childless. However, he had several half-brothers who were competing for the role of heir presumptive. The succession to the Perlis throne was not automatic and an heir presumptive had to be confirmed in that post by the State Council comprising the Raja and several others.

Syed Putra's paternal grandfather Syed Mahmud, was the oldest son of Raja Syed Safi ibni Almarhum Syed Alwi Jamalullail (the third Raja). He was also a half brother of Raja Syed Alwi. He served as Raja Muda until 1912 when he was convicted and jailed in Alor Star, Kedah until 1917. Two years later, he died in Alor Star. On 6 December 1934, Syed Mahmud's son Syed Hassan was, by a three to one vote, selected by the State Council as Bakal Raja or heir presumptive. However, Syed Hassan died on 18 October 1935.

On 30 April 1938, again by a three to one vote, the State Council chose Syed Putra (son of Syed Hassan) as the Bakal Raja. This choice was opposed by Syed Hamzah, the younger half-brother of Raja Syed Alwi and himself Vice-President of the State Council on the grounds that Syed Putra was too far removed from the throne under the Islamic inheritance laws (primogeniture did not then apply in Perlis). However, the British colonial rulers supported Syed Putra.

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