Raja Jaafar bin Almarhum Raja Muda Musa

Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Raja Muda of Perak Darul Ridzuan

Reign

20 June 2014 - present

Predecessor

Nazrin Shah of Perak

Successor

Raja Azlan Muzzaffar Shah

Born

26 September 1941
Taiping Hospital, Taiping

Spouse

Raja Puan Besar Perak Raja Nor Mahani

Issue

Raja Shah Azman
Raja Nor Azwina

Full name
Raja Jaafar Ibni Almarhum Raja Muda Musa

House

Perak

Father

Raja Datuk Musa Sultan Abdulqziz

Mother

Cik Puan Mariam Abdullah

Religion

Sunni Islam

Perak Royal Family

HRH Sultan Dr. Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah, Sultan HRH Tuanku Zara Salim, Raja Permaisuri HH Raja Azlan Muzzaffar Shah, Raja Kechil Besar HH Raja Nazira Safya HH Raja Jaafar bin Almarhum Raja Muda Musa, Raja Muda HH Raja Nor Mahani, Raja Puan Besar Raja Shah Azman Raja Nor Azwina HH Raja Iskandar Dzulkarnain, Raja Di-Hilir HH Tunku Soraya, Raja Puan Muda Raja Nabil Imran Raja Idris Shah Raja Siffuddin Raja Sarina Intan Bahiyah Raja Safia Azizah HH Raja Ahmad Nazim Azlan Shah, Raja Kechil Sulong
Azlan Shah's family
HRH Tuanku Bainun, Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah's widow HH Raja Azureen The Hon. Muhammad Saleh The Hon. Latiff Mohd Saleh The Hon. Nurlin Mohd Saleh The Hon. Azlin Mohd Saleh The Hon. 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 The Hon. Omar Ismail Farouk The Hon. Imran Ismail Farouk The Hon. Ashman Ismail Farouk The Hon. Alia Ismail Farouk The Hon. Sofia Ismail Farouk HH Raja Yong Sofia HH Tunku Kamil HH Tunku Aznal Shahabudin of Kedah HH Tunku Amira Shahabudin of Kedah HH Tunku Maisara Shahabudin of Kedah

Commodore D.Y.T.M. Raja Dato’ Sri Raja Jaafar Ibni Almarhum Raja Muda Musa is the Raja Muda (crown prince) of Perak Darul Ridzuan since 2014.^[1]

Early life and Education

He was (born on 26 September 1941 at Taiping Hospital, Taiping),^[2] in then Federated Malay States. Raja Jaafar is the son of the late Perak Raja Muda, Raja Datuk Musa Sultan Abdulaziz and Cik Puan Mariam 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 Jaafar 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

As senior prince, Raja Jaafar bin Almarhum Raja Muda Musa was sworn in as the Raja Muda of Perak on 1 July 2014^[3] at at Istana Iskandariah, Bukit Chandan, Kuala Kangsar.

In Malay his full titles: Duli yang Teramat Mulia Raja Jaafar Ibni Almarhum Raja Muda Musa, Raja Muda Perak Darul Ridzuan, D.K, S.P.C.M, J.S.M

In English: His Highness Raja Jaafar Ibni Almarhum Raja Muda Musa, The Raja Muda of Perak Darul Ridzuan, D.K, S.P.C.M, J.S.M

Personal life

He is married to Raja Puan Besar Perak Raja Nor Mahani, and they have a son, Raja Shah Azman and a daughter, Raja Nor Azwina.

References

Malaysian royalty
Raja Jaafar Istana Al-Ridhuan Ipoh Born: 26 September 1941
Regnal titles
Preceded by Raja Dato' Seri Ahmad Hishman Ibni Raja Abdul Malik	Raja Muda of Perak 1987-2014	Succeeded by Raja Dr. Nazrin Shah Ibni Sultan Azlan Muihbbuddin Shah
Preceded by Nazrin Shah of Perak	Raja Muda of Perak (Crown Prince) 2014-present	Succeeded by Raja Jaafar bin Almarhum Raja Muda Musa
Preceded by Raja Jaafar	Raja Muda of Perak (Crown Prince) 2014 - present	Incumbent Heir: Raja Azlan Muzzaffar Shah

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