Tun Ali

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Tun Ali
4th Bendahara of the Sultanate of Malacca
In office 1445 – 1456
Preceded by	Bendahara Sri Wak Raja Tun Perpatih Sedang
Succeeded by	Bendahara Paduka Raja Tun Perak

Bendahara Sri Nara Diraja Tun Ali was a Tamil Muslim leader and the fourth bendahara, or prime minister of the Malaccan Sultanate. He was the penghulu bendahari of Malacca before becoming bendahara. He had allegedly conspired to assassinate the Hindu sultan of Malacca, Sri Parameswara Dewa Shah or Sultan Abu Syahid. According to other sources, Tun Ali and his nephew, Raja Kassim was conspiring to murder Raja Rokan who was disliked by palace officials. It was said that during the attack, Raja Rokan who was with Sri Parameswara stabbed the king in retaliation to an attacker stabbing Raja Rokan. Tun Ali and Raja Kassim was unsuccessful to save the king. Tun Ali then installed Raja Kassim as the monarch of Malacca who took the title Sultan Muzaffar Shah. Tun Ali stepped down in 1446 upon the advice of Sultan Muzaffar in favour of Bendahara Paduka Raja Tun Perak. The sultan divorced his wife who was the younger sister of Tun Perak to be married with Tun Ali. Tun Ali then married Tun Fatimah, the daughter of Bendahara Seri Maharaja Tun Mutahir. Tun Ali was then executed on the order of Sultan Mahmud Shah along with Tun Mutahir after Tun Mutahir was accused of treason by jealous Malay palace officials. Sultan Mahmud then married Tun Fatimah.

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1. Modul Latihan Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran Sejarah, Pusat Perkembangan Kurikulum Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia.

2. Malaysia Kita, International Law Book Services, Kuala Lumpur, 2005

3. http://sejarahmalaysia.pnm.my/