Abdul Jalil of Perak

Sultan Abdul Jalil, KCMG, was a sultan of Perak. Perak was part of the Federated Malay States during his reign and became a state of the independent Malaya in 1957, and subsequently Malaysia in 1963.

He ascended the Perak throne after the death of his father - Sultan Idris Shah I. His reigning title was Sultan Abdul Jalil Nasiruddin Al-Mukhataram Karamatullah Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Idris Murshidul Azam Shah.

He died in 1918 and was given the post-humous title of Marhum Radziallah. He was succeeded by his younger brother - Sultan Iskandar Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Idris Rahmatullah Shah.

Legacy

The Sultan Abdul Jalil Shah Bridge which crosses the Perak River at Kuala Kangsar is named in his honor.

Preceded by
Sultan Idris Murshidul Azam Shah Ibni Almarhum Raja Bendahara Alang Iskandar
Sultan of Perak
20 January 1916 - November 1918 (his death)
Succeeded by
Sultan Iskandar Shah