Tengku Amir Shah

Tengku Amir Shah
Raja Muda of Selangor
Father Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah
Mother Nur Lisa Idris Abdullah
Born 12 December 1990 (1990-12-12) (age 21)

Tengku Amir Shah ibni Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (born 12 December 1990) is the current Raja Muda (Crown Prince) of the Malaysian state of Selangor. He is the son and heir to the current Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah.

Biography

Tengku Amir was born on 12 December 1990 (24 Jamadilawal 1411), as the third child and the first son of the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah. His mother is Nur Lisa Idris Abdullah, an American citizen. (Lisa Davis before her conversion to Islam). He was born in the United States.[1] As such, he has half American ancestry.

On 3 May 2002, aged 11, Tengku Amir was proclaimed as Raja Muda of Selangor. He will be formally installed after he reaches the age of 21.[2]

He attended [[File:Wellington College]] in the United Kingdom and graduated in 2009. He is currently pursuing Bachelor's Degree in Ecology & Environmental Biology at University of Leeds, United Kingdom.[3]

He is a caring and down to earth royal prince. He is also a patron of a few charitable organisations, including Chesire Home and the Raja Muda of Selangor Foundation.(Yayasan Raja Muda Selangor).[3]

Titles, styles and honours

Tengku Amir's style and title in full is: Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Tengku Amir Shah ibni Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj, Raja Muda of Selangor.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Life's a simple and beautiful journey, says Sultan". Sultan of Selangor's Birthday (New Straits Times): pp. 6–8. 2002-12-11. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DkAhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aHsFAAAAIBAJ&dq=sharafuddin%20of%20selangor&pg=1474%2C440681. Retrieved 2011-06-03. 
  2. ^ "Tengku Amir Shah, 11, appointed Raja Muda of Selangor". Utusan Malaysia. 2002-06-13. http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2002&dt=0613&pub=utusan_express&sec=Home_News&pg=hn_05.htm&arc=hive. Retrieved 2011-06-03. 
  3. ^ a b Kee, Hua Chee (2009-11-04). "Prince Caring". The Star (Malaysia). http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2009/11/14/lifefocus/5090988&sec=lifefocus. Retrieved 2011-06-03. 
  4. ^ "DYMM Sultan Selangor". Government of Selangor. http://www.selangor.gov.my/main.php?Content=vertsections&SubVertSectionID=241&VertSectionID=3&CurLocation=10&IID=&Page=1. Retrieved 2011-06-03. 
Malaysian royalty
First
 Line of succession to the throne of Selangor
1st position		 Succeeded by
Tengku Sulaiman Shah Sultan Salahuddin
as Tengku Panglima Diraja