Syarif Kasim II

Yang Dipertuan Besar
Syarif Kasim Abdul Jalil Saifuddin
شريف كاسيم عبدالجليل صيفالدين

Sultan Syarif Kasim II
12th Sultanate of Siak Sri Indrapura
In office
1915–1946
Preceded by Sultan Syarif Hasyim
Succeeded by none
Personal details
Born 1 December 1893
Siak Sri Indrapura
(now Siak Regency, Indonesia)
Died 23 April 1968(1968-04-23) (aged 74)
Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia
Religion Sunni Islam

Yang Dipertuan Besar Syarif Kasim Abdul Jalil Saifuddin or Sultan Syarif Kasim II (Jawi: شريف كاسيم عبدالجليل صيفالدين ; born in Sultanate of Siak Sri Indrapura, Riau, 1 December 1893 - died in Rumbai, Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia, 23 April 1968) was the 12th sultan of the Sultanate of Siak. He was crowned as the sultan at the age of 23 succeeding his father Sultan Syarif Hasyim.[1][2] Sultan Syarif Kasim II was a supporter of the independence struggle in Indonesia. After Indonesia proclaimed independence, he ceded Siak Sultanate to be part of united Indonesia, and he contributed his wealth of 13 million guilders (equivalent to 151 million guilders or € 69 million euros in 2011).[3] for a number of republican government causes. Together with Sultan Serdang, he also tried to persuade other kings of the East Sumatra to join the republic cause.

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