Raja Jaafar

Royal family of Perak
HRH Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah, The 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 Shah Azman HH Raja Nor Azwina HH Raja Iskandar Dzulkarnain, Raja Di-Hilir HH Tunku Soraya of Kedah, Raja Puan Muda HH Raja Nabil Imran HH Raja Idris Shah HH Raja Siffuddin HH Raja Sarina Intan Bahiyah HH Raja Safia Azizah HH Raja Ahmad Nazim Azlan Shah, Raja Kechil Sulong HH Raja Iskandar, Raja Kechil Tengah HH Che Puan Rokiak Binti Haji Ibrahim HH Raja Muhammad Azryn HH Che Puan Hezrin Nazlin Binti Muhammad HH Raja Muhammad Ibrahim HH Che Puan Sazelinoor Binti Rosli HH Raja Ahmad Zarif Iskandar HH Raja Ahmad Zakwan IImi HH Raja Anis Azyarina HH Raja Izuddin Chulan, Raja Kechil Bongsu HH Raja Arbi Binti Raja Amir Shah HH Raja Shamir HH Che Fadzliza Hamin Binti Zulkifli HH Raja Amaluddin Chulan HH Raja Zara Dariah The Hon. Muhammad Rizal Bin Yaakob HH Raja Zana Nadiah The Hon. Shahzan Bin Dato' Shamsul Bahari HH Raja Dara Zaliah The Hon. Meor Faizal Bin Sairi HH Raja Dana Afzan
Azlan Shah's family
HRH Tuanku Bainun, Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah's widow HH Raja Azureen The Hon. Muhammad Saleh Latiff Mohd Saleh Nurlin Mohd Saleh Azlin Mohd Saleh 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 Omar Ismail Farouk Imran Ismail Farouk Ashman Ismail Farouk Alia Ismail Farouk Sofia Ismail Farouk HH Raja Yong Sofia HH Tunku Kamil of Kedah HH Tunku Aznal Shahabudin of Kedah HH Tunku Amira Shahabudin of Kedah HH Tunku Maisara Shahabudin of Kedah

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 Ja'afar is the son of the late Perak Raja Muda, Raja Dato’ Musa ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Abdulaziz and his first wife, Cik Puan Mariam binti Encik 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 Ja'afar 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 Ja'afar bin Almarhum Raja Muda Musa was sworn in as the Raja Muda of Perak on 1 July 2014^[3] at Istana Iskandariah, Bukit Chandan, Kuala Kangsar.

In Malay his full titles: Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Raja Ja'afar ibni Almarhum Raja Muda Musa, Raja Muda Perak Darul Ridzuan, D.K, S.P.C.M, J.S.M.

In English: His Highness Raja Ja'afar ibni Almarhum Raja Muda Musa, The Raja Muda of Perak Abode of Grace, D.K, S.P.C.M, J.S.M.

Title and Styles

• 26 September 1941 - 3 February 1984: His Highness (Yang Mulia) Raja Jaafar Ibni Raja Musa.
• 3 February 1984 - 1988: His Highness (Yang Amat Mulia) Raja Jaafar Ibni Raja Dato' Seri Musa, The Raja Kechil Tengah Perak.
• 1988 - 10 March 1998: His Highness (Yang Amat Mulia) Raja Jaafar Ibni Almarhum Raja Muda Musa, The Raja Kechil Sulung Perak.
• 10 March 1998 - 20 June 2014: His Highness (Duli Yang Amat Mulia) Raja Dato' Seri Jaafar Ibni Almarhum Raja Muda Musa, The Raja Di Hilir Perak.
• 20 June 2014 – present: His Highness (Duli Yang Teramat Mulia) Raja Jaafar Ibni Almarhum Raja Muda Musa, The Raja Muda Perak.

Personal life

He is married to Raja Puan Besar Perak Raja Nor Mahani Binti Almarhum Raja Shahar Shah (18 October 1942 - 3 October 2017), and they have a son, Raja Shah Azman and a daughter, Raja Nor Azwina.

Ancestry

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