Sultan of Perak
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The Sultan of Perak (سلطان ڤيراق) is one of the oldest hereditary seats among the Malay states.
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Sultan of Perak | |
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سلطان ڤيراق | |
State | |
Incumbent | |
Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah Al-Maghfur-Lah since 29 May 2014 | |
Details | |
Style | His Royal Highness |
Heir presumptive | Raja Jaafar |
First monarch | Sultan Muzaffar Shah |
Formation | 1528; 496 years ago (1528) |
Residence | Istana Iskandariah, Kuala Kangsar |
Website | sultan |
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When the Sultanate of Malacca empire fell to Portugal in 1511, Sultan Mahmud Syah I retreated to Kampar, Sumatra, and died there in 1528. He left behind two princes named Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah II and Sultan Muzaffar Syah. The former went on to establish the Sultanate of Johor. Muzaffar Syah was invited to rule Perak, and he became the first sultan of Perak.