Iskandar of Perak

Sultan Iskandar Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Idris Murshidul Azzam Shah Rahmatullah GCMG KCVO (Jawi: سلطان إسكندر شاه ابن المرحوم سلطان إدريس مرشد الأعظم شاه رحمة الله; 10 May 1876 – 14 August 1938) was the 30th Sultan of Perak. Perak at that time was part of the British-administered Federated Malay States. He stayed at the Istana Kenangan, then moved to the Istana Iskandariah in Bukit Chandan, Kuala Kangsar.

Sultan Iskandar Shah سلطان إسكندر شاه‎
Sultan of Perak
Sultan of Perak
Reign	December 1918 – 14 August 1938
Coronation	10 April 1919
Predecessor	Abdul Jalil Nasiruddin Muhtaram Shah of Perak
Successor	Abdul Aziz al-Mu’tasim Billah Shah of Perak
Regent	1914–1918
Born	Tengku Iskandar reign (1914) (1876-05-10)10 May 1876 Kuala Keboi, Kampar, Perak, British Malaya
Died	14 August 1938(1938-08-14) (aged 62) Istana Iskandariah, Bukit Chandan, Kuala Kangsar, Perak, British Malaya
Burial	17 August 1938 Al-Ghufran Royal Mausoleum, Kuala Kangsar, Perak, British Malaya
Spouse	Raja Puteh Umi Kalsum Binti Raja Kulop Muhammad Kramat Tengku Permaisuri Che' Teh
Issue	Raja Idris Shah (Raja Di-Hilir of Perak) Raja Muhammad Iskandar Raja Dato Sri Ahmad Saiffuddin Shah (Raja Muda of Perak) (1984-1987) Raja Ismail Iskandar Raja Shaharuddin Raja Fatima (Tengku Ampuan of Pahang) Raja Rafia Raja Hajjah Aisha Raja Aslah Raja Intan Suraya Raja Ani Raja Halima Raja Khadija Raja Rahmah Raja Puteh Mariam
Names Sultan Iskandar Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Idris Murshidul Azzam Shah Rahmatullah
House	Istana Iskandariah, Bukit Chandan, Kuala Kangsar, Perak
Father	Sultan Idris Murshidul Azzam Shah Ibni Almarhum Raja Bendahara Alang Iskandar Teja
Mother	Cik Ngah Manah Binti Manda Duwayat
Religion	Sunni Islam

Early life

Born at Kuala Keboi, Kampar, 10 May 1876, he was the third son of Sultan Idris Murshidul Azzam Shah and his wife Cik Ngah Manah binti Manda Duwayat, herself a member of the Royal House of Perak.

Sultan of Perak

He was made Raja Bendahara (Deputy Crown Prince) in 1918 during the reign of his elder half-brother, Sultan Abdul Jalil Nasiruddin Muhtaram Shah. He ascended the throne in November 1918 following the death of his brother.

Sultan Iskandar was a major advocate of decentralizing the Federated Malay States and even visited the Colonial Office in August 1924 to espouse his views.^[1]

For a short time, he resided at the Istana Lembah (the construction of which was started by Tukang Sofian after the great flood of 1926 and completed in 1931) until the Istana Iskandariah was completed in 1933.

In 1935 the British returned Dinding and Pulau Pangkor to Perak. Prior to that, both territories were administered as part of the Straits Settlements.

Sultan Iskandar died at the Istana Iskandariah on 14 August 1938 after a short illness. He was interred at the Al-Ghufran Royal Mausoleum at Bukit Chandan with the posthumous title Marhum Kaddasullah. He was succeeded by his brother-in-law and paternal second cousin, Abdul Aziz al-Muʽtasim Billah Shah.