Raja Iskandar Dzurkarnain

Raja Iskandar Dzurkarnain ibni Almarhum Sultan Idris A’fifullah Shah (Jawi: راج إسكندر ذوالقرنين ابن المرحوم سلطان إدريس عفيف الله شاه; born 8 February 1955) is a member of the Perak Royal Family who is the current Raja Di-Hilir (Deputy Crown Prince) of Perak. He is currently the second in the line of succession to the throne of the Malaysian state of Perak since 20 June 2014.^[1]

Raja Iskandar Dzurkarnain راج إسكندر ذوالقرنين‎
Raja Di-Hilir of Perak
Deputy Crown Prince of Perak
Incumbent	20 June 2014 - present
Predecessor	Raja Jaafar
Born	Raja Iskandar Dzurkarnain bin Raja Idris Shah (1955-02-08) 8 February 1955 (age 70) Hospital Kuala Kangsar, Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Malaya
Spouse	Tunku Soraya ​ (m. 1986)​
Issue	Raja Nabil Imran Abdul Aziz Raja Idris Shah Raja Sarina Intan Bahiyah Raja Safia Azizah Raja Siffudin Muazzam Shah
Names Raja Iskandar Dzurkarnain bin Raja Idris Shah Regnal name Raja Iskandar Dzurkarnain ibni Almarhum Sultan Idris A’fifullah Shah
House	House of Perak (by birth) House of Kedah (by marriage)
Father	Sultan Idris Shah II
Mother	Raja Perempuan Muzwin
Religion	Sunni Islam

Early life

Raja Iskandar Dzurkarnain was born on 8 February 1955 at Hospital Kuala Kangsar, Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Federation of Malaya. He is the son of Sultan Idris Shah II and Raja Muzwin.

Education

Raja Iskandar Dzurkarnain was educated at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Clifford, Kuala Kangsar. He continued his studies in London.

Personal life

On August 24, 1986, he married Tunku Soraya, the adopted daughter cum niece (in the matrilineal line) of Almarhum Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah and Almarhumah Sultanah Bahiyah binti Tuanku Abdul Rahman. They have three sons and two daughters.

Name	Birth	Place of birth	Age
Her Royal Highness (Duli Yang Amat Mulia) Raja Puan Muda of Perak Darul Ridzuan Tunku Soraya Binti Almarhum Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah	(1960-04-30)30 April 1960	Hospital Besar, Alor Star, Kedah	65 years, 5 months and 27 days
His Highness (Yang Mulia) Raja Nabil Imran Abdul Aziz	(1987-08-02)2 August 1987	Kedah	38 years, 2 months and 25 days
His Highness (Yang Mulia) Raja Idris Shah	(1989-07-18)18 July 1989	Kedah	36 years, 3 months and 9 days
Her Highness (Yang Mulia) Raja Sarina Intan Bahiyah	(1992-06-12)12 June 1992	Kedah	33 years, 4 months and 15 days
Her Highness (Yang Mulia) Raja Safia Azizah	(1996-06-05)5 June 1996	Kedah	29 years, 4 months and 22 days
His Highness (Yang Mulia) Raja Siffudin Muazzam Shah	(2000-11-18)18 November 2000	Kedah	24 years, 11 months and 9 days

Styles and honours

Styles of Raja Iskandar Dzurkarnain
Reference style	His Highness
Spoken style	Your Highness
Alternative style	Tuanku

The full title and style of Raja Iskandar Dzurkarnain is:^[2]

His Highness Raja Iskandar Dzurkarnain ibni Almarhum Sultan Idris A’fifullah Shah, D.K., D.K. II (Johor), D.K.A. II., P.S.M., S.P.C.M., S.S.D.K., Raja Di-Hilir of Perak

Honours of Perak

• Recipient of the Royal Family Order of Perak (DK) (27 August 2016)^[3]
• Member Second Class of the Azlanii Royal Family Order (DKA II) (2010)^[4]
• Knight Grand Commander of the Order of Cura Si Manja Kini (SPCM) – Dato' Seri (24 September 1983)^[5]
• Recipient of the Sultan Idris Shah II Installation Medal (26 October 1963)
• Recipient of the Sultan Azlan Shah Installation Medal (9 December 1985)
• Recipient of the Sultan Azlan Shah Silver Jubilee Medal (2009)
• Recipient of the Sultan Nazrin Shah Installation Medal (6 May 2015)

Honours of Malaysia

• Malaysia
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (20 October 2016)^[6]
  • Recipient of the 14th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (11 April 2012)
  • Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (20 July 2024)
• Johor
  • Second Class of the Royal Family Order of Johor (DK II) (23 March 2017)^[7]
  • Recipient of Sultan Ibrahim Ismail Coronation Medal (23 March 2015)
• Kedah
  • Knight Grand Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (SSDK) – Dato' Seri (30 January 2000)^[8][9]
  • Recipient of the Sultan Abdul Halim Golden Jubilee Medal (15 July 2008)
  • Recipient of the Sultan Sallehuddin Installation Medal (22 October 2018)

Ancestry

Ancestors of Raja Iskandar Dzurkarnain
8. Sultan Idris Shah I of Perak (=24) 4. Sultan Iskandar of Perak 9. Che Nga Manah 2. Sultan Idris Shah II of Perak 10. Raja Kulop Muhammad Kramat 5. Raja Puteh Umi Kalsum 11. Raja Sofia 1. Raja Iskandar Dzurkarnain 12. Raja Harun al-Rashid 6. Raja Arif Shah 13. Cik Puan Rahmah 3. Raja Muzwin 14. Abdullah 7. Cik Puan Aziza Abdullah