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Biography
of Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah
His
Royal Highness Sultan Azlan
Shah was born on 19th April
1928 in Batu Gajah and married
to Her Royal Highness Tuanku
Bainun, The Raja Permaisuri Perak, in 1955. They are
blessed with five children.
His Royal Highness early
education was at Government
English School, Batu Gajah now
known as Sultan Yussuf School
Batu Gajah. He continued his
higher education at the
prestigious Malay College,
Kuala Kangsar. He went
to read law at the University of
Nottingham where he was conferred the
degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1953 and
was admitted to the English Bar by the
Honorable Society of Lincoln's Inn on
23rd November 1954.
On His return from the United
Kingdom, he first served as
the Assistant State Secretary
of Perak. Thereafter, he
joined the Judicial and Legal
Service of the Federation of
Malaya where he served as
First Class Magistrate and as
President of the Sessions
Court respectively.
Subsequently His Royal
Highness was appointed to the
following offices; as Federal
Counsel and Deputy Public
Prosecutor, Legal Adviser of
the State of Pahang and later
of Johore, as Registrar of the
High Court of Malaya was and
as Chief Registrar of the
Federal Court of Malaysia.
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In 1965, at the age of only
thirty-seven years, His Royal
Highness was elevated to the
Bench of the High Court of
Malaya being the youngest judge
to be appointed in the
Commonwealth. In 1973, His Royal
Highness was made a Federal
Court Judge and six years later
in 1979, His Royal Highness was
appointed the Chief Justice of
the High Court of Malaya, an
office which He held until His
appointment as the Lord
President (now Chief Justice) of
the Federal Court of Malaysia on
12 November 1982. On July
1, 1983, His Royal Highness was
appointed as The Raja Muda of
Perak and ascended the Perak
throne on 3rd February 1984 as
the 34th Sultan of Perak and was
officially installed on the 9th
December 1985.
The Higher institutions of learning
have also benefited from His Royal Highness contributions. Among the
many positions His Royal Highness held were Pro-Chancellor of
University Science of Malaysia (October 4th 1971 - February 1984),
Chairman of the Higher Education Advisory Council (November 1st 1974
- October 31st 1976), and Chancellor of University of Malaya since
February 8th, 1986. His Royal Highness was awarded an Honorary
Doctorate in Literature by University of Malaya on June 30th 1979 and an
Honorary Doctorate of Law by University Science of Malaysia on June 28th
1980.
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His Royal Highness outstanding achievements are also recognized by
foreign universities; the University of Notingham conferred on His Royal
Highness an Honorary Doctorate of Law on July, 11th 1986 followed by
Lincoln's Inn, London which awarded His Royal Highness "Honorary
Bencher" in 1988. His Royal Highness was also awarded an Honorary
Doctorate of Law by University Gadja Mada, Jogjakarta, Indonesia on
September 28th 1990, University of Brunei Darulssalam on October 30th 1990
and University Chulalongkorn, Bangkok, Thailand onDecember 19th 1990. On
October 2nd 1991 His Royal Highness awarded an Honorary Fellowship of
Royal College of Physician of Ireland, the Fellowship of Royal College of
Surgeons of Ireland, the Honorary Fellowship of The Royal College of
Surgeons of Edinburgh and also the Honorary Fellowship of The Royal
College of Surgeons of England in 1999.
For His excellent service to the nation,
His Royal Highness was conferred the following federal and foreign awards
and decorations: D.K.;D.K.M.; D.M.N.; D.K.(Kelantan);D.K. (Terengganu);D.K.
(Perlis); D.K. (Johor); D.K.(Selangor); D.K.(Kedah);
D.K.M.B.(Brunei);D.K.(Negeri Sembilan);D.K.(Pahang); S.S.M.: P.M.N.; P.S.M.;
S.P.C.M.; S.P.T.S.; S.P.M.P.; S.I.M.P. The most Auspicious of The Rajamitrabhorn Thailand; Grand Order of Mugunghwa (Republic of Korea));
Collar of The Japanese Order of The Chrysanthemum and Grand Cordon of The
Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum (Japan); Civil Order; 1st Class (Oman)
and Orden Al-Merito De Chile (Republic of Chile); the Bintang ADI PURNA
(Republic of Indonesia) and Hon. Knight Grand Cross (Civil Division) of
The Order of The Bath (U.K.). His Royal Highness was also awarded The PAUL
HARRIS FELLOWSHIP by the Rotary International and the Melvin Jones Fellow
Award by Lions Clubs International. His Royal Highness enthusiasm for sports
especially hockey began at school. His Royal Highness is presently The
President of Malaysian Hockey Federation, President of the Asian Hockey
and Vice-President of FIH (International Hockey Federation). Other than
hockey His Royal Highness is an avid golfer. His Royal Highness is The
Royal Patron of the following student, graduate, professional and
charitable clubs and associations namely: The Malaysian Law Society in
Great Britain and Eire, The British Graduates Association of Malaysia, the
Academy of Medicine of Malaysia, The Rotary Clubs, The Lions Clubs, The
Royal Ipoh Club and The Royal Perak Golf Club, The Iskandar Polo Club,
Ipoh, The Kuala Kangsar Golf Club, The Malaysian Nature Society and The
Perak Veteran Hockey Association.
At The Perak Domestic Tourism Exposition in
1992 an orchid was named after His Royal Highness i.e. "Doritinopsis
Sultan Azlan Shah" after receiving the best plant award in its
section. A new genus of insects Azlania
Costatipennis (Jacoby) , Azlania apicalis n.sp. and Azlania borneensis
n.sp. were found and named after His Royal Highness The Sultan, being the
Patron of The Malaysia Nature Society - Belum Scientific Expedition 1993 -
1994. His Royal Highness was proclaimed as the
Ninth King of Malaysia on April 1989-25th April.
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