Raja Jaafar bin Almarhum Raja Muda Musa

Raja Jaafar bin Almarhum Raja Muda Musa
Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Raja Muda of Perak Darul Ridzuan
Reign 20 June 2014 - present
Predecessor Nazrin Shah of Perak
Successor Raja Azlan Muzzaffar Shah
Born (1941-09-26) 26 September 1941
Taiping Hospital, Taiping
Spouse Raja Puan Besar Perak Raja Nor Mahani
Issue Raja Shah Azman
Raja Nor Azwina
Full name
Raja Jaafar Ibni Almarhum Raja Muda Musa
House Perak
Father Raja Datuk Musa Sultan Abdulqziz
Mother Cik Puan Mariam Abdullah
Religion Sunni Islam

Commodore D.Y.T.M. Raja Dato’ Sri 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 Jaafar is the son of the late Perak Raja Muda, Raja Datuk Musa Sultan Abdulaziz and Cik Puan Mariam 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 Jaafar 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 Jaafar bin Almarhum Raja Muda Musa was sworn in as the Raja Muda of Perak on 1 July 2014[3] at at Istana Iskandariah, Bukit Chandan, Kuala Kangsar.

In Malay his full titles: Duli yang Teramat Mulia Raja Jaafar Ibni Almarhum Raja Muda Musa, Raja Muda Perak Darul Ridzuan, D.K, S.P.C.M, J.S.M

In English: His Highness Raja Jaafar Ibni Almarhum Raja Muda Musa, The Raja Muda of Perak Darul Ridzuan, D.K, S.P.C.M, J.S.M

Personal life

He is married to Raja Puan Besar Perak Raja Nor Mahani, and they have a son, Raja Shah Azman and a daughter, Raja Nor Azwina.

References

Raja Jaafar
Istana Al-Ridhuan Ipoh
Born: 26 September 1941
Malaysian royalty
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Raja Dato' Seri Ahmad Hishman Ibni Raja Abdul Malik
Raja Muda of Perak
1987-2014
Succeeded by
Raja Dr. Nazrin Shah Ibni Sultan Azlan Muihbbuddin Shah
Preceded by
Nazrin Shah of Perak
Raja Muda of Perak (Crown Prince)
2014-present
Succeeded by
Raja Jaafar bin Almarhum Raja Muda Musa
Preceded by
Raja Jaafar
Raja Muda of Perak (Crown Prince)
2014 - present
Incumbent
Heir:
Raja Azlan Muzzaffar Shah


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