Tengku Amir Shah

Tengku Amir Shah
Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Raja Muda Selangor Darul Ehsan
Born	12 December 1990 United States
Father	Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah
Mother	Nur Lisa Idris Abdullah
Religion	Muslim

Selangor Royal Family
HRH Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, The Sultan HH Tengku Amir Shah, The Crown Prince HH Tengku Zerafina Colin Salem Parbury HH Tengku Zatashah Aubry Rahim Mennesson HRH Permaisuri Siti Aishah, Salahuddin's widow HH Tengku Sulaiman Shah, Tengku Panglima di-Raja HH Tunku Kamariah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah of Johor, Tengku Puan Panglima di-Raja Tengku Shakirin al-Amin Mahmud Ismail Ahmad Shah Tengku Salehuddin Ismail Shah Tengku Shahrain Ismail Ibrahim Iskandar Hishamuddin Shah Tengku Sharifuddin Ibrahim Ismail Iskandar Abdul Aziz Shah Tengku Kathira Zanariah Ihsan Maimuna Amina Iskandar Putri HH Tengku Abdul Samad Shah, Tengku Panglima Besar HH Tunku Anita Abdiyah of Negeri Sembilan, Tengku Puan Panglima Besar Tengku Musahiddin Tengku Munazirah HH Tengku Ahmad Shah, Tengku Indira Setia HH Tunku Irinah of Negeri Sembilan Tengku Puan Indira Setia Tengku Alam Shah Amiruddin Tengku Aiman Shahirah

Tengku Amir Shah ibni Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (born 12 December 1990) is the current Raja Muda (Crown Prince) of the Malaysian state of Selangor. He is the son and heir to the current Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah.

Biography

Tengku Amir was born on 12 December 1990, as the third child and first son of the then Raja Muda of Selangor, Tengku Idris Shah. His mother, Nur Lisa Idris Abdullah (Lisa Davis before her conversion to Islam), was born in the United States.^[1] As such, he has half American ancestry.

On 3 May 2002, aged 11, Tengku Amir was proclaimed Raja Muda of Selangor. He will be formally installed after he reaches the age of 21.^[2]

He attended Wellington College in the United Kingdom and graduated in 2009.^[3] Tengku Amir graduated from the University of Leeds in 2014.

He is a patron of a few charitable organisations, including Chesire Home and the Raja Muda of Selangor Foundation (Yayasan Raja Muda Selangor).^[3]

In 2014, a website that publishes fake news falsely reported Tengku Amir converted to Catholicism.^{[4] [5]}

Titles, styles and honours

Tengku Amir's style and title in full is: Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Tengku Amir Shah ibni Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj, Raja Muda of Selangor.^[6]

Honours

See also List of honours of the Selangor Royal Family by country

He has been awarded :^[7]

Honours of Selangor

• Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (SPMS, 11 December 2005) ^[8]
• Knight Grand Companion of the Order of Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (SSIS, 2010) ^[8]

Honours of Malaysia

•  Kelantan :
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kelantan or "Star of Muhammad" (SPMK, 2011) ^[8]

References

1. "Life's a simple and beautiful journey, says Sultan". Sultan of Selangor's Birthday (New Straits Times). 11 December 2002. pp. 6–8. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
2. "Tengku Amir Shah, 11, appointed Raja Muda of Selangor". Utusan Malaysia. 13 June 2002. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
3. Kee, Hua Chee (4 November 2009). "Prince Caring". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 3 June 2011.
4. http://www.therakyatpost.com/news/2014/07/27/baseless-news-act-revenge-selangor-sultan-says-utusan-malaysia/
5. http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2014/07/25/police-warn-selangor-prince-conversion-commenters/
6. "DYMM Sultan Selangor". Government of Selangor. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
7. The Royal Ark, Selangor genealogical details, p.8
8. Gigablog, Article about Tengku Amir Shah mentioning the orders received.