Abdul Samad of Selangor

For the building in Kuala Lumpur, see Sultan Abdul Samad Building.

Abdul Samad
عبد الصمد‎
Sultan of Selangor
The sultan in his eighties, c. 1890
4th Sultan of Selangor
Reign6 January 1857 – 6 February 1898
PredecessorMuhammad Shah
SuccessorAlauddin Sulaiman Shah
Born1804
Bukit Melawati, Selangor
Died6 February 1898 (aged 93-94)
Istana Bandar Temasha, Jugra, Selangor, FMS
Burial
Makam Sultan Abdul Samad, Jugra, Banting, Selangor
Wives
  • Che Puan of Selangor
  • Tengku Ampuan Raja Atfah Binti Al-Marhum Sultan Muhammad Shah
  • Che Fatimah binti Haji Abdul Ghani
Issue
  • Raja Tipah
  • Raja Munah
  • Raja Muda Raja Musa
  • Raja Abu Nusah
  • Raja Arfah
  • Raja Yaakub
  • Raja Montel
  • Raja Nong Shah
  • Raja Mahmud
  • Raja Daud
  • Raja Abdul Kahar
  • Raja Alfah
Names
Raja Abdul Samad bin Raja Abdullah
Regnal name
Sultan Sir Abdul Samad ibni Almarhum
Raja Bendahara Raja Abdullah, KCMG
Posthumous name
Marhum Jugra
HouseRoyal Buginese Luwu
Opu Daeng Celak
FatherRaja Bendahara
Raja Abdullah ibni Almarhum Sultan Ibrahim Shah
MotherChe Lipah
ReligionSunni Islam

Sultan Sir Abdul Samad ibni Almarhum Raja Bendahara Raja Abdullah KCMG (Jawi: سلطان عبد الصمد ابن المرحوم راج عبد الله; born Raja Abdul Samad bin Raja Abdullah, 1804 – 6 February 1898) was the fourth Sultan of Selangor.

Raja Abdul Samad was born in 1804 at Bukit Melawati in Selangor to Raja Abdullah, the younger brother of Sultan Muhammad Shah of Selangor. He reigned for 41 years from 1857 until his death in 1898. His time on the throne saw the only civil war in Selangor, the establishment of Kuala Lumpur,[1][2] the introduction of the flag and coat of arms of Selangor[3] and the start of British involvement in Selangor state affairs.[4]

  1. ^ "Kuala Lumpur History". Web Sawadee PCL. 2005. Archived from the original on 2 November 2004. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Kuala Lumpur History". Asia Web Direct. 2009. Archived from the original on 21 May 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Makna Bendera Negeri Selangor". Selangor State Government. 2008. Archived from the original on 18 May 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  4. ^ "Kemangkatan Sultan Muhammad Shah Selangor". National Archives of Malaysia. 10 April 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2009.[permanent dead link]