Sultan of Perak | |
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سلطان ڤيراق | |
State | |
Incumbent | |
Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah, Deputy King of Malaysia and Sultan of Perak since 29 May 2014 | |
Details | |
Style | His Royal Highness |
Heir presumptive | Raja Jaafar |
First monarch | Sultan Muzaffar Shah |
Formation | 1528 |
Residence | Istana Iskandariah, Kuala Kangsar |
Website | sultan |
The Sultan of Perak (سلطان ڤيراق) is one of the oldest hereditary seats among the Malay states.
When the Sultanate of Malacca empire fell to Portugal in 1511, Sultan Mahmud Shah retreated to Kampar, Sumatra, and died there in 1528. He left behind two princes, Alauddin Riayat Shah II and Muzaffar Shah. The former went on to establish the Sultanate of Johor. Muzaffar Shah was invited to rule Perak, and he became the first Sultan of Perak.