Raja Yong Sofia

Born

24 June 1961 (age 62)
Penang, Malaya

Spouse

Tunku Kamil bin Tunku Rijaludin

Tunku Aznal Shahabudin
Tunku Khaira Shahabudin
Tunku Amira Shahabudin
Tunku Maisara Shahabudin

Names
Raja Yong Sofia binti Raja Azlan Shah

Father

Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Yussuff Izzuddin Shah Ghafarullahu-lah

Mother

Tuanku Bainun Binti Mohd Ali

Religion

Sunni Islam

Royal family of Perak

Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah, the Sultan Tuanku Zara Salim, the Raja Permaisuri Raja Azlan Muzzaffar Shah, the Raja Kecil Besar Raja Nazira Safya Raja Jaafar, the Raja Muda Raja Nazhatul Shima, the Raja Puan Besar Raja Shah Azman (s/o late Raja Nor Mahani) Raja Nor Azwina (d/o late Raja Nor Mahani) Christopher Daud Raja Iskandar Dzurkarnain, the Raja Di-Hilir Tunku Soraya of Kedah, the Raja Puan Muda Raja Nabil Imran Che’ Jocelyn Nur Alina Abdullah Raja Sarah Bahiyah Raja Idris Shah Che’ Anis Nabilla binti Dato’ Abdul Razak Raja Intan Soraya Raja Sarina Intan Bahiyah Raja Safia Azizah Raja Siffudin Muazzam Shah Raja Ahmad Nazim Azlan Shah, the Raja Kecil Sulong Raja Iskandar, the Raja Kecil Tengah Che’ Puan Rokiak, the Che’ Puan Kecil Tengah Raja Muhammad Azryn Shah Che’ Hezrin Nazlin Raja Muhammad Ibrahim Che’ Sazelinoor Raja Ahmad Zarif Iskandar Raja Ahmad Zakwan Ilmi Raja Anis Azyarina Almarhum Raja Izuddin Chulan, the Raja Kecil Bongsu Raja Arbi, the Raja Puan Kecil Bongsu Raja Shamir Che’ Fadzliza Hamin Raja Amaluddin Chulan Raja Zara Dariah Muhammad Rizal Bin Yaakob Raja Zana Nadiah Shahzan Bin Dato' Shamsul Bahari Raja Dara Zaliah Meor Faizal Bin Sairi Raja Dana Afzan
Azlan Shah's family
Raja Permaisuri Tuanku Bainun, Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah's widow Raja Azureen Muhammad Saleh Latiff Mohd Saleh Nurlin Mohd Saleh Azlin Mohd Saleh Azim Mohd Saleh Dato' Seri Noraini Jane, Raja Ashman Shah's widow Raja Ahmad Nazim Azlan Shah, the Raja Kecil Sulong Raja Eminah Alliyah Mustafa Mohammad (née Patrick Mcdonald) Raja Bainunnisa Safia Raja Eleena Ismail Farouk Omar Ismail Farouk Imran Ismail Farouk Ashman Ismail Farouk Alia Ismail Farouk Sofia Ismail Farouk Raja Yong Sofia Tunku Kamil of Kedah Tunku Aznal Shahabudin Tunku Amira Shahabudin Tunku Maisara Shahabudin
Idris Shah's family
Raja Nazhatul Shima, the Raja Puan Besar Raja Jaafar, the Raja Muda Syed Saif Alsagoff (s/o late Syed Omar Alsagoff) Syed Ibrahim Alsagoff (s/o late Syed Omar Alsagoff) Che’ Suzanna Farah Sharifah Nadyatul Iman Alsagoff Syed Ismail Iman Alsagoff Sharifah Salma Elora Alsagoff Syed Redzuan Alsagoff (s/o late Syed Omar Alsagoff) Sharifah Nadiah Almahdaly Syed Shareef Alsagoff (s/o late Syed Omar Alsagoff) Syed Idris Alsagoff (s/o late Syed Omar Alsagoff) Syed Iskandar Alsagoff (s/o late Syed Omar Alsagoff) Che’ Vivian Khor Min Zi Raja Iskandar Dzurkarnain, the Raja Di-Hilir Tunku Soraya of Kedah, the Raja Puan Muda Raja Nabil Imran Che’ Jocelyn Nur Alina Abdullah Raja Sarah Bahiyah Raja Idris Shah Che’ Anis Nabila binti Dato’ Abdul Razak Raja Intan Soraya Raja Sarina Intan Bahiyah Raja Safia Azizah Raja Siffudin Muazzam Shah Raja Dato' Seri Izzuddin Iskandar Shah Tengku Datin Seri Noor Hazah Raja Teh Umi Kalsom Raja Muzaffar Idris Shah Raja Putra Muhamad Riza Raja Zarith Sofiah, the Permaisuri of Johor Sultan Ibrahim, the Sultan of Johor Tunku Ismail, the Tunku Mahkota of Johor Che' Puan Mahkota Khaleeda, the Che' Puan Mahkota of Johor Tunku Khalsom Aminah Sofiah Tunku Iskandar Abdul Jalil Abu Bakar Ibrahim, the Raja Muda of Johor Tunku Abu Bakar Ibrahim Tunku Zahrah Zarith Aziyah Tunku Tun Aminah Dato' Dennis Muhammad Layla Sofiah Second child (undeclared name) Tunku Idris, the Tunku Temenggong of Johor Tunku Abdul Rahman, the Tunku Panglima of Johor Tunku Abu Bakar, the Tunku Putera of Johor Raja Dato' Seri Ir. Jamil Ariffin YBhg. Datin Seri Fazilah Hani binti Harun Raja Rafiuddin Ariff Shah (s/o late Tengku Datin Seri Zalila) Che’ Nur Shazwani Raja Idris Iskandar Shah (s/o late Tengku Datin Seri Zalila) Raja Muhammad Hazim Shah (s/o late Tengku Datin Seri Zalila)
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Raja Yong Sofia binti Almarhum Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah Al-Maghfur-lah (born 24 June 1961) is the fifth child of the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah. She holds a master's degree in Administration from International University in London.^[1] She worked for Bank Bumiputra.^{[citation needed]}

Biography

Wedding

She married at Kuala Kangsar, on 5 December 1987, Y.M. Tunku Dato' Sri Kamil bin Tunku Rijaludin (of Kedah, born in 1952).

He is son of Tunku Rijaludin bin Tunku Muhammad (of Kedah), a first cousin of the late Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah, and his first wife, Raja Nur Azian binti Raja Harun Al-Rashid (of Perak), daughter of Raja Haji Harun al-Rashid of Perak, Raja Kechil Sulong, himself son of Sultan Sultan Idris Shah I of Perak, who is also Raja Yong Sofia's ancestor.^{[citation needed]}

Childhood

Raja Yong Sofia was born at Penang, Malaya, 24 June 1961 as the fifth child of late Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Yussuff Izzuddin Shah Ghafarullahu-lah, later Sultan Azlan Shah of Perak, and his wife Tuanku Bainun Binti Mohd Ali (herself a member of the Royal House of Perak and much fifth granddaughter of her husband's father Sultan Yussuff Izzuddin Shah of Perak)

Her siblings are :

brother Raja Nazrin Shah (born 27 November 1956)
sister Raja Azureen (born 9 December 1957)
brother Raja Ashman Shah (born 28 December 1958 died 30 March 2012)
sister Raja Eleena (born 3 April 1960)

Descent

She has one son :

Tunku Aznal Shahabudin bin Tunku Kamil (of Kedah).^{[citation needed]}

Family link of the spouses

Kamil of Kedah and Sultan Azlan of Perak (Yong Sofia's father) are second cousins :

Sultan Sir Idris Murshid al-Azzam Shah GCMG, GCVO (1887–1916) -- Marhum Rahmatu'llah , né Y.A.M. Raja Idris [Dris], Raja Muda.^{[citation needed]}
- Sultan ‘Abdu’l Jalil Nasir ud-din Muhtaram KCMG, OBE ( – 20 January 1916 - November 1918) -- Marhum Radziallah^{[citation needed]}
  - H.R.H. Sultan Yusuf Izz ud-din Rathiu’llah KCMG (15 January 1890 – 29 March 1948 – 4 January 1963) -- Marhum Ghafarullah.^{[citation needed]}
    - H.R.H. Sultan ‘Azlan Muhib ud-din Shah GCB, KStJ (19 April 1928 – 3 February 1984 – 29 May 2014 ).
      - Y.A.M. Raja Datuk Sri Yong Sofia, SPCM (19.4.1989), born 24 June 1961^{[citation needed]}
- Y.A.M. Raja Haji Harun al-Rashid, Raja Kechil Sulong (1882 - 10 May 1945)^{[citation needed]}
  - Y.M. Raja Nor Azian (of Perak) married Tunku Rijal ud-din bin Tunku Muhammad (of Kedah)
    - Y.M. Tunku Dato’ Sri Kamil (of Kedah), SPCM (19.4.1989), born 1953.^{[citation needed]}
      - Y.M. Tunku Aznal Shahabudin bin Tunku Kamil (of Kedah)

Honours

Honours of Raja Yong Sofia

She has been awarded:^{[citation needed]}

Honours of Perak

Member Second Class of the Azlan Royal Family Order (DKA II)
Grand Knight of the Order of Cura Si Manja Kini (the Perak Sword of State, SPCM, 19 April 1989) with title Dato' Seri
- current ribbon of the decoration :

Honours of Tunku Kamil of Kedah

He has been awarded:^{[citation needed]}

Honours of Perak

Member Second Class of the Azlan Royal Family Order (DKA II)
Grand Knight of the Order of Cura Si Manja Kini (the Perak Sword of State, SPCM, 19 April 1989) with title Dato' Seri
- current ribbon of the decoration :

Ancestry

Ancestors of Raja Yong Sofia

16. Sultan Idris Shah I of Perak

8. Sultan Abdul Jalil of Perak

17. Raja Nuteh Aisha binti Sultan Yusuff

4. Sultan Yusuf Shah of Perak

18. Encik Muhammad Yunus

9. Che’ Yong Sofia binti Encik Muhammad Yunus

2. Sultan Azlan Shah of Perak

20. Dato’ Taib

10. Dato’ Sri Ahmad bin Dato’ Taib

21. Che’ Aisha

5. Dato’ Hajjah Khadija binti Dato’ Sri Ahmad

22. Dato’ Muhammad Yusuff

11. Che’ Fatima binti Dato’ Muhammad Yusuff

23. Che’ Zubaida

1. Raja Yong Sofia of Perak

12. Encik Man

6. Encik Muhammad Ali bin Encik Man

3. Che′ Bainun bint Encik Muhammad Ali

7. Che’ Putih

Biography

Wedding

Childhood

Descent

Family link of the spouses

Honours

Honours of Raja Yong Sofia

Honours of Perak

Honours of Tunku Kamil of Kedah

Honours of Perak

Ancestry

References