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Raja Nazhatul Shima binti Almarhum Sultan Idris A’fifullah Shah (Jawi: راج نزهة السماء بنت المرحوم سلطان إدريس عفيف الله شاه; born (1952-02-20)20 February 1952) is a member of the Perak royal family who is the Raja Puan Besar (Crown Princess) of Perak as the consort of Raja Jaafar, the Raja Muda (Crown Prince) of Perak. Affectionately known as Ku Dottie, she is the first child and eldest daughter of the late Sultan Idris Al-Mutawakil Alallahi Shah of Perak and the late Raja Perempuan Muzwin.

Early life and education

Raja Nazhatul Shima was born on 20 February 1952 as the eighth of the fourteen children of Sultan Idris Al-Mutawakil Alallahi Shah of Perak and Raja Perempuan Muzwin. She is the younger sister of Raja Iskandar Dzurkarnain, the Raja Di-Hilir of Perak and Raja Jamil Ariffin and an elder sister of Raja Zarith Sofiah, the Permaisuri of Johor and the current Raja Permaisuri Agong (Queen) of Malaysia.

Raja Nazhatul Shima received her early education at school from 1958 to 1962. She attended the Teluk Intan Girls' School and Teluk Intan Covent School.

On 22 October 1963, her father was installed as the 33rd Sultan of Perak, following which her family moved to Istana Iskandariah, Bukit Chandan, Kuala Kangsar, Perak and she continued studying at the Government English School in Kuala Kangsar. She excelled in her studies to the extent that she was qualified to continue her studies at Kolej Tunku Kurshiah in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan.

In 1968, she continued her studies at Upper Chine School, Shanklin, Isle of Wight until sixth form. She then took a Basic Course in art at Hornsey College of Art and continued her studies in Interior Architecture at Chelsea College of Art, London until she successfully obtained the L.C.A Diploma (London Certificate in Art And Design) and became a Member of the Society of Industry Artist and Designer (S.I.A.D).

Marriage

Raja Nazhatul Shima was married on 16 September 1972 to famous Singaporean tycoon, Syed Omar Alsagoff (born 1937) at Istana Iskandariah. The couple had six sons. Alsagoff died in 2017.

On 12 January 2019, she married Raja Jaafar, the Raja Muda of Perak at Istana Riswin. Raja Jaafar was a widower following the death of his wife the late Raja Nor Mahani in 2017. Following her marriage, she was granted the title of Her Royal Highness Raja Puan Besar of Perak Darul Ridzuan.

Children

From her first marriage to Dato' Syed Omar Alsagoff, she had six sons:

Name	Date of birth	Birthplace	Age	Date of marriage	Wife	Cucunda
Syed Saif Alsagoff	(1974-11-01)1 November 1974	Ipoh	48 years, 8 months and 5 days
Syed Ibrahim Firuzaman Alsagoff	(1976-11-23)23 November 1976	Ipoh	47 years, 8 months and 5 days	13 January 2018	Farah binti Mohd Faizul	Sharifah Nadyatul Iman Alsagoff Syed Ismail Iman Alsagoff Sharifah Salma Elora Alsagoff
Dr. Syed Redzuan Alsagoff	(1980-10-05)5 October 1980	Ipoh	43 years, 9 months and 1 day	14 July 2018	Sharifah Nadiah Almahdaly binti Syed Ahmad
Syed Shareef Alsagoff	(1983-06-25)25 June 1983	Ipoh	41 years and 11 days
Syed Idris Alsagoff	(1986-12-28)28 December 1986	Ipoh	37 years, 6 months and 8 days
Syed Iskandar Alsagoff	(1988-12-02)2 December 1988	Ipoh	35 years, 7 months and 4 days	11 June 2022	Vivian Khor Min Zi

Styles and honours

Perak:
- Knight Grand Commander of the Order of Cura Si Manja Kini (SPCM) – Dato' Seri (1975)
Johor:
- Second Class of the Royal Family Order of Johor (DK II) (2021)^[1]^[2]
Pahang:
- Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2018)^[3]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Raja Nazhatul Shima

8. Sultan Idris Murshidul Azzam Shah

4. Sultan Iskandar Shah

9. Toh Puan Besar Cik Ngah Manah

2. Sultan Idris Al-Mutawakil Alallahi Shah

10. Raja Kulop Muhammad Kramat

5. Raja Perempuan Raja Puteh Umi Kalsom

11. Raja Sofia

1. Raja Nazhatul Shima

12. Raja Kecil Tengah Sulung Raja Haji Harun Al-Rashid

6. Raja Dato' Sri Ariff Shah

13. Cik Rahma

3. Raja Perempuan Raja Muzwin

14.

7. Che Puan Azizah Binti Abdullah

15.

References

^ "Kekanda Permaisuri Johor, MB terima darjah kebesaran". Berita Harian (in Malay). 23 March 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
^ "Raja Nazhatul Shima heads Johor honours list". New Straits Times. 23 March 2021.
^ "Perak's Raja Puan Mahkota heads list of 79 award recipients". Bahrain News Agency. 24 October 2018.

[1] "Kekanda Permaisuri Johor, MB terima darjah kebesaran". Berita Harian (in Malay). 23 March 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

[2] "Raja Nazhatul Shima heads Johor honours list". New Straits Times. 23 March 2021.

[3] "Perak's Raja Puan Mahkota heads list of 79 award recipients". Bahrain News Agency. 24 October 2018.

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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 Grant 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 Dato' Seri Mohd Salleh Latiff Mohd Salleh Datin Nurlin Mohd Salleh Dato' Syed Haizam Hishamuddin Putra Jamalullail of Perlis & Selangor, the Engku Panglima Setia Diraja of Selangor Sharifah Nur Alara Budriah Jamalullail Syed Azlan Salahuddin Putra Jamalullail Sharifah Nur Zahra Hatijah Jamalullail Sharifah Nur Ilana Bainunsafia Jamalullail Azlin Mohd Salleh Azim Mohd Salleh Dato' Seri Noraini Jane Kamarul Ariffin, Raja Ashman Shah's widow Raja Ahmad Nazim Azlan Shah, the Raja Kecil Sulong Raja Eminah Alliyah Mustafa Mohammad (né Patrick Mcdonald) Raja Bainunnisa Safia Raja Eleena Ismail Farouk Omar Azlan Imran Azlan Ashman Azlan Puteri Alia Azleena Tengku Muhammad Ariff Puteri Nur Iman Sofia 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 Queen of Malaysia & the Permaisuri of Johor Sultan Ibrahim, the King of Malaysia & the Sultan of Johor Tunku Ismail, the Regent & 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 Maimunah Iskandariah Dato' Dennis Muhammad Layla Sofiah Second child (undeclared name) Tunku Idris Iskandar, 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 Dato' 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)