Raja Nazhatul Shima

Raja Nazhatul Shima راج نزهة السماء‎
Raja Puan Besar of Perak
Tenure	12 January 2019 – present
Predecessor	Raja Nor Mahani
Born	Raja Nazhatul Shima binti Raja Idris Shah (1952-02-20) 20 February 1952 Ipoh, Perak, British Malaya (presently Malaysia)
Spouse	Syed Omar Alsagoff ​ ​ (m. 1972; died 2017)​ Raja Jaafar ​ (m. 2019)​
Issue	Syed Saif Alsagoff Syed Ibrahim Alsagoff Dr. Syed Redzuan Alsagoff Syed Shareef Alsagoff Syed Idris Alsagoff Syed Iskandar Alsagoff
Names Raja Nazhatul Shima binti Almarhum Sultan Idris Al-Mutawakil Alallahi Shah Regnal name Raja Nazhatul Shima binti Almarhum Sultan Idris A’fifullah Shah
House	Siak–Perak
Father	Sultan Idris Al-Mutawakil Alallahi Shah
Mother	Raja Perempuan Muzwin
Religion	Islam

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 wife 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	50 years, 1 month and 2 days
Syed Ibrahim Firuzaman Alsagoff	(1976-11-23)23 November 1976	Ipoh	48 years, 1 month and 2 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	44 years, 1 month and 28 days	14 July 2018	Sharifah Nadiah Almahdaly binti Syed Ahmad
Syed Shareef Alsagoff	(1983-06-25)25 June 1983	Ipoh	41 years, 5 months and 8 days
Syed Idris Alsagoff	(1986-12-28)28 December 1986	Ipoh	37 years, 11 months and 5 days
Syed Iskandar Alsagoff	(1988-12-02)2 December 1988	Ipoh	36 years and 1 day	11 June 2022	Vivian Khor Min Zi

Styles and honours

Styles of Raja Nazhatul Shima
Reference style	Her Royal Highness
Spoken style	Your Royal Highness
Alternative style	Tuanku

• 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)
• Pahang:
  • Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2018)

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.