Death and Funeral
Sultan Alam Shah died from an unidentified illness at Istana Tetamu in Kuala Lumpur on 1 September 1960, aged 62, the day fixed for his installation. He was interred at the Royal Mausoleum near Sultan Sulaiman Mosque in Klang, Selangor on 3 September 1960.
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