Early Life and Education
He was born on 12 August 1924 in Kuala Kangsar, Perak, as the second son of Sultan Iskandar and Raja Teh Umi Kalsum. His father was a son of Sultan Idris Shah I and a brother of Sultan Abdul Jalil. He was named Raja Idris at birth.
He was educated at Clifford School, Kuala Kangsar and later furthered his studies at the Malay College Kuala Kangsar. He was made Raja Di Hilir in 1933, succeeding the late Raja Chulan who died that year. He was appointed Raja Bendahara in October 1938 upon the demise of his father. Ten years later, on 29 March 1948, the then sultan, Sultan Abdul Aziz, died and Raja Idris was made Raja Muda (Crown Prince) by his cousin, the new sultan, Sultan Yusuf Izzuddin Shah.
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