Raja Ahmad Nazim Azlan Shah

Raja Dato' Seri Ahmad Nazim Azlan Shah bin Almarhum Raja Ashman Shah (born 10 March 1994) is a member of the Perak royal family and the current Raja Kecil Sulong (Eldest Minor Prince) of Perak. He is currently fourth in the line of succession to the throne of the Perak Sultanate.

Family background Ahmad Nazim is the only son of the late Raja Ashman Shah and Dato’ Seri Noraini Jane. He is of Malay and Anglo-Australian ancestry. His maternal grandmother is Australian of English descent. His maternal grandfather is Tan Sri Kamarul Ariffin Mohd Yassin, a former senator and the former chairman of Bank Bumiputra Malaysia Berhad. His paternal grandfather was the late Sultan Azlan Shah Al-Maghfur-Lah, the 34th Sultan of Perak while his paternal grandmother is Tuanku Bainun, the former Raja Permaisuri (queen consort) of Perak.

Ahmad Nazim's paternal uncle is the reigning and 35th Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah.

His sisters are Raja Eminah Alliyah and Raja Bainunisa Safia.

Personal life On 9 August 2025, Raja Dato’ Seri Ahmad Nazim married Datin Seri Nadia Esham. The wedding was held at the Istana Iskandariah, Kuala Kangsar.

Education Ahmad Nazim attended primary school at Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Damansara and completed his secondary education at Garden International School. He subsequently pursued his A-Levels at Marlborough College in England before attending Cambridge University, where he earned a Master of Engineering (MEng) degree.

Career Ahmad Nazim has worked as a Data Engineer and has held Data Science and Machine Learning Engineering roles at several startups in the Malaysian technology sector.

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