Sharafuddin I of Selangor

Marriages and children Sharafuddin married thrice.

In 1968 as Tengku Idris, he married a distant member of the Perak royal family, Raja Zarina binti Raja Tan Sri Zainal Abidin. The marriage ended in divorce in 1986. Sharafuddin and Raja Zarina have two daughters: She married Colin Salem Parbury, a British, on 5 December 2004 and they have one daughter. Tengku Zatashah (born 1973), currently the CEO of Light Cibles Malaysia, and an environmental activist. She married Aubry Rahim Mennesson (born 1972), a French, at the Grand Mosque of Paris, France on 10 November 2007. A wedding reception was held on 28 February 2008 at the Istana Alam Shah, Klang.

In 1988, Tengku Idris married American-born Nur Lisa Idris binti Abdullah (née Lisa Davis). They divorced in 1997 and have one son: A wedding reception was held on 22 October 2025 at the Istana Alam Shah, Klang.

In August 2016, as Sultan, he married television personality Norashikin Abdul Rahman, now known as Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin. The solemnisation ceremony was performed by Selangor Mufti Dato’ Mohd Tamyes Abd Wahid at the Masjid Istana Diraja in the Istana Alam Shah, Klang and was witnessed by Selangor deputy mufti Dr Anhar Opir, Imam Mohd Rasid Mahful, former deputy mufti of Selangor Dato’ Abdul Majid Omar and Selangor Islamic Religious Council member Datuk Salehuddin Saidin.

Interests Sharafuddin is known for being adventurous, having circumnavigated the world and scaled a mountain. At 30, he climbed Mount Kinabalu.

Prior to becoming Sultan, Sharafuddin was an avid sailor. In 1995, he circumnavigated his yacht, SY Jugra, around the world. The journey took 22 months.

Or in English: His Royal Highness Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj ibni Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Alhaj, D.K., D.M.N., D.K. (Terengganu), D.K. (Kelantan), D.K. (Perak), D.K. (Perlis), D.K. (Negeri Sembilan), D.K. (Kedah), D.K. (Johor), D.K. (Pahang), S.P.M.S., S.S.I.S., S.P.M.J., The Sultan and Sovereign Ruler of Selangor Abode of Sincerity and its Sovereign Dependencies

Military ranks

1974: Honorary Major, Rejimen Askar Wataniah 1998: Honorary Commander, Royal Malaysian Navy Volunteer Reserve

Honours

In 1987, he was appointed Honorary Life President of the Football Association of Selangor.

Foreign honours

Honorary degrees

Honorary degree of Laws from University of Nottingham - (2018) Honorary degree from Heriot-Watt University - (2018)

Honorary Doctorate of Public Administration from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) - (2001)

Places named after him

Sultan Idris Shah Serdang Hospital, Sepang, Selangor Politeknik Sultan Idris Shah in Sungai Air Tawar, Sabak Bernam, Selangor Sultan Idris Shah Building in Shah Alam, Selangor

Ancestry