Tengku Amir sworn in
Selangor Crown Prince takes oath as heir apparent in traditional ceremony.
Raja Muda Selangor Tengku Amir Shah took his oath as the Crown Prince of the nation’s most developed state amidst royal pomp and regalia.
In accordance with the Selangor royal customary rites, Tengku Amir held on to a ceremonial long spear as he pledged his allegiance to Ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah and vowed to not inflict any ill will or wrongdoing towards anyone.
The ceremonial proclamation yesterday endorses the 26-year-old’s accession as the heir apparent to the Selangor throne.
Besides reading his oath as the Raja Muda, Tengku Amir also signed the decree witnessed by his uncle, the Tengku Laksamana Selangor Tengku Sulaiman Shah, Shah Alam High Court judge Datuk Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah and Selangor state secretary Datuk Mohd Amin Ahmad Ahya.
In his oath, the Raja Muda pledged that in the event he breached allegiance and resorted to any wrongdoing, he would face the wrath of his ancestors.
He added that he was prepared to accept retribution from God and the Ruler of Selangor for any wrongdoing.
Once the ceremony was concluded, Tengku Amir immediately left the Balairung Seri at the Istana Alam Shah, where the event was held, without turning back.
As per the requirement, he will leave the state for seven days and return on Oct 15, bearing a gift for Sultan Sharafuddin and will, once again, pledge his loyalty to the Ruler.
Tengku Amir was officially decreed the Crown Prince and heir to the Selangor throne on May 3, 2002 when he was just 11.
Tengku Amir was born in San Francisco, United States on Dec 12, 1990 and is Sultan Sharafuddin’s only son.
His mother Che Puan Nur Lisa and Sultan Sharafuddin divorced in 1997.
The Raja Muda has two elder sisters, Tengku Zerafina and Tengku Zatashah, who are children from Sultan Sharafuddin’s earlier marriage to Raja Zarina Raja Tan Sri Zainal Abidin.
He holds a degree in Ecology and Environmental Biology from Leeds University and was commissioned Leftenan Muda in the 17th battalion of the Royal Malay Regiment at Terendak Camp, Malacca in June this year.