Tengku Amir Shah

Tengku Amir Shah Ibni Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (born 12 December 1990) is the current Raja Muda (Crown Prince) of the Malaysian state of Selangor. He is the son and heir apparent to the current Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah.

Biography
Tengku Amir was born on 12 December 1990, as the third child and first son of the then Raja Muda of Selangor, Tengku Idris Shah. His mother, Cik Puan Nur Lisa Idris binti Abdullah (Lisa Davis before her conversion to Islam), was born in the United States. As such, he has half American ancestry.

On 3 May 2002, aged 11, Tengku Amir was proclaimed Raja Muda of Selangor. He is formally installed on 8 October 2016 at Istana Alam Shah, Klang.

He attended Wellington College in the United Kingdom and graduated in 2009. Tengku Amir graduated from the University of Leeds with a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Ecology and Environmental Biology in 2014. Afterwards, pursuing a military career, he went to Officers Cadet School in Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, and rolled in Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey. He graduated in April 2016.

He is a patron of a few charitable organisations, including Cheshire Home and the Raja Muda of Selangor Foundation (Yayasan Raja Muda Selangor) since 2003.

Involvement in sports
Tengku Amir Shah is well known to be a sports lover and enjoys playing golf and cycling among other things. HRH joins a 25 kilometer cycling program, Selangor Industrial Ride 1.0 on 30 July 2017. Tengku Amir also lead the Selangor leg of the Kuala Lumpur torch run leading up to 2017 Southeast Asian Games.

Selangor FA
Tengku Amir Shah is the royal patron of the football team, Selangor FA.

On 23 December 2016, in his official instagram account, Tengku Amir suggested that Selangor FA to be revamped and for executive committee (EXCO) members who are involved in politics to step down from their post. HRH followed up his statement with another instagram post, outlining seven steps that can be taken to rejuvenate the football team. In the statement, Tengku Amir said that although he is flattered by the support received by him from the people to take over Selangor FA, he believed that FAS requires someone with more experience to lead the body.

On 31 May 2018, the departing president confirmed that His Royal Highness will take the seat on 3 July when he is scheduled to leave the sports body.

Selangor Youth Community (SAY)
Selangor Youth Community is a non-government organisation founded by Tengku Amir. In an exclusive interview with Berita Harian, the crown prince stated that he started the program as an initiative to approach the youth in Selangor and discover their interest.

Titles and styles

 * 12 December 1990 - 21 November 2001: His Highness (Yang Amat Mulia) Tengku Amir Shah ibni Tengku Idris Shah.
 * 22 November 2001 – 3 May 2002: His Highness (Yang Amat Mulia) Tengku Amir Shah ibni Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Al-Haj.
 * 3 May 2002 – Present: His Royal Highness (Duli Yang Teramat Mulia) Tengku Amir Shah ibni Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Al-Haj, The Raja Muda of Selangor.

Tengku Amir's style and title in full is:

In Malay: Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Tengku Amir Shah ibni Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Al-Haj, Raja Muda Selangor.

In English: ''His Royal Highness Tengku Amir Shah ibni Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Al-Haj, The Raja Muda of Selangor.

Military ranks

 * 16 April 2016: Second Lieutenant Royal Malaysian Army
 * 19 July 2016: Attached to 17th Battalion Royal Malay Regiment (PARA)

Honours
He has been awarded :

Honours of Selangor

 * MY-SEL Royal Family Order of Selangor - DK I.svg First Class of the Royal Family Order of Selangor (DK I, 11 December 2016).
 * MY-SEL Order of the Crown of Selangor - Knight Grand Commander - SPMS.svg Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (SPMS, 11 December 2005).
 * [[File:MY-SEL Order of Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah - Knight Grand Companion - SSIS.svg|50px]] Knight Grand Companion of the Order of Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (SSIS, 2010).

Honours of Malaysia

 * 🇲🇾 Malaysia :
 * [[File:Pingat Pertalaban Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Alhaj YDPA ke-11 Malaysia 1999.png|50px]] Sultan Salahuddin Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (26 April 1999)
 * Kelantan :
 * MY-KEL Order of the Crown of Kelantan - Star of Muhammad.svg Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kelantan or "Star of Muhammad" (SPMK, 5 January 2011).