Tuanku Zara Salim
Tuanku Zara Salim (Jawi: توانكو زارا سليم; née Zara Salim Davidson; born 22 March 1973) is the wife of Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah, the current Sultan of Perak. She was conferred the title Raja Permaisuri (Queen consort) of Perak by the Dewan Negara Perak on 20 June 2014.
Zara Salim زارا سليم | |||||
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Raja Permaisuri of Perak | |||||
Queen consort of Perak | |||||
Tenure | 20 June 2014 – present | ||||
Installation | 6 May 2015 | ||||
Predecessor | Tuanku Bainun | ||||
Raja Puan Besar of Perak | |||||
Tenure | 17 May 2007 – 28 May 2014 | ||||
Proclamation | 18 May 2007 | ||||
Predecessor | Che’ Puan Besar Bainun | ||||
Successor | Raja Nor Mahani | ||||
Born | Zara binti Salim Davidson 22 March 1973 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia | ||||
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House | House of Perak | ||||
Father | William Stanley Walker Davidson | ||||
Mother | Sharifah Azaliah Syed Omar Shahabudin | ||||
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Royal family of Perak |
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Azlan Shah's family |
Raja Permaisuri Tuanku Bainun, Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah's widow
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Idris Shah's family |
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A chemical engineer by training, she was heading an oil and gas consultancy firm based in Kuala Lumpur before her marriage to the Sultan. She and the Sultan, who had been the country's most eligible royal bachelor for decades, have known each other since the mid-1990s. She was officially installed as the Raja Permaisuri of Perak during Sultan Nazrin's enthronement ceremony as the 35th Sultan of Perak on 6 May 2015.