biography

His Highness Tengku Amir Shah Ibni Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah is the current Raja Muda (Crown Prince) of the Malaysian state of Selangor.

Prince Amir is a philanthropist, youth empowerment advocate and has a passion for sports. In 2016, Prince Amir set up an NGO, Selangor Youth Community that works in partnership with the King’s Trust International to provide opportunities for youth development and is a Royal Patron of the Raja Muda Selangor Foundation.

He also currently serves as the Pro-Chancellor of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), a public research university focusing on agricultural science and related fields and is the Chancellor of its Putra Business School. He recently summited Mount Kilimanjaro for charity, raising funds for the Raja Tun Uda library for better accessibility for the hearing impaired.

Prince Amir is a keen sailor and a Royal Patron of The Raja Muda Selangor International Regatta that has been running for over 30 years. Prince Amir is also an elected President of the Football Association of Selangor and the Chairman of Selangor FC.

He is an alumnus of the Wellington College and Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the United Kingdom. He serves in the 17th Battalion, Royal Malay Regiment of the Malaysian Army as Captain. He also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Ecology and Environmental Biology at the University of Leeds, graduating in 2014.