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Styles of
**Tunku Soraya**
Styles of; Tunku Soraya
Reference style	Her Highness
Spoken style	Your Highness
Alternative style	Tuanku

Names
	Tunku Soraya binti Almarhum Tengku Abdul Aziz
Regnal name
	Tunku Soraya binti Almarhum Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah

Tunku Soraya
تونكو ثريا‎
Tunku Soraya ; تونكو ثريا‎
Raja Puan Muda of Perak
Incumbent	20 June 2014 – present
Predecessor	Raja Nor Mahani
Born	Tunku Soraya binti Tengku Abdul Aziz; 30 April 1960 (age 64); Alor Setar, Kedah, Federation of Malaya
Spouse	Raja Iskandar Dzurkarnain (m.1986)
Issue	Raja Nabil Imran Abdul Aziz; Raja Idris Shah; Raja Sarina Intan Bahiyah; Raja Safia Azizah; Raja Siffudin Muazzam Shah
Names
Names
	Tunku Soraya binti Almarhum Tengku Abdul Aziz
Regnal name
	Tunku Soraya binti Almarhum Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah
House	Mahawangsa (by birth); Siak-Perak (by marriage)
Father	Tengku Abdul Aziz ibni Almarhum Sultan Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah (biological) ; Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah (adoptive)
Mother	Tunku Hamidah binti Almarhum Sultan Badlishah (biological) ; Sultanah Bahiyah (adoptive)
Religion	Islam

Tunku Soraya binti Almarhum Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah (Jawi: تونكو ثريا بنت المرحوم سلطان عبدالحليم معظم شاه; born Tunku Soraya binti Tengku Abdul Aziz; born 30 April 1960) is the Raja Puan Muda (Deputy Crown Princess) of Perak who is the wife of Raja Iskandar Dzurkarnain, the Raja Di-Hilir (Deputy Crown Prince) of Perak. She was adopted by her maternal uncle Sultan Abdul Halim and his consort Sultanah Bahiyah of Kedah as their daughter on 3 May 1960.

Biography

Tunku Soraya was born on 30 April 1960 in Alor Setar, Kedah. She is the biological daughter of Tunku Hamidah, daughter of Sultan Badlishah of Kedah and her husband Tengku Abdul Aziz, son of Sultan Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah of Terengganu.

She has a twin sister, the late Tunku Sarina binti Tengku Abdul Aziz who was married to Tunku Abdul Karim bin Tunku Ziauddin al-Haj. Tunku Sarina passed away in 1991 and was buried at the Langgar Royal Mausoleum.

On her biological father's side, she is a cousin of the 29th and current Sultan of Kedah, Sultan Sallehuddin, whilst on her adoptive father's side, she is also related to him as a niece.

On 3 May 1960, Sultan Abdul Halim and his wife Sultanah Bahiyah adopted both their then three-day old newborn twin nieces, Tunku Soraya and Tunku Sarina as their daughters whilst awaiting the birth of their own child. Six years later in 1966, the royal couple welcomed their only biological daughter, Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz.^[1]

Education

Tunku Soraya received her early education at both St Nicholas Convent, Alor Star and at Bukit Nenas Convent, Kuala Lumpur and later continued her studies at Brighton Polytechnic, Brighton, Sussex, England.

Personal life

Tunku Soraya married Raja Iskandar Dzurkarnain, the son of Sultan Idris Al-Mutawakil Alallahi Shah of Perak and Raja Perempuan Muzwin, on 24 August 1986. They have three sons and two daughters.

Name	Birth	Place of birth	Age
His Highness (Yang Mulia) Raja Nabil Imran Abdul Aziz	(1987-08-02)2 August 1987	Kedah	37 years, 4 months and 23 days
His Highness (Yang Mulia) Raja Idris Shah	(1989-07-18)18 July 1989	Kedah	35 years, 5 months and 12 days
Her Highness (Yang Mulia) Raja Sarina Intan Bahiyah	(1992-06-12)12 June 1992	Kedah	32 years, 6 months and 18 days
Her Highness (Yang Mulia) Raja Safia Azizah	(1997-06-05)5 June 1997	Kedah	27 years, 6 months and 25 days
His Highness (Yang Mulia) Raja Siffudin Muazzam Shah	(1999-11-18)18 November 1999	Kedah	25 years, 1 month and 12 days

Styles and honours

Member 2nd Class of the Azlanii Royal Family Order (DKA II)
Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (20 October 2016)^[2]
Grand Commander of the Order of Loyalty to Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah (SHMS) – Dato' Seri Diraja (2008)
Knight Grand Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (SSDK) – Dato' Seri (1986)

External links

Tunku Soraya on Instagram

References

Malaysian royalty
Duli Yang Amat Mulia Raja Puan Muda of Perak Darul Ridzuan Tunku Soraya binti Almarhum Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah Istana Al-Ridhuan Istana Firuz, Ipoh, Perak Born: 30 April 1960
Preceded by Raja Nor Mahani	Raja Puan Muda Perak 20 June 2014	Incumbent