Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah

E221184

Sultan human monarch

Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah is the reigning Sultan of the Malaysian state of Selangor, known for his active role in state affairs and promotion of cultural and religious harmony.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Sharafuddin Idris Shah	1
Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah canonical	1
Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Al-Haj	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1880119 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah
Context triple: [Selangor, currentSultan, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah]

A. Sultan of Pahang
The Sultan of Pahang is the hereditary Malay monarch who serves as the constitutional ruler and ceremonial head of the Malaysian state of Pahang.
B. Ali Jalla Abdul Jalil Shah II
Ali Jalla Abdul Jalil Shah II was a 16th-century Sultan of Johor known for consolidating the Johor Sultanate’s power in the Malay Peninsula following the fall of Malacca.
C. Sultan of Perak
The Sultan of Perak is the hereditary Malay monarch who serves as the constitutional ruler and symbolic head of the Malaysian state of Perak.
D. Sultan of Kelantan
The Sultan of Kelantan is the hereditary monarch and constitutional head of the Malaysian state of Kelantan, serving as its highest traditional and ceremonial authority.
E. Shah Alam II
Shah Alam II was an 18th-century Mughal emperor of India whose weakened reign saw the empire’s authority erode and British power expand following conflicts such as the Battle of Buxar.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah
Target entity description: Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah is the reigning Sultan of the Malaysian state of Selangor, known for his active role in state affairs and promotion of cultural and religious harmony.

A. Sultan of Pahang
The Sultan of Pahang is the hereditary Malay monarch who serves as the constitutional ruler and ceremonial head of the Malaysian state of Pahang.
B. Ali Jalla Abdul Jalil Shah II
Ali Jalla Abdul Jalil Shah II was a 16th-century Sultan of Johor known for consolidating the Johor Sultanate’s power in the Malay Peninsula following the fall of Malacca.
C. Sultan of Perak
The Sultan of Perak is the hereditary Malay monarch who serves as the constitutional ruler and symbolic head of the Malaysian state of Perak.
D. Sultan of Kelantan
The Sultan of Kelantan is the hereditary monarch and constitutional head of the Malaysian state of Kelantan, serving as its highest traditional and ceremonial authority.
E. Shah Alam II
Shah Alam II was an 18th-century Mughal emperor of India whose weakened reign saw the empire’s authority erode and British power expand following conflicts such as the Battle of Buxar.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Sultan ⓘ human ⓘ monarch ⓘ
advocates	inter-ethnic understanding in Selangor ⓘ moderation in religious practice ⓘ
associatedWith	Klang ⓘ Shah Alam ⓘ
birthDate	1945-12-24 ⓘ
birthPlace	Istana Jemaah, Klang, Selangor ⓘ
citizenship	Malaysia ⓘ
country	Malaysia ⓘ
education	Clifton College, Bristol ⓘ linked to: Clifton College Malay College Kuala Kangsar ⓘ Oakham School, Rutland ⓘ linked to: Oakham School
ethnicGroup	Malay ⓘ
father	Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah ⓘ
fullName	Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Al-Haj ⓘ linked to: Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah
gender	male ⓘ
givenName	Sharafuddin ⓘ
hasInterest	aviation ⓘ motorsports ⓘ sailing ⓘ
honorificPrefix	Sultan ⓘ
honorificSuffix	Al-Haj ⓘ
house	House of Selangor ⓘ linked to: Selangor Sultanate
knownFor	active role in Selangor state affairs ⓘ interest in history and heritage preservation ⓘ promotion of cultural harmony in Selangor ⓘ promotion of religious harmony in Selangor ⓘ support for Islamic institutions in Selangor ⓘ
languageSpoken	Malay ⓘ
memberOf	Selangor royal family ⓘ linked to: Sultan of Selangor
monarchOf	Selangor ⓘ
mother	Tengku Ampuan Rahimah ⓘ
notableEvent	proclaimed as the 9th Sultan of Selangor on 2001-11-22 ⓘ
occupation	constitutional monarch ⓘ
positionHeld	Sultan of Selangor ⓘ
predecessor	Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah ⓘ
reignBegan	2001-11-22 ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ
residence	Istana Alam Shah, Klang ⓘ linked to: Istana Alam Shah Istana Bukit Kayangan, Shah Alam ⓘ
role	Head of Islam in Selangor ⓘ symbolic head of the Selangor state government ⓘ
spouse	Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin ⓘ
style	His Royal Highness ⓘ
title	Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultan Selangor ⓘ linked to: Duli Yang Maha Mulia

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Selangor → currentSultan → Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah ⓘ

Sultan of Selangor → positionHeldBy → Sharafuddin Idris Shah ⓘ

linked to: Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah

Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah → fullName → Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Al-Haj ⓘ