Sultan of Selangor is the title of the constitutional ruler of Selangor, Malaysia who is the head of state and head of the Islamic religion in Selangor. The current monarch, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah ascended the throne on the death of his father, on 22 November 2001.
Sultan Alaeddin (sitting, second from left) during the second Durbar in 1903.
Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Mosque, also known as the blue mosque, the second largest mosque in South East Asia
The Selangor Sultan's Headgear (Solek Balung Raja) is the yellow songket destar, an official headdress for the present Sultan of Selangor. It is worn during the State's Royal Custom and ritual ceremonies such as Coronation Ceremony, Royal Birthday and so on. The destar`s design is adapted from Tengkolok Balung Ayam from Perak after a royal wedding between the two states.
The palace of the Sultan of Selangor in Klang
Selangor, also known by the Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Negeri Sembilan to the south, and the Strait of Malacca to the west. Selangor surrounds the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, both of which were previously part of it. Selangor has diverse tropical rainforests and an equatorial climate. The state's mountain ranges belong to the Titiwangsa Mountains, which is part of the Tenasserim Hills that covers southern Myanmar, southern Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia, with Mount Semangkok as the highest point in the state.
The Klang Bell, dated 200 BC – 200 AD
The Kota Darul Ehsan arch over the Federal Highway, which was built to commemorate the cession of Kuala Lumpur by Selangor to the federal government to form a Federal Territory.
The Titiwangsa Mountains in Ulu Yam
Klang River, Klang
