* 1920 – King Tuanku Syed Putra ibni Almarhum Syed Hassan Jamalullail of Malaysia ( d. 2000 )

* April 17 – Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin becomes Raja of Perlis.

* May 17 – Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin, King of Malaysia

He is replaced by Tuanku Syed Putra, Raja of Perlis.

Since 2000, the Raja or hereditary monarch has been Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin.

Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra was the Regent of Perlis during the five-year period when Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin was Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

* Darjah Setia Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Jamallulail ( 2001 )

# Tuanku Syed Putra ibni Almarhum Syed Hassan Jamalullail ( Raja of Perlis ; 1945 – 2000 );

Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin ibni Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail ( born 17 May 1943 ) is the current Raja of Perlis, reigning since 17 April 2000.

Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin was born in Arau, Perlis and is the second of ten children of HRH Almarhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail and Tengku Budriah binti Almarhum Tengku Ismail.

Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin began his secondary education at Penang Free School on 9 January 1956 and later left for England to study at Wellingborough School for four years until 1963.

Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin also underwent training as a Cadet Officer at the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst, England from January 1964 until December 1965.

Upon his return from England, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin served with the Ministry of Defence Malaysia.

Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin ibni Almarhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail was installed as the twelfth ruler of Perlis on 17 April 2000, the day after the death of his father, Tuanku Syed Putra ibni Almarhum Syed Hassan Jamalullail, who had been Raja since 1945, and was at that time the world's longest reigning monarch.

Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin was elected the 12th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia on 13 December 2001.

Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin was appointed for the first time as the Regent of Perlis when HRH the Raja of Perlis and HRH the Raja Perempuan of Perlis travelled to the United States and Europe from 23 June 1967 until 24 October 1967.

Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin has one son, Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra who was born on 30 December 1967 and a daughter Sharifah Fazira, born on 5 June 1973.

Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin has travelled to many countries including United Kingdom, France, Germany, Denmark, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Egypt, Spain, Libya, the Netherlands, Belgium, Thailand and Saudi Arabia.

Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin interacts frequently with his people through various fields and heads many social organisations, which are:

Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin is renowned for his dedication towards his people and takes great interest in education.

Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin is the Chairman of this foundation.

This divine right is called Daulat, and although presently, the notion of divine right is somewhat obsolete, one can still see banners and posters with pictures of the reigning sultan with words Daulat Tuanku, similar to the European proclamation of " Long live the King ", on streets and buildings.

He is Tuanku Imam Bonjol

The current Yang di-Pertuan Besar is His Royal Highness Tuanku Muhriz ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir.

Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin became directly involved in religious affairs when he was appointed President of the Islamic Council of Perlis by the late Almarhum Tuanku Syed Putra, the then ruler of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin is especially concerned that the religious affairs of the state are based on the ‘ Ahlis Sunnah Waljamaah ’ doctrine.

In this regard, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin is constantly in touch with the religious leaders of Perlis.

* Tuanku is both a title when used before a name and form of address when used alone, and is reserved for the Malay Rulers.

In Sarawak, " Tuanku " is the prefix used by certain noble families.

In Aceh, a province of Indonesia, " Tuanku " is given to children and grandchildren of a ruling monarch.

These titles are not used as a form of address-instead Tuanku is used.

The current Tunku Besar Seri Menanti is Tunku Ali Redhauddin, the eldest son of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan Tuanku Muhriz ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir.

Tuanku Ja ' afar is also the first reigning royalty in Malaysia to have a judgement made against him in a court of law.

Tuanku Imam Bonjol ( 1772 – November 6, 1864 ), also known as Muhammad Syahab, Peto Syarif, and Malim Basa, was a hero in the Indonesian struggle against Dutch rule.

Seri Menanti Royal Mausoleum, Tuanku Munawir Royal Mosque ( Masjid Diraja Tuanku Munawir ) and the Seri Menanti Resort are also in Seri Menanti.

Tuanku Ja ’ afar married Tuanku Najihah binti Almarhum Tunku Besar Burhanuddin of Negeri Sembilan who also served as his Raja Permaisuri Agong between 1994 and 1999.

Tuanku Ja ’ afar also participates in the annual Malaysian Open Golf Pro-Am from the time it was first held.

Tuanku Najihah also followed in Tunku Kurshiah's footsteps and served as the 10th Raja Permaisuri Agong.

** Tuanku, the title of the kings of the nine Royal states of Malaysia ; all princes and princesses of the Royal Families also receive the appellation Tengku,

Arabian Wahhabism was also adopted by King Pakubuwono IV and Tuanku Imam Bonjol, who eradicated Sufism and encouraged Qur ' an teachings instead ( Hamka 1971: 62-64 ).

* Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin held the rank of Marshal of the Royal Malaysian Air Force, Admiral of the Fleet, Royal Malaysian Navy and Field Marshal, Malaysian Army in light of his duties as Supreme Commander of the Malaysian Armed Forces, thus becoming the third royal ruler to rise from the ranks as an active military officer to the rank of supreme commander-in-chief.

Tuanku Bainun shares a common interest with the Sultan in sports, especially golf.