Abdul Samad عبد الصمد | |||||||||||||
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Sultan of Selangor | |||||||||||||
![]() The sultan in his eighties, c. 1890 | |||||||||||||
4th Sultan of Selangor | |||||||||||||
Reign | 6 January 1857 – 6 February 1898 | ||||||||||||
Predecessor | Muhammad Shah | ||||||||||||
Successor | Alauddin Sulaiman Shah | ||||||||||||
Born | 1804 Bukit Melawati, Selangor | ||||||||||||
Died | 6 February 1898 (aged 93-94) Istana Bandar Temasha, Jugra, Selangor, FMS | ||||||||||||
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House | Royal Buginese Luwu Opu Daeng Celak | ||||||||||||
Father | Raja Abdullah ibni Almarhum Sultan Ibrahim Shah, Tengku Panglima Besar of Selangor | ||||||||||||
Mother | Che Lipah | ||||||||||||
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Sultan Abdul Samad ibni Almarhum Raja Abdullah KCMG (Jawi: سلطان عبد الصمد ابن المرحوم راج عبد الله; born Raja Abdul Samad bin Raja Abdullah, 1804 – 6 February 1898) was the fourth Sultan of Selangor.
Raja Abdul Samad was born in 1804 at Bukit Melawati in Selangor to Raja Abdullah, the younger brother of Sultan Muhammad Shah of Selangor. He reigned for 41 years from 1857 until his death in 1898. His time on the throne saw the only civil war in Selangor, the establishment of Kuala Lumpur,[1][2] the introduction of the flag and coat of arms of Selangor[3] and the start of British involvement in Selangor state affairs.[4]