Dato’ Setia Bijaya DiRaja Jeragan Abdul Shukor. (Source: Google Images)
Jeragan Abdul Shukor Mohamed Ali was born in 1865. As a child, he was brought up in the istana of Almarhum Sultan Yusuf Sharifuddin Mudzaffar Shah and grew up within royal circles. He was well loved by Almarhum Sultan Yusuf and was made Toh Raja Dibongsu Bentara Istana DiRaja in 1883. In 1899, he was made Jeragan during the time he was Secretary to Almarhum Sultan Idris I.
The title of Dato Setia Bijaya DiRaja (Comptroller of the Royal Household) which is currently known today as Orang Kaya Kaya Setia Bijaya DiRaja, was originally known as Seri Agar DiRaja, an abolished title last held by Dato Sagor. The OKK Setia Bijaya, whilst is a member of the Orang Besar Delapan, does not carry the territorial authority of the late Dato Sagor. Jeragan Abdul Shukor was the first man to be bestowed this title by Almarhum Sultan Idris I in 1899. He was amongst the keepers of the Perak Regalia, namely the Royal Aigrette, the Tanjak Diraja, the Keris Seri Gading and the Pontoh Ular Lidi.
Dato Setia Bijaya DiRaja Jeragan Abdul Shukor continued his meritorious service under a total of four Sultans – Almarhum Sultan Yusuf Sharifuddin Mudzaffar Shah, Almarhum Sultan Idris I, Almarhum Sultan Abdul Jalil and Almarhum Sultan Iskandar. He died in 1924 and was interred at the Al Ghufran Royal Mausoleum in Bukit Chandan. The post he held seemed to remain in the family for some time. His sons, Mohd Noordin Jeragan Abdul Shukor (1924-1939) and Mohd Hashim Jeragan Abdul Shukor, OBE (1939-1973), and subsequently his grandson, Dato Seri Abdul Wahab Mohd Noordin (1974-1989), also held the post of Dato Setia Bijaya DiRaja.
Reference:
1. Teman Orang Parit: Almarhum Jeragan Abdul Shukor
2. Wilkinson RJ. History: Chiefs Of Perak. In Papers on Malay Subjects, Part I-V. Kuala Lumpur: FMS Government Press; 1908. p81-82.
Assalamualikum,
Yeop I must commend you on your good….no….excellent work. I used to read you page once in a while but now my ‘darah Perak dah mengelegak’ since my father’s demise.
FYI my late father was the OBJ Kerian, Dato’ Shahbandar Mohd. Zulkifli and since his passing I’ve taken more interest in tracing my family tree. My mother is from Jerangan Abdul Shukor’s family line but I have yet to connect the dots.
Anyway keep up your excellent work and may Allah redha your efforts in keeping the proud history of Perak in particular alive.
Wassallam
Salam,
Thank you yeop for the compliments.
Btw,are u Etal’s brother?
Wassalam.
Excellent work! So much detail about my family tree some of which I never knew. My late father was Dato Setia Abdul Wahab.
Pingback: 6th Sultan of Perak: Sultan Mukaddam Shah (1603-1619) | SembangKuala
A’kum,
Thank you for this page. Of late, I have been interested knowing more about my family tree. We will be having a Jeragan reunion very soon. We hope to rekindle family ties with all across Jeragan Shukor’s family. Just to let you know I am the grand daughter of the late Dato’ Seri Husin Mohd Noordin Jeragan Abdul Shukor.
Is there any way that we could know more about Jeragan Shukor’s history?
Wassalam.
Yes, we will having the reunion on this 24th September 2011.
Waalaikumsalam, Farah & Ibrahim. Sorry for this very late reply. I’m also sorry that all we have pertaining to his history is in the above article, which in turn is translated from the Bahasa Malaysia post cited as reference [1] above. Perhaps the author in the original blog may provide additional assistance.
This may be a right cop out, but googling found this:
Remembering a royal aide – NST 12.9.2005 http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/new-straits-times/mi_8016/is_20050912/remembering-royal-aide/ai_n44304567/
This NST post described a short bio on Jeragan Shukor and mentioned the name of Mohd Hanafiah Abd Salim, one of the Jeragan’s descendants. I am unclear as to whether En. Mohd Hanafiah may shed more light on the history.
Best wishes.
Wassalam.
-R Mahariz Muzaffar
Assalamualaikum. My mother, Patimah @ Khatijah Amin Shah, is the daughter of late Amin Shah bin Jeragan Abdul Shukor & Teh Doyah. I am leaving this comment on behalf of my mother as it would be nice to hear from all the Jeragan’s family again.
My grandmother on my father’s side was the daughter of the late Toh muda Ibrahim bin Jeragan Abdul Shukor.