Muzaffar Shah of Pahang


Sultan Muzaffar Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Mahmud Shah is the sixth Sultan of Pahang who reigned from 1530–1540. He succeeded on the death of his father, Mahmud Shah in 1530.

Early life

Known as Raja Jainad before his accession, Muzaffar Shah is the eldest son of the fifth Sultan of Pahang, Mahmud Shah by his first wife, Raja Putri Olah binti al-Marhum Sultan Ahmad.

Death

Muzaffar Shah was killed in 1540 by Khoja Zainal, leader of a Bruneian envoy, for committing adultery with his wife, at Pekan. He is styled Marhum Tengah after his death and was succeeded by his younger brother, Raja Ismail.