Raja Ashman Shah was born at Penang, Malaya, 28 December 1958 as the third son of late Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Yussuf Izzuddin Shah Ghafarullahu-lah, later Sultan Azlan Shah of Perak, and his wife Tuanku Bainun Binti Mohd Ali (herself a member of the Royal House of Perak and much third grandson of her husband"s father Sultan Yusuf Izzuddin Shah of Perak).
Raja Ashman attended high school at Saint John Institution, Kuala Lumpur. He held a bachelor"s degree in Economics from the University of Nottingham, a master"s degree in Law from Cambridge University, and a diploma in Business Law from the University of London, England. He was a barrister-at-law and a member of the English Bar.
He was the Raja Kechil Sulong of Perak, which made him the fourth in line to the throne of the Perak Sultanate. brother Raja Nazrin Shah, (Sultan of Perak) (27 November 1956) sister Raja Azureen, Raja Azureen (9 December 1957) sister Raja Eleena, Raja Eleena (3 April 1960) sister Raja Yong Sofia, Raja Yong Sofia (24 June 1961) Raja Ashman held a number of professional positions. He was the Executive Director of Dreamland Holdings from 1990, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Haqqani Foundation Malaysia from 1994, the Chairman of Dwitasik, and the Director of KKB Engineering Bhd. Known as Sheikh Raja in the sufi order, he was the representative of Shaykh Nazim in Malaysia and Singapore.
Raja Ashman died on 30 March 2012, due to an asthma attack.
He was buried at the First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Ghufran Royal Mausoleum near Ubudiah Mosque, Kuala Kangsar. of Perak.
He was a barrister-at-law and a member of the English Bar. He was also revered by some members of the Order as one of Shaykh Nazim"s worldwide successors.
