He is Raja Dr Nazrin Shah, a Prince, a doctorate Ph.D from Harvard, a Brigadier General in the Malaysian Armed Forces and is currently working on a book on the economic history of Malaysia in the twentieth century. How’s that for eligibility. And he’s is marrying Zara Salim Davidson in Kuala Kangsar this week.

Zara Salim Davidson, a grandniece of first Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman, is the bride-to-be of the Raja Muda of Perak Raja Dr Nazrin Shah. Zara, 34, a chemical engineer by training, heads an oil and gas consultancy based in Kuala Lumpur.

The royal wedding reception will take place on May 19.

Raja Nazrin, 50, is the eldest child of Sultan Azlan Shah and Raja Permaisuri Tuanku Bainun. Born in Penang on Nov 27, 1956, he was appointed Regent of Perak when his father became the ninth Yang di-Pertuan Agong from 1989 to 1994.

Source: NST & TheStar