He was the Sultan of Perak, a Malaysian state. He was the king of Malaysia from 1989 to 1994 (the country has a rolling system of kings). He died in 2014.
What was, undoubtedly, his favourite sport?
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Field Hockey. This is Sultan Azlan Shah, who also instituted a well-known hockey tournament in his own name, held annually in Ipoh in Malaysia.
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