Ahmad Khen Sinar Shah

HH Colonel Ahmad Khen Sinar Shah, KBE, CD (3 July 1886- 22 October 1957) was the Raja of Kota Kambular in Phaluhm Phoueck, de jure from 1921 to 1957, de facto until 1939.

The raja was lover of horse racing, and owned prizewinning stables near Sint-Willemstad and competed frequently for the Johan II Cup, winning on two occasions.

Biography
Ahmad Khen Sinar Shah was born in the Royal Palace of Kota Kambular, second son of Mohammad Umar Ahmad Sinar Shah (1830-1921). At birth he was not expected to be king, so he joined the British Army as an officer in the Kambular Guards in 1904, eventually rising to the rank of Colonel in 1927.

He was married in 1901 to a princess of Serdang (Indonesia), who died in 1902 during childbirth of their daughter, Hamida. He them went to study history at Grijzestad University, where he met Ines Elteman (1891-1970), daughter of the 6th Baron Elteman. The pair married lavishly in Kota Kambular in April of 1911. They would have three sons and one daughter.

His eldest son Ahmad, who was very anti-British, deposed him in early 1939 as part of an anti-British coup, and he and his wife fled to Brunant along with significant funds and valuables. The British put down the revolt, but they did not restore the raja, instead installing his second son, Anwar, which infuriated him.