Putra of Perlis
He was born in Arau, Perlis and was the son of  Syed Hassan bin Syed Mahmud Jamalullail  and  Wan Teh binti Wan Endut on the 25th of November 1920. At the age of 20-21, he married Tengku Budriah binti Almarhum Tengku Ismail and 2 years later, had a son, Sirajuddin of Perlis, who is currently the Raja of Perlis now.