Djafar Syah of Tidore

Sultan Haji Djafar Syah (born in Soasiu, Tidore Sultanate, 2 February 1940 – died in Jakarta, 13 April 2012) was the titular Sultan of Tidore from 1999 to 2012. He was the 36th ruler of the island kingdom according to traditional reckoning, and revived the sultanate as a cultural institution after a long vacancy since 1967. The beginning of his term was turbulent since it coincided with the Maluku sectarian conflict in 1999–2001. However, Tidore Island was largely spared from the violence.