Paku Alam IX

Paku Alam IX, 9th Duke of Pakualaman was the Duke of Pakualaman, a Javanese Principality in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. His court name before he became Paku Alam IX was Bendara Raden Mas Ambarkusumo. He succeeded as Paku Alam upon the death of the last ruler, his father Paku Alam VIII, on 11 September 1998, and was formally installed as Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Arya Paku Alam IX on 26 May 1999.