Sultan Ali Ri'ayat Syah III (died 4 April 1607) was the eleventh Sulṭān of Acèh Darussalam in northern Sumatra.
Husain came in open rebellion and ordered his nephew to lead the Pidië troops in a campaign against the capital, but in the end, the soldiers plainly refused to fight.
[3] Perkasa Alam asked the sultan to lead the army, his request was granted; In the following battle, the Portuguese attack was halted.
His mother Puteri Raja Inderabangsa, the sultan's sister, prepared the way for his rise by distributing money to the mercantile elite, the orang kayas.
When Sultan Ali suddenly died on 4 April 1607, Perkasa Alam secured the loyalty of the palace guards by generous gifts, gave the officers attractive promises, and threatened the qadi who opposed his enthronement.