During the fall of the sultanate to the Portuguese, Tun Saban migrated to Hulu Patani and then moved to Belum, Gerik.

Raja Reman trespassed into Gerik and captured Klian Intan and Kroh (Pengkalan Hulu).

The agreement was signed in Bangkok by Sir John Anderson (Straits Settlements) and the Siam Foreign Secretary.

Highway Federal Route 76 connects Gerik to Pengkalan Hulu and Baling District due north, and to Kuala Kangsar, the royal seat of Perak in the state's southern region.

Gerik is currently represented in the Dewan Rakyat of the Malaysian Parliament by Fathul Huzir Ayob of the BERSATU political party, which is a part of the Perikatan Nasional coalition.