Raja Yussuf was born on 15 January 1890 at Bukit Chandan, Kuala Kangsar, Perak.
Raja Yusuf ascended the Perak throne in 1948 following the death of his cousin Sultan Abdul Aziz al-Mu’tasim Billah Shah.
He died at Istana Iskandariah at 4:12 pm on 4 January 1963, ten weeks after the stroke which partially paralysed him and came 11 days before his birthday.
Almarhum was interred at the Al-Ghufran Royal Mausoleum on Bukit Chandan and was given the posthumous title of Marhum Ghafarullah.
[1] Sekolah Izzuddin Shah, Ipoh is the first islamic boy boarding school in Malaysia and sponsored by Perak State Government before has been taken over by KPM.