Sutan Ibrahim Karim Amrullah ['suːtɑn ˈibrahɪm ka.riːm ˈamruːla]; (born June 14, 1974), often shortened to Sutan Amrull, is an American drag performer and make-up artist who also uses the stage name Raja Gemini or simply Raja. He is best known for winning the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race and remains the only Asian American to win the show. Amrullah later returned to compete on the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, an all-winners season. Outside of drag, Amrullah is also known for his makeup artistry on the reality television show America's Next Top Model (cycles four through twelve). Amrullah's clients include Tyra Banks, Dita von Teese, Pamela Anderson, Paulina Porizkova, Iman, Iggy Azalea, RuPaul, and Twiggy. Since 2009, Amrullah has been make-up artist to singer Adam Lambert for print media, live U.S. appearances, and Lambert's international 2010 Glam Nation Tour.
Amrullah currently co-host the podcast Very That, alongside Delta Work.
Amrullah was born in Baldwin Park, California. They are of Dutch and Indonesian descent. Their late father, Abdul Wadud Karim Amrullah, was the younger brother of Indonesian ʿālim and philosopher Hamka. At the age of three, their family moved to the island of Bali in Indonesia, their parents' native country, where they stayed for six years before returning to the U.S.

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