THE Sultan Iskandar ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail, the Sultan of Johor, is reported to have died at age 77 on Friday night after being admitted to hospital earlier for an illness.
The Tunku Mahkota of Johor, Tunku Ibrahim Ismail, 51, was appointed the Regent of Johor after his father, Sultan Ismail, was admitted to the Puteri Specialist Hospital. 'The Council of the Royal Court hereby decided under Clause 9(1)(b) and 9(2) First Section of the Johor State Constitution 1895, after receiving the medical report from three medical specialists, to appoint Duli Yang Amat Mulia Tunku Ibrahim Ismail ibni Sultan Iskandar, Tunku Mahkota Johor as the Regent today to carry out the duty of the Ruler during the illness of Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultan Iskandar,' Tunku Osman Tunku Temenggong Ahmad, the Head of the Johor Council of the Royal Court, announced at the Istana Besar Johor Baru earlier on Friday afternoon. The appointment of Tunku Ibrahim Ismail as Regent was attended by the state executive councillors.
For the eldest son of the Sultan of Johor, this is not the first time that he has been appointed the Regent. The first time he was appointed to the post was on April 25, 1984 when Sultan Iskandar was appointed the eighth Yang Di-Pertuan Agong. Tunku Ibrahim Ismail, 51, was installed as the Tunku Mahkota of Johor on July 3, 1981 at the age of 22.
Tunku Ibrahim is married to Raja Zarith Sofiah Almarhum Sultan Idris Shah and they have five sons and two daughters. -- BERNAMA
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