Ibrahim Ismail from Johor

Ibrahim Ismail from Johor.

Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar (full salutation: Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Baginda Al-Mutawakkil Alallah Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj , Arabic سلطان ابراهيم اسماعيل, Born November 22, 1958 in Johor , Malaya Federation ) is the 25th Sultan of Johor and the 5th Sultan of modern Johor. He is the son of Sultan Iskandar . Known as a motorcycle enthusiast, he founded the annual Kembara Mahkota Johor motorcycle touring race .

Life

youth

Ibrahim Ismail was born on November 22nd, 1958, under the reign of his great-grandfather, Sultan Ibrahim . He is the eldest son of Sultan Iskandar and his first wife Josephine Ruby Trevorrow , an Englishwoman from Torquay . The two met when Iskandar (then “Tunku Mahmud”) was studying in England . Trevorrow, who owns a textile company, took the name "Kalsom binti Abdullah" at that time. She later divorced, is remarried and lives in England.

The great-grandfather, Sultan Ibrahim, died in London on May 8, 1959. When Tunku Ibrahim Ismail's grandfather, Ismail von Johor , became sultan, Ibrahim Ismail took second place in the line of succession after his father.

His father, Sultan Iskandar, sent Ibrahim to complete his university education at Trinity Grammar School in Sydney , Australia (1968-1970). After graduating there, he received basic military training at the Pusat Latihan Tentera Darat Military Academy (PULADA) in Kota Tinggi . Further military training took place in the United States in Fort Benning , Georgia and later in Fort Bragg , North Carolina .

Tunku Ibrahim Ismail was named "Tunku Mahkota" by Johor on July 4, 1981 and has since lived mainly in the Istana Pasir Pelangi . He represented his father as regent from April 26, 1984 to April 25, 1989, as long as he was in office as Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia. He then gradually took over some of the official business and functions from his aging father; Among other things, he organized the 211th “Conference of Rulers”, at which Tunku Ibrahim and Tengku Abdullah , the Tengku Mahkota of Pahang , each represented their fathers in the talks.

Sultan of Johor

A few hours before his father's death on January 22, 2010, Tunku Ibrahim was installed as regent of Johor after doctors announced the sultan's imminent demise. Sultan Iskandar died that same night and Tunku Ibrahim was proclaimed Sultan of Johor the next morning. The "Menteri Besar" (Chief Minister) of Johor, Abdul Ghani Othman , announced that Sultan Ibrahim and the immediate family members would observe a mourning period of 40 days. During the mourning period, Sultan Ibrahim made his first appearance as ruler at the Conference of Rulers in February 2010.

On June 30, 2011, Sultan Ibrahim steered the last train out of Tanjong Pagar Railway Station after receiving instructions from Chief Locomotive Inspector Hasnol Azahari Aman of Keretapi Tanah Melayu . It was his personal wish, especially since his grandfather Ismail had opened the connection between Singapore and Malaya in 1923.

On February 5, 2012, he declared Muar to be the new royal city of Johor, replacing Johor Bahru . This coincided with the Maulidur Rasul celebrations.

Ibrahim also became the first ruler of Johor, who held his birthday celebrations on November 22, 2012 in Muar. He chose the city because of its “rich history and tradition alongside peaceful, beautiful and progressive” characteristics (“rich in history and tradition besides being peaceful, beautiful and progressive”) and called on the state government to record all old buildings in the city and to be designated as State Heritage . He also pushed for the Sungai Muar River to be kept clean and for bus and taxi stations to be relocated.

On March 23, 2015, he was crowned Sultan of Johor. The last coronation before that took place on February 10, 1960, when his grandfather Sultan Ismail was crowned. Since 2015, March 23rd has been made a public holiday and is the official birthday of the Sultan, which is why the birthday celebrations on November 22nd have been abolished.

Ibrahim Ismail is known for his religious moderation and for his criticism of the creeping Arabization of Muslim culture in Malaysia. Despite being the only sultan in Malaysia with no tertiary (post-graduate) education, the sultan is known for his serious interest in improving the education of his subjects.

Decrees

As head of state, he has the right to enact various laws. Some of its enactments are listed below:

Moving the weekend from Saturday / Sunday to Friday / Saturday

In Johor , the weekend on Friday and Saturday was originally celebrated together with the former Unfederated Malay States (standalone British protectorates) Perlis , Kedah , Kelantan and Terengganu , contrary to the custom of the former Federated Malay States as well as Malacca , Penang , Sabah and Sarawak and the Federal Territories , where the weekend was celebrated on Saturday and Sunday. Johor and Perlis moved the weekend on January 1, 1994 to Saturday and Sunday in order to synchronize with Singapore and Kuala Lumpur , as these countries were going through rapid industrialization at that time .

On November 22, 2013, on the occasion of his birthday celebrations, Sultan Ibrahim issued a decree that Johor would move the weekend back to Friday and Saturday to allow Muslims in the state to attend Friday prayers . The law came into force on January 1, 2014. This decree caused controversy, among other things because it led to trade difficulties with Singapore.

Renaming

In August 2015, Sultan Ibrahim changed the name of the Kulaijaya district to the original "Kulai" and Nusajaya was renamed "Iskandar Puteri" and Ledang into " Tangkak ".

Ban on electronic cigarettes

With a further decree, Sultan Ibrahim banned electronic cigarettes (vape) in Johor from January 1, 2016. Soon after, similar laws were passed in Kelantan and Terengganu .

Prohibition of oversized billboards

In January 2016, the Sultan passed a law restricting billboards to 6.1 mx 1.2 m in order to avoid danger to the public and not to spoil the cities.

Controversy

Allegations of criminal behavior

Sultan Ibrahim's reputation has been marred by some misconduct since the 1980s, but less than that of his father, Sultan Iskandar, who achieved considerable media coverage through various appearances. In the 1980s, he was charged with shooting a man during a nightclub scuffle, but was soon pardoned.

In 1992 or early 1993, Tunku Ibrahim was also involved in outbreaks of violence in connection with the "Gomez Affair", during which his father and younger brother, Tunku Majid , were charged with two physical attacks that caused great national unrest and led to constitutional changes , according to which members of the royal family can also be prosecuted for criminal activities. One of the victims, Rahim Mohd Nor, described the attacks by Tunku Ibrahim as sadism.

In March 2005, a member of the Malaysian royal family allegedly attacked a young woman, "Yasmin", out of jealousy. The victim's father, Mohd Yasin , later claimed that the then-Tunku Ibrahim was the perpetrator.

More incidents

Shortly before the assassination of the Filipino politician Benigno Aquino junior in August 1983, Tunku Ibrahim met with him in Singapore and put him in contact with Malaysian leaders. In Johor, Aquino also met Sultan Iskandar, with whom he was close friends.

In October 2005, a brawl broke out in Pulau Rawa after a Prince of Johor apparently intruded at a wedding party. The prince expelled some of the guests from the island after a fight over a woman took place. Local residents, feeling offended, initially left, but soon returned with golf clubs and guns. Several guests were wounded and hospitalized. However, the names of the culprits were kept secret by the police. The Tunku Mahkota (Crown Prince) published a notice calling on the guilty to apologize.

The following June press reports were published that Tunku Ibrahim had collected traffic fines of RM 26,700 since 2000 .

In addition, Tunku Ibrahim spent a lot of money on special vehicle license plates . In May 2012 he offered 520,000 RM for the license plate with the digits WWW 1 for his red-orange Satria Neo . In January 2014 he paid 748,000 RM for the registration with the numeric W1N for his blue Proton Suprima S .

Economic activities

Despite his monthly salary of 27,000 RM (about 5,600 euros), Sultan Ibrahim participated in various companies: RedTone (20% of the shares), MOL AccessPortal (15% stakes), RedTone International (20% of the shares), 7Eleven Malaysia (8, 5%), Berjaya Assets, Umobile (15% stake), Berjaya Time Square (20% stake) and land sale of 116 ha to Guangzhou R&F for $ 4.5 billion. and Benalec Holdings land reclamation in Pengarang, Tanjung Piai for petroleum refineries and industrial parks, Country Garden's land reclamation by Tanjung Kupang for Forest City .

family

Sultan Ibrahim married Raja Zarith Sofia , daughter of Idris Shah II of Perak , in 1982 . He has six children with her:

• Tunku Ismail Idris Abdul Majid Abu Bakar (born June 30, 1984). In 2006 Sultan Iskandar appointed Raja Muda and became Tunku Mahkota in the succession of Sultan Ibrahim.
• Tunku Tun Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah (born April 8, 1986) She married Encik (Mr) Dennis Muhammad Abdullah , (originally: Dennis Verbaas), football player from the Netherlands, on August 14, 2017.
• Tunku Idris Iskandar (born December 25, 1987) The Tunku Temenggong of Johor. He was appointed proxy to regent Johor when his father and the Tunku Mahkota were absent on September 29, 2012.
• Almarhum Tunku Abdul Jalil Sultan Ibrahim (* July 5, 1990, died December 5, 2015) Tunku Laksamana from Johor
• Abdul Rahman Hassanal Jefri (born February 5, 1993) Tunku Panglima from Johor.
• Tunku Abu Bakar (born May 30, 2001) Tunku Putera from Johor.

Pedigree

16. Sultan Abu Bakar bin Dato ' Temenggong of Johor

8. Sultan Ibrahim bin Abu Bakar of Johor

17. Che ' Zubaida binti Abdullah (née Cecilia Catharina Lange)

4. Sultan Ismail bin Ibrahim of Johor

18. Ungku Abdul Majid bin Dato ' Temenggong

9. Ungku Maimuna binti Ungku Abdul Majid

19. Che 'Puan Amina binti Abdullah

2. Sultan Iskandar bin Ismail

20. Ungku Muhammad Khalid bin Dato ' Temenggong

10. Ungku Ahmad bin Ungku Muhammad Khalid

21. Ungku Fatima

5. Ungku Tun Amina binti Ungku Ahmad

22. Ungku Muhammad

11. Ungku Khadija binti Ungku Muhammad

1. Sultan Ibrahim Ismail of Johor

6. Reginald Trevorrow

3. Hajjah Kalsum binti Abdullah (née Josephine Ruby Trevorrow)

title

The full title of the Sultan is: Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultan Ibrahim ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar, Sultan Yang di-Pertuan bagi Negeri dan Jajahan Takluk Johor Darul Ta'zim (His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar, The Sultan and Sovereign Ruler of the State Johor Darul Ta'zim); King's name: Sultan Ibrahim Ismail; Salutation: His Majesty / Your Majesty / Sir; When Sultan he is Colonel-in-Chief (Lieutenant Colonel) of the special unit Grup Gerak Khas the Malaysian Army and commander of the defense force Royal army of Johor (Askar Timbalan Setia Negeri Johor; Jawi : عسكر تيمبالن ستيا نڬري جوهر) with the rank of major general .

Honors

Johor :

• Grand Master and First Class (DK I) of Darjah Kerabat Johor Yang Amat Dihormati (Royal Family Order of Johor)
• Grand Master and First Class (SPMJ) of Darjah Mahkota Johor Yang Amat Mulia (Order of the Crown of Johor)
• Grand Master and Knight Grand Commander des Darjah Setia Sultan Ismail Johor Yang Amat di-Berkati ( Order of Loyalty for Sultan Ismail - 1960, SSIJ)
• Sultan Ismail Coronation Medal (PSI 1st class) February 10, 1960
• Sultan Mahmud Iskandar Coronation Medal May 11, 1981

Malaysia :

• Malaysia :
  • Darjah Utama Seri Mahkota Negara (Order of the Crown of the Realm - DMN, 2010)
  • Knight Grand Commander des Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara (Order of the Defender of the Realm - June 3, 1987, SMN)
• Kelantan :
  • Darjah Kebesaran Kerabat Terengganu Yang Amat Mulia (Royal Family Order of Kelantan - Star of Yunus , DK)
• Negeri Sembilan :
  • Royal Family Order of Negeri Sembilan (DKNS, February 14, 2011)
• Pahang :
  • Family Order of the Crown of Indra of Pahang (DK I, October 24, 2011)
• Perak :
  • Royal Family Order of Perak (DK, April 19, 2010)
• Perlis :
  • Perlis Family Order of the Gallant Prince Syed Putra Jamalullail (DK, May 16, 2010)
• Selangor :
  • First Class of the Royal Family Order of Selangor (DK I, January 13, 2011)
• Terengganu :
  • Member first class of the Family Order of Terengganu (Darjah Kebesaran Kerabat Terengganu Yang Amat Mulia, DK I, April 27, 2013)
• Sabah :
  • Grand Commander of the Illustrious Order of Kinabalu (Darjah Yang Amat Mulia Kinabalu, SPDK)

Foreign honors

• Brunei :
  • Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei (DKMB)
• Bahrain :
  • Order of Sheikh Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifa (Wisam al-Shaikh 'Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa), First Class

literature

• Abdullah Ali: Malaysian Protocol and Correct Forms of Address. Times Books International 1986. ISBN 9971-65-370-2
• Cheong, Mei Sui: Information Malaysia: 1985 Year Book. Berita Publishing 1985.
• Charles De Ledesma, Mark Lewis, Pauline Savage: Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. Rough Guides 2003. ISBN 1-84353-094-5
• Gulrose Karim, Desmond Muzaffar Tate: Information Malaysia. Berita Publ. Sdn. Bhd. 1989.
• Roger Kershaw: Monarchy in South-East Asia: The Faces of Tradition in Transition. Routledge 2001. ISBN 0-415-18531-9
• John Victor Morais: The Who's Who in Malaysia. First edition published in 1956, J. Victor Morais 1967.
• Ira J. Morris: My East was Gorgeous. Travel Book Club 1958.
• KN Nadarajah: Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen: His Story. Pelanduk Publications 2000. ISBN 967-9787-09-5
• Nesalamar Nadarajah: Johore and the Origins of British Control, 1895-1914. Arenabuku 2000. ISBN 967-9703-18-5
• Abdul Rahman; JS Solomon: Challenging Times. Pelanduk Publications 1985. ISBN 967-9780-94-5
• Elizabeth Sleeman: The International Who's Who 2004: Book with Single-User Online Access. Europa Publications / Routledge 2003. ISBN 1-85743-217-7
• Education Forum (Philippines): Towards Relevant Education: A General Sourcebook for Teachers. Alternative Instructional Materials Project, Education Forum 1986. ISBN 971-91006-0-5

Web links

• official homepage
• Official website for the coronation on March 23, 2015 (Indonesian)
• quora.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Tunku Mahkota to lead tour for 10th year ( Memento of the original from June 8, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , July 16, 2008, The Star (Malaysia) . 
2. ↑ Facts on File Yearbook, Published by Facts on File, inc., 1957, phrase: "Married: Prince Tengku Mahmud, 24, grandson of the Sultan of Johore, & Josephine Ruby Trevorrow, 21, daughter of an English textile ... "
3. ^ Morris 1958: 244.
4. ^ Information Malaysia: 1985.
5. ^ The International Who's Who 2004: 827.
6. ^ Morais 1967: 198.
7. ^ Rahman, Solomon 1985: 21.
8. ↑ ^{a b c} Karim, Tate 1989: 572.
9. ↑ Magnificent abode for royals ( Memento of the original dated February 5, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Fauziah Ismail, JohorBuzz, New Straits Times . 
10. ↑ Day of fun and feasting , TEH ENG HOCK and MEERA VIJAYAN, October 15, 2007, The Star (Malaysia) .
11. ↑ Thanam Visvanathan, Ruler with deep concern for people - Sultan Iskandar revered as protective guardian and helpful to all his subjects. April 8, 2001, New Sunday Times Special (Sultan of Johor's Birthday): 1.
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13. ^ Tunku Mahkota Johor Appointed Regent Effective Today , January 22, 2010, Bernama.
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19. ↑ Johor declares March 23 public holiday replacing Nov 22. In: The Star (Malaysia) March 19, 2015.
20. ^ Malaysian democrats pin their hopes on the country's royals. In: The Economist January 28, 2017.
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24. ^ Name Changes . therakyapost.com.
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26. ↑ No oversize signboards. nst.com.
27. ↑ Kershaw 2001: 111.
28. ↑ Ledesma, Lewis, Savage 2003: 366.
29. ↑ Malaysia Prepares To Strip Sultans Of Their Immunity , Michael Richardson, December 15, 1992, International Herald Tribune .
30. ^ Monarchy in South-East Asia: The Faces of Tradition in Transition , Kershaw: 110-111.
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32. ^ Tengku Mahkota 'Sadistic': Rahim, " Berita Harian February 3, 1993.
33. ↑ Prince probed for assaulting woman friend. ( Memento of the original from March 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: The Star (Malaysia) March 25, 2007. 
34. ↑ Kerabat diraja disiasat kes pukol kekasih ( Memento of the original from April 5, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Fathi Aris Omar, March 24, 2007, mStar ; editor's blog post Kerabat , March 25, 2007. 
35. ↑ AQUINO'S FINAL JOURNEY , KEN KASHIWAHARA, October 16, 1983, The New York Times .
36. ^ Towards Relevant Education: A General Sourcebook for Teachers. 1986, Education Forum: 305.
37. ↑ Johor royal gate crashes wedding Jonathan Kent, BBC news October 18, 2005.
38. ↑ Aishah Ali: Say Sorry – It shouldn't have happened, says Tunku Mahkota. In: New Straits Times October 23, 2005: 1-3.
39. ^ Another VIP with outstanding traffic fines. Malaysiakini June 20, 2006.
40. ↑ Johor sultan clinches WWW1 plate at RM0.5mil. ( Memento of the original from February 20, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. news.yahoo.com. 
41. ↑ Johor's Sultan's WWW1 Fitted on SATRIA NEO. ( Memento of the original from February 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
42. ^ Johor Sultan unveils car with WWW 1 number plate.
43. ↑ Sultan of Johor wins 'W1N' plate ( Memento of the original from January 25, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
44. ↑ Johor Sultan Pays RM748,000 for W1N Number Pate. therakyapost.com. January 25, 2014.
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58. ↑ Chuah Bee Kim: Source reveals tantalizing details on Tunku Tun Aminah's upcoming nuptials. 17th July 2017.
59. ↑ Royals visit special people  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. JohorBuzz, New Straits Times .  
60. ^ Tunku Temenggong Johor appointed as regent. Bernama via New Straits Times September 29, 2012.
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62. ↑ Impian puteri raja , Azimi Mustapha, Rencana Utama, November 13, 2008, KOSMO!
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64. ↑ List of Malay rulers (January 2013)
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69. ↑ DK I (Pahang) - Maharum Bugis Syah, article in Malay.
70. ↑ Article in Malay.
71. ↑ DK (Perlis) - Article in Malay: 1
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predecessor	Office	successor
Mahmud Iskandar Al-Haj	Sultan of Johor 2010-