Tunku Imran

Yang Amat Mulia Tan Sri Dato' Seri
Tunku Imran
Yang Amat Mulia Tan Sri Dato' Seri Tunku Imran
5th President of the; World Squash Federation
	In office; 1989–1996
Preceded by	Ronnie Sinclair
Succeeded by	Susie Simcock
Personal details
Born	Tunku Imran; Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Nationality	Malaysia
Children	1 son

Names
	Tunku Imran ibni Tuanku Jaafar

Imran
Imran
Tunku Muda Serting
	Tunku Imran during the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Born	21 March 1948 (age 76); Istana Hinggap, Seremban, ; Negeri Sembilan, ; Federation of Malaya
Spouse	Moira Rodrigo (m. 1987⁠–⁠2019) Nora Marzuki (m. 2013)
Issue	Tunku Abdul Rahman Aminullah
Names
Names
	Tunku Imran ibni Tuanku Jaafar
Dynasty	Pagaruyung
Father	Tuanku Ja’afar ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman
Mother	Tuanku Najihah binti Almarhum Tunku Besar Burhanuddin

Tunku Tan Sri Dato' Seri Imran ibni Almarhum Tuanku Ja’afar al-Haj (born 21 March 1948) is a Malaysian sports administrator. He was born as the second son of Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan, the elected monarch of Negeri Sembilan, one of the thirteen states of Malaysia. He is often known in English simply as Prince Imran.

The prince is a former President of the Commonwealth Games Federation,^[1] and was also the president of the Olympic Council of Malaysia. He is an Honorary Member of the International Olympic Committee.

Childhood

Tunku Imran was born at Istana Hinggap (Hinggap Palace), Seremban, Negeri Sembilan on 21 March 1948 as the second son of the late Tuanku Ja'afar and his wife Tuanku Najihah.^{[citation needed]}

His siblings in birth order are :

Eldest sister Tunku Tan Sri Naquiah, Tunku Dara (26 December 1944)
Elder brother Tunku Dato' Seri Utama Naquiyuddin, Tunku Laksamana (8 March 1947)
Younger sister Tunku Puan Sri Jawahir, Tunku Putri (27 January 1952)
Youngest sister Tunku Dato' Seri Irinah (23 November 1957)
Youngest brother Tunku Dato' Seri Nazaruddin, Tunku Panglima Besar (26 October 1959)

Education

The King’s School, Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
University of Nottingham, United Kingdom (LLB 1970).^{[citation needed]}

Career

Barr-at-Law (Gray's Inn 1971). Indonesian Representative for PERNAS 1972-1973, MD Haw Par (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd 1973-1976, CEO Antah Group of Coys 1977-2001, Founder Dir of SPA, Chair Aluminium Co of Malaysia Bhd, Minho (Malaysia) Bhd and Lafarge Malayan Cement Bhd, Group Chair Petra Group. Dir Austral Enterprises Bhd, Island & Peninsular Bhd and Hwang-DBS (Malaysia) Bhd. Business Adviser to Jones, Lang Wootton and Partners. Chair Fndn for Sporting Excellence, and the Young Malaysians Society. Presdt Malaysia Heritage Trust, Malaysian German Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Olympic Council of Malaysia, Malaysian Cricket Assoc, and World Squash Fed 1989-1996. Vice-President Commonwealth Games Federation. Malaysian Chef de Mission 24th Olympic Games at Seoul 1988. Trustee Yayasan Tunku Naquiyuddin since 1995, Tuanku Ja’afar Coll. Dir Inst of Strategy & International Studies. Mbr National Sports Council of Malaysia, Malaysian Business Council, Malaysian Healthy Ageing Soc, etc.^[2]

Weddings and family

m. Y.M Che’ Engku Mahirah binti Abdullah, née Moira Rodrigo, 18 February 1987 and divorced 1 July 2019.

m. Y.M. Che Engku Noor Asmara @ Nora binti Abang Marzuki 28 March 2013.

He has one son, two step-sons and two step-daughters:

Khairil Imran bin Abdullah, b. 1975 (s/o Mahirah from previous marriage)
Tunku Abdul Rahman Aminullah bin Tunku Imran (s/o Mahirah)^{[citation needed]}
Nor Marzuki bin Musa (s/o Noor Asmara from previous marriage)
Noreen Nong binti Musa (d/o Noor Asmara from previous marriage)
Nor Nadia Abdullah Marzuki (d/o Noor Asmara from previous marriage)

Honours

He has been awarded :^{[citation needed]}

Honours of Negeri Sembilan

Negeri Sembilan :
- Paramount of the Order of Negeri Sembilan (DTNS, 19.7.1999)
- Recipient of the Royal Family Order of Yam Tuan Radin Sunnah (DKYR)
- Knight Grand Commander or Dato’ Sri Paduka Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan (SPNS), now Principal Grand Knight or Dato’ Sri Utama, SUNS)
- The Meritorious Service Medal (Pingat Jasa Kebaktian, PJK)

Honours of Malaysia

Malaysia :
- Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (A.M.N.) (1980)^[3]
- Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (P.S.M.) (1992)^[3]

Trivia

During the opening ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games, alongside Queen Elizabeth II, Imran struggled to open the baton that contained her message, but did so eventually amidst great relief and good humour.^[4]

References

"Syarikat Pesaka Antah Sdn Bhd" Website, presentation of the Board of Directors with photo of Tunku Imran

^ "Our people". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 10 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
^ https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1073910/ioc-membership-dips-back-below-100-mark-as-constructive-critics-retire
^ ^a ^b "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
^ "Prince laughs off baton struggle". www.heraldscotland.com. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

Malaysian royalty
Preceded by Tunku Naquiyuddin	Line of succession to the throne of Negeri Sembilan 3rd position	Succeeded by Tunku Nadzaruddin

[1] "Our people". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 10 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.

[2] ttps://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1073910/ioc-membership-dips-back-below-100-mark-as-constructive-critics-retire

[istiadat.gov.my-3] "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".

[4] "Prince laughs off baton struggle". www.heraldscotland.com. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

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Royal family of Negeri Sembilan

Tuanku Muhriz, The Yang di-Pertuan Besar Tuanku Aishah Rohani, the Tunku Ampuan Besar Tunku Ali Redhauddin, the Tunku Besar Seri Menanti Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin
Muhriz's sisters Yang di-Pertuan Besar's sisters: Tunku Anne Dakhlah YBhg. Dato’ Abdul Malik Siti Mazeera Shazmi Izzam Siti Mazlina Siti Mazlynda Tunku Deborah YBhg. Dato' Ahmad Fuad Tunku Deannah YM Tengku Datuk Amran of Jelebu Tengku Amera Nafisah of Jelebu Tengku Nadia Azrina of Jelebu Tengku Dahira Azirah of Jelebu
Jaafar's family Tunku Naquiah, the Tunku Dara Tunku Mudzaffar, the Tunku Kecil Besar Tunku Nadzimuddin Che Puan Sarimah Ibrahim Tunku Sofia Najihah Tunku Miratun Madihah Dato' James Iskandar Jaafar-Greaves Putera Ryan Puteri Tahlia Tunku Nasaifuddin Che Puan Claire Rania Moore Tunku Arthur Idris Tunku Gabriella Amiera Tunku Nasruan Adil Che Puan Nor Jeslina binti Khairuddin Mohamed Hashim Tunku Naquiyuddin, the Tunku Laxamana Tunku Nurul Hayati of Kedah, the Tunku Puan Muda Tunku Mohammad Alauddin Putri Badrinise Alauddin Tunku Alayna Putri Tunku Alia Nadira Lorance Cheikh El Haddadin Tunku Nadia Sahiya Tunku Khairul-Zaim Tunku Imran, the Tunku Muda Serting Che Engku Puan Sri Nora Marzuki Tunku Khairil Imran Tunku Tarrant Tunku Abdul Rahman Aminu'llah Tunku Jawahir, the Tunku Puteri and Tengku Puan Panglima Besar of Pahang Tengku Azlan Shah, the Tengku Panglima Besar of Pahang Tengku Aslahuddin Jaafar of Pahang Sofia Tengku Muhammad Ayden Saladin of Pahang Tengku Azran of Pahang Tunku Irinah, the Tengku Puan Panglima Raja of Selangor Tengku Ahmad Shah of Selangor, the Tengku Panglima Raja of Selangor Tengku Alam Shah Amiruddin of Selangor Tengku Aiman Shahirah of Selangor Tunku Nadzaruddin, the Tunku Panglima Besar Tunku Mimi Wahida Tunku Muhammad Hazim Shah Raden Tunku Muhammad Mish’al Raden Tunku Ines Najihah Raden
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