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Tunku Imran
ibni al-Marhum Tuanku Ja’afar
Born (1948-03-21) 21 March 1948 (age 76)
Istana Hinggap, Seremban,
Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
FatherTuanku Ja’afar ibni al-Marhum Tuanku ‘Abdu’l Rahman
MotherTuanku Najihah binti Tunku Besar Burhanuddin
ReligionSunni Islam
YAM Tunku Tan-Sri Imran
5th President of the
World Squash Federation
In office
1989–2002
Preceded byScotland Ronnie Sinclair
Succeeded byNew Zealand Susie Simcock
Personal details
Born
Tunku Imran

Malaysia Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
NationalityMalaysia

Yang Amat Mulia Tunku Tan Sri Imran ibni al-Marhum Tuanku Ja’afar al-Haj, Tunku Muda, of Serting, (born 21 March 1948) is the second son of late Tuanku Jaafar (1922–2008), 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]

Childhood

Tunku Imran was born at Istana Hinggap, Seremban, Malaysia, 21 March 1948 as the second son of late Tuanku Ja’afar ibni al-Marhum Tuanku ‘Abdu’l Rahman, later Tuanku Jaafar, and his wife Tuanku Najihah binti Tunku Besar Burhanuddin (herself a member of the Royal House of Negeri Sembilan and much younger first cousin of her husband's father Tuanku Abdul Rahman).[2]

His siblings are :

Education

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.

Weddings and family

m. (first) … m. (second) 18 February 1987, Y.M Che’ Engku Dato’ Sri Puan Sri Mahirah binti ‘Abdu’llah, née Moira Rodrigo, Vice-Presdt Malaysian Healthy Ageing Society, Selangor & Federal Territory Eurasian Assoc (SAFTA)

He has issue, three sons:

  • a) Y.M. Tunku Khairil Imran bin Tunku Imran. b. 1975. (s/o 1st wife).
  • b) Y.M. Tunku Tarrant bin Tunku Imran. b. 21 July 1988 (s/o Mahirah).
  • c) Y.M. Tunku ‘Abdu’l Rahman Aminu’llah bin Tunku Imran (s/o Mahirah).[2]

Honours

See also List of honours of the Negeri Sembilan Royal Family by country

He has been awarded :[2]

Honours of Negeri Sembilan

Honours of Malaysia

Trivia

During the opening ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games, and alongside Queen Elizabeth II, Imran struggled to open the baton that contained her message, but did so eventually amidst great relief and good humour![3]


References

  1. ^ "Our people". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d Royal Ark, Negeri Sembilan genealogical details p.7
  3. ^ Williams, David. "Opening ceremony hits stalling point as Prince Imran of Malaysia struggles to open baton ahead of the Queen's speech... and even Sir Chris Hoy steps in to help". www.dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
Malaysian royalty
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