Tunku Imran | |
Full Name: | Tunku Imran bin Tunku Ja'afar (at birth) |
Regnal Name: | Tunku Tan Sri Imran ibni Almarhum Tuanku Ja'afar |
Succession: | Tunku Muda Serting |
Reign: | 1976 - present |
Reign-Type: | Tenure |
Father: | Tuanku Ja’afar ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman |
Mother: | Tuanku Najihah binti Almarhum Tunku Besar Burhanuddin |
Religion: | Sunni Islam |
Predecessor: | Tuanku Ja'afar |
Birth Date: | 21 March 1949 |
Birth Place: | Istana Hinggap, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Federation of Malaya |
Dynasty: | Pagaruyung |
Office: | 5th President of the Olympic Council of Malaysia |
Term Start: | 1998 |
Term End: | 2018 |
Predecessor: | Hamzah Abu Samah |
Successor: | Mohamad Norza Zakaria |
Office1: | 5th President of the World Squash Federation |
Term Start1: | 1989 |
Term End1: | 1996 |
Predecessor1: | Ronnie Sinclair |
Successor1: | Susie Simcock |
Birth Place: | Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia |
Birthname: | Tunku Imran bin Tunku Ja’afar |
Nationality: | Malaysia |
Children: | 6 |
Tunku Tan Sri Imran ibni Almarhum Tuanku Ja’afar (born 21 March 1949) is a member of Negeri Sembilan royal family who is the Tunku Muda Serting. He is the grandson of the first King of Malaysia, the late Tuanku Abdul Rahman. His father the late Tuanku Ja'afar, was also the 10th King of Malaysia. He was born as the second son of Tuanku Ja’afar, the 10th Yang di-Pertuan Besar (Grand Ruler) of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. He is often unofficially known in English as Prince Tunku Imran.
He also 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.
HH Prince Tunku Imran was born at Istana Hinggap (Hinggap Palace), Seremban, Negeri Sembilan on 21 March 1949 as the second son of the late Tuanku Ja'afar and his wife Tuanku Najihah.
His siblings in birth order are :
Barr-at-Law (Gray's Inn 1971). Indonesian Representative for PERNAS 1972-1973, CEO Haw Par (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd 1973-1976, CEO Antah Holdings 1977-2001, Founder of the S.P.A conglomerate, Chairman of Yayasan Sime Darby, Chairman of Aluminium Company of Malaysia Bhd, Minho (Malaysia) Bhd and Lafarge Malayan Cement Bhd, Group Chairman Petra Group, Austral Enterprises Bhd, Island & Peninsular Bhd and Hwang-DBS (Malaysia) Bhd. Business Adviser to Jones, Lang Wootton and Partners, Jimah Power Generation IPP, 7-Eleven, Pepsi, Mirinda, 7UP, Bleu, (Permanis), UTV, Granley Developments, Biwater, Clipper Power, Vectel Networks, Schindler, Giant Hypermarkets, Lenga Palm Oil, Noble Mineral Resources, Global Gold Holdings, Sino Hua-An International, Antah Insurance, BWI Hotels, Cavendish Property Group etc.....
Chair Fndn for Sporting Excellence, and the Young Malaysians Society. President Malaysia Heritage Trust, Malaysian German Chamber of Commerce & Industry, President of Olympic Council of Malaysia, Vice President of the International Cricket Council, Malaysian Cricket Assoc, and World Squash Fed 1989-1996. President of Commonwealth Games Federation. Chair Fndn for Sporting Excellence, and the Young Malaysians Society. 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, etc.[2]
He married Che’ Engku Mahirah binti Abdullah (née Moira Rodrigo) on 18 February 1987 and divorced 1 July 2019.
He secondly married Che’ Engku Noor Asmara binti Abang Marzuki, simply known as Nora Marzuki on 28 March 2013.
He has 5 children :
See also: List of honours of the Negeri Sembilan Royal Family by country.
He has been awarded :
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]