Tunku Imran

{{Short description|Negeri Sembilanian Royal and Olympian}}

{{Malay name|Tunku Imran|Tuanku Ja'afar| note = on}}

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| name = Tunku Imran

| full name = Tunku Imran bin Tunku Ja'afar (at birth)

| regnal name = Tunku Tan Sri Imran ibni Almarhum Tuanku Ja'afar

| image = 2018-10-12 Badminton Boys Singles Victory ceremony at 2018 Summer Youth Olympics by Sandro Halank–009.jpg

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| caption = HH Prince Tunku Imran during the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

| 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 = {{Birth date and age|1949|3|21|df=y}}

| birth_place = Istana Hinggap, Seremban,
Negeri Sembilan,
Federation of Malaya

| spouse = {{marriage|Mahirah Abdullah (née Moira Rodrigo) |18 February 1987|1 July 2019|reason=divorced}}

{{marriage|Nora Marzuki|28 March 2013}}

| dynasty = Pagaruyung

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{{Negeri Sembilan Royal Family}}

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| 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 = {{flagicon|SCO}} Ronnie Sinclair

| successor1 = {{flagicon|NZL}} Susie Simcock

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| birth_place = {{flagicon|MAS}} Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

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| birthname = Tunku Imran bin Tunku Ja’afar

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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, Tuanku Abdul Rahman. His father 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,{{cite web |url=http://www.thecgf.com/about/people.asp |publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation |title=Our people |access-date=12 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210034358/http://www.thecgf.com/about/people.asp |archive-date=10 February 2014 }} and was also the president of the Olympic Council of Malaysia. He is an Honorary Member of the International Olympic Committee.

Childhood

HH Prince Tunku Imran was born at Istana Hinggap (Hinggap Palace), Seremban, Negeri Sembilan on 21 March 1949 as the second son of Tuanku Ja'afar and his wife Tuanku Najihah.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}

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 Laxamana (8 March 1947)
  • Younger sister Tunku Puan Sri Jawahir, Tunku Puteri (27 January 1952)
  • Youngest sister Tunku Dato' Seri Irinah (23 November 1957)
  • Youngest brother Tunku Dato' Seri Nadzaruddin, Tunku Panglima Besar (26 October 1959)

Education

Career

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.{{cite web| url = https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1073910/ioc-membership-dips-back-below-100-mark-as-constructive-critics-retire| title = IOC membership dips back below 100 mark as constructive critics retire}}

Weddings and family

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 :

  • Tunku Khairil Imran (s/o Che' Engku Mahirah)
  • Tunku Tarrant (s/o Che' Engku Mahirah)
  • Tunku Abdul Rahman Aminullah (s/o Che' Engku Mahirah)
  • 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

{{see also|List of honours of the Negeri Sembilan Royal Family by country}}

He has been awarded :

= Honours of Negeri Sembilan =

= Honours of Malaysia =

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= 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.{{cite web|title=Prince laughs off baton struggle|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/13171604.prince-laughs-off-baton-struggle/|website=heraldscotland.com|accessdate=24 July 2014}}

References

  • [http://www.antah.com.my/spa/spabodirectors.cfm "Syarikat Pesaka Antah Sdn Bhd" Website], presentation of the board of directors with [http://www.antah.com.my/spa/images/img_bodtsi.jpg photo of Tunku Imran]

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{{Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia}}

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Imran, Tunku Muda Serting

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