Tunku Abdul Jalil

Abdul Jalil
Tunku Laksamana of Johor
Born (1990-07-05)5 July 1990
Istana Besar, Johor Bahru, Johor
Died 5 December 2015(2015-12-05) (aged 25)
Sultanah Aminah Hospital, Johor Bahru, Johor
Burial 6 December 2015
Mahmoodiah Royal Mausoleum, Johor Bahru, Johor
Full name
Tunku Abdul Jalil Iskandar Ibni Tunku Ibrahim Ismail
House House of Temenggong
Father Sultan Ibrahim Ismail
Mother Permaisuri Raja Zarith Sofiah
Religion Sunni Islam
Occupation Zookeeper[1], police officer
Other names Lil
Police career
Department Royal Malaysian Police Special Actions Unit
Country  Malaysia Malaysia
Years of service 2012 – d. 2015
Rank Inspector

Almarhum Tunku Abdul Jalil Iskandar ibni Sultan Ibrahim Ismail (b. 5 July 1990; d. 5 December 2015) was the Tunku Laksamana of Johor.[1] He was born to members of the Johor Royal Family (his paternal side of the family) and the Perak Royal Family (his maternal side of the family).

Tunku Abdul Jalil was the fourth son of the current Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Ismail and his consort Raja Zarith Sofiah. He was the fourth grandson of the previous Sultan of Johor, Sultan Iskandar and the previous Sultan of Perak, Idris Shah II of Perak.

Life and education

Tunku Abdul Jalil was born on 5 July 1990 at Istana Besar, Johor Bahru. He received his early education at Sekolah Sri Utama Johor Bahru and then later at the Yayasan Pelajaran Johor (YPJ) Zaikarim Johor Baru International School. He was a degree holder in Zoological and Conservation Studies from the Zoological Society of London in the United Kingdom.

Upon his return from London, he became a volunteer at the Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre in Sabah.

He was also a volunteer at the Singapore Zoological Garden's Reptile and Veterinary Department for a year and at London Zoo for almost two years.[1]

Tunku Abdul Jalil was also active in various charity organisations including the Johor Spastic Association, Malaysian Nature Society, the Orangutan Appeal UK and the Malaysian Red Crescent Society.

Royal Malaysia Police and Elite forces

In 2011, Tunku Abdul Jalil entered 9 months Royal Malaysia Police (RMP) Probationary Inspector Course in PULAPOL Semarak Road and commissioned as Inspector in 2012.[2] He then follows his father's footsteps as a special forces-trained by entering the Basic Special Actions Course, and later accepted to be part of the RMP elite counter-terrorist unit, the Special Actions Unit (UTK).[3] He is the first and only royalty to serve in the RMP.[3]

Illness and death

Tunku Abdul Jalil was confirmed to have stage four liver cancer in December 2014 and had sought treatment at a hospital in Guangzhou, China.[4]

Tunku Abdul Jalil died on 5 December 2015 in Royal Ward, Sultanah Aminah Hospital, Johor Bahru at the age of 25 due to cancer.[4] On 6 December 2015, he was accorded a royal state funeral in Istana Besar, Johor Bahru and was buried next to grave of his late grandfather, Almarhum Sultan Iskandar ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail at the Mahmoodiah Royal Mausoleum, Johor Bahru.

Titles, styles and honours

Titles and styles

  • 1990 – 2010: Yang Mulia Tunku Abdul Jalil ibni Tunku Ibrahim
  • 2010 – 2015: Yang Amat Mulia Tunku Abdul Jalil Iskandar ibni Sultan Ibrahim, Tunku Laksamana Johor

Honours[5]

Tunku Abdul Jalil was conferred with the following royal honors:

National honours

Legacy

Ancestry

References

  1. 1 2 3 "10 fakta berkenaan putera kesayangan Johor, Almarhum Tunku Jalil". Astro Awani (in Malay). 6 December 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  2. ↑ Rahmat, Mohamad Fahd (13 October 2015). "Tunku Laksamana Johor ditauliah inspektor polis". Harian Metro (in Malay).
  3. 1 2 "Tunku Jalil jalani latihan lasak UTK PDRM". Berita Harian (in Malay). 10 December 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Fast facts on the late Tunku Jalil". Astro Awani. 6 Dec 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  5. ↑ Royal Ark
  6. ↑ https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2012/01/08/prince-who-turned-cop/
  7. ↑ "Sultan Johor launches Tunku Laksamana Johor Cancer Foundation". New Straits Times. 6 August 2016.
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