Tunku Abdul Rahman (Tunku Mahkota of Johor)

Abdul Rahman
Born 25 November 1933
Johor Bahru, Johor
Died 12 July 1989 (aged 56)
Johor Bahru, Johor
Spouse Tunku Hajjah Shahariah[1]
Issue Tunku Abu Bakar[1]
House House of Temenggong[2]
Father Sultan Ismail of Johor
Mother Ungku Aminah[3]

Tunku Abdul Rahman ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Sir Ismail Al-Khalidi (25 November 1933–12 July 1989) was the younger son of Sultan Ismail of Johor as well as the younger brother of Sultan Iskandar of Johor.[1] Abdul Rahman held the post of Tunku Mahkota[4] (or Crown Prince) for twenty years until shortly before his father's death in 1981. His termination of his post generated considerable controversy for a brief period of time.[5]

Succession crisis

Abdul Rahman was appointed Tunku Mahkota of Johor by his father, Sultan Ismail on 10 August 1961, after his brother, Tunku Iskandar (later Sultan Iskandar) was disinherited from the post on grounds of alleged misbehaviour.[6] Five years later in December 1966, Tunku Iskandar was appointed as the Raja Muda at the request of their Sultan Ismail and was approved by the Council of Royal Court, and placing him second in line to the royal throne behind Tunku Abdul Rahman.[7] On 29 April 1981, as Sultan Ismail lay ill on his deathbed, Tunku Iskandar was appointed Tunku Mahkota in favour of him.[8]

The decision took many people by surprise, including the then-Menteri Besar of Johor, Othman Saat who promptly criticised the Sultan's actions, and earning the wrath of Tunku Iskandar at the same time.[5] Abdul Rahman, on the other hand, decided to remain silent initially but later took his grievances to his press and expressed his shock and disappointment over his father's decision, suggesting that he had done nothing wrong in the twenty years as the Tunku Mahkota and also cited some of his significant contributions to the state during his tenure.[9]

Later life

After the succession crisis, Abdul Rahman reverted to his old post of Tunku Bendahara, a post which he once briefly held from 1959-1961. Abdul Rahman, by now in ailing health, held that post until his death in 1989.[10] In his later years, his health, already plagued by diabetes, worsened which ultimately saw one of his legs being amputated.[11]

After his death, the post of Tunku Bendahara was passed down to Sultan Iskandar's younger son, Tunku Majid.[12]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Johor15, , retrieved 11 January 2009
  2. ↑ Nesalamar Nadarajah, pg 44
  3. ↑ Who's who in Malaysia ... & Profiles of Singapore, Morais (1967), pp. xxii; Selamat Johor Tanda Kenangan
  4. ↑ Tengku is spelled as Tunku in Johor. Malaysian Politics Under Mahathir, pg xv
  5. 1 2 Asian Recorder, K. K. Thomas, Recorder Press, 1981, pp. 16108
  6. ↑ Asian Recorder, K. K. Thomas, Recorder Press, 1981, pp. 22904
  7. ↑ Malaysia (1966) ...former Tengku Mahkota of Johore, Tengku Mahmood Iskandar, was in December appointed Raja Muda. ...at the request of the Sultan, the appoint- las been approved by the new Council of Royal Court. appointment of Tengku Mahmood as Raja will not affect the position of his younger brother, Tengku Abdul Rahman, who is the pre-sent Tengku Mahkota. The title is one rank below that of Tengku Mahkota, but both brothers are eligible to succeed their father on the approval of the Council of Royal Court.
  8. ↑ Information Malaysia (1985), pp. 58
  9. ↑ Lest We Forget: Further Candid Reminiscences, Tunku Putra Al-Haj Abdul Rahman, pg 175
  10. ↑ Who's who in Malaysia ... & Profiles of Singapore, Morais (1982), pp. 429
  11. ↑ Krisis Sultan-Menteri Besar, Wariya, pg 105-110
  12. ↑ Massa: majalah berita mingguan (2003), pp. 30

References

  • Johore and the Origins of British Control, 1895-1914, Nesalamar Nadarajah, published by Arenabuku, 2000, ISBN 967-970-318-5
  • Krisis Sultan-Menteri Besar, by Chamil Wariya, published by Media Indah, 1992
  • Lest We Forget: Further Candid Reminiscences, by Abdul Rahman, Tunku Putra Al-Haj Abdul Rahman, published by Eastern Universities Press (M), 1983, ISBN 967-908-000-5
  • Malaysia, by British Association of Malaysia, British Association of Malaysia and Singapore, published 1966
  • Malaysian Politics Under Mahathir, by Robert Stephen Milne and Diane K. Mauzy, Routledge, 1999, ISBN 0-415-17143-1
  • Massa: Majalah Berita Mingguan, published by Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) Berhad, 2003
  • Who's who in Malaysia ... & Profiles of Singapore, by John Victor Morais, published by Who's Who Publications, 1967
  • Who's who in Malaysia ... & Profiles of Singapore, by John Victor Morais, published by Who's Who Publications, 1982
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