The Kembara Mahkota Johor (Jawi script: كمبارا مهكوتا جوهر ) is an annual royal

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tour program held by the state government of

Johor Johor (; ), also spelled as Johore, is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula. Johor has land borders with the Malaysian states of Pahang to the north and Malacca and Negeri Sembilan ...

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under the direction of the

Sultan of Johor The Sultan of Johor is a hereditary seat and the sovereign ruler of the Malaysian state of Johor. In the past, the sultan held absolute power over the state and was advised by a ''bendahara''. Currently, the role of ''bendahara'' has been take ...

, Sultan Ibrahim. The royal expedition is participated by a group of motorcyclists led by Sultan Ibrahim himself, travelling over hundreds of kilometers through all 10 districts of Johor. The Kembara Mahkota Johor is held to enable Sultan Ibrahim to meet with fellow Johoreans as well as to provide charity for the poor.

History

The ''Kembara Mahkota Johor'' is a brainchild of

Tunku Ibrahim Ismail Sultan Ibrahim ( ms, سلطان إبراهيم, label=Jawi script, Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; born 22 November 1958) is the seventeenth and current Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) of Malaysia. He is also the fifth Sultan of Johor, Sultan of ...

, then the Crown Prince ''(Tunku Mahkota)'' of Johor, due to his desire to meet with fellow Johoreans and provide charity to the poor. According to him, during the feudal age, the king or the crown prince rode an

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to travel all over the state for the same reason as the Kembara Mahkota Johor. The royal tour debuted on 2 July 2001, participated by a group of 28 motorcyclists led by the Tunku Mahkota himself and covered all 8 districts (now 10 districts) in Johor, with the total distance of 870 km. During the tour, Tunku Ibrahim Ismail is famous for riding his trademark

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motorcycle with the "tiger stripe"-painted body. However, the 2002 edition of the tour was the only tour that he did not ride his Harley-Davidson motorcycle - instead, all participants rode the Modenas Jaguh motorcycle as Modenas became one of the main sponsor for the 2002 Kembara Mahkota Johor. The 2008 edition of Kembara Mahkota Johor was held from 24 July to 27 July 2008, covering all 10 districts of Johor with the total distance of 910 km. The expedition started from Johor Bahru and ended at Kulaijaya.

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External links

Kembara Mahkota Johor official website

Official website of Johor State Government
Sport in Johor Motorcycling events Motorsport in Malaysia 2001 establishments in Malaysia

History

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