Sultan Sir Ismail Al Khalidi Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Ibrahim Al-Masyhur (28 October 1894 – 10 May 1981) was the 23rd
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 ...
and the 3rd Sultan of modern Johor.
Early life
Tunku Ismail was born on 28 October 1894 at Istana Semayam, Johor Bahru and was the second and eldest surviving son of Tunku Ibrahim (later
Sultan Ibrahim) by his first wife, Sultanah Ungku Maimunah binti Ungku Abdul Majid. He was made the Tunku Mahkota of Johor on 2 November 1895, when Tunku Ibrahim was installed as the Sultan of Johor following
Sultan Abu Bakar's death. He started his early education in a Malay school in Johor Bahru. In 1904, He was sent to England to attend
Rose Hill School
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The Independent Association of Prep Schools (IAPS, formerly Independent As ...
in Tunbrdige Wells,
Kent
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and Aldeburgh Lodge School in
Suffolk
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as well as Roydon Hall in
Norfolk
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and
Christ Church in
Oxford
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; his brothers Tunku Abu Bakar and Tunku Ahmad as well as his five friends, including
Onn Jaafar
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later followed suit. In 1910, Tunku Ismail, accompanied by Onn Jaafar, returned to Johor and spent three years in
Perak
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, where they were enrolled into the
Malay College Kuala Kangsar
The Malay College Kuala Kangsar (abbreviated MCKK; ; ) is a premier boarding school, residential school in Malaysia. It is an elite all-boys and all-Malay people, Malay school in the royal town of Kuala Kangsar, Perak. It is sometimes dubbed "the ...
. In 1913, He was once again sent to England to receive his tertiary education in a boarding school; his brothers again later followed suit until 5 March 1920.
Regent
Tunku Ismail was made the state's regent to take care of state affairs in 1928 as Sultan Ibrahim began to spend more time travelling overseas. In 1937, Tunku Ismail appointed a state executive councillor and a family acquaintance,
Onn Jaafar
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as his private secretary and entrusted him to run the Johore Pavilion at the world fair in
San Francisco
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the following year. Upon Onn's return from San Francisco, Tunku Ismail invited Onn to resume his former duties, which he accepted. Shortly before the Japanese armies occupied Johor during the
Japanese Invasion of Malaya
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, Tunku Ismail fled to England for fear that the Japanese military government may manipulate him onto the throne in his father's stead.
Tunku Ismail returned to Johor after the war and was confronted with
Malay nationalist movements which had erupted as a result of the rulers' dissatisfaction with the
Malayan Union
The Malayan Union was a union of the Malay states and the Straits Settlements of Penang and Malacca. It was the successor to British Malaya and was conceived to unify the Malay Peninsula under a single government to simplify administratio ...
scheme. While Sultan Ibrahim faced widespread criticisms from the
Malay
Malay may refer to:
Languages
* Malay language or Bahasa Melayu, a major Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore
** History of the Malay language, the Malay language from the 4th to the 14th century
** Indonesi ...
grassroots and nationalist leaders due to his initial willingness to sign the Malayan Union scheme treaties with Sir
Harold MacMichael
Sir Harold Alfred MacMichael (15 October 1882 – 19 September 1969) was a British colonial administrator who served as High Commissioner for Palestine.
Early service
Educated at Bedford School, MacMichael graduated with a first from Magdalene ...
, Tunku Ismail maintained a neutral relations between the British government and the Malay nationalist leaders. Nevertheless, Tunku Ismail officiated the opening ceremony of the
United Malays National Organisation
The United Malays National Organisation (Malay: ; Jawi: ; abbreviated UMNO () or less commonly PEKEMBAR), is a nationalist right-wing political party in Malaysia. As the oldest continuous national political party within Malaysia (since its in ...
's (UMNO) first congress which was held at
Istana Besar
Istana Besar or Grand Palace is the royal palace of the Sultan of Johor which is located in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
Overview
Standing tall in the city of Johor Bahru, the palace was built in 1866 by Sultan Abu Bakar. The palace overlooks the ...
in May 1946 while Sultan Ibrahim was residing in London.
Tunku Ismail took over the responsibility to state affairs during the late 1940s and 1950s, and presented upon his father's behalf at official functions. On 27 August 1957, Tunku Ismail was one of the nine royal signatories at the royal
signing ceremony
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of the
Malaya's Federal Constitution. Nevertheless, he faced mild opposition from a few nationalist leaders in Johor, notably Ungku Abdullah, the party leader of Persatuan Kebangsaan Melayu Johor (PKMJ), a nationalist party that advocated Johor's secession from
Malaya
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Political entities
* British Malaya (1826–1957), a loose collection of the British colony of the Straits ...
. A few days before signing the Federal constitution, Ungku Abdullah cabled to Sultan Ibrahim to boycott the signing ceremony, who notified Ungku Abdullah that he had since delegated the state's executive powers to Tunku Ismail. Ungku Abdullah called for Tunku Ismail to boycott the signing ceremony, who quickly turned down his calls.
Sultan of Johor
Tunku Ismail succeeded his father as the Sultan of Johor on 8 May 1959. He was crowned at Throne Room of the
Istana Besar
Istana Besar or Grand Palace is the royal palace of the Sultan of Johor which is located in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
Overview
Standing tall in the city of Johor Bahru, the palace was built in 1866 by Sultan Abu Bakar. The palace overlooks the ...
,
Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru (), colloquially referred to as JB, is the capital city of the state of Johor, Malaysia. It is located at the southern end of Peninsular Malaysia,along the north bank of the Straits of Johor, opposite of the city-state Singapore. T ...
on 10 February 1960. The Sultan was known to be very close to his subjects; he made annual trips to visit selected villages in all eight districts of Johor and frequently acquainted himself with the civil servants working for the state government.
Succession issue
On 10 August 1961, he stripped his eldest son Tunku Mahmood Iskandar, of the post of Tunku Mahkota due to misconduct–although he was given the post of Raja Muda on 1 December 1966. His second son, Tunku Abdul Rahman (1933–1989) became the Tunku Mahkota instead. However, shortly before his death in April 1981, Sultan Ismail reappointed Tunku Iskandar as the Tunku Mahkota, who succeeded him the following month.
Personal life
A meek and quiet ruler by nature, Sultan Ismail was an animal lover and was instrumental in the setting up of the
Johor Zoo
The Johor Zoo ( ms, Zoo Johor) is a -wide zoo in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia with more than 100 animal species in the zoo displayed in 28 exhibits such as gorillas, elephants, flamingos, horse
The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a dom ...
. He also had a collection of wild animals ranging from deers to crocodiles. Among the Chinese community in Johor, he was known affectionately as "Lau Sultan", literally meaning "an old or elderly Sultan".
Sultan Ismail married twice. Both wives served as
Sultanahs of Johor. They were:
* Sultanah Ungku Tun Aminah binti Ungku Ahmad (born 5 February 1905-14 September 1977), a second cousin of the Sultan, married on 30 August 1920. Sultanah Aminah died in a road accident in 1977. He had seven children with her, only three of whom survived into adulthood:
:* Tunku Abdul Jalil (born 1924-1925)
:* Tunku Kalthum Maimunah (born 1927-1930)
:* Tunku Abdul Rahman (born 1930-1930)
:*
Tunku Mahmood Iskandar (
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 ...
) (born 1932-2010)
[Morais (1965), pg xxii]
:*
Tunku Abdul Rahman
Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah ( ms, تونكو عبد الرحمن ڤوترا الحاج ابن سلطان عبد الحميد حليم شاه, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 8 Febru ...
(Tunku Bendahara of Johor) (born 1933-1989)
:* Tunku Helen (born 1936-1937)
:* Tunku Tun Maimunah (Tunku Gedong) (born 1939-2012)
* Sultanah Tengku Nora binti Tengku Panglima Raja Ahmad (born 10 October 1937), member of the Kelantanese royal household, married on 13 November 1977. She is the sister of
Tengku Zanariah (next Sultanah), the spouse of Sultan Iskandar.
He was the first Chancellor of
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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when the institution was established in 1975.
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In August 1977, both Sultan Ismail and his wife, Ungku Tun Aminah binti Ungku Ahmad, met with a car accident in
Kulai
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. While she was permanently left in a vegetative state until her death a month later owing to brain damage, the sultan escaped with only minor injuries. Nevertheless, the ordeal passed rather quickly, and Sultan Ismail remarried in November 1977 to Tengku Nora. Tengku Nora was subsequently crowned as Sultanah the following October 1978.
Death
Sultan Ismail died on 10 May 1981 at 6:12 pm at the
Royal Ward Hospital Besar,
Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru (), colloquially referred to as JB, is the capital city of the state of Johor, Malaysia. It is located at the southern end of Peninsular Malaysia,along the north bank of the Straits of Johor, opposite of the city-state Singapore. T ...
after being admitted two weeks earlier following an illness at the age 86. His death was only officially announced at 8:45 pm by Menteri Besar of Johor Tan Sri Dato' Haji
Othman Saat
Othman Saat (4 April 1927 – 27 October 2007) was a Malaysian politician from the United Malays National Organization (UMNO), and later, Spirit of 46 Malay Party (S46), who served as the 11th Menteri Besar of Johor in Malaysia.
Political ca ...
. He was brought to the
Istana Besar
Istana Besar or Grand Palace is the royal palace of the Sultan of Johor which is located in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
Overview
Standing tall in the city of Johor Bahru, the palace was built in 1866 by Sultan Abu Bakar. The palace overlooks the ...
,
Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru (), colloquially referred to as JB, is the capital city of the state of Johor, Malaysia. It is located at the southern end of Peninsular Malaysia,along the north bank of the Straits of Johor, opposite of the city-state Singapore. T ...
for laying in state and is buried in the
Mahmoodiah Royal Mausoleum
The Mahmoodiah Royal Mausoleum ( ms, Makam Diraja Mahmoodiah) is a Royal Mausoleum of Johor located at Bukit Mahmoodiah in Jalan Mahmoodiah, Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The first Sultan of Johor buried here was Sultan Abu Bakar in 1895. Besides ...
the next day. His son the Tunku Mahkota of Johor
Tunku Mahmood Iskandar was proclaimed as the next
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 ...
also on 11 May.
Legacy
Several institutions and places were named after Sultan Ismail, including:
*
Sultan Ismail Road,
Kuala Lumpur
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Sultan Ismail Bridge
The Sultan Ismail Bridge ( ms, Jambatan Sultan Ismail; Jawi: جمبتن سلطان اسماعيل) is a bridge in Muar town across the Muar River in Johor, Malaysia. It was the first bridge built across a river that connects Bandar Maharani, M ...
,
Muar
*
Sultan Ismail International Airport
Senai International Airport, formerly known as Sultan Ismail International Airport ( is an international airport in the town of Senai, Kulai District, Johor, Malaysia, serving Johor Bahru and the southernmost region of Peninsular Malaysia. The ...
,
Senai
:For the Malaysian town with the same name, see Senai.''
Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial (SENAI), Portuguese language for ''National Service for Industrial Training'' is a network of profitable secondary level professional schools es ...
* Sultan Ismail Library,
Larkin
* Sultan Ismail Mosque,
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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Sultan Ismail Jamek Mosque,
Batu Pahat
The Batu Pahat District is a district in the state of Johor, Malaysia. It lies southeast of Muar, southwest of Kluang, northwest of Pontian, south of Segamat and Tangkak District. The capital of the district is Bandar Penggaram.
Geography
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*
Sultan Ismail Specialist Hospital, Taman Austin Perdana, Johor Bahru
* S.M.K. Sultan Ismail, a secondary school in Johor Bahru
*
Sultan Ismail Building
Sultan Ismail Building ( ms, Bangunan Sultan Ismail) is the meeting places for the Johor State Legislative Assembly. It is located in Kota Iskandar, Iskandar Puteri, Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia. The architecture is a distinctive blend ...
in
Kota Iskandar
Kota Iskandar (Jawi: كوتا إسكندر) (formerly Johor State New Administrative Centre (JSNAC)) is the administrative centre of the state of Johor, Malaysia and its seat of government (Executive branch & Legislative branch of the Johor stat ...
,
Iskandar Puteri
Iskandar Puteri is a Cities of Malaysia, city which functions as the administrative capital of the state of Johor, Malaysia (Kota Iskandar) and represents the seat of government of the state of Johor (Menteri Besar of Johor, Executive branch & ...
Honours
Johor honours
*
First Class (D.K.I.) (1920) and Grand Master (1959) of the
Royal Family Order of Johor
The Most Esteemed Royal Family Order of Johor (Bahasa Melayu : ''Darjah Kerabat Johor Yang Amat Dihormati''),World Medal IndexDecorations of Johor/ref>Colecciones Militares (Antonio Prieto Barrio)Decorations of Johor/ref> is a chivalrous order a ...
*
First Class (S.P.M.J.) (1941) and Grand Master (1959) of the
Order of the Crown of Johor
The Most Honourable Order of the Crown of Johor (Malay: ''Darjah Mahkota Johor Yang Amat Mulia'') is an Order of chivalry awarded by the Sultan of Johor. It was first instituted on July 31, 1886.
It is awarded in three classes:
*Knight Grand Com ...
*
First Class Sultan Ibrahim Medal (P.S.I.) (1928)
Honours of Malaya
* :
** Grand Commander of the
Order of the Defender of the Realm
The Most Esteemed Order of the Defender of the Realm ( ms, Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara) is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country. The Order Motto are 'Dipeliharakan Allah-Pangkuan Negara' (By the Grace o ...
(S.M.N.) - Tun (1958)
** Recipient of the
Order of the Crown of the Realm
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It should not be confused with the Order of Loyalty to the ...
(D.M.N.) (1960)
* :
** Recipient of the Malaysian Commemorative Medal (Gold) (PPM) (1965)
* :
**
Recipient of the
Royal Family Order or ''Star of Yunus'' (DK)
**
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kelantan (SPMK) – Dato'
* :
**
First Class Member of the first class of the
Family Order of Terengganu
The Most Distinguished Family Order of Terengganu (Bahasa Melayu: ''Darjah Kebesaran Kerabat Terengganu Yang Amat Mulia'') is an honorific order of the Sultanate of Terengganu.
History
It was founded by Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu on ...
(DK)
* :
**
First Class of the
Royal Family Order of Selangor
The Most Esteemed Royal Family Order of Selangor (Malay: ''Darjah Kerabat Selangor Yang Amat Dihormati'') is an order awarded by Sultan of Selangor to members of the Selangor and other Royal families, and to high officers of state. It is the high ...
(DK I) (1975)
* :
**
First Class Member of the
Family Order of the Crown of Indra of Pahang
The Most Esteemed Family Order of the Crown of Indra of Pahang (Malay: ''Darjah Kerabat Sri Indera Mahkota Pahang Yang Amat Dihormati'') is an honorific order of the Sultanate of Pahang.
History
Instituted on 25 May 1967, the order is awarded ...
(DK I) (1968)
* :
**
Recipient of the Royal Family Order of Perak (DK) — currently:
Foreign honours
* :
**
Family Order of Brunei 1st Class (DK) – Dato Laila Utama (1958)
*
**
Grand Officer of the
Order of the Star of Romania
The Order of the Star of Romania (Romanian: ''Ordinul Steaua României'') is Romania's highest civil Order and second highest State decoration after the defunct Order of Michael the Brave. It is awarded by the President of Romania. It has five r ...
(16 July 1920)
*
**
Knight Grand Cross of the
Order of the Crown of Thailand
The Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand ( th, เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันมีเกียรติยศยิ่งมงกุฎไทย; ) is a Thai order, established in 1869 by King Rama ...
(21 July 1925)
*
**
Honorary Companion of the
Order of St Michael and St George
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...
(CMG) (1 January 1926)
**
Recipient of the
King George V Silver Jubilee Medal
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Issue
This medal was awarded as a personal souvenir by King George V to commemorate his Silver J ...
(6 May 1935)
**
Knight Commander of the
Order of the British Empire
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and public service outside the civil service. It was established ...
(KBE) - Sir (11 May 1938)
**
Recipient of the
King George VI Coronation Medal
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Issue
This medal was awarded as a personal souvenir of King George VI's coronation. It was awarded to th ...
(12 May 1937)
**
Recipient of the
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
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Award
This medal was awarded a ...
(2 June 1953)
*
**
Grand Officer of the
Order of the Crown of Italy
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(1938)
Notes
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* Andressen, Paul''Mads Lange fra Bali: Og Hans Efterslaegt Sultanerne af Johor'', published by
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* Bayly, Christopher Alan; Harper, Timothy Norman, ''Forgotten Armies: The Fall of British Asia, 1941-1945'', Harvard University Press, 2005,
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* ''Information Malaysia'', published by Berita Publications Sdn. Bhd., 1985
* Kratoska, Peter H., ''South East Asia, Colonial History: Peaceful Transitions to Independence (1945–1963)'',
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* Makepeace, Walter; Brooke, Gilbert Edward, ''One Hundred Years of Singapore: Being Some Account of the capital of the Straits Settlements from its foundation by Sir Stamford Raffles on the 6th February 1819 to the 6th February 1919'', published by J. Murray, 1921
* Martin, Frederick; Keltie, John Scott; Anderson, Parker Isaac; Renwick, Mortimer Epstein; Steinberg, Sigfrid Henry; Paxton, John; Turner, Barry, ''The Statesman's Year-book: Statistical and Historical Annual of the States of the World for the Year 1981-1982'', published by
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* Schimmel, Annemarie, ''Islamic Names: An Introduction'', published by
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History
Edinburgh University Press was founded in the 1940s and became a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Edinburgh ...
, 1989,
* Nadarajah, Nesalmar, ''Johore and the Origins of British Control, 1895-1914'', published by Arenabuku, 2000
* Nadarajah, K.N, ''Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen His Story'', published by Pelanduk Publications, 2000,
* Ong, Pamela Siew Im, ''One Man's Will: A Portrait of Dato' Sir Onn bin Ja'afar'', 1998,
* Sopiee, Mohamed Noordin, ''From Malayan Union to Singapore Separation: Political Unification in the Malaysia Region, 1945-65'', University Malaya Press, 2005,
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