Tunku Tan Sri Dato' Seri Imran ibni Almarhum Tuanku Ja’afar al-Haj (born 21 March 1948) is a Malaysian sports administrator. He was born as the second son of

Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan Tuanku Ja’afar ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman ( Jawi: ; 19 July 1922 – 27 December 2008) was the tenth Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) of Malaysia from 26 April 1994 until 25 April 1999 and the tenth Yang Di-Pertuan Besar (Ruler) of Negeri ...

, the elected monarch of

Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan (, Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Nogoghi Sombilan'', ''Nismilan'') is a state in Malaysia which lies on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It borders Selangor on the north, Pahang in the east, and Malacca and Johor to the s ...

, one of the thirteen

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. He is often known in English simply as Prince Imran. The prince is a former President of the

Commonwealth Games Federation The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), currently known as Commonwealth Sport, is the international organisation responsible for the direction and control of the Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Youth Games, and is governing body of the ...

, and was also the president of the

Olympic Council of Malaysia Olympic Council of Malaysia, or commonly OCM or MOM, ( ms, Majlis Olimpik Malaysia, IOC code: MAS) is the National Olympic Committee representing Malaysia. It is also the body responsible for Malaysia's representation at the Commonwealth Games. H ...

. He is an Honorary Member of the

International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swis ...

Childhood

HRH Prince Tunku Imran was born at Istana Hinggap (Hinggap Palace), Seremban, Negeri Sembilan on 21 March 1948 as the second son of the late Tuanku Ja'afar and his wife

Tuanku Najihah Tunku Ampuan Najihah binti Almarhum Tunku Besar Burhanuddin ( Jawi: تونكو امڤوان ناجحة بنت المرحوم تونكو بسر برهان الدين; born 1 September 1923) is the Tunku Ampuan of Negeri Sembilan. She was formerly ...

. 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 Laksamana'' (8 March 1947) * Younger sister Tunku Puan Sri Jawahir, ''Tunku Putri'' (27 January 1952) * Youngest sister Tunku Dato' Seri Irinah (23 November 1957) * Youngest brother Tunku Dato' Seri Nazaruddin, ''Tunku Panglima Besar'' (26 October 1959)

Education

* The King’s School,

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University of Nottingham , mottoeng = A city is built on wisdom , established = 1798 – teacher training college1881 – University College Nottingham1948 – university status , type = Public , chancellor ...

( LLB 1970).

Career

Barr-at-Law (

Gray's Inn The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, commonly known as Gray's Inn, is one of the four Inns of Court (professional associations for barristers and judges) in London. To be called to the bar in order to practise as a barrister in England and W ...

1971). Indonesian Representative for PERNAS 1972-1973, MD Haw Par (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd 1973-1976, CEO Antah Group of Coys 1977-2001, Founder Dir of SPA, Chair Aluminium Co of Malaysia Bhd, Minho (Malaysia) Bhd and Lafarge Malayan Cement Bhd, Group Chair Petra Group. Dir Austral Enterprises Bhd, Island & Peninsular Bhd and Hwang-DBS (Malaysia) Bhd. Business Adviser to Jones, Lang Wootton and Partners. Chair Fndn for Sporting Excellence, and the Young Malaysians Society. Presdt Malaysia Heritage Trust, Malaysian German Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Olympic Council of Malaysia, Malaysian Cricket Assoc, and World Squash Fed 1989-1996. Vice-President Commonwealth Games Federation. 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, Malaysian Healthy Ageing Soc, etc.

Weddings and family

m. Y.M Che’ Engku Mahirah binti Abdullah, née Moira Rodrigo, 18 February 1987 and divorced 1 July 2019. m. Y.M. Che Engku Noor Asmara @ Nora binti Abang Marzuki 28 March 2013. He has one son, two step-sons and two step-daughters: * Khairil Imran (s/o Che Engku Mahirah from previous marriage) *Tunku Abdul Rahman Aminullah bin Tunku Imran (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

He has been awarded :

Honours of Negeri Sembilan

* : **

Paramount of the

Order of Negeri Sembilan Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of ...

(DTNS, 19.7.1999) ** MY-NEG Royal Family Order of Yamtuan Radin Sunnah - DKYR 2

Recipient of the Royal Family Order of Yam Tuan Radin Sunnah (DKYR) ** MY-NEG Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan

Knight Grand Commander or Dato’ Sri Paduka Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan (SPNS), now Principal Grand Knight or ''Dato’ Sri Utama'',(SUNS) ** MY-NEG Meritorious Service Medal - PJK

The Meritorious Service Medal (Pingat Jasa Kebaktian, PJK)

Honours of Malaysia

* : ** Member 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 ...

(A.M.N.) (1980) **

Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (P.S.M.) - Tan Sri (1992)

Trivia

During the opening ceremony of the

2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ...

, alongside Queen

Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states durin ...

, Imran struggled to open the baton that contained her message, but did so eventually amidst great relief and good humour.

References

"Syarikat Pesaka Antah Sdn Bhd" Website
presentation of the Board of Directors wit
photo of Tunku Imran
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