Tunku Abdul Majid

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Tunku Abdul Majid
Tunku Aris Bendahara of Johor
Born (1970-07-20) 20 July 1970 (age 53)
Johor Bahru, Johor
SpouseTunku Teh Mazni binti Tunku Yusuf [1]
Issue
  • Tunku Mahmood Iskandar
  • Tunku Aisha Menjalara Iskandar
  • Tunku Abdul Mateen Idris Ismail Ibrahim Iskandar
Names
Tunku Abdul Majid Idris Ismail Ibrahim ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar
House House of Temenggong [2]
Father Sultan Iskandar
Mother Sultanah Zanariah
Religion Sunni Islam

Tunku Abdul Majid Idris Ismail Ibrahim ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar [3] [4] [5] (born 20 July 1970) [6] is a member of the Johor royal family and the Tunku Aris Bendahara of Johor. Tunku Majid has served in honorary positions in national sports associations, including as President of the Malaysian Golf Association [7] and as Deputy President of the Malaysian Hockey Confederation. [8] An incident in 1992 in which Tunku Majid assaulted a hockey player led to the ending of legal immunity for Malaysia's nobility. [9]

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He is the half-brother of the Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Ismail.

Biography

Tunku Majid was born on 20 July 1970 at the Sultanah Aminah Hospital in Johor Bahru as the second son of Sultan Iskandar by his second wife Sultanah Zanariah. In his youth, he began his early education at Temenggong Abdul Rahman Primary School and then continued his secondary education at English College Johore Bahru. Subsequently, he pursued his higher education in Business Management at MENLO College, Palo Alto in San Francisco, United States. Tunku Majid also took part in international sports tournaments in the 1980s as a youth, particularly windsurfing, hockey and golf. [6] In 1989, after his uncle, Tunku Abdul Rahman passed, the incumbent Tunku Bendahara of Johor, Tunku Majid was appointed by his father to succeed Tunku Abdul Rahman on 23 September 1992. [10]

On 13 January 2006, Tunku Majid married Tunku Teh Mazni binti Tunku Yusuf, a member of Kedah and Kelantan royal family. Tunku Teh's father, Tunku Yusuf is the son of Tunku Temenggong of Kedah, Tunku Muhammad Jewa ibni Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah and her mother, Tengku Embong Suria is the daughter of Tengku Sri Pekerma Raja of Kelantan, Tengku Abdul Majid bin Tengku Besar Tuan Yusuf. [11] They have two sons, Tunku Mahmood Iskandar, whom Tunku Majid named after his father, Sultan Mahmood Iskandar and second son, Tunku Abdul Mateen Idris Ismail Ibrahim Iskandar, and a daughter named Tunku Aisha Menjalara Iskandar. [12]

Children and their date of birth

NameBornPlace birthAge
Yang Mulia Tunku Mahmood Iskandar bin Tunku Abdul Majid Idris Ismail Ibrahim3 November 2006Johor Bahru, Johor17 years
Yang Mulia Tunku Aisha Menjalara Iskandar binti Tunku Abdul Majid Idris Ismail Ibrahim21 March 2009Johor Bahru, Johor14 years
Yang Mulia Tunku Abdul Mateen Idris Ismail Ibrahim Iskandar bin Tunku Abdul Majid Idris Ismail Ibrahim13 November 2015Johor Bahru, Johor8 years

Societal contributions

Tunku Majid held the honorary positions of President of the Malaysian Golf Association [13] and Deputy President of the Malaysian Hockey Confederation. [14] In 2008, he proposed the formation of the ASEAN Golf Foundation. Presidents of the golf clubs of the ASEAN countries will take turns to serve as its secretary general. [15] In addition, he was also noted for his contributions to the development of the Malaysian hockey and golf teams. [8] [16] [17] In late 2008, an internal crisis in the administration of these sports associations resulted in Tunku Majid being relieved of his positions. [18]

Controversies

Gomez Incident

In 1992, Tunku Majid assaulted a hockey player, which culminated in the Malaysia nobility losing immunity from legal prosecution. On 10 July 1992, Tunku Majid assaulted Mohamed Jaafar Selvaraja Mohamed Vello, the goalkeeper of Perak hockey club, after Perak won the match against Tunku Majid's team. [9] [19] [20] [21] Jaafar lodged a police report. Following press reports on the incident, [22] and the Malaysian Hockey Federation banned Tunku Majid from participating in national hockey tournaments for five years. [23]

Sultan Iskandar, apparently infuriated by the decision, issued an edict to pressure the Johor education department to enforce a boycott of Johor hockey teams participation in national hockey tournaments. Hockey coaches criticised his decision. Sultan Iskandar, taking Gomez' remarks in offence, [24] ordered Gomez to meet him in November 1992 at Istana Bukit Serene, where he reprimanded and assaulted Gomez. The incident sparked off a standoff between the Malaysian government and members of the royalty after the government proposed changes to review the status of the legal immunity of the rulers. [25]

Tunku Majid went on trial for voluntarily causing hurt, and pleaded not guilty. [26] Court sessions into January 1993 convicted him of deliberately causing hurt and hence made him liable to a jail term and/or a fine, though neither penalties were applied [27] following an official pardon issued by his father. [28]

MGA crisis

In November 2008, accusations by the Malaysian Golf Association was brought by its members against Tunku Majid for excessive and unethical use of the association's funds. A committee member, Abdul Majid Md Yusoff–an elected committee member who issued the notice of the EGM, in which Tunku Majid responded strongly to his claims. [29] Shortly before an Extraordinary General Meeting was held to decide the fate of Tunku Majid, Tunku Majid said that it was unconstitutional to the vires of the rules of the MGA and pledged to continue serving the association until his term expires the following year, but also expressing that he would not seek re-election to be its association's president. He expressed his decision to boycott the meeting, [30] after seeking legal advice from a lawyer. [31]

The delegates voted in favour of impeaching Tunku Majid as his president. A vote of no confidence against Tunku Majid as President was taken–with 129 delegates voting in favour of his impeachment and 33 against. [32] However, questions were about the technical ambiguity questioned the legitimacy of the meeting, whose views were also supported by former President Thomas Lee and vice-President Zain Yusof. [33] Following the delegation, Tunku Majid expressed that he still believed that he was the President of the MGA. Members of the MGA rebutted by citing provisions within its constitution, and refuted Tunku Majid's claims that the EGM was unconstitutional. [34]

In a surprise move, delegates swiftly elected MGA's vice President Robin Loh in Tunku Majid's place, arguing that its legitimacy as provided by the association's constitution. [35]

Styles and standard flag

Styles of
Tunku Abdul Majid
Flag of the Tunku Bendahara of Johor.svg
Reference style His Highness
Spoken styleYour Highness
Alternative styleTunku

Honours of Tunku Abdul Majid

He was awarded :

Honours of Johor

Honours of Tunku Teh Mazni

She was awarded :

Honours of Johor

Ancestry

Notes

  1. ↑ Dewan Undangan Negeri Kemelah [ permanent dead link ], Diari Arkib, Johor Darul Takzim eGov Portal, January 2006
  2. ↑ Johore and the Origins of British Control, 1895-1914, Nesalamar Nadarajah, pg 44
  3. ↑ Tunku Azizah is one tough princess Archived 2009-03-04 at the Wayback Machine , KEE HUA CHEE, Mac 19, 2005, The Star (Malaysia)
  4. ↑ Ucapan Majlis Perasmian Bangunan Sultan Iskandar, Official Mobile Web of the Prime Ministers Office of Malaysia, Mobile Web PMO
  5. ↑ Tengku is spelled as Tunku in Johor. K.N. Nadarajah, pg 50
  6. 1 2 Istiadat Persandingan Tunku Bendahara Johor Sabtu, 11 January 2006, Bernama
  7. ↑ 2008 in Review Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine New Straits Times, 5 December 2008, p9
  8. 1 2 Tunku Majid to NSC: Let us work hand in hand, 22 September 2008, The Star (Malaysia).
  9. 1 2 "A stick to beat the sultans of swing: Raymond Whitaker reports from". The Independent. 1993-01-31. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  10. ↑ Mahathir Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia, Rajendran, pg 24
  11. ↑ Menanti saat bahagia, 11/01/2006, Utusan Malaysia
  12. ↑ Q&A with HRH Tunku Abdul Majid, President of the Malaysian Golf Association Archived 2009-03-04 at the Wayback Machine , Sunday, 25 May 2008, Malaysian Golf Association
  13. ↑ Things not that rosy at all, Joe Carlos, 8 July 2007, The Star (Malaysia)
  14. ↑ Tunku Majid: Time to bring in the youngsters, S. Ramaguru, 17 December 2006, The Star (Malaysia)
  15. ↑ Taking Asean forward, MALKEET KAUR, 9 November 2008, The Star (Malaysia)
  16. ↑ Tunku Majid: Don’t waste money, use it to develop local talents, LIM TEIK HUAT, 16 May 2007, The Star (Malaysia)
  17. ↑ Tunku Majid donates RM27,500 for hockey, RIZAL ABDULLAH, 22 June 2006, The Star (Malaysia)
  18. ↑ The enemy within [ permanent dead link ], ALUOSIES FRANCIS, 20 November 2008, The Malay Mail
  19. ↑ "MALAYSIA: JOHOR PRINCE FREED ON ASSAULT CHARGE" (PDF). IPS-Inter Press Service/Global Information Network. 26 January 1993.
  20. ↑ Siapa kebal, Mahathir atau raja-raja Melayu?, Ismail, pg 12
  21. ↑ Mahathir di sebalik tabir, Maidin, pg 96
  22. ↑ Mahathir di sebalik tabir, Maidin, pg 100
  23. ↑ Mahathir di sebalik tabir, Maidin, pg 101
  24. ↑ Islam Embedded: The Historical Development of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party PAS, Noor, pg 494-6
  25. ↑ Monarchy in South-East Asia: The Faces of Tradition in Transition, Kershaw, pg 110-1
  26. ↑ Ruler's son pleads not guilty to causing hurt, allowed bail of $2,000, New Straits Times, Dec. 16, 1992, at 1, 2.
  27. ↑ The Other Side of Mahathir, Maidin, Hulaimi, pg 88
  28. ↑ Indonesia, Malaysia & Singapore Handbook, 1995, Betty Waterton, Joshua Eliot, Passport Books, Jane Bickersteth, Jonathan Miller, Georgina Matthews, Sebastian Ballard, pg 74
  29. ↑ Tunku defends himself [ permanent dead link ], Aluosies Francis, 24 November 2008, The Malay Mail
  30. ↑ MGA stand-off [ permanent dead link ], Aluosies Francis, 10 December 2008, The Malay Mail
  31. ↑ Golf: MGA refutes Tunku Majid's claim [ permanent dead link ], 2008/12/15, New Straits Times
  32. ↑ Exco: No, you’re not Archived 2009-03-04 at the Wayback Machine , Haresh Deol, 10 December 2008, The Malay Mail
  33. ↑ Stop hitting out of bounds Archived 2009-01-23 at the Wayback Machine , 10 December 2008, The Malay Mail
  34. ↑ MGA refutes Tunku Majid’s claim [ permanent dead link ] New Straits Times, 15 December 2008
  35. ↑ MGA: Loh’s election as new president is constitutional Archived 2011-05-24 at the Wayback Machine , 16 December 2008, New Sabah Times

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