Tunku Abu Bakar

Tunku Abu Bakar
Tunku Putera of Johor
Tenure	22 November 2012 – present
Proclamation	22 November 2012
Born	(2001-05-31) 31 May 2001 (age 24) Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Names Tunku Abu Bakar Mahmood Iskandar Ibrahim ibni Sultan Ibrahim Regnal name Tunku Abu Bakar Al-Haj ibni Sultan Ibrahim
Father	Sultan Ibrahim
Mother	Raja Zarith Sofiah
Religion	Sunni Islam
Military career
Allegiance	Sultan of Johor

Tunku Abu Bakar Al-Haj ibni Sultan Ibrahim (born 30 May 2001), also known as Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim, is a member of the Johor royal family. He is the youngest son of Sultan Ibrahim and Raja Zarith Sofiah. He is also the grandson of both Sultan Iskandar of Johor and Sultan Idris Shah II of Perak.

Tunku Abu Bakar is a racing driver. He also emerged as the Runner-up of the GT3 Drivers' Championship during the GT World Challenge Asia 2023 Race which took place at the Sepang International Circuit on 24 September 2023. ^{[1] [2]}

Background

Tunku Abu Bakar is the youngest child of Sultan Ibrahim, the current Sultan of Johor and Raja Zarith Sofiah, the Permaisuri of Johor. ^[3] His parents are also the current Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia) and the Raja Permaisuri Agong (Queen of Malaysia). ^[4]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2022	GT World Challenge Asia - GT3	Triple Eight JMR	10	0	0	0	1	62	9th
2023		Triple Eight JMR	12	2	1	1	6	137	2nd
2024	GT World Challenge Asia	Triple Eight JMR	12	0	3	0	2	83	5th
2025		Johor Motorsport Racing JMR
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
	International GT Open
Source: [5] [6] [7]

Honours

Styles of Tunku Abu Bakar Al-Haj
Reference style	His Highness
Spoken style	Your Highness
Alternative style	Tunku

Johor

See also: List of honours of the Johor Royal Family by country

• First Class of the Royal Family Order of Johor (DK I) (22 November 2012)
• Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (DPMJ) – Dato' (15 March 2015)
• Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ibrahim of Johor (SMIJ) – Dato' (2015) ^{[8] [9] [10]}
• Sultan Ibrahim Medal (PSI I, 1st class) (23 March 2017)
• Sultan Ibrahim Coronation Medal (23 March 2015)

National

• Malaysia
  • Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (20 July 2024)

References

1. (23 Julai 2023) Tunku Putera Johor Tunku Abu Bakar ibni Sultan Ibrahim bersama gandingannya Luca Stolz mengungguli carta kejuaraan GT World Challenge Fanatec GT3 Asia Astro Awani.
2. Sophia Ahmad (25 September 2023) Tunku Abu Bakar Muncul Naib Juara GT World Challenge Asia 2023 Getaran.
3. "Johor Gov". johor.gov. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
4. "65-Year Old Sultan Ibrahim Assumes the Throne as Malaysia's New King". Lokmat Times. Archived from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
5. John, Dagys (21 February 2022). "Triple Eight Sets Asian Program with Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
6. "Feeney and Stolz join Johor Princes at reigning champions Triple Eight JMR". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
7. Euwema, Davey (7 April 2025). "Sims, Love Join JMR's Two-Car Corvette Effort". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
8. "Tunku Ismail heads 83 award recipients". New Straits Times. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
9. "TMJ ketuai senarai 83 penerima anugerah Sultan Johor" (in Malay). Berita Harian. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
10. "TMJ dahului 83 penerima pingat darjah kebesaran Johor" (in Malay). Harian Metro. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2020.

External links

• Bakar-Ibrahim Tunku Abu Bakar career summary at DriverDB.com