Tunku Muda Serting Imran

Tunku Imran ibni al-Marhum Tuanku Ja’afar
Born	(1948-03-21) 21 March 1948 Istana Hinggap, Seremban, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Father	Tuanku Ja’afar ibni al-Marhum Tuanku ‘Abdu’l Rahman
Mother	Tuanku Najihah binti Tunku Besar Burhanuddin
Religion	Sunni Islam

Negeri Sembilan Royal Family
HRH Tuanku Muhriz, The Yang di-Pertuan Besar HRH Tuanku Aishah Rohani, Tunku Ampuan Besar HH Tunku Ali Redhauddin, Tunku Besar Sri Menanti HH Tunku Zain Al'Abidin Muhriz's sisters Yang di-Pertuan Besar's sisters: HH Tunku Anne Dakhlah Abdul Malik Siti Mazeera Shazmi Izzam Siti Mazlina Siti Mazlynda HH Tunku Deborah Ahmad Fuad HH Tunku Deannah Tengku Amran of Jelebu Tengku Amera Nafisah of Jelebu Tengku Nadia Azrina of Jelebu Tengku Dahira Azirah of Jelebu Jaafar's family HRH Tuanku Najihah, Jaafar's widow HH Tunku Naquiyuddin, Tunku Laksamana HH Tunku Nurul Hayati of Kedah, Tunku Puan Muda Tunku Mohamed Alauddin Putri Badrinise Tunku Alayna Putri Tunku Khair ul-Zaim Tunku Alia Nadira Tunku Nadia Sahiya HH Tunku Imran, Tunku Muda Serting Mahirah Tunku Khairil Imran Tunku Tarrant Tunku Abdul Rahman Aminu'llah HH Tunku Nazaruddin, Tunku Panglima Besar Tunku Mimi Wahida Tunku Muhammad Hazim Shah Raden Tunku Muhammad Mish’al Raden Tunku Ines Najiha Raden HH Tunku Naquiah, Tunku Dara HH Tunku Muzaffar, Tunku Kechil Besar HH Tunku Jawahir, Tunku Putri HH Tengku Azlan of Pahang Tengku Aslahuddin Jaafar of Pahang Sofia Tengku Muhammad Ayden Saladin of Pahang Tengku Azran of Pahang HH Tunku Irinah, Tengku Puan Indira Setia HH Tengku Ahmad Shah of Selangor, Tengku Indira Setia Tengku Alam Shah Amiruddin of Selangor Tengku Aiman Shahirah of Selangor

YAM Tunku Tan-Sri Imran
5th President of the World Squash Federation
In office 1989–2002
Preceded by	Ronnie Sinclair
Succeeded by	Susie Simcock
Personal details
Born	Tunku Imran Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Nationality	Malaysia
Religion	Sunni Islam

Yang Amat Mulia Tunku Tan Sri Imran ibni al-Marhum Tuanku Ja’afar al-Haj, Tunku Muda, of Serting, (born 21 March 1948) is the second son of late Tuanku Jaafar (1922–2008), elected monarch of Negeri Sembilan, one of the thirteen states of Malaysia. He is often known in English simply as Prince Imran.

The prince is president of the Commonwealth Games Federation.

Childhood

Tunku Imran was born at Istana Hinggap, Seremban, Malaysia, 21 March 1948 as the second son of late Tuanku Ja’afar ibni al-Marhum Tuanku ‘Abdu’l Rahman, later Tuanku Jaafar, and his wife Tuanku Najihah binti Tunku Besar Burhanuddin (herself a member of the Royal House of Negeri Sembilan and much younger first cousin of her husband's father Tuanku Abdul Rahman).

His siblings are :

• sister Tunku Naquiah, Tunku Dara (26 December 1944)
• brother Tunku Naquiyuddin, Tunku Laksamana (8 March 1947)
• sister Tunku Jawahir, Tunku Putri (27 January 1951)
• sister Tunku Irinah (23 November 1957)
• brother Tunku Nazaruddin, Tunku Putra (26 October 1959)

Education

• The King’s School, Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
• Nottingham University, United Kingdom (LLB 1970).

Career

Barr-at-Law (Gray's Inn 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. (first) … m. (second) 18 February 1987, Y.M Che’ Engku Dato’ Sri Puan Sri Mahirah binti ‘Abdu’llah, née Moira Rodrigo, Vice-Presdt Malaysian Healthy Ageing Society, Selangor & Federal Territory Eurasian Assoc (SAFTA)

He has issue, three sons:

• a) Y.M. Tunku Khairil Imran bin Tunku Imran. b. 1975. (s/o 1st wife).
• b) Y.M. Tunku Tarrant bin Tunku Imran. b. 21 July 1988 (s/o Mahirah).
• c) Y.M. Tunku ‘Abdu’l Rahman Aminu’llah bin Tunku Imran (s/o Mahirah).

Honours

See also List of honours of the Negeri Sembilan Royal Family by country

He has been awarded :

Honours of Negeri Sembilan

• Negeri Sembilan :
  • Paramount of the Order of Negeri Sembilan (DTNS, 19.7.1999)
  • 50px Recipient of the Royal Family Order of Yam Tuan Radin Sunnah (DKYR)
  • Knight Grand Commander or Dato’ Sri Paduka Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan (SPNS), now Principal Grand Knight or Dato’ Sri Utama, SUNS)
  • The Meritorious Service Medal (Pingat Jasa Kebaktian, PJK)

Honours of Malaysia

• Malaysia :
  • Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm
  • Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (JMN, 1992)
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM)

Trivia

During the opening ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games, and alongside Queen Elizabeth II, 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 with photo of Tunku Imran

Malaysian royalty
Preceded by Tunku Naquiyuddin	Line of succession to the throne of Negeri Sembilan 5th position	Succeeded by Tunku Nazaruddin