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 taken over by chief minister with the constitutional monarchy system via Johor State Constitution. The Sultan is the constitutional head of state of Johor. The Sultan has his own independent military force, the Royal Johor Military Force. The Sultan is also the Head of Islam in Johor state.

History

The first sultan of Johor was Alauddin Riayat Shah II. He was the son of the last sultan of Malacca, Sultan Mahmud Shah. The descendants of the Sultanate of Malacca in Johor ended with the death of Sultan Mahmud Shah II in 1699 and throne was taken over by Sultan Abdul Jalil IV, marking the rules the House of Bendahara. rules. He was the first person from the Temenggong family to become the sultan in Johor's history. His father, Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim managed to consolidate enough power to disfranchise Sultan Ali who died in 1877.

Office-holder

The office of sultan is currently held by Sultan Ibrahim Ismail Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj, who was proclaimed as the 25th Sultan of Johor on 23 January 2010 and crowned on 23 March 2015 at the Istana Besar, Johor Bahru. His father, Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail Al-Khalidi, a great-grandson of Sultan Abu Bakar died on 22 January 2010; the death was announced that night. Ibrahim Ismail, The Tunku Mahkota of Johor, was appointed as Acting Sultan of Johor on the same day. The funeral was held on 23 January after the proclamation of Sultan Ibrahim Ismail.

List of office bearers

Genealogy tree


  • Sri Paduka Dato Temenggong Sri Maharaja Daeng Ibrahim ibni al-Marhum Dato Temenggong Sri Maharaja ‘Abdu’l Rahman, Maharaja of Johor

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  • Paduka Sri Sultan Sir Abu Bakar al-Khalil Ibrahim Shah ibni al-Marhum Dato’ Temenggong Sri Maharaja Tun Ibrahim
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  • Paduka Sri Sultan Al-Haj Sir Ibrahim al-Mashur ibni al-Marhum Sultan Sir Abu Bakar
  • *** Tunku Muhammad Khalid ibni Tunku Mahkota Ibrahim
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  • Paduka Sri Sultan Sir Ismail ibni al-Marhum Sultan Sir Ibrahim
  • **** Tunku 'Abdu'l Jalil ibni al-Marhum Sultan Sir Ismail
  • **** Tunku 'Abdu'l Rahman ibni al-Marhum Sultan Sir Ismail
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  • Paduka Sri Sultan Mahmud Iskandar Al-Haj ibni al-Marhum Sultan Sir Ismail
Enche’ Besar Hajjah Kalthom binti ‘Abdu’llah, née Josephine Ruby Trevorrow
Raja Zarith Sofia binti al-Marhum Sultan Idris al-Mutawakil Allah Afifu’llah Shah, princess of Perak
  • ****** Tunku Ismail Idris ‘Abdu’l Majid Abu Bakar Iskandar ibni Sultan Ibrahim Ismail, Tunku Mahkota
  • ******* Tunku Iskandar Abdul Jalil Abu Bakar Ibrahim Ibni Tunku Ismail, Raja Muda
  • ****** Tunku Tun Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah binti Sultan Ibrahim Ismail
  • ****** Tunku Idris Iskandar Ismail ‘Abdu’l Rahman ibni Sultan Ibrahim Ismail, Tunku Temenggong.
  • ****** Tunku ‘Abdu’l Jalil Iskandar ibni Sultan Ibrahim Ismail, Tunku Laksamana
  • ****** Tunku ‘Abdu’l Rahman Hassanal Jeffrii bni Sultan Ibrahim Ismail, Tunku Panglima
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  • ''Tunku ‘Abu Bakar ibni Sultan Ibrahim Ismail, Tunku Putera