Tunku Idris Iskandar

Tunku Idris Iskandar Al-Haj ibni Sultan Ibrahim (born 25 December 1987) is a member of the Johor royal family who is the Tunku Temenggong of Johor. Currently, he is fourth in the line of succession to the throne of Johor after his elder brother, the Crown Prince Tunku Ismail Idris and nephews, Tunku Iskandar Abdul Jalil Abu Bakar Ibrahim and Tunku Abu Bakar Ibrahim.^[1]

Tunku Idris Iskandar
Tunku Idris in 2014
Tunku Temenggong of Johor
Tenure	22 February 2010 - present
Proclamation	22 February 2010
Born	(1987-12-25) 25 December 1987 (age 37) Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Names Tunku Idris Iskandar Ismail Abdul Rahman ibni Sultan Ibrahim Regnal name Tunku Idris Iskandar Al-Haj ibni Sultan Ibrahim
House	Temenggong
Father	Sultan Ibrahim
Mother	Raja Zarith Sofiah
Religion	Sunni Islam
Military career
Allegiance	Malaysia
Branch	Royal Malaysian Navy  Malaysian Army
Years of service	2021–present 2006–2021
Rank	Commander (TDM) Lieutenant Colonel (TLDM)

He is the third child and second son of the current Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim and the Permaisuri of Johor, Raja Zarith Sofiah. His parents are also the current Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) and the Raja Permaisuri Agong (Queen) of Malaysia.^[2]

Biography

On 26 February 2010, Tunku Idris Iskandar was named Tunku Temenggong of Johor at the age of 22. While officiating the state-wide Maulidur Rasul celebrations at the Sultan Abu Bakar Mosque, his father the sultan made the appointment official.^[3]

On 29 September 2012, Johor Menteri Besar Abdul Ghani Othman made the announcement that Tunku Idris had been named as the state's regent while the Sultan and Crown Prince were not present. At the declaration ceremony held at Istana Pasir Pelangi in Johor Bahru, the Menteri Besar recited the proclamation. On the other hand, he will be named as the Regent of Johor when the Crown Prince, who is absent at the moment, returns to the state on 19 October. During the same ceremony, a statement was also delivered regarding this issue.^[4]

Career

Military career

Tunku Idris attended a flight course at the Integration Aviation Academy (IAC) in Perak^[3] and served as an Army Pilot in the 881 Army Air Force Regiment, Mahkota Camp, Kluang, Johor.^[5] Tunku Idris joined the service of the Malaysian Army (TDM) through the 70th Short Term Commissioning on 16 February 2006.^[6] On 28 June 2021, he joined the service of the Royal Malaysian Navy (TLDM) and took up a position as a Helicopter Pilot of Squadron 501 at KD Rajawali, Lumut TLDM base.^[7] According to a statement on TLDM's social media, Sultan Abdullah accepted Tunku Idris' transfer of service from the TDM to TLDM, which took effect on 25 May.^[6]

Political career

Tunku Idris recently sparked a firestorm online by suggesting he would run in the following general election. He posted an Instagram Story with the hashtag "PRU15" and a poll asking whether he should run for the Muar or Mersing parliamentary seat, according to a report by Sin Chew Daily.^[8]

Other positions

On 7 February 2015, the Tunku Idris organised a charity drive to aid in the rehabilitation of flood victims. He attracted more than 60 supercar owners from Singapore. When the prince witnessed the destruction caused by the floods in Kelantan, Pahang, and Perak, he claimed he felt compelled to do his part to aid the victims.^[9]

Honours

Styles of Tunku Idris
Reference style	His Highness
Spoken style	Your Highness
Alternative style	Tunku

Johor

• First Class of the Royal Family Order of Johor (DK I) (22 November 2012)^[10]
• Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (SPMJ) – Dato' (8 April 2008)
• Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ibrahim Johor (SMIJ) – Dato' (30 March 2015)^[11]
• Sultan Ibrahim Coronation Medal (PIS) (23 March 2015)
• First Class of the Sultan Ibrahim Medal (PSI I) (23 March 2017)^[12]
• Sultan Iskandar Coronation Medal

National

• Malaysia:
  • Recipient of the General Service Medal (PPA)
  • Recipient of the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (30 July 2019)
  • Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (20 July 2024)
• Kedah:
  • Recipient of the Sultan Sallehuddin Installation Medal (22 October 2018)
• Perlis:
  • Recipient of Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail Silver Jubilee Medal (17 April 2025)
• Perak:
  • Recipient of the Sultan Nazrin Shah Installation Medal (6 May 2015)

Ancestry

Ancestors of Tunku Idris Iskandar

16. Sultan Ibrahim bin Abu Bakar of Johor 8. Sultan Ismail bin Ibrahim of Johor 17. Ungku Maimuna binti Ungku Abdul Majid 4. Sultan Iskandar bin Ismail of Johor 18. Ungku Ahmad bin Ungku Muhammad Khalid 9. Ungku Tun Amina binti Ungku Ahmad 19. Ungku Khadija binti Ungku Muhammad 2. Sultan Ibrahim Ismail of Johor 20. Henry David Trevorrow 10. Reginald George Trevorrow 21. Florence Louisa Capling 5. Enche' Besar Hajjah Kalsum binti Abdullah (née Josephine Ruby Trevorrow) 22. Thomas Alderman 11. Ruby May Alderman 1. Tunku Idris Iskandar 24. Sultan Idris Shah I of Perak 12. Sultan Iskandar bin Idris of Perak 25. Cik Ngah Manah binti Manda Duwayat 6. Sultan Idris Shah II of Perak 26. Raja Kulop Muhammad Kramat bin Raja Alang Iskandar 13. Raja Puteh Umi Kalsum binti Raja Kulop Muhammad Kramat 27. Che Ken Uda Sari binti Abdul Rahman 3. Raja Zarith Sofiah binti Idris 28. Raja Haji Harun al-Rashid bin Idris Murshid 14. Raja Arif Shah bin Raja Haji Harun al-Rashid 29. Cik Haji Ngah Uteh Mariah binti Haji Sulaiman 7. Raja Muzwin binti Raja Arif Shah 30. Abdullah 15. Cik Puan Aziza binti Abdullah