Tunku Abdul Jalil passes away

5 December 2015 @ 9:41 PM

JOHOR BARU: Tunku Laksamana Johor, Tunku Abdul Jalil Iskandar Ibrahim Ismail Sultan Ibrahim passed away at the royal ward of Sultanah Aminah Hospital at 7.11 pm today.

He was 25. The fourth of six siblings, Tunku Jalil has been living with stage four liver cancer after he was diagnosed with the illness late last year.

The news of his death was announced by the Johor Council of the Royal Court president, Datuk Abdul Rahim Ramli.

Tunku Jalil was diagnosed with liver cancer late last year and underwent a liver transplant on Dec 10, 2014 at the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun-Yat-Sen University in Guandong, China.

His illness led Sultan Ibrahim to set up the Tunku Laksamana Johor Cancer Foundation, which helps cancer patients in need of treatment and financial aid.

Tunku Jalil, who was born on July 5, 1990, was trained by the police's Special Action Unit and holds the rank of Inspector.

He was known for his love of wildlife and animals. He was once a volunteer zookeeper in the Singapore Zoo for a year and the London Zoo for two years.

The new mosque at the Johor police headquarters was named after him.

Tunku Jalil received his early education at Sekolah Sri Utama Johor Baru and then later at the Yayasan Pendidikan Johor (YPJ) Zaikarim Johor Baru International School.

He is a degree holder in Zoological and Conservation Studies from a university in the United Kingdom.

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(File pix) Sultan Johor Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar with the Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar awarding a police inspector rank to Tunku Laksamana Johor, Tunku Abdul Jalil Sultan Ibrahim. Pix by Zain Ahmed

(File pix) From left, Tunku Laksamana Johor Tunku Abdul Jalil, Tunku Puteri Tun Aminah, Tunku Mahkota Johor Tunku Ismail, Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar, Permaisuri Johor Raja Zarith Sofiah Sultan Idris Shah, Tunku Temenggong Tunku Idris Iskandar, Tunku Panglima Johor Tunku Abdul Rahman and Tunku Putera Johor Tunku Abu Bakar. Pix by Khairull Azry Bidin

Tunku Abdul Jalil with a tapir that he named as Lucy, and was raised since it was small. Pix from Tunku Jalil’s Facebook

New Straits Times Online

6 December,2015.

Deepest condolences. May Allah SWT bless Tunku Abdul Jalil with Jannah. Aamin. Allahummagh firlahu warhamhu. Al Fatihah.