Tunku Imran


Tunku Tan Sri Dato' Seri Imran ibni Almarhum Tuanku Ja’afar al-Haj is a Malaysian sports administrator. He was born as the second son of Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan, the 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 a former President of the Commonwealth Games Federation, and was also the president of the Olympic Council of Malaysia. He is an Honorary Member of the International Olympic Committee.

Childhood

Tunku Imran was born at Istana Hinggap, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan on 21 March 1948 as the second son of the late Tuanku Ja'afar and his wife Tuanku Najihah.
His siblings in birth order are :
Barr-at-Law.
Indonesian Representative for PERNAS 1972-1973,
MD Haw Par Sdn Bhd 1973-1976,
CEO Antah Group of Coys 1977-2001,
Founder Dir of SPA,
Chair Aluminium Co of Malaysia Bhd, Minho Bhd and Lafarge Malayan Cement Bhd, Group Chair Petra Group. Dir Austral Enterprises Bhd, Island & Peninsular Bhd and Hwang-DBS 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. Y.M Che’ Engku Mahirah binti Abdullah, née Moira Rodrigo, 18 February 1987 and divorced 1 July 2019.
m. Y.M. Che Engku Noor Asmara @ Nora binti Abang Marzuki 28 March 2013.
He has one son, two step-sons and two step-daughters:
He has been awarded :

Honours of Negeri Sembilan

During the opening ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games, alongside Queen Elizabeth II, Imran struggled to open the baton that contained her message, but did so eventually amidst great relief and good humour.