| Tunku Abdul Jalil | |||||||||
| Tunku Laksamana of Johor | |||||||||
| Birth Date: | 5 July 1990 | ||||||||
| Birth Place: | Istana Besar, Johor Bahru, Johor | ||||||||
| Death Place: | Sultanah Aminah Hospital, Johor Bahru, Johor | ||||||||
| Full Name: | Tunku Abdul Jalil Iskandar Ibrahim Ismail Ibni Sultan Ibrahim | ||||||||
| House: | Temenggong | ||||||||
| Father: | Sultan Ibrahim | ||||||||
| Mother: | Raja Zarith Sofiah | ||||||||
| Religion: | Sunni Islam | ||||||||
| Occupation: | Zookeeper,[1] police officer | ||||||||
| Date Of Burial: | 6 December 2015 | ||||||||
| Place Of Burial: | Mahmoodiah Royal Mausoleum, Johor Bahru, Johor | ||||||||
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Almarhum Tunku Abdul Jalil ibni Sultan Ibrahim (5 July 1990 – 5 December 2015) was the Tunku Laksamana of Johor.[2] He was born to members of the Johor Royal Family (his paternal side of the family) and the Perak Royal Family (his maternal side of the family).
Tunku Abdul Jalil was the fourth child of the current Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) of Malaysia and Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim and his consort Raja Zarith Sofiah. He was the fourth grandson of the previous Sultan of Johor, Sultan Iskandar and the previous Sultan of Perak, Sultan Idris Shah II.
Tunku Abdul Jalil was born on 5 July 1990 at Istana Besar, Johor Bahru. He received his early education at Sekolah Sri Utama Johor Bahru and then later at the Yayasan Pelajaran Johor (YPJ) Zaikarim Johor Baru International School. He was a degree holder in Zoological and Conservation Studies from the Zoological Society of London in the United Kingdom.
Upon his return from London, he became a volunteer at the Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre in Sandakan, Sabah. He was also a volunteer at the Singapore Zoological Garden's Reptile and Veterinary Department for a year and London Zoo for almost two years.
Tunku Abdul Jalil was also active in various charity organisations including the Johor Spastic Association, the Malaysian Nature Society, the Orangutan Appeal UK foundation and the Malaysian Red Crescent Society. For sports, he did not play Polo as other royalty. This is due to his allergy to horsehair, however, he shows interest in Sailing.[3] In 2013, he introduced the Malaysian Sailing League and a youth sailing programme to Malaysia. He received President Development Award from the International Sailing Federation (ISAF; now known as World Sailing) in 2014.
In 2011, Tunku Abdul Jalil entered 9-months Royal Malaysia Police (RMP) Probationary Inspector Course Intake 1/2011 at Malaysian Police Training Centre (PULAPOL), Semarak Road and commissioned as Probationary Inspector on 8 January 2012. He then follows his father's footsteps as a special forces-trained by entering the Basic Special Actions Course in 2013 and then became a part of the RMP's elite counter-terrorist unit, the Special Actions Unit .[4] In 2015, he was promoted to the rank of Inspector.[5] He was the first and only royalty to serve in the RMP.
Tunku Abdul Jalil was confirmed to have stage four liver cancer in December 2014 and had sought treatment at a hospital in Guangzhou, China.[6]
Tunku Abdul Jalil died on 5 December 2015 in Royal Ward, Sultanah Aminah Hospital, Johor Bahru at the age of 25 due to cancer.[6] On 6 December 2015, he was accorded a royal state funeral in Istana Besar, Johor Bahru and was buried next to the grave of his late grandfather, Almarhum Sultan Iskandar ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail at the Mahmoodiah Royal Mausoleum, Johor Bahru.
See also: List of honours of the Johor Royal Family by country.