Iskandar of Johor
Sultan Mahmud Iskandar Al- Haj ibni Ismail Al- Khalidi ( born April 8, 1932 in Johor Bahru, Malaysia; † January 22, 2010 ibid ) was April 26, 1984 to April 25, 1989, the eighth Yang di - Pertuan Agong ( King of Malaysia). From 1981 until his death he was the 24th Sultan of Johor. He was a lover of polo, golf and hunting.
Life
Iskandar of Johor was born in 1932 as the son of Sultan Ismail and was thus a descendant of Sultan Abu Bakar. In 1956 he married the British Josephine Trevorrow, the marriage was divorced in 1962. The marriage produced four children. Shortly before the divorce from his first wife, he married Tengku Zanariah, who came from the noble family of Kelantan.
On 11 May 1981 he was proclaimed the 24th Sultan of Johor and on 9 February 1984, he was elected for five years to the king of Malaysia. ( In Malaysia, there is an elective monarchy at the national level -. Unlike, for example, the United Kingdom, where a hereditary monarchy was established and to the sub-national monarchies in Malaysia)
Coup plans
Arrived just before his election to the Yang di- Pertuan Agong in 1984 years to 1983 reports of alleged coup plans. It should be imposed in state of emergency in the country and the government to be overthrown it. It was also reported that the Sultan was maintaining close relationships with key figures in the military. These reports reached the then Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad. In its follow it came to plans to change the Malaysian constitution, which among other things circumcision of the power of the king in the legislative process. This led to the 1983 constitutional crisis. Nevertheless Iskandar assured in his inaugural speech in 1984, he would support the proposed constitutional amendments.
Gomez- incident
In 1992, the Sultan was directly and indirectly involved in two affairs. The one affair concerned Tunku Abdul Majid Idris his son, who attacked the goalkeeper of the opposing team with a hockey stick out of frustration over the defeat in a hockey game. The Malaysian Hockey Federation took on the case and finally the son of Iskandar got a five years suspension. When Tunku Abdul Majid a criminal was sentenced to one year in prison and 2000 Malaysian ringgit. He was released on bail and due to its immunity, which was still considered time of the offense, all charges were dropped.
In response to the pronounced against his son match suspension, exercised the Sultan pressure on the authorities that hockey teams from Johor stay away from the national competitions. A coach of a hockey team from the state of Johor, Douglas Gomez, expressed displeasure in November 1992 on the forced absence of national competitions. Of these, the Sultan got wind and quoted the coach to his palace, and then he attacked the coach at physically. The claimant had injuries in the abdomen and face. This incident became known nationally as " Gomez Incident ".
On 22 January 2010 Iskandar died at the age of 77 years in his birthplace of Johor Bahru.
Named after Iskandar facilities
Educational institutions
- Institute Sultan Iskandar of Urban Habitat and Highrise, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia ( University of Technology Malaysia)
- SMK Tengku Mahmud Iskandar, Sungai Mati, Muar
- SMK Tunku Mahmood Iskandar, Parit Saidi, Batu Pahat
- SK Tengku Mahmood Iskandar 1 and 2, Pontian
Building
- Bangunan Sultan Iskandar, Sultan Iskandar Complex
- Bangunan Sultan Iskandar, Kota Tinggi district office of the Malaysian Public Works Department
- Bangunan Sultan Iskandar, the main office of the Ministry of Youth and Sports in Kuching, Sarawak.
- Dewan Sultan Iskandar, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
- Sultan Iskandar Planetarium, the first planetarium in Malaysia. The planetarium was in Kuching Civic Centre, Kuching, Sarawak. It was named in honor of the Sultan Iskandar of Johor after him.
- Sultan Iskandar Broadcasting Complex, the main branch of Johor Jalan Datin Halimah FM in
- Sultan Iskandar Power Station, Pasir Gudang
- Sultan Iskandar reservoir, a water reservoir east of Johor Bahru.