In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Tuanku Ja'afar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Tunku Imran. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Tunku Tan Sri Imran ibni Almarhum Tuanku Ja’afar (born 21 March 1949) is a member of Negeri Sembilan royal family who is the Tunku Muda Serting. He is the grandson of the first King of Malaysia, Tuanku Abdul Rahman. His father Tuanku Ja'afar, was also the 10th King of Malaysia. He was born as the second son of Tuanku Ja’afar, the 10th Yang di-Pertuan Besar (Grand Ruler) of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. He is often unofficially known in English as Prince Tunku Imran.
HH Prince Tunku Imran was born at Istana Hinggap (Hinggap Palace), Seremban, Negeri Sembilan on 21 March 1949 as the second son of Tuanku Ja'afar and his wife Tuanku Najihah.[citation needed]
Barr-at-Law (Gray's Inn 1971). Indonesian Representative for PERNAS 1972-1973, CEO Haw Par (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd 1973-1976, CEO Antah Holdings 1977-2001, Founder of the S.P.A conglomerate , Chairman of Yayasan Sime Darby , Chairman of Aluminium Company of Malaysia Bhd, Minho (Malaysia) Bhd and Lafarge Malayan Cement Bhd, Group Chairman Petra Group , Austral Enterprises Bhd, Island & Peninsular Bhd and Hwang-DBS (Malaysia) Bhd. Business Adviser to Jones, Lang Wootton and Partners , Jimah Power Generation IPP , 7-Eleven , Pepsi , Mirinda , 7UP , Bleu , (Permanis) , UTV , Granley Developments , Biwater , Clipper Power , Vectel Networks , Schindler , Giant Hypermarkets , Lenga Palm Oil , Noble Mineral Resources , Global Gold Holdings , Sino Hua-An International , Antah Insurance , BWI Hotels , Cavendish Property Group etc.....
Chair Fndn for Sporting Excellence, and the Young Malaysians Society. President Malaysia Heritage Trust, Malaysian German Chamber of Commerce & Industry, President of Olympic Council of Malaysia, Vice President of the International Cricket Council , Malaysian Cricket Assoc, and World Squash Fed 1989-1996. President of Commonwealth Games Federation. Chair Fndn for Sporting Excellence, and the Young Malaysians Society. 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, etc.[2]
Weddings and family
He married Che’ Engku Mahirah binti Abdullah (née Moira Rodrigo) on 18 February 1987 and divorced 1 July 2019.
He secondly married Che’ Engku Noor Asmara binti Abang Marzuki, simply known as Nora Marzuki on 28 March 2013.
He has 5 children :
Tunku Khairil Imran (s/o Che’ Engku Mahirah)
Tunku Tarrant (s/o Che’ Engku Mahirah)
Tunku Abdul Rahman Aminullah (s/o Che’ Engku Mahirah)
Nor Marzuki bin Musa (s/o Noor Asmara from previous marriage)
Noreen Nong binti Musa (d/o Noor Asmara from previous marriage)
Nor Nadia Abdullah Marzuki (d/o Noor Asmara from previous marriage)
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.[4]