Tunku Mahkota Johor bakal melangsungkan perkahwinannya dengan Cik Khaleeda Bustamam pada 8 November

Johor crown prince getting married next month

BY ZAZALI MUSA

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Soon-to-be wed: Tunku Ismail and Khaleeda’s royal wedding will take place at the Istana Besar in Johor Baru.

 

JOHOR BARU: The royal wedding involving the Tunku Mahkota of Johor Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim is set to take place amid a glitter of royal tradition and military pomp at the Istana Besar here next month.

“The wedding will be steeped in the tradition of the Johor royal family with a bit of the military,” said Johor Royal Council president Datuk Abdul Rahim Ramli, when he announced the upcoming marriage of the Crown Prince and 21-year-old Khaleeda Bustamam at a press conference here yesterday.

Abdul Rahim said the military touch has been added to the event as Tunku Ismail, 30, had trained at the Indian Military Academy in Dehra Dun, India, between July 17, 2003 and Dec 11, 2004.

Abdul Rahim said the Tunku Mahkota and Khaleeda is set to be pronounced man-and-wife at an akad nikah (solemisation of marriage) ceremony at around 10am at the Istana Besar here on Friday.

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From that point onwards, the bride will be officially known as Che’ Puan Khaleeda Bustamam, consort of the Tunku Mahkota of Johor.

“The Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Almarhum Sultan Iskandar, will present seven gifts to the bride’s party while her family will reciprocate with nine gifts,” said Abdul Rahim.

Ahead of their marriage rites, there will be a brief engagement ceremony for the pair, added Abdul Rahim.

Abdul Rahim said the istiadat persandingan (sitting together on the bridal dais) and a royal banquet to mark their wedding will be held on Nov 8.

He said the couple would ride in an open-top car from Istana Bukit Serene to the Istana Besar for the ceremony at around 8.30pm.

Abdul Rahim said large screens would be placed at Dataran Bandaraya Johor Baru for the public to watch the wedding proceedings, including the royal car ride to Istana Besar.

Tunku Ismail is the eldest son of Johor ruler Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhhum Sultan Iskandar and Raja Zarith Sofiah binti Almarhum Sultan Idris Shah.

Khaleeda, daughter of Bustaman Daud and Aziyah Abdul Aziz, is the youngest of five siblings and born in Kuala Lumpur.

Tunku Mahkota Johor, Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim bakal melangsungkan perkahwinannya dengan Cik Khaleeda Bustamam di Istana Besar di sini, pada 8 November ini.

Yang Dipertua Majlis Jumaah Diraja Johor, Datuk Abdul Rahim Ramli, berkata istiadat pertunangan dan pernikahan Tunku Ismail akan diadakan di Istana Bukit Serene di sini, pada Jumaat ini.

"Sultan Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar dan Raja Zarith Sofiah Sultan Idris memberi perkenan untuk Tunku Mahkota Johor melangsungkan perkahwinannya.

"Justeru, perkahwinan baginda akan dilangsungkan penuh istiadat Diraja Johor serta berunsurkan tentera," katanya pada sidang media di Bukit Timbalan, di sini sebentar tadi.

Khaleeda berusia 20-an dan berasal dari Gombak, Selangor pernah kelihatan di stadium menyaksikan perlawanan bola sepak melibatkan pasukan Johor Darul Takzim (JDT) bersama Tunku Ismail.

Tunku Ismail adalah putera sulung kepada Sultan Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar dan Tuanku Raja Zarith Sofiah Sultan Idris Shah.

Diputerakan pada 30 Jun 1984 di Johor Bharu, Tunku Ismail merupakan putera sulung daripada enam adik-beradik.

Tunku Ismail dimasyhurkan sebagai Tunku Mahkota Johor pada 28 Januari 2010 dan dilantik sebagai Raja Muda Johor ketika ulang tahun keputeraan nenda baginda, Almarhum Sultan Iskandar pada 8 April 2006.

Tunku Ismail memulakan persekolahan di Sekolah Sri Utama Johor Bharu dan Sekolah Kebangsaan Kebangsaan St. Joseph, Johor Baharu sebelum meneruskan pengajian di Australian International School, Singapura dan Hale School, Perth, Australia, mulai tahun 1999 hingga 2002.

Untuk tujuan pendidikan dan disiplin yang tinggi setaraf dengan bakal raja, Tunku Ismail dihantar menjalani latihan ketenteraan dan pelajaran sebagai pegawai kadet di akademi tentera terulung, Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun, India, mulai Julai 2003.

Tunku Ismail dikurniakan pangkat Leftenan selepas tamat latihan pada 11 Disember 2004 dan diserapkan ke dalam Angkatan Tentera India yang bertugas sebagai pegawai dalam Rejimen 61 Cavalry, Jaipur, India.

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