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Did You Know That Our Former Queen Is Our Current King's Sister?

A heartwarming video of Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah embracing Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar went viral in October last year.

Cover image via Bernama via New Straits Times

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Did you know that our former Raja Permaisuri Agong, Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, is 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar's sister?

After the conclusion of the 263rd (Special) Meeting of the Conference of Rulers in October last year, where it was revealed that Sultan Ibrahim would become the next King, Tunku Azizah could be seen walking to her brother to embrace him.

Photos published by Bernama showed a teary-eyed Tunku Azizah holding onto Sultan Ibrahim's arm.

Sultan Ibrahim was seen handing his sister a handkerchief to wipe her tears before she passed it back to him.

A Buletin TV3 video depicting their strong sibling bond went viral at the time, garnering over 131,000 likes on TikTok.

You can watch the video below:

@buletintv3 Detik istimewa ketika pertemuan Sultan Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar bersama adindanya, Raja Permaisuri Agong, Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah selepas pemilihan Yang di-Pertuan Agong ke-17 oleh Majlis Raja-Raja di Istana Negara. #BuletinTV3 #Agongke17 #SultanJohor #Johor #Agong original sound - BuletinTV3

Among Tunku Azizah's four siblings, Sultan Ibrahim is the eldest

They are the children of Sultan Iskandar Ismail and Almarhumah Enche' Besar Khalsom Abdullah.

The other two siblings are the oldest sister, Tunku Kamariah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah Sultan Iskandar, and the youngest brother, Tunku Abdul Majid.

Sultan Ibrahim ascended the Johor throne when his father died in January 2010.

Sultan Iskandar Ismail's children were all married into different royal houses of Malaysia.

Besides Tunku Azizah marrying Pahang Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, Sultan Ibrahim married Raja Zarith Sofiah of the Perak royal family.

Tunku Kamariah is married to the Tengku Laksamana of Selangor, Tengku Sulaiman, while Tunku Abdul Majid is married to Teh Mazni Binti Tunku Yusuf, a member of Kedah and Kelantan royal family.

Learn more about Sultan Ibrahim here:

Meanwhile, let's take a look back at Al-Sultan Abdullah's reign as the 16th Agong:

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