Johor Sultan Takes The Wheel Of A First-Generation Proton Saga To Drive Tun M To Airport
The car was a gift from Mahathir to the Johor Ruler's late father.
By Sadho Ram — 10 Jan 2019, 08:59 PM
In what can only be described as a drive down memory lane, Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar drove Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to the airport in a first-generation Proton Saga
The sky-blue Proton Saga, bearing the number plate Proton 1, was a gift from Tun Dr Mahathir to the Johor Ruler's father, the late Sultan Iskandar, when he was the Yang di-Pertuan Agong in 1985
Tun Dr Mahathir is seen getting inside the passenger seat while Johor Ruler is seen behind the wheel of the classic Proton Saga:
Today's meeting between Tun Dr Mahathir and the Johor Ruler was the first time both met after Pakatan Harapan won in GE14
According to an official from the Prime Minister's Office, Sultan Ibrahim had requested for the meeting with the Prime Minister several weeks ago, reported Malaysiakini.
Both seen waving to the crowd outside Istana Bukit Serene:
