Tunku Abdul Rahman Hassanal Jefri
Tunku Abdul Rahman Hassanal Jefri ibni Sultan Ibrahim (Jawi: تونكو عبد الرحمن; born 5 February 1993), also known as Prince Jefri Ibrahim,[1] is a member of the Johor royal family and Tunku Panglima of Johor. He is the third son of Sultan Ibrahim and Raja Zarith Sofiah. He is also the grandson of both Sultan Iskandar of Johor and Sultan Idris Shah II of Perak.
Tunku Abdul Rahman تونكو عبد الرحمن | |||||||||
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Tunku Panglima of Johor | |||||||||
Tenure | 22 November 2012 – present | ||||||||
Proclamation | 22 November 2012 | ||||||||
Born | Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia | 5 February 1993||||||||
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Father | Sultan Ibrahim | ||||||||
Mother | Raja Zarith Sofiah | ||||||||
Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||
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Other name(s) | Prince Jefri Ibrahim | ||||||||
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Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Tunku Abdul Rahman is also Malaysia's racing driver. He most recently competed for Triple Eight Race Engineering in the GT World Challenge Asia, where he won the championship in the Pro-Am class in 2022, as well as in the GT World Challenge Australia.
Background
Tunku Abdul Rahman Hassanal Jefri is the fifth child and fourth son of His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, the current Sultan of Johor, as well as Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, the Permaisuri of Johor.[2] His parents are also the current Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) and the Raja Permaisuri Agong (Queen consort) of Malaysia.[3]
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Racing record
Career summary
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2021 | GT World Challenge Australia - Pro-Am | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 121 | 3rd |
2022 | GT World Challenge Asia - GT3 | Triple Eight JMR | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 123 | 2nd |
GT World Challenge Asia - Pro-Am Cup | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 158 | 1st | |||
GT World Challenge Australia - Pro-Am | JMR Triple Eight Race Engineering | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 130 | 3rd | |
Intercontinental GT Challenge | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15th | |
2023 | GT World Challenge Asia - GT3 | Triple Eight JMR | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 36th |
GT World Challenge Asia - Pro-Am Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 33rd | |||
GT World Challenge Australia - Pro-Am | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 91 | 7th | |
Intercontinental GT Challenge | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
2023-24 | Asian Le Mans Series - GT | Triple Eight JMR | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 2nd |
2024 | GT World Challenge Australia - Pro-Am | Johor Motorsports Racing | |||||||
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Triple Eight JMR | ||||||||
Intercontinental GT Challenge |
Complete GT World Challenge Asia results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
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2022 | Triple Eight JMR | SEP 1 1 |
SEP 2 5 |
SUZ 1 3 |
SUZ 2 2 |
FUJ 1 4 |
FUJ 2 1 |
SUG 1 9 |
SUG 2 10 |
OKA 1 3 |
OKA 2 13 |
2nd | 123 | ||
2023 | Triple Eight JMR | BUR 1 11 |
BUR 2 15 |
FUJ 1 7 |
FUJ 2 13 |
SUZ 1 22 |
SUZ 2 18 |
MOT 1 11 |
MOT 2 13 |
OKA 1 18 |
OKA 2 12 |
SEP 1 11 |
SEP 2 11 |
36th | 7 |
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Rank | Points |
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2023–24 | Triple Eight JMR | GT | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | SEP 1 7 |
SEP 2 6 |
DUB 5 |
ABU 1 1 |
ABU 2 1 |
2nd | 74 |
* Season still in progress.
Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results
Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
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2022 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | ![]() |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | APA | 291 | 3rd | 3rd |
2023 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | ![]() ![]() |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | PA | 319 | 10th | 3rd |
2024 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | ![]() ![]() |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | PA | 274 | 11th | 3rd |
Honours
Styles of Tunku Abdul Rahman Hassanal Jefri | |
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Reference style | His Highness |
Spoken style | Your Highness |
Alternative style | Tunku |
First Class of the Royal Family Order of Johor (DK I) (22 November 2012)
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (DPMJ) – Dato' (11 April 2009)
Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ibrahim of Johor (SMIJ) – Dato' (2015)[4][5][6]
Sultan Ibrahim Coronation Medal (PSI, 1st class) (23 March 2015)
Sultan Ibrahim Medal (PSI I, 1st class) (23 March 2017)
Ancestry
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References
- Simon Chapman. (16 September 2022) His Highness Prince Jefri Ibrahim of Johor. It's a name not many Australians will know, but for Malaysians, the 28-year-old is literal royalty. Wide Worlds of Sports.
- "Johor Gov". johor.gov. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- "65-Year Old Sultan Ibrahim Assumes the Throne as Malaysia's New King". Lokmat Times. Archived from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- "Tunku Ismail heads 83 award recipients". New Straits Times. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- "TMJ ketuai senarai 83 penerima anugerah Sultan Johor" (in Malay). Berita Harian. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- "TMJ dahului 83 penerima pingat darjah kebesaran Johor" (in Malay). Harian Metro. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2020.