PM extends condolences to Terengganu Sultan over brother’s death

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has extended his condolences to the Sultan of Terengganu, Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin, following the death of the Sultan's younger brother, Datuk Seri Dr Tengku Baderul Zaman Almarhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah. Tengku Baderul Zaman, the 51-year-old son of the late Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah, passed away at 1.20 am today at Gleneagles Hospital in Kuala Lumpur, according to Malay Mail and Free Malaysia Today.

The Regent of Terengganu, Tengku Muhammad Ismail, will receive the remains, which are expected to arrive at Sultan Mahmud Airport in Kuala Nerus at 1.15 pm via a special aircraft. Following arrival, the remains will be taken to the Balai Islam at Istana Syarqiyyah for final respects before being laid to rest this evening at the Masjid Al-Muktafi Billah Shah royal mausoleum.

Sultan Mizan has declared three days of mourning starting today. Malay Mail reports that Tahlil ceremonies will be held for three consecutive nights at the Balai Islam beginning tonight. Specific dress protocols have been established for the mourning period, including requirements for songkoks, white cloth, and black bands for both Muslim and non-Muslim men and women.

Brief written by urgent.news from Malay Mail, Bernama, Malay Mail, Free Malaysia Today — 4 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.