{
  "id": 3758107,
  "title": "Sultan of Pahang orders three-day mourning for elder sister",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/sultan-of-pahang-orders-three-day-mourning-for-elder-sister",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T14:23:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/08/1520218/sultan-pahang-orders-three-day-mourning-elder-sister"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kuala Lumpur: The Sultan of Pahang has decreed three days of mourning for his elder sister, Tengku Puteri Seri Kemala Tengku Datuk Seri Aishah Almarhum Sultan Ahmad Shah. Maj Gen Datuk Mohamed Zahari Yahya, the Comptroller of the Royal Household, announced that the royal family must wear white and men must wear a songkok wrapped in white cloth during this period. The family is also encouraged to recite tahlil and Yasin verses. The Sultan's loss is deeply mourned, alongside that of his consort, Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah. The general populace is urged to recite Al-Fatihah and offer prayers for Aishah's soul to attain forgiveness and paradise. Tengku Aishah passed away at a Kuala Lumpur hospital on Wednesday at 9.15pm and was buried at the Royal Mausoleum in Pekan.",
  "summary": "KUANTAN: The Sultan of Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, has ordered the Pahang royal family to observe three days of mourning following the death of his elder sister, Tengku Puteri Seri Kemala Tengku Datuk Seri Aishah Almarhum Sultan Ahmad Shah.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}