Tunku Abu Bakar Al-Haj ibni Sultan Ibrahim (born 30 May 2001), also known as Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim, is a member of the Johor royal family. He is the youngest son of Sultan Ibrahim and

Raja Zarith Sofiah Raja Zarith Sofiah binti Almarhum Sultan Idris Shah (; born 14 August 1959) is the Queen of Malaysia (Raja Permaisuri Agong) and the Permaisuri of Johor as the wife of Sultan Ibrahim ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar. She was born as a member of ...

. He is also the grandson of both

Sultan Iskandar of Johor Sultan Iskandar ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail ( Jawi: ; 8 April 1932 – 22 January 2010) was Sultan of Johor, succeeding his father Sultan Ismail upon the latter's death in 1981. He reigned as the eighth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the constitutional ...

and Sultan Idris Shah II of Perak. Tunku Abu Bakar is a

racing driver Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. In North America, the term is commonly used to describe all forms of automobile sport including non ...

. He also emerged as the Runner-up of the GT3 Drivers' Championship during the GT World Challenge Asia 2023 Race which took place at the Sepang International Circuit on 24 September 2023.

Background

Tunku Abu Bakar is the youngest child of Sultan Ibrahim, the current

Sultan of Johor The Sultan of Johor (Malay language, Malay: ''Sultan Johor''; Jawi script, Jawi: ) is a hereditary seat and the sovereign ruler of the Malaysian state of Johor. In the past, the sultan held absolute power over the state and was advised by a '' ...

and

, the Permaisuri of Johor. His parents are also the current

Yang di-Pertuan Agong The King of Malaysia, officially ''Yang di-Pertuan Agong'' ( Jawi alphabet, Jawi: ), is the constitutional monarch and Figurehead, ceremonial head of state of Malaysia. The office was established in 1957, when the Federation of Malaya gained ...

(King of Malaysia) and the

Raja Permaisuri Agong The Queen of Malaysia, officially ''Raja Permaisuri Agong'' ( Jawi: ) is the consort of the ''Yang di-Pertuan Agong'', the elected, constitutional federal monarch of Malaysia. Title and precedence The queen's full style and title in Mala ...

(Queen of Malaysia).

Racing record

Career summary

Honours

Johor

First Class of the Royal Family Order of Johor (DK I) (22 November 2012) * Order of the Crown of Johor ribbon bar

Knight Grand Commander of the

Order of the Crown of Johor The Most Honourable Order of the Crown of Johor ( Malay: ''Darjah Mahkota Johor Yang Amat Mulia'') is an Order of chivalry awarded by the Sultan of Johor. It was first instituted on July 31, 1886. It is awarded in three classes: *Knight Grand Co ...

(DPMJ) – Dato' (15 March 2015) *

Order of Sultan Ibrahim of Johor-Darjah Sultan Ibrahim Johor SMIJ DMIJ SIJ

Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ibrahim of Johor (SMIJ) – Dato' (2015) * Pingat_Sultan_Ibrahim_2010

Sultan Ibrahim Medal (PSI I, 1st class) (23 March 2017) * MY-JOH Sultan Ibrahim Ismail Coronation Medal

Sultan Ibrahim Coronation Medal (23 March 2015)

National

* **

MY Pingat Pertabalan Yang di-Pertuan Agong XVII ribbon

Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (20 July 2024)

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* 2001 births Living people House of Temenggong of Johor Royal House of Perak First Classes of the Royal Family Order of Johor Malaysian people of Chinese descent Malaysian people of Cornish descent Malaysian people of Danish descent Malaysian people of English descent Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian Muslims

Tunku Abdul Rahman Tunku Abdul Rahman (8 February 19036 December 1990), commonly referred to as Tunku, was a Malaysian statesman who served as prime minister of Malaysia from 1957 to 1970. He previously served as the only chief minister of Federation of Malaya ...

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