Tunku Abdul Rahman Hassanal Jefri

Malaysian racing driver (born 1993)
Tunku Abdul Rahman
تونكو عبد الرحمن
Tunku Panglima of Johor
Tenure22 November 2012 – present
Proclamation22 November 2012
Born (1993-02-05) 5 February 1993 (age 31)
Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Names
Tunku Abdul Rahman Hassanal Jefri ibni Sultan Ibrahim
Regnal name
Tunku Abdul Rahman Al-Haj ibni Sultan Ibrahim
FatherSultan Ibrahim
MotherRaja Zarith Sofiah
ReligionSunni Islam
Military career
Other name(s)Prince Jefri Ibrahim
Allegiance Sultan of Johor
Service/branch Royal Johor Military Force (JMF)
RankLieutenant Colonel

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 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]

The King
The Queen

  • Tunku Puteri Kamariah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, the Tunku Puteri and Tengku Puan Laksamana of Selangor
    Tengku Sulaiman Shah, the Tengku Laksamana of Selangor
    • Tengku Shakirinal Amin Mahmud Ismail Ahmad Shah
    • Tengku Salehuddin Ismail Shah, the Tengku Indera Bijaya Diraja of Selangor
    • Tengku Shahrain Ismail Ibrahim Iskandar Hishamuddin Shah
    • Tengku Sharifuddin Ibrahim Ismail Iskandar Abdul Aziz Shah
    • Tengku Kathira Zanariah Ihsan Maimunah Aminah Iskandar Putri
  • Tunku Besar Zabedah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, the Tunku Besar
  • Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, the Tengku Ampuan of Pahang
    Al-Sultan Abdullah, the Sultan of Pahang
    • Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim, the Tengku Mahkota of Pahang
    • Tengku Muhammad Iskandar Ri'ayatuddin Shah, the Tengku Arif Bendahara of Pahang
    • Tengku Ahmad Ismail Mu'adzam Shah, the Tengku Panglima Perang of Pahang
    • Tengku Puteri Afzan Aminah Hafidzatullah, the Tengku Puteri Raja of Pahang
    • Tengku Puteri Jihan Azizah Athiyatullah, the Tengku Puteri Raja of Pahang
  • The Tunku Aris Bendahara
    Tunku Teh Mazni of Kedah and Kelantan
    • Tunku Mahmood Iskandar
    • Tunku Aisha Menjalara Iskandar
    • Tunku Abdul Mateen Idris Ismail Ibrahim Iskandar
  • Tunku Mariam Zahrah
  • Tunku Noraini Fatimah
  • Tunku Maimuna Ismailiah
  • Tunku Muna Najiah
  • Tunku Amina Kalsom Masera Marian Zahira Iskandariah
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Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
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
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
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.
2022 Triple Eight Race Engineering Australia Broc Feeney

New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen

Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo APA 291 3rd 3rd
2023 Triple Eight Race Engineering New Zealand Richie Stanaway
Australia Jamie Whincup 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo PA 319 10th 3rd
2024 Triple Eight Race Engineering Australia Jordan Love
Australia Jamie Whincup 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo PA 274 11th 3rd

Honours

Styles of
Tunku Abdul Rahman Hassanal Jefri
Reference styleHis Highness
Spoken styleYour Highness
Alternative styleTunku
  • 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

Ancestors of Tunku Abdul Rahman Hassanal Jefri
16. Sultan Ibrahim bin Abu Bakar of Johor
8. Sultan Ismail bin Ibrahim of Johor
17. Ungku Maimuna binti Ungku Abdul Majid
4. Sultan Iskandar bin Ismail of Johor
18. Ungku Ahmad bin Ungku Muhammad Khalid
9. Ungku Tun Amina binti Ungku Ahmad
19. Ungku Khadija binti Ungku Muhammad
2. Sultan Ibrahim Ismail of Johor
20. Henry David Trevorrow
10. Reginald George Trevorrow
21. Florence Louisa Capling
5. Enche' Besar Hajjah Kalsum binti Abdullah (née Josephine Ruby Trevorrow)
22. Thomas Alderman
11. Ruby May Alderman
1. Tunku Abdul Rahman Hassanal Jefri
24. Sultan Idris Shah I of Perak
12. Sultan Iskandar bin Idris of Perak
25. Cik Ngah Manah binti Manda Duwayat
6. Sultan Idris Shah II of Perak
26. Raja Kulop Muhammad Kramat bin Raja Alang Iskandar
13. Raja Puteh Umi Kalsum binti Raja Kulop Muhammad Kramat
27. Che Ken Uda Sari binti Abdul Rahman
3. Raja Zarith Sofiah binti Idris
28. Raja Haji Harun al-Rashid bin Idris Murshid
14. Raja Arif Shah bin Raja Haji Harun al-Rashid
29. Cik Haji Ngah Uteh Mariah binti Haji Sulaiman
7. Raja Muzwin binti Raja Arif Shah
30. Abdullah
15. Cik Puan Aziza binti Abdullah

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Johor Gov". johor.gov. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Tunku Ismail heads 83 award recipients". New Straits Times. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  5. ^ "TMJ ketuai senarai 83 penerima anugerah Sultan Johor" (in Malay). Berita Harian. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  6. ^ "TMJ dahului 83 penerima pingat darjah kebesaran Johor" (in Malay). Harian Metro. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
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