Tunku Abdul Rahman Hassanal Jefri

Tunku Abdul Rahman Al-Haj 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 who is the 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
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)
RankColonel

Tunku Abdul Rahman is also a racing driver. He is contracted to Triple Eight Race Engineering where he competes in Asian and Australian GT3 championships.

Background

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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]

Racing record

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Career summary

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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
International GT Open 1 0 0 0 0 0 41st
GT World Challenge America - Pro-Am

Complete GT World Challenge Asia results

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(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

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(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

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Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Ovr.
Pos.
Class
Pos.
2022 Triple Eight Race Engineering   Broc Feeney
  Shane van Gisbergen
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo APA 291 3rd 3rd
2023 Triple Eight Race Engineering   Richie Stanaway
  Jamie Whincup
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo PA 319 10th 3rd
2024 Triple Eight Race Engineering   Jordan Love
  Jamie Whincup
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo PA 274 11th 3rd

Complete Spa 24 Hour results

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Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Ovr.
Pos.
Class
Pos.
2024 Triple Eight Race Engineering   Martin Konrad
  Jordan Love
  Alexander Sims
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo PA 114 DNF

Honours

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

Johor

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National

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Ancestry

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References

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  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.