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Ibrahim Al-Masyhur (The Great)

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Sultan Sir Ibrahim Al-Masyhur Ibni Almarhum Sultan

Abu Bakar Al-Khalil Ibrahim Shah CGMG GBE (17
September 1873 – 8 May 1959) was a Malaysian

sultan and the 22nd Sultan of Johor and the 2nd

Sultan of modern Johor. He was considered to be

"fabulously wealthy."

An Anglophile, Sultan Ibrahim continued the policy of
friendly relations with the crown of the United
Kingdom, often manipulating his friendship with the
reigning kings of Britain to thwart the expansionist
ambitions of the British Colonial Office. However, he
became highly unpopular later in his native land for his
opposition to Malayan independence. This led him to
spend most of his time away from Johor, traveling
extensively in Europe, particularly to Britain.

Wan Ibrahim was born 17 September 1873 in Istana
Bidadari, Singapore, and received his education at a
boarding school in England during his formative years. He
was appointed a Second Lieutenant of the Johor Military
Forces (JMF) during his teenage years and was formally
installed as the first Tunku Mahkota of Johor on 23 May
1891 and was brought to Europe by his father where he
was introduced to the European royal families.

During his term as the Tunku Mahkota, Tunku Ibrahim
occasionally acted as the state's regent and was delegated a
few state duties whenever the Sultan was travelling
overseas. In his free time, Tunku Ibrahim spent most of his
time in hunting and horseracing.

Tunku Ibrahim was proclaimed as the Sultan of Johor on
the day of Abu Bakar's burial on 7 September 1895, while
his one-year-old son, Tunku Ismail was proclaimed as his
heir-apparent. A formal coronation ceremony took place
on 2 November 1895.

Campbell served as its state's General Adviser until his
death in June 1918, and between June 1918 until
December 1920, five General Advisers were appointed in
succession, each of whom only took office for a few
months. As the colonial government lacked a decisiveness
in the state administration, Sultan Ibrahim attempted to
extend his influence in the state administration. Hayes
Marriot was appointed as the state's new General Adviser
in December 1920 and reorganised the state
administration.

Sultan Ibrahim as depicted on a postage stamp of 1921.

Sultan Ibrahim, on his part, became resentful of the
Japanese military government during the later part of the
occupation years. The Japanese gave orders to the Malay
Sultans to contribute an annual stipend of $10,000 to
support the Japanese war efforts, and public speeches
which the rulers made were drafted by the propaganda
department. In particular, Sultan Ibrahim was once
publicly rebuked for leaning on his walking stick before
Japanese officers and humiliating him in the
process. Shortly before the Japanese surrendered in 1945,
Sultan Ibrahim was expelled from his residence at Istana
Bukit Serene and was forced to reside at Istana Pasir
Pelangi, the crown prince's palace.

Sultan Ibrahim in 20
October 1945

Sultan Ibrahim's calls for secession inspired the formation
of Persatuan Kebangsaan Melayu Johor (PKMJ) the
following month, a secessionist movement led by Ungku
Abdullah bin Omar, a relative of Sultan Ibrahim who was
serving as one of Johor's state executive councillor. The
Sultan voiced public support for PKMJ during a public
gathering in mid-December 1955, and PKMJ courted
considerable support from the grassroots within the first
half of 1956.

Ungku Abdullah bin Omar, a
relative of Sultan Ibrahim who
was serving as one of Johor's
state executive councillor.

Sultan Ibrahim also became a close acquaintance with
Tokugawa Yoshichika after the latter visited Johor in 1921.
They took special with one another, partly due to their
shared interest in tiger hunting as well as Tokugawa's
ability to communicate in fluent Malay. Tokugawa's
personal friendship with the Sultan encouraged Japanese
businessmen to invest in the state's rubber plantations from
the 1920s onwards. The Sultan visited Japan in 1934, at
the invitation of Tokugawa.

Tokugawa Yoshichika became close acquaintance with
Sultan Ibrahim.

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