We begin the first of a three-part series featuring extracts from Legacy Of Honour, the book on the ‘Onns of Johor’ that was featured on our cover last week. This extract shares a glimpse into the life of patriarch Datuk Ja’afar Mohamed.
JOHOR, under its modernising Sultan Abu Bakar, resisted British control for decades. The Sultan was determined to make it “the greatest Malay power, to keep her free and to make her rich”.
