Melewar Group's Tunku Abdullah dies


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 21 Aug 2008

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s social and charity scene will be dimmer now with the passing away of Melewar Industrial Group chairman Tunku Panglima Besar Tunku Tan Sri Abdullah ibni Tuanku Abdul Rahman.

The 83-year-old socialite was the younger brother of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negri Sembilan Tuanku Jaa’far. Their late father Tuanku Abdul Rahman Yam Tuan Muhammad was the country’s first Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

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