An adventurer and sports enthusiast

Sultan Muhammad V waving after a walk with the rakyat near the Sultan Mohd IV Stadium in June 2013.

A former go-kart track in Bachok has been converted into a mini safari park by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Muhammad V.

He even had a lion and two lionesses imported from Africa to give the sprawling 75ha wildlife sanctuary at Kampung Baruh Raja in Gunong, a touch of the savannah.