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Photojournalism | Coronation of Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar | Sultan of Johor
© 2015 Wazari Wazir | Johor Mufti Datuk Mohd Tahrir Shamsuddin placing the crown on Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar during the Coronation of Sultan of Johor, accompanied by a 21 gun salute at Istana Besar Johor Bahru on March 23, 2015. July 29, 1886, saw Johor creating history with the first-ever coronation of a Malay ruler witnessed in Malaya, that of Sultan Abu Bakar. Since then, there have been two more coronation ceremonies for the Johor Sultanate. Sultan Sir Ibrahim was crowned on Nov 2, 1895. Johor and the nation then waited 65 years for the coronation of Sultan Ismail on Feb 10, 1960. After 55 years The coronation of Sultan Ibrahim…