PEKAN, Aug 13 (Bernama) -- The Sultan of Pahang’s younger brother Tengku Arif Bendahara Tengku Abdullah Sultan Abu Bakar, was laid to rest at the Pahang Royal Mausoleum here this evening.
Tengku Arif Bendahara died of lymphoma cancer at the Gleneagles Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, at 11.30 am today.
His remains arrived at the Royal Malaysian Air Force Base (RMAF) Kuantan at 5.30pm.
He leaves behind a wife, Puan Sri Habibah Yusof and three children, Tengku Marsilla, who is the wife of former Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein, Tengku Bakar and Tengku Shaheera.
Pahang Regent Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah and Tengku Puan Pahang Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah attended the funeral.
Also present were Pahang Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail, former Pahang Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob, former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor and members of the Pahang royal family.
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