KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim shared his condolences to the Kedah royal family over the passing of the Sultan’s elder sister, Yang Teramat Mulia Datuk Seri Tunku Sakinah Almarhum Sultan Badlishah.
“My condolences to His Royal Highness Al-Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin Ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah, Sultan of Kedah Darul Aman, and the entire royal family on the passing of Yang Teramat Mulia Datuk Seri Tunku Sakinah Almarhum Sultan Badlishah.
“May Allah SWT bestow His mercy, grant forgiveness, and place her among the righteous. Al-Fatihah,” he said in a Facebook post.
Yesterday, Comptroller of the Kedah Royal Household Datuk Seri Bakar Din said in a statement that Tunku Sakinah died at the age of 95 at Villa Seri Tunku, Kedah, at 6.35am.
Her remains were laid to rest at the Langgar Royal Mausoleum. — BERNAMA
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